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RGLD Royal Gold, Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NASDAQ Global Select· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock · Basic Materials / Gold

$236.83 ▼ $-5.12(-2.12%) as of Oct 30, 2026 06:20 UTC
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Royal Gold, Inc. and its subsidiaries engage in the acquisition and oversight of precious metal streams, royalty agreements, and related rights. The company's strategy involves securing these interests or providing capital for projects, whether currently producing or in their development phase, in exchange for future streams or royalty entitlements. Its portfolio primarily encompasses gold, silver, copper, nickel, zinc, lead, and cobalt. As of June 30, 2022, Royal Gold maintained ownership stakes in 185 properties spanning five continents, featuring interests in 41 operating mines and 19 projects under development. These stream and royalty holdings are distributed across various international regions, including the United States, Canada, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Australia, Africa, and Mexico. Royal Gold, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusGrowing
Last Dividend$0.4750Paid Oct 16, 2026
Forward Annual$1.90From the $0.4750 dividend declared Aug 18, 2026
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateOct 02, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
1-Yr Growth12.5%Annual totals, 2024–2025
10-Yr Growth7.4%Annual totals, 2015–2025

Research Scores

Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.

Dividend Safety Score

73/100

Strong indicators

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Dividend Growth Score

98/100

Very strong growth record

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Dividend Value Score

24/100

Above own historical valuation

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DividendRank

66/100

Upper middle of the scale

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How the Dividend Safety Score is built for RGLD
Dividend Safety Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
Earnings payout ratioEarnings payout ratio 19% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 20%
FCF payout ratioFCF payout ratio 23,897% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 0 25%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / EBITDA 0.2x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 15%
Interest coverageInterest coverage 20.6x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 10%
Dividend record26 years of uninterrupted regular payments 91 20%
Earnings stabilityNet income positive in 5 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2021–FY2025) 100 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

How the Dividend Growth Score is built for RGLD
Dividend Growth Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
5-year dividend growth5-year dividend CAGR 10.0% (2020–2025) 100 25%
Consecutive annual increases22 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) 96 20%
Payout headroomHeadroom from the earnings payout ratio 19% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 20%
Earnings per share growth (3 years)EPS CAGR 22.6% (FY2022–FY2025) 100 15%
Revenue growth (3 years)Revenue CAGR 20.0% (FY2022–FY2025) 100 10%
10-year dividend growth10-year dividend CAGR 7.4% (2015–2025) 87 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

How the Dividend Value Score is built for RGLD
Dividend Value Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
Yield vs own historyCurrent yield at the 11th percentile of its 120 month-end yields 11 40%
P/E vs own 5-year medianP/E 25.2 is 0.81x its 5-year median of 31.1 78 25%
FCF yieldFCF yield 0.0% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 0 20%
P/E vs peersP/E 25.2 vs peer median 16.1 (1.57x; 56 corporation / Basic Materials securities) 2 15%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

Key Metrics

Current Yield

0.80%

At the Oct 30, 2026 price

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Dividend

$1.9000

Declared Aug 18, 2026

The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.

Frequency

Q Quarterly

How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

RSI (14)

49

As of Oct 30, 2026

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$169.08 – $304.29

Closes through Oct 23, 2026

The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio (TTM)

18.94%

12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)

The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.

Years Paying

26

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

Price / Book (TTM)

2.54

Price as of Oct 25, 2026; latest reported book value

Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is a set of four checks on a dividend's record and the company's data, the same test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a Dividend Safety Score of 70+ and a yield of 2%+. Accelerating: at least three consecutive completed calendar years of higher total regular dividends. Flawless: since 1990, no calendar year whose total regular dividend fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension. Enduring: at least 20 years between the first and latest dividend in our records. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (Dividend Safety Score 70+ and yield 2%+): Dividend Safety Score 73/100, yield 0.80%.
A Accelerating
22 consecutive years of dividend increases.
F Flawless
A calendar year's regular dividend total fell more than 20% below the year before.
E Enduring
26 years of dividend payments on record.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNASDAQ Global SelectThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume586,091Oct 23, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the trading session dated beside this figure, a rough read on trading activity. Daily bars are refreshed on a slower cycle than the quoted price, so this session can be older than the price above.
Open$232.90Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Day Range$225.59 – $236.38Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Prev Close$234.72Close of Oct 22, 2026The closing price from the session before the one dated beside these figures.
Market Cap$20.10BAs of Oct 30, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out84.87MImplied by market cap, Oct 30, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$8.7012 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)Earnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (TTM)24.8Price as of Oct 25, 2026; earnings to Jun 30, 2026Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Last Ex-DateOct 02, 2026Paid Oct 16, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateN/ANone declared yetThe ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)8.7%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)10.0%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
Consecutive Increases22 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of consecutive years the dividend has increased.

