Royal Gold RGLD
NASDAQ RGLD
$259.01 +6.65 (+2.64%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Royal Gold (RGLD) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Royal Gold (RGLD) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 8.64% for Q1 2026, down 557.0% year-over-year from 1.89% in Q1 2025, and down 6.81% quarter-over-quarter from 9.28% in Q4 2025.

Royal Gold (RGLD) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Royal Gold's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 8.64% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 557.0% year-over-year to 8.64%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.64% (down 557.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 10.06%, down 300.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 8.64%, down from 9.28% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 23.99% in Q1 2022, with the low at 8.36% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 10.19% (2024), against an average of 12.11%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed jumped 1300 bps in 2022, then sank 1562 bps in 2023.
  • Royal Gold's Return on Capital Employed stood at 8.36% in 2022, then rose by 10 bps to 9.17% in 2023, then jumped by 44 bps to 13.18% in 2024, then declined by 30 bps to 9.28% in 2025, then slipped by 7 bps to 8.64% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows RGLD's Return on Capital Employed at 8.64% in Q1 2026, 9.28% in Q4 2025, and 14.31% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Newmont 140.45 Bn 131.44 Bn 4.03 Bn 9.92%
2 Agnico Eagle Mines 108.80 Bn 105.34 Bn 2.43 Bn 24.13%
3 Barrick Mining 79.45 Bn 73.52 Bn 2.90 Bn 11.06%
4 Wheaton Precious Metals 71.58 Bn 71.48 Bn 687.86 Mn 23.16%
5 AngloGold Ashanti 61.94 Bn 59.11 Bn 1.70 Bn 18.19%
6 Gold Fields 42.71 Bn 40.93 Bn - -
7 Pan American Silver 22.35 Bn 20.78 Bn 457,000.00 -
8 Royal Gold 21.96 Bn 21.77 Bn 390.45 Mn 10.17%
9 Coeur Mining 21.68 Bn 20.62 Bn 535.85 Mn 9.10%
10 Alamos Gold 15.89 Bn 15.25 Bn - 26.56%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 10.17%
Mar 31, 2026 8.64%
Dec 31, 2025 9.28%
Sep 30, 2025 14.31%
Jun 30, 2025 15.04%
Mar 31, 2025 14.22%
Dec 31, 2024 13.18%
Sep 30, 2024 11.76%
Jun 30, 2024 10.19%
Mar 31, 2024 8.98%
Dec 31, 2023 9.17%
Sep 30, 2023 8.87%
Jun 30, 2023 8.62%
Mar 31, 2023 8.36%
Dec 31, 2022 8.36%
Sep 30, 2022 12.51%
Jun 30, 2022 20.46%
Mar 31, 2022 23.99%
Dec 31, 2021 23.67%
Sep 30, 2021 20.61%