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Data last updated: Oct 24, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 24, 2026): Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD) pays a $1.90 annual dividend ($0.47 quarterly), yielding 0.84% at $227.42/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-10-02. 10 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.84%
Annual Dividend: $1.90 per share
Payout Ratio: 20.8%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-10-02
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Basic Materials
Years of Dividend History: 27
Royal Gold, Inc. earns revenue by acquiring precious metal streams and royalty interests across 185 properties on five continents, rather than mining directly. The Royal Gold, Inc. dividend currently yields 0.76%, with a trailing annual rate of $1.8750 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is October 2, 2026. With a beta of 0.497, RGLD stock moves at roughly half the volatility of the broader market, which suits investors who want exposure to gold without the full price swings of a traditional miner.
Royal Gold, Inc. pays out 18.9% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low retention of earnings means the royalty and streaming business model, which generates revenue from existing agreements across 41 operating mines, leaves substantial room to sustain the current payment. Royal Gold, Inc. dividend safety faces its most plausible pressure from commodity price swings, since royalty income is tied to the value of gold, silver, copper, and other metals produced at partner mines.
Royal Gold, Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 9.9% per year from 2008 to 2025. The per-share annual dividend grew from $0.36 to $1.80 over that period (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 68.3% in 2013, though the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so growth has not been perfectly linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +8.7% | $1.40 (2022) | $1.80 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +10.0% | $1.12 (2020) | $1.80 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +10.6% | $0.66 (2015) | $1.80 (2025) |
RGLD stock fits growth-and-income investors who prioritize dividend growth over current yield. At 0.76%, the yield is low (below 2%), though it sits above the 5-year average of 0.61%, meaning current buyers are getting a slightly better entry yield than the recent norm. Ten consecutive years of dividend increases and a 9.9% annual growth rate over the long window are the real draw here, not the income generated today. The trade-off is straightforward: an 18.9% payout ratio keeps the dividend well-covered, but anyone needing meaningful current income from a gold-sector holding will find the yield thin.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | $0.4750 |
| 2026-07-02 | $0.4750 |
| 2026-04-02 | $0.4750 |
| 2026-01-02 | $0.4750 |
| 2025-10-03 | $0.4500 |
| 2025-07-03 | $0.4500 |
| 2025-04-04 | $0.4500 |
| 2025-01-03 | $0.4500 |
| 2024-10-04 | $0.4000 |
| 2024-07-05 | $0.4000 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.9000 |
| 2025 | $1.8000 |
| 2024 | $1.6000 |
| 2023 | $1.5000 |
| 2022 | $1.4000 |
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