Mineral Resources stock faces a lithium leadership change

Published on 10/08/2026 at 00:56 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Mineral Resources stock enters a leadership transition after FY26 revenue reached AUD 6.5 billion, up 44 percent. Lithium chief Joshua Thurlow will stay through December.

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Mineral Resources stock (ISIN AU000000MIN4) was last at AUD 51.95 on the ASX on October 7, 2026 at 3:10 p.m. AEDT, up 0.95 percent from AUD 51.46. The immediate company development is a leadership transition in lithium, after Mineral Resources announced on October 1 that Joshua Thurlow had resigned.

Lithium leadership changes in December

Thurlow will remain Chief Executive Lithium until December to support the handover, according to Mineral Resources. He joined the business in 2019 and oversaw the growth of its lithium assets and partnerships during the past four years.

The timing matters because lithium was a material contributor to the latest recovery. The company said Thurlow would pursue opportunities overseas, while Managing Director Chris Ellison credited his leadership in strengthening MinRes as a spodumene producer.

FY26 revenue climbed 44 percent

Mineral Resources entered fiscal year 2027 after record FY26 revenue of AUD 6.5 billion, up 44 percent from the prior year, while underlying EBITDA reached AUD 2.6 billion, up 183 percent. Those figures come from the FY26 earnings call published by Yahoo Finance.

Mining Services supplied a separate operating benchmark in FY26, with production of 341 million tonnes, up 22 percent year over year, and underlying EBITDA of AUD 976 million, according to Mineral Resources on September 7, 2026. Onslow Iron reached nameplate capacity of 35 million tonnes per annum and shipped 34.1 million tonnes during the period.

Analysts see room above AUD 51.95

The published consensus is Buy, based on 14 analysts, with an average 12-month target of AUD 68.22, a high of AUD 80.00 and a low of AUD 29.20. Investing.com lists the average target 31.3 percent above the ASX price on October 7, 2026.

That spread places execution alongside leadership continuity at the center of the debate. The operating base is larger than a single lithium asset, but the transition still lands within a business whose FY26 earnings improvement included stronger lithium prices and record production.

Market value stands at AUD 10.3 billion

Mineral Resources had a market capitalization of AUD 10.3 billion and volume of 724,336 shares as of October 7, 2026, while its 52-week range was AUD 40.50 to AUD 74.94. The stock therefore stood 30.7 percent below its 52-week high, keeping the leadership handover and FY27 operating delivery central to the valuation.