How often a record like this ends in a cut

Years the payout rose23Since Jul 2000
Rank among payers339of 2,430 with a record
Years it fell over 20%1in 25 comparable years
Of peers with 10 to 24 up years75%also cut at some point

RGLD has raised its annual dividend in 23 separate years since July 2000, which ranks 339 among the 2,430 payers with a comparable record in our dataset. In 1 year the annual total fell by more than a fifth.

Of the 878 companies we track with 10 to 24 years of increases, 661 — 75 per cent — also have at least one year in which the dividend fell by more than 20 per cent. Across every company with twenty years of comparable history, only 277 of 1078 (26 per cent) have never cut. A long record of increases is common; a record with no cut anywhere in it is not.

Measured from annual totals using split-adjusted amounts, comparing only consecutive years with the same number of payments — a stock split and a payment shifting across a year boundary both look like cuts otherwise. The current year is excluded as incomplete. How we measure a cut, and what the corrections change. Figures are for information only, not a view on any security.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

RGLD's dividend yield fell from 0.94% to 0.80% over the past ~90 days (-0.14 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.14 pp from the share price ($202.04 on Aug 03, 2026 → $236.83 on Oct 30, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current0.80%
1-Yr Average0.83%
Low / High0.62% – 1.06%
Percentile41%

Across 272 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), RGLD's current yield is higher than approximately 41% of them. Our stored price history for RGLD covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.

