Royal Gold (RGLD) Projected to Post Earnings on Wednesday

Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) (TSE:RGL) is projected to release its Q1 2026 results after the market closes on Wednesday, May 6th. Analysts expect Royal Gold to post earnings of $2.81 per share and revenue of $474.0420 million for the quarter. Interested persons can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET.

Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) (TSE:RGL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The basic materials company reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.68 by ($0.76). The firm had revenue of $310.83 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $425.47 million. Royal Gold had a net margin of 45.26% and a return on equity of 11.89%. The firm’s revenue was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.63 EPS. On average, analysts expect Royal Gold to post $13 EPS for the current fiscal year and $14 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Royal Gold Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:RGLD opened at $230.59 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $19.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.86, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 0.43. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $260.65 and its 200-day simple moving average is $237.83. The company has a quick ratio of 2.91, a current ratio of 3.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. Royal Gold has a fifty-two week low of $150.75 and a fifty-two week high of $306.25.

Royal Gold Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 16th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 2nd were issued a $0.475 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 2nd. This represents a $1.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Royal Gold’s payout ratio is presently 27.90%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director William M. Hayes sold 4,173 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $277.07, for a total transaction of $1,156,213.11. Following the sale, the director owned 6,129 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,698,162.03. The trade was a 40.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Mark Isto sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $274.83, for a total transaction of $549,660.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 20,043 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,508,417.69. This represents a 9.07% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 7,573 shares of company stock valued at $2,127,091. Corporate insiders own 0.35% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Royal Gold

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Royal Gold by 11.9% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,718,646 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $826,618,000 after buying an additional 396,778 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in Royal Gold by 44.3% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,446,731 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $321,594,000 after buying an additional 443,942 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Royal Gold by 18.5% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,176,869 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $261,624,000 after buying an additional 183,604 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in shares of Royal Gold by 6.2% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,167,521 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $259,529,000 after purchasing an additional 68,257 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Royal Gold by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,087,965 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $241,844,000 after purchasing an additional 57,464 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.65% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on RGLD. National Bank Financial lowered their target price on shares of Royal Gold from $350.00 to $340.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 17th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Royal Gold from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $330.00 target price on shares of Royal Gold in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Scotiabank downgraded shares of Royal Gold from a “sector outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $335.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, UBS Group set a $325.00 target price on shares of Royal Gold and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $273.64.

Royal Gold Company Profile

Royal Gold, Inc, headquartered in Denver, Colorado, is a leading precious metals streaming and royalty company. Through its business model, Royal Gold provides upfront financing to mining operators in exchange for the right to purchase a percentage of future metal production at predetermined prices. This structure allows the company to participate in production upside while minimizing exposure to the operating and capital-intensive aspects of mine ownership.

The company’s portfolio encompasses interests in over 200 streams and royalties on projects across North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Australia.