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Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD) Stock Analysis

Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD) is a Gold stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

RGLD

$242.00

+$3.22 (+1.35%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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RGLD Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$240.68
Previous Close
$238.78
Day's Range
238.48–242.43
52-Week Range
168.88–306.25
Volume
500.21K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.45
Valuation
Market Cap
$20.50B
P/E Ratio
26.80
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
19.22
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
1.06
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
13.35
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
9.03
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$1.03B+43.24%
Net Income (FY)
$466.28M+40.44%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
48.05%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
84.73M
1-Year Return
+31.90%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$1.90+0.80%
Ex-Dividend Date
October 2, 2026
Earnings Date
November 4, 2026
Avg Volume
674.97K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, RGLD closed at $242.00, +31.90% over 1 year.

Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD) has a market capitalization of $20.50B.

In fiscal 2025, RGLD reported revenue of $1.03B.

RGLD Stock Return by Calendar Year

Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $13,190
+31.90%
5 years
$10,000 $25,860
+158.60%
10 years
$10,000 $39,601
+296.01%

If you had invested $10,000 in Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $39,601 at the close on October 21, 2026: +296.01% in total, +14.75% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+9.56%
2025+70.43%
2024+10.39%
2023+8.70%
2022+8.51%
2021+0.04%
2020−12.13%
2019+44.27%
2018+5.53%
2017+31.32%
2016 (partial year)−24.68%

As of October 21, 2026.

RGLD Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$1.03B$466.28M45.2%
2024$719.40M$332.02M46.2%
2023$605.72M$239.44M39.5%
2022$603.21M$238.98M39.6%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$1.03B$713.86M$664.68M$466.28M45.2%
2024$719.40M$470.83M$429.90M$332.02M46.2%
2023$605.72M$342.96M$303.20M$239.44M39.5%
2022$603.21M$322.61M$288.00M$238.98M39.6%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

RGLD Dividend History

$1.80+12.5% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$1.433—
2025$1.804+12.5%
2024$1.604+6.7%
2023$1.504+7.1%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$1.433—
2025$1.804+12.5%
2024$1.604+6.7%
2023$1.504+7.1%
2022$1.404+16.7%
2021$1.204+7.1%
2020$1.124+5.7%
2019$1.064+6.0%
2018$1.004+4.2%
2017$0.964—

Most recent payment: $0.48 per share, ex-dividend July 2, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

RGLD Valuation vs Gold Median

Median of 93 stocks
MetricRGLDGold medianvs median
P/E26.8012.32118% above
P/S ratio13.354.56193% above
Profit margin48.05%31.40%16.7 pts above

Medians across 93 Gold stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD) is capitalised at $20.50B on the latest close. It is classified in the Gold industry, within the Basic Materials sector. Headcount on file is 39.

The most recent close on file for RGLD is $242.00, dated October 21, 2026. That is +$3.22 (+1.35%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $168.88 to $306.25. The latest close sits 43.3% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $1.03B. Against the prior fiscal year total of $719.40M, that is a change of +43.24%. The same year closed with net income of $466.28M. That is +40.44% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 48.05%. That is 16.7 percentage points above the Gold median of 31.4%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 9.03.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $603.21M in 2022 to $1.03B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

On trailing earnings, the shares are priced at 26.8 times earnings. That is 117.62% above the Gold median of 12.32. The forward P/E on file is 19.22. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.06. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 13.35 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 192.83% above the Gold median of 4.56. 93 Gold companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The trailing one-year total return is +31.90%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +14.75%. The reported beta is 0.45. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 33.36%.

Growth & Income

Shareholders receive a dividend, yielding 0.8% on the latest price. That is 0.3 percentage points below the Gold median yield of 1.05%. At the indicated rate that is $1.90 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is October 2, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 10 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $1.43 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.80 a share.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2025 at +70.43%; the weakest is 2020 at −12.13%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 8 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is +9.56% year to date.

Peer Comparison

Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD) operates in the Gold industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Royal Gold, Inc. RGLD $20.50B 26.8
Newmont Corporation NEM $123.47B 14.8
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited AEM $94.87B 16.0
Barrick Mining Corporation ABX.TO CA$94.18B 10.7

Market caps are shown in each company's own trading currency, without conversion, and the peers are listed in order of these unconverted figures.

The Gold industry average P/E ratio is 12.3x. Royal Gold, Inc. trades at a P/E of 26.8.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Royal Gold, Inc.

Royal Gold, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, acquires and manages precious metal streams, royalties, and related interests in North America, South and Central America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Australia Pacific. It operates through Acquisition and Management of Stream Interests and Acquisition and Management of Royalty Interests segments. The company engages in the acquisition of existing stream and royalty interests; and the financing of projects that are in production, development, or in the exploration stage in exchange for stream or royalty interests, which consists of gold, silver, copper, nickel, zinc, lead, molybdenum, diamonds, uranium, iron, platinum, palladium, rhodium, lithium, titanium, cobalt, barite, tungsten, and coal. Its properties are located in Canada, Chile, the Dominican Republic, the United States, Zambia, Australia, Ghana, Brazil, Mexico, Bolivia, Argentina, Nicaragua, Macedonia, Botswana, Spain, and internationally. Royal Gold, Inc. was incorporated in 1981 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

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