Royal Gold (RGLD) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026)
Royal Gold's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 62.13% for Q2 2026, down 5.52 percentage points from 67.66% a year earlier and down 1.19 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Royal Gold (RGLD) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Royal Gold reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 61.42%, down 3.27 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 five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is 45.07% (Q4 2022) to 67.66% (Q2 2025).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.65 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- 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 63.33% (Q1 2026), 56.18% (Q4 2025) and 64.40% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.94 Bn | 29.62 Bn | - | 23.53% |
| 2 | Orix | 41.70 Bn | 42.20 Bn | - | 15.28% |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 32.87 Bn | 32.78 Bn | - | 19.75% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 25.52 Bn | 25.52 Bn | - | 507.88% |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.86 Bn | 17.55 Bn | - | 12.63% |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.33 Bn | -44.64 Bn | - | 45.54% |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.87 Bn | 19.09 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 62.13% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.89 Bn | 4.98 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.54 Bn | 10.98 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage | 13.00 Bn | -5.74 Bn | - | 551.48% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 51.16% |
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_KEY
import 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();