Royal Gold (RGLD) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Key Points

• Royal Gold will report Q1 2026 results after the market close on May 6, with an earnings call scheduled for May 7 at 12:00 PM ET; analysts expect $2.97 EPS and $475.79M revenue.
• In the prior quarter the company missed estimates (reported $1.92 EPS vs. $2.68 expected; revenue $310.8M vs. $425.5M) despite an 85% YoY revenue increase, and analysts forecast about $12 EPS for the current fiscal year and $14 EPS next year with a consensus price target of $273.64 (Moderate Buy).
• Royal Gold pays a quarterly dividend of $0.475 ($1.90 annual, yield ~0.8%, DPR 27.9%); insiders have recently sold shares (~7,573 shares worth $2.13M) while institutional investors own ~83.65% of the stock.

Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD - Get Free Report) TSE: RGL will likely be issuing its Q1 2026 results after the market closes on Wednesday, May 6th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $2.97 per share and revenue of $475.7910 million for the quarter. Parties may visit the the company's upcoming Q1 2026 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET.

Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD - Get Free Report) TSE: RGL last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The basic materials company reported $1.92 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.68 by ($0.76). The business had revenue of $310.83 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $425.47 million. Royal Gold had a return on equity of 11.89% and a net margin of 45.26%.The company's revenue was up 85.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.63 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Royal Gold to post $12 EPS for the current fiscal year and $14 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Royal Gold Trading Down 3.7%

RGLD stock opened at $236.92 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 2.91 and a current ratio of 3.12. Royal Gold has a one year low of $150.75 and a one year high of $306.25. The company has a market capitalization of $20.10 billion, a PE ratio of 34.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.55. The company's 50 day moving average price is $262.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $237.37.

Royal Gold Dividend Announcement

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 was Thursday, April 2nd. This represents a $1.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Royal Gold's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.90%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on RGLD shares. UBS Group set a $325.00 target price on shares of Royal Gold and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Zacks Research lowered Royal Gold from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $330.00 price target on shares of Royal Gold in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Scotiabank lowered Royal Gold from a "sector outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and set a $335.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Royal Gold in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Royal Gold presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $273.64.

Insider Activity at Royal Gold

In other Royal Gold news, Director Mark Isto sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $274.83, for a total value of $549,660.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 20,043 shares in the company, valued at $5,508,417.69. This represents a 9.07% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Daniel Breeze sold 1,400 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.87, for a total value of $421,218.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 20,140 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,059,521.80. This represents a 6.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 7,573 shares of company stock worth $2,127,091. 0.35% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Royal Gold

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Compound Planning Inc. increased its stake in Royal Gold by 10.0% in the fourth quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 1,446 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $321,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Royal Gold by 44.3% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,446,731 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $321,594,000 after purchasing an additional 443,942 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in Royal Gold by 137.6% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 6,629 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $1,470,000 after purchasing an additional 3,839 shares during the period. First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA increased its stake in shares of Royal Gold by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA now owns 3,692 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $821,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the period. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its stake in shares of Royal Gold by 74.0% during the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 12,294 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $2,733,000 after buying an additional 5,229 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.65% of the company's stock.

About Royal Gold

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.

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