Adjusted Price History

Dividend History

Dividend Payment History

Ex-dividend calendar →
Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$0.4750 Q Regular Aug 18, 2026 Oct 02, 2026 Oct 02, 2026 Oct 16, 2026
$0.4750 Q Regular May 20, 2026 Jul 02, 2026 Jul 02, 2026 Jul 16, 2026
$0.4750 Q Regular Feb 26, 2026 Apr 02, 2026 Apr 02, 2026 Apr 16, 2026
$0.4750 Q Regular Nov 18, 2025 Jan 02, 2026 Jan 02, 2026 Jan 16, 2026
$0.4500 Q Regular Aug 19, 2025 Oct 03, 2025 Oct 03, 2025 Oct 17, 2025
$0.4500 Q Regular May 21, 2025 Jul 03, 2025 Jul 03, 2025 Jul 17, 2025
$0.4500 Q Regular Feb 27, 2025 Apr 04, 2025 Apr 04, 2025 Apr 17, 2025
$0.4500 Q Regular Nov 19, 2024 Jan 03, 2025 Jan 03, 2025 Jan 17, 2025
$0.4000 Q Regular Aug 20, 2024 Oct 04, 2024 Oct 04, 2024 Oct 18, 2024
$0.4000 Q Regular May 22, 2024 Jul 05, 2024 Jul 05, 2024 Jul 19, 2024
$0.4000 Q Regular Feb 29, 2024 Apr 04, 2024 Apr 05, 2024 Apr 19, 2024
$0.4000 Q Regular Nov 14, 2023 Jan 04, 2024 Jan 05, 2024 Jan 19, 2024
$0.3750 Q Regular Aug 22, 2023 Oct 05, 2023 Oct 06, 2023 Oct 20, 2023
$0.3750 Q Regular May 24, 2023 Jul 06, 2023 Jul 07, 2023 Jul 21, 2023
$0.3750 Q Regular Mar 02, 2023 Apr 05, 2023 Apr 06, 2023 Apr 21, 2023
$0.3750 Q Regular Nov 15, 2022 Jan 05, 2023 Jan 06, 2023 Jan 20, 2023
$0.3500 Q Regular Aug 23, 2022 Oct 06, 2022 Oct 07, 2022 Oct 21, 2022
$0.3500 Q Regular May 24, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Jul 01, 2022 Jul 15, 2022
$0.3500 Q Regular Mar 03, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Apr 01, 2022 Apr 14, 2022
$0.3500 Q Regular Nov 16, 2021 Jan 06, 2022 Jan 07, 2022 Jan 21, 2022
$0.3000 Q Regular Aug 25, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Oct 01, 2021 Oct 15, 2021
$0.3000 Q Regular May 25, 2021 Jul 01, 2021 Jul 02, 2021 Jul 16, 2021
$0.3000 Q Regular Mar 04, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Apr 01, 2021 Apr 15, 2021
$0.3000 Q Regular Nov 17, 2020 Jan 07, 2021 Jan 08, 2021 Jan 22, 2021
$0.2800 Q Regular Aug 19, 2020 Oct 01, 2020 Oct 02, 2020 Oct 16, 2020
$0.2800 Q Regular May 26, 2020 Jul 01, 2020 Jul 02, 2020 Jul 16, 2020
$0.2800 Q Regular Mar 10, 2020 Apr 02, 2020 Apr 03, 2020 Apr 17, 2020
$0.2800 Q Regular Nov 19, 2019 Jan 02, 2020 Jan 03, 2020 Jan 17, 2020
$0.2650 Q Regular Aug 14, 2019 Oct 03, 2019 Oct 04, 2019 Oct 18, 2019
$0.2650 Q Regular May 29, 2019 Jul 03, 2019 Jul 05, 2019 Jul 19, 2019
$0.2650 Q Regular Mar 12, 2019 Apr 04, 2019 Apr 05, 2019 Apr 19, 2019
$0.2650 Q Regular Nov 13, 2018 Jan 03, 2019 Jan 04, 2019 Jan 18, 2019
$0.2500 Q Regular Aug 22, 2018 Oct 04, 2018 Oct 05, 2018 Oct 19, 2018
$0.2500 Q Regular May 30, 2018 Jul 05, 2018 Jul 06, 2018 Jul 20, 2018
$0.2500 Q Regular Mar 20, 2018 Apr 05, 2018 Apr 06, 2018 Apr 20, 2018
$0.2500 Q Regular Nov 15, 2017 Jan 04, 2018 Jan 05, 2018 Jan 19, 2018
$0.2400 Q Regular Aug 23, 2017 Oct 05, 2017 Oct 06, 2017 Oct 20, 2017
$0.2400 Q Regular Jun 01, 2017 Jul 05, 2017 Jul 07, 2017 Jul 21, 2017
$0.2400 Q Regular Mar 03, 2017 Apr 05, 2017 Apr 07, 2017 Apr 21, 2017
$0.2400 Q Regular Nov 16, 2016 Jan 04, 2017 Jan 06, 2017 Jan 20, 2017
$0.2300 Q Regular Aug 17, 2016 Sep 28, 2016 Sep 30, 2016 Oct 14, 2016
$0.2300 Q Regular May 27, 2016 Jun 29, 2016 Jul 01, 2016 Jul 15, 2016
$0.2300 Q Regular Feb 26, 2016 Mar 30, 2016 Apr 01, 2016 Apr 15, 2016
$0.2300 Q Regular Nov 12, 2015 Jan 06, 2016 Jan 08, 2016 Jan 22, 2016
$0.2200 Q Regular Aug 21, 2015 Sep 30, 2015 Oct 02, 2015 Oct 16, 2015
$0.2200 Q Regular Jun 05, 2015 Jun 30, 2015 Jul 02, 2015 Jul 17, 2015
$0.2200 Q Regular Mar 16, 2015 Mar 31, 2015 Apr 02, 2015 Apr 17, 2015
$0.2200 Q Regular Nov 14, 2014 Dec 30, 2014 Jan 02, 2015 Jan 16, 2015
$0.2100 Q Regular Aug 29, 2014 Oct 01, 2014 Oct 03, 2014 Oct 17, 2014
$0.2100 Q Regular Jun 02, 2014 Jul 01, 2014 Jul 03, 2014 Jul 18, 2014
$0.2100 Q Regular Mar 14, 2014 Apr 02, 2014 Apr 04, 2014 Apr 18, 2014
$0.2100 Q Regular Nov 20, 2013 Dec 31, 2013 Jan 03, 2014 Jan 17, 2014
$0.2000 Q Regular Sep 17, 2013 Oct 02, 2013 Oct 04, 2013 Oct 18, 2013
