Royal Gold (RGLD) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Royal Gold (RGLD) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $172.0 million in Q1 2026, up 4.61% quarter-over-quarter from $164.5 million in Q4 2025, and up 144.63% on a YoY basis from $70.3 million in Q1 2025.

Royal Gold (RGLD) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Royal Gold's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $172.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 144.63% year-over-year to $172.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $494.0 million (up 72.46% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $392.3 million, up 35.51% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $172.0 million for Q1 2026 at Royal Gold, up from $164.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $172.0 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $67.8 million in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $86.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $73.4 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Operating Expenses plunged 47.83% in 2022, then surged 144.63% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $89.5 million in 2022, then retreated by 18.49% to $73.0 million in 2023, then declined by 5.29% to $69.1 million in 2024, then jumped by 137.94% to $164.5 million in 2025, then rose by 4.61% to $172.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $172.0 million (Q1 2026), $164.5 million (Q4 2025), and $89.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Seabridge Gold 2,186.27 Bn 2,186.17 Bn - -4.48 Mn
2 Barrick Mining 1,048.41 Bn 1,051.14 Bn 3.12 Bn 155.00 Mn
3 Wheaton Precious Metals 429.35 Bn 428.20 Bn 699.37 Mn 76.85 Mn
4 Alamos Gold 144.86 Bn 144.19 Bn 442.20 Mn 19.40 Mn
5 Gold Fields 136.49 Bn 134.71 Bn - -
6 Kinross Gold 110.14 Bn 107.96 Bn 1.44 Bn 83.10 Mn
7 Newmont 106.92 Bn 98.31 Bn 7.29 Bn 2.84 Bn
8 Equinox Gold 51.34 Bn 50.84 Bn - 300,000.00
9 AngloGold Ashanti 47.89 Bn 44.92 Bn 1.94 Bn 999.00 Mn
10 Royal Gold 17.36 Bn 17.17 Bn 408.79 Mn 172.03 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 172.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 164.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 89.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 67.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 70.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 69.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 74.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 72.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 73.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 72.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 73.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 72.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 84.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 89.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 69.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 78.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 81.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 171.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 87.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 82.06 Mn