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Data last updated: Jul 27, 2026
Snapshot (as of Jul 27, 2026): Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD) pays a $1.88 annual dividend ($0.47 quarterly), yielding 0.93% at $200.96/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-07-02. 10 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.93%
Annual Dividend: $1.88 per share
Payout Ratio: 20.4%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-07-02
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Basic Materials
Years of Dividend History: 27
Royal Gold, Inc. dividend comes from a business that owns precious metal streams and royalties across 185 properties on five continents, with interests in 41 operating mines. RGLD currently pays $1.8750 per share annually, with a quarterly frequency and an upcoming ex-dividend date of July 2, 2026. The current yield stands at 0.93%. With a beta of 0.445, RGLD stock carries meaningfully lower price volatility than the broader market, which suits growth-and-income investors who can accept a modest yield in exchange for steadier price behavior.
Royal Gold, Inc. pays out 20.4% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low retention of earnings means the company keeps the vast majority of income available to reinvest in new stream and royalty acquisitions, which is the core of how RGLD generates future cash flows. Royal Gold, Inc. dividend safety faces its most direct pressure from precious metal prices: because royalty and stream income is tied to gold, silver, copper, and other commodity prices, a sustained downturn in those markets would reduce the earnings base supporting the payout.
Royal Gold, Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 9.9% per year from 2008 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.36 to $1.80 over that span (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this 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 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) |
Royal Gold, Inc. fits growth-and-income investors who prioritize dividend growth over current yield, not those seeking immediate income. The yield is low (below 2%) at 0.93%, though that sits above the 5-year average yield of 0.75%, meaning current buyers are getting a slightly better entry yield than the historical norm. A 9.9% annual growth rate over 17 years and 10 consecutive years of increases are the real draw here. The trade-off is straightforward: RGLD stock delivers a rising income stream backed by a 20.4% payout ratio, but the starting yield is too low to serve as a primary income source.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2024-04-04 | $0.4000 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.4250 |
| 2025 | $1.8000 |
| 2024 | $1.6000 |
| 2023 | $1.5000 |
| 2022 | $1.4000 |
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