$0.2000 Q Regular May 29, 2013 Jul 02, 2013 Jul 05, 2013 Jul 19, 2013
$0.2000 Q Regular Mar 14, 2013 Apr 03, 2013 Apr 05, 2013 Apr 19, 2013
$0.2000 Q Regular Nov 19, 2012 Jan 02, 2013 Jan 04, 2013 Jan 18, 2013
$0.1500 Q Regular Sep 05, 2012 Oct 03, 2012 Oct 05, 2012 Oct 19, 2012
$0.1500 Q Regular May 29, 2012 Jul 03, 2012 Jul 06, 2012 Jul 20, 2012
$0.1500 Q Regular Mar 15, 2012 Apr 03, 2012 Apr 05, 2012 Apr 20, 2012
$0.1500 Q Regular Nov 18, 2011 Jan 04, 2012 Jan 06, 2012 Jan 20, 2012
$0.1100 Q Regular Aug 30, 2011 Sep 28, 2011 Sep 30, 2011 Oct 14, 2011
$0.1100 Q Regular May 27, 2011 Jun 29, 2011 Jul 01, 2011 Jul 15, 2011
$0.1100 Q Regular Mar 01, 2011 Mar 30, 2011 Apr 01, 2011 Apr 15, 2011
$0.1100 Q Regular Nov 22, 2010 Jan 05, 2011 Jan 07, 2011 Jan 21, 2011
$0.0900 Q Regular Sep 15, 2010 Sep 29, 2010 Oct 01, 2010 Oct 15, 2010
$0.0900 Q Regular May 26, 2010 Jun 30, 2010 Jul 02, 2010 Jul 16, 2010
$0.0900 Q Regular Mar 15, 2010 Mar 30, 2010 Apr 01, 2010 Apr 16, 2010
$0.0900 Q Regular Nov 19, 2009 Dec 30, 2009 Jan 04, 2010 Jan 15, 2010
$0.0800 Q Regular Aug 27, 2009 Sep 30, 2009 Oct 02, 2009 Oct 16, 2009
$0.0800 Q Regular Jun 02, 2009 Jun 30, 2009 Jul 02, 2009 Jul 17, 2009
$0.0800 Q Regular Mar 02, 2009 Apr 01, 2009 Apr 03, 2009 Apr 17, 2009
$0.0800 Q Regular Nov 05, 2008 Dec 30, 2008 Jan 02, 2009 Jan 16, 2009
$0.0700 Q Regular Sep 17, 2008 Oct 01, 2008 Oct 03, 2008 Oct 17, 2008
$0.0700 Q Regular May 29, 2008 Jul 01, 2008 Jul 03, 2008 Jul 18, 2008
$0.0700 Q Regular Mar 18, 2008 Apr 02, 2008 Apr 04, 2008 Apr 18, 2008
$0.0700 Q Regular Nov 14, 2007 Jan 02, 2008 Jan 04, 2008 Jan 18, 2008
$0.0650 Q Regular Aug 30, 2007 Oct 03, 2007 Oct 05, 2007 Oct 19, 2007
$0.0650 Q Regular May 25, 2007 Jul 03, 2007 Jul 06, 2007 Jul 20, 2007
$0.0650 Q Regular Mar 06, 2007 Apr 03, 2007 Apr 05, 2007 Apr 20, 2007
$0.0650 Q Regular Nov 08, 2006 Jan 03, 2007 Jan 05, 2007 Jan 19, 2007
$0.0550 Q Regular Aug 31, 2006 Oct 04, 2006 Oct 06, 2006 Oct 20, 2006
$0.0550 Q Regular Jun 07, 2006 Jul 05, 2006 Jul 07, 2006 Jul 28, 2006
$0.0550 Q Regular Feb 17, 2006 Apr 05, 2006 Apr 07, 2006 Apr 21, 2006
$0.0550 Q Regular Nov 09, 2005 Jan 04, 2006 Jan 06, 2006 Jan 20, 2006
$0.0500 Q Regular Aug 24, 2005 Oct 05, 2005 Oct 07, 2005 Oct 21, 2005
$0.0500 Q Regular May 20, 2005 Jul 06, 2005 Jul 08, 2005 Jul 22, 2005
$0.0500 Q Regular Mar 01, 2005 Apr 06, 2005 Apr 08, 2005 Apr 22, 2005
$0.0500 Q Regular Nov 09, 2004 Jan 05, 2005 Jan 07, 2005 Jan 21, 2005
$0.0375 Q Regular Sep 01, 2004 Sep 29, 2004 Oct 01, 2004 Oct 15, 2004
$0.0375 Q Regular Jun 16, 2004 Jun 30, 2004 Jul 02, 2004 Jul 16, 2004
$0.0375 Q Regular Feb 13, 2004 Mar 31, 2004 Apr 02, 2004 Apr 16, 2004
$0.0375 S Regular Nov 11, 2003 Dec 30, 2003 Jan 02, 2004 Jan 16, 2004
$0.0500 S Regular Nov 12, 2002 Jul 01, 2003 Jul 03, 2003 Jul 18, 2003
$0.0500 S Regular Nov 12, 2002 Dec 31, 2002 Jan 03, 2003 Jan 17, 2003
$0.0750 A Regular May 14, 2002 Jul 02, 2002 Jul 05, 2002 Jul 19, 2002
$0.0500 A Regular May 10, 2001 Jul 03, 2001 Jul 06, 2001 Jul 20, 2001
$0.0500 A Regular Jun 08, 2000 Jul 03, 2000 Jul 06, 2000 Jul 21, 2000

Peer Comparison

Selected Gold dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
AEM.TO Agnico Eagle Mines Limited 1.02% 13.5% 7 yrs 83
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Limited 1.02% 11.0% 0 yrs 82
DPM.TO DPM Metals Inc. 0.45% 14.6% 5 yrs 78
MSA.TO Mineros S.A. 1.60% 15.1% 5 yrs 74

RGLD dividend — frequently asked questions

Does Royal Gold, Inc. pay a dividend?

Yes. Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $1.90 per share, a yield of approximately 0.80%.

What is Royal Gold, Inc.'s dividend yield?

Royal Gold, Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 0.80%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does Royal Gold, Inc. pay dividends?

Royal Gold, Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.

How long has Royal Gold, Inc. paid dividends?

Royal Gold, Inc. has 26 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years.

Data updated Oct 30, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.