Stocks · Basic Materials · Gold
Royal Gold, Inc. RGLD
$234.64 +0.99% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $19.91B
Strong growthHigh qualityLow risk
Next earnings report: Nov 4, 2026
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Three things to know
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $1.55B, up 94.3% from a year earlier, accelerating from 72.1% a quarter earlier.
- The diluted share count rose 29.2% in a year.
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Basic Materials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth91Exceptional
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 5%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 33%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 14%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 12%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 4%
Quality89Strong
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 36%
- Gross marginTop 2%
- Operating marginTop 1%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 44%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 30%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 21%
- Interest coverTop 15%
Value34Weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 37%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 32%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 43%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 10%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 39%
Momentum52Neutral
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 35%
- 6-month returnBottom 42%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 39%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 40%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 26%
Revisions44Weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 34%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 32%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 49%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 42%
Stability88Strong
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 34%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 24%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 19%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 21%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 72.1% | 94.3% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 38.9% | 34.3% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 78.7% | 66.8% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 65.0% | 63.1% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 43.4% | 0.0% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 94.3% | 72.1% | ↑ | Top 5% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 34.3% | 38.9% | ↓ | Top 33% |
| Gross margin | 66.8% | 78.7% | ↓ | Top 2% |
| Operating margin | 63.1% | 65.0% | ↓ | Top 1% |
| Net margin | 47.7% | 56.5% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 0.0% | 43.4% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 8.6% | — | Top 36% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 20.0% | — | Top 12% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.42×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -3.2%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.6%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -1.9 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 0.18×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 22.2×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.70%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.11%
- Shareholder yield
- 0.81%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +29.2%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +9.0%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 2
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 6 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -4.3%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +1.3%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $301.50
- Target vs current price
- +28.5%
- Analysts with a rating
- 28
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 57%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | +0.4% | +4.4% | +13.3% | +23.3% | — |
| May 6, 2026 | +12.3% | +4.9% | +8.6% | -4.0% | -12.2% |
| Feb 18, 2026 | -25.9% | -0.5% | +3.2% | -8.3% | -12.2% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | -4.2% | +2.5% | +10.8% | +18.7% | +53.5% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | +6.5% | +0.7% | +7.6% | +12.9% | +10.4% |
| May 7, 2025 | +5.6% | -1.0% | -8.3% | -0.3% | -17.3% |
| Feb 12, 2025 | +11.6% | +1.6% | +3.0% | +5.9% | +23.4% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | +10.6% | -2.3% | -4.7% | -0.3% | -4.2% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $2.56 | $2.55 | +0.4% | $450.5M |
| May 6, 2026 | $3.11 | $2.77 | +12.3% | $469.1M |
| Feb 18, 2026 | $1.92 | $2.59 | -25.9% | $375.3M |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $2.06 | $2.15 | -4.2% | $252.1M |
| Aug 6, 2025 | $1.81 | $1.70 | +6.5% | $209.6M |
| May 7, 2025 | $1.51 | $1.43 | +5.6% | $193.4M |
| Feb 12, 2025 | $1.63 | $1.46 | +11.6% | $202.6M |
| Nov 6, 2024 | $1.46 | $1.32 | +10.6% | $193.8M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 25.6× | 29.9× | 33th | Top 37% |
| P/E (forward) | 22.5× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 16.7× | — | — | Bottom 43% |
| EV / Sales | 13.01× | — | — | Bottom 10% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 0.00% | — | — | Bottom 32% |
| Earnings yield | 3.90% | — | — | Top 37% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 22.9× – 39.9× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +17.3%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +34.3%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -1.8%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +9.5%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +2.1%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -2.3%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -2.7%
- RSI (14)
- 39.5
- Relative volume
- 0.74×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 36.2%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 78th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.66
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.24
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -22.9%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -38.4%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2022 | Sep 26, 2022 | -40.9% | 121 days | 501 days (Sep 24, 2024) |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 | -38.4% | 96 days | Not yet recovered |
| May 17, 2021 | Oct 11, 2021 | -28.0% | 102 days | 100 days (Mar 4, 2022) |
| Nov 6, 2020 | Jan 27, 2021 | -19.0% | 54 days | 76 days (May 17, 2021) |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | -18.9% | 41 days | 29 days (Sep 11, 2025) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $19.91B
- P/E (TTM)
- 25.6
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $9.16
- Revenue (TTM)
- $1.55B
- Dividend yield
- 0.81%
- 52-week range
- $168.88 – $306.25
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $645.2M | $596.2M | $598.4M | $712.8M | $1.03B |
| Gross profit | $546.7M | $501.5M | $507.9M | $615.3M | $713.9M |
| Operating income | $328.4M | $283.7M | $303.2M | $429.9M | $664.7M |
| Net income | $274.0M | $239.0M | $239.4M | $332.0M | $466.3M |
| EPS (diluted) | $4.18 | $3.63 | $3.64 | $5.05 | $6.69 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $192.3M | $202.6M | $191.7M | $209.6M | $252.1M | $375.3M | $469.1M | $450.5M |
| Net income | $96.2M | $107.4M | $113.5M | $132.3M | $126.8M | $93.6M | $281.1M | $236.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.46 | $1.63 | $1.72 | $2.01 | $1.92 | $1.16 | $3.30 | $2.78 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $407.2M | $417.3M | $415.8M | $529.5M | $704.8M |
| Capital expenditure | -$168.1M | -$922.2M | -$2.7M | -$102.6M | -$1.16B |
| Free cash flow | $239.0M | -$504.8M | $413.1M | $426.9M | -$459.9M |
| Dividends paid | -$78.7M | -$91.9M | -$98.6M | -$105.2M | -$118.5M |
| Net share buybacks | -$1.5M | -$1.4M | -$1.4M | -$4.6M | -$18.6M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $182.5M
- Total assets
- $9.45B
- Total liabilities
- $1.82B
- Total debt
- $395.9M
- Net debt
- $213.4M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $7.59B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | $0.48 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | $0.48 | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | $0.48 | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Jan 2, 2026 | $0.48 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | $0.45 | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Jul 3, 2025 | $0.45 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Apr 4, 2025 | $0.45 | Apr 17, 2025 |
| Jan 3, 2025 | $0.45 | Jan 17, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 2,218,686
- Days to cover
- 3.95
- Change vs previous report
- -13.8%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.