MTA vs RGLD Stock Comparison

Metalla Royalty & Streaming and Royal Gold Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RGLD Royal Gold Inc
$234.11 -7.3% 1M +28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$20.20B
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.55B
Div. yield
0.01%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
8 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Royal Gold leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Royal Gold 8). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTARGLDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $710.94M $20.20B RGLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -411.7x 27.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 146.0x 21.6x RGLD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +93.5% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 47.7% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.0% 9.7% RGLD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.2x RGLD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.3% +28.3% RGLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.9%/yr +18.3%/yr RGLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.9% 41.1% RGLD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 68/100 RGLD

Percentile Scorecard

MTARGLD

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMTARGLD
Valuation 16 #143 of 170 20 #136 of 170
Growth 99 #2 of 160 92 #14 of 160
Profitability 28 #107 of 149 95 #9 of 149
Financial Health 96 #7 of 158 92 #13 of 158
Shareholder Returns 16 #114 of 135 42 #79 of 135
Overall 51 68
  • MTA ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • RGLD ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMTARGLDSPY
1 month -27.5%-7.3% -0.8%
3 months -4.5%+16.5% +3.5%
6 months +6.4%-4.9% +7.0%
Year to date -6.2%+5.3% +12.2%
1 year +5.3%+28.3% +13.0%
3 years +152.6%+119.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +36.2%+30.0% +23.1%
5 years -4.6%+131.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.9%+18.3% +11.0%
10 years +835.9%+243.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +25.1%+13.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMTARGLDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.9%41.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.5%41.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.221.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.100.69 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-40.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.7%-23.1% -1.8%
52-week high $11.35$304.29 $779.14
52-week low $6.06$169.08 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMTARGLD
P/E now vs peer median -391.0xmedian 11.0x 26.9xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.6x 12.8xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 146.4xmedian 13.1x 16.0xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 125.1xmedian 6.9x 33,885xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 0.7x 2.6xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -6.56median 0.32 0.76median 0.32

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMTARGLD
Revenue – $1.55B
Gross profit $13.59M $1.34B
Operating income $2.62M $950.24M
Net income -$440.00K $739.81M
Free cash flow $5.42M $585.00K
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 $8.68
Cash & equivalents $10.67M $182.47M
Total debt $49.93M $395.89M
Shares (diluted) 92.51M 85.05M
Enterprise value $668.08M $19.37B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMTARGLD
P/E -391.0x 26.9x
P/FCF 125.1x 33,885x
P/Operating cash flow 125.1x 19.0x
P/S – 12.8x
P/B 2.7x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 146.4x 16.0x
EV/EBIT 259.0x 21.1x
EV/Revenue – 13.0x
EV/FCF 125.4x 34,250x
EV/Operating cash flow 125.4x 19.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.56 0.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTARGLD
Revenue growth (1Y) – 93.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 36.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 130.8% 92.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 114.8% 37.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 237.2% 83.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.1% 48.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 90.7% 64.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 70.8% 47.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 63.4% 27.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.6% 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 280.4% 84.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 70.1% 36.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 280.4% -99.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 70.1% 26.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTARGLD
Gross margin – 86.9%
EBITDA margin – 80.8%
Operating margin – 61.4%
Pretax margin – 58.8%
Net margin – 47.7%
FCF margin – 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 67.5%
Return on equity -0.7% 9.9%
Return on assets -0.6% 7.9%
Return on invested capital 1.0% 9.7%
Return on capital employed 1.0% 10.2%
Asset turnover – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -12.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTARGLD
Debt / assets 4.5% 4.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 676.7x
Liabilities / assets 6.3% 19.2%
Equity / assets 93.7% 80.8%
Interest coverage 1.9x 19.2x
Current ratio 4.5x 2.9x
Quick ratio 4.4x 2.5x
Cash ratio 3.0x 1.4x
Altman Z-score – 7.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTARGLD
Dividend yield – 0.8%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 23,897%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 25.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 13.6%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMTARGLD
Forward P/E 146.0xFY2026 21.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.05FY2026 $10.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +48.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +240.0% +24.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.29MFY2026 $1.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +54.5%FY2026 +90.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +85.2% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTARGLD
Held by institutions 31.2% 83.5%
Institutions holding 94 762
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +1.2%
Institutions buying 41 378
Institutions selling 36 264
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.43

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MTARGLD
MTA 1.00 0.71
RGLD 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTA and RGLD?

Royal Gold (RGLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) $710.94M, Royal Gold (RGLD) $20.20B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royal Gold (RGLD) returned the most: Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) +5.3%, Royal Gold (RGLD) +28.3%. Over five years, Royal Gold (RGLD) compounded fastest (Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) -0.9%/yr, Royal Gold (RGLD) +18.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 0.00%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 0.01%. Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Gold (RGLD) has been the steadiest (Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 54.9%, Royal Gold (RGLD) 41.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do MTA and RGLD move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.71, a strong positive relationship. Holding both adds little diversification.

Which is the better stock, MTA and RGLD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Royal Gold (RGLD) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.