Royal Gold (RGLD) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Royal Gold's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 8.94% for Q3 2026, down 3.14 percentage points from 12.08% a year earlier but up 1.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Royal Gold (RGLD) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Royal Gold's Return on Assets [ROA] was 7.29%, down 2.55 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of -0.10 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 9.85% in FY2024 (+2.88 pp), 6.96% in FY2023 (-0.66 pp), 7.63% in FY2022 (-2.54 pp) and 10.17% in FY2021.
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] is 6.65% (Q2 2023) to 12.80% (Q2 2025).
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.05 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q2 2025 (a gain of 5.47 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 4.93 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows RGLD's Return on Assets [ROA] at 7.87% (Q2 2026), 6.72% (Q1 2026) and 6.74% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royalty Pharma | 39.80 Bn | 40.13 Bn | - | 5.97% |
| 2 | Rocket Companies | 38.90 Bn | 27.72 Bn | - | 2.15% |
| 3 | Orix | 38.66 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 13.83 Bn | 6.22% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 26.46 Bn | -16,107.65 Bn | - | 0.36% |
| 5 | Synchrony Financial | 22.47 Bn | -45.15 Bn | - | 2.73% |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.07 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - | 12.51% |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 21.71 Bn | 20.92 Bn | 402.46 Mn | 8.94% |
| 8 | Ares Capital | 13.84 Bn | 11.59 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.83 Bn | 4.86 Bn | - | 0.78% |
| 10 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage | 12.64 Bn | -328.33 Bn | - | 0.30% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.94% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.87% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.72% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.74% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.80% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.64% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.93% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.76% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.33% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.11% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.84% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.65% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.94% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.14% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.27% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.83% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.77% |
API Access
Royal Gold Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=RGLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "RGLD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=RGLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();