Royal Gold (RGLD) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026)
Royal Gold's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 65.35% for Q3 2026, up 0.95 percentage points from 64.40% a year earlier and up 3.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Royal Gold (RGLD) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Royal Gold reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 62.03%, down 3.34 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 61.93%, up 2.17 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +22.05 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 59.76% in FY2024 (+9.70 pp), 50.06% in FY2023 (+3.02 pp), 47.03% in FY2022 (-3.21 pp) and 50.25% in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q2 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.02 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q3 2024 (a gain of 14.02 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a drop of 9.69 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows RGLD's Return on Sales [ROS] at 62.13% (Q2 2026), 63.33% (Q1 2026) and 56.18% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royalty Pharma | 39.80 Bn | 40.13 Bn | - | 59.53% |
| 2 | Rocket Companies | 38.90 Bn | 27.72 Bn | - | 40.10% |
| 3 | Orix | 38.66 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 13.83 Bn | 4.59% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 26.46 Bn | -16,107.65 Bn | - | 467.76% |
| 5 | Synchrony Financial | 22.47 Bn | -45.15 Bn | - | 43.96% |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.07 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - | 14.82% |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 21.71 Bn | 20.92 Bn | 402.46 Mn | 65.35% |
| 8 | Ares Capital | 13.84 Bn | 11.59 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.83 Bn | 4.86 Bn | - | 51.56% |
| 10 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage | 12.64 Bn | -328.33 Bn | - | 487.58% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 65.35% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 62.13% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 63.33% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 56.18% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 64.40% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 67.66% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 63.64% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 65.88% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 61.31% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 58.64% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 50.72% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 52.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 47.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 49.91% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 50.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 45.07% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 47.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 46.37% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 49.63% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 50.11% |
API Access
Royal Gold Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=RGLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=RGLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();