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Royal Gold (RGLD) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Royal Gold's Return on Capital Employed history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 8.64% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 557.0% to 8.64% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 8.64% through Mar 2026, down 557.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 10.06% for FY2025, 300.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 8.64% for Q1 2026, down from 9.28% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 15.61% in Q1 2022 to a low of 8.36% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 10.19% (2024), against an average of 11.29%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed crashed -725bps in 2023 and then surged 524bps in 2025.
  • Royal Gold's Return on Capital Employed stood at 8.36% in 2022, then rose by 10bps to 9.17% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 44bps to 13.18% in 2024, then decreased by -30bps to 9.28% in 2025, then fell by -7bps to 8.64% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for RGLD's Return on Capital Employed are 8.64% (Q1 2026), 9.28% (Q4 2025), and 14.31% (Q3 2025).