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Royal Gold Inc

Mineral Royalty Traders

$236.68
+2.38%
Market cap $20.1B

Royal Gold Inc enquires and manages precious metal royalties and streams with a focus on gold. The company purchases a percentage of the metal produced from a mineral property for an initial payment without assuming responsibility for mining operations.

It is a $20.1B financial services company. Revenue grew 92.8% over the last year, and it keeps 48¢ of every dollar of sales as profit. It trades at 27.1× earnings — in the cheapest third of its own history.

Location
Denver, CO
Employees
39
Sector
Financial Services

Skills

Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.

Valuation42Growth85Profitability67Health63Quality42Moat55

Strong growth; Valuation and Quality lag behind.

Valuation42
  • P/E vs own history23th pct · 20/25
  • FCF yield0.3% · 5/25
  • P/S12.9x · 5/25
  • EV/EBITDA16.2x · 12/25
Growth85
  • Revenue CAGR13.7% · 20/25
  • Net income CAGR11.4% · 20/25
  • EPS CAGR ~5Y17.2% · 20/25
  • Fwd implied growth30.4% · 25/25
Profitability67
  • ROIC6.0% · 5/25
  • ROE11.6% · 12/25
  • Net margin47.7% · 25/25
  • Operating margin61.4% · 25/25
Health63
  • Altman Zn/a · 0/25
  • Current ratio2.92 · 25/25
  • Interest coverage9.9x · 18/25
  • Net cash / debtD/A 7% · 20/25
Quality42
  • Piotroski F4/9 · 10/25
  • Beneish M-2.25 · 20/25
  • FCF conversionn/a · 0/25
  • Margin stabilityσ 11.3% · 12/25
Moat55
  • ROIC >12% years0/10 yrs · 0/25
  • Median gross margin49.3% · 20/25
  • FCF-positive years3/5 yrs · 10/25
  • Worst-year net marginworst 22.2% · 25/25

How the scores work →

Experience

The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.

  1. FY2025Financial
    Revenue crossed $1B
    $1.03B for the year
  2. FY2025Financial
    Best year on record
    $466M net income
  3. FY2020Financial
    Became debt-free
    cash now exceeds total debt
  4. FY2017Financial
    Turned profitable
    $102M net income after a loss year

Achievements

Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.

$10 000 invested in 2021 would be worth ~$23 898 today — price return only
$1.0B revenue in FY2025
Revenue up 92.8% year over year
Profitable 7 years in a row
39 employees

Strengths & watch-outs

What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.

Strengths

  • High gross margin (86.2%)
  • Strongly profitable — 47.7% net margin
  • Revenue growing 92.8% year over year
  • Interest covered 9.9× by operating earnings

Watch-outs

  • Loss-making in 2 of the recent years
  • Net debt equals ~13.1 years of free cash flow

Qualifications

The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.

9 of 11 checks passed
  • Revenue growing+92.8% YoY
  • Profitable$738M TTM
  • Profit growing+22.6% YoY
  • Generates cash$50.6M TTM
  • Debt under control~13.1y of cash flow to repay
  • Established company$20.1B market cap
  • Not printing shares+6.0% shares over ~5y
  • Proven track record8/10 profitable years
  • Financially stablehealth score 43/100
  • Pays a dividendyield 0.70%
  • Valuation not extremeP/E 27.1
Peer comparisonRoyal Gold Inc vs 6 largest financial services peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾
CompanyMarket capP/ERevenue growthNet marginProfile
RGLD this company$20.1B27.1+92.8%47.7%Mixed
BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc.$1.1T11.6+3.9%22.3%Mixed
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway$1.1T11.6+0.0%18.0%Strong
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co.$886.2B13.6+13.5%32.6%Strained
V VISA Inc.$723.9B31.9+14.4%50.8%Solid
MA Mastercard Incorporated$516.4B31.7+16.0%46.3%Mixed
BAC Bank of America Corporation$380.4B11.3+15.9%27.8%Mixed

Head-to-head: RGLD vs BRK.A · RGLD vs BRK.B · RGLD vs JPM

References

What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.

Strong buy 5Buy 12Hold 3Sell 1

Appendix · Financial records

The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2025. For readers who want to check the numbers.

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Figures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $236.68 · market cap $20.1B.