Royal Gold Inc dividend history

Royal Gold Inc's dividend was $1.82 a share in fiscal 2025, up 10.6% on the year before. That was 25.4% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2014, as far back as our figures go.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

Dividends (TTM): $140M
Returned to shareholders: 19%; of free cash flow
Diluted share count: +20.3%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 0.7%; dividends 0.7% + buybacks 0.0% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 19%; of net income paid out

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Royal Gold Inc: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2014Jun 2014	2015Jun 2015	2016Jun 2016	2017Jun 2017	2018Jun 2018	2019Jun 2019	2020Jun 2020	2021Jun 2021	2022Dec 2022	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025	LTMJun 2026
Dividend per share	$0.830	$0.870	$0.910	$0.950	$0.990	$1.05	$1.11	$1.18	$1.43	$1.52	$1.65	$1.82	—
Dividend per share growth	—	+4.8%	+4.6%	+4.4%	+4.2%	+6.1%	+5.7%	+6.3%	+20.8%	+7.0%	+8.2%	+10.6%	—
Dividends paid	53	56	59	61	64	67	71	76	92	99	105	119	140
Dividends ÷ net income	85.2%	107.9%	—	60.5%	—	71.9%	35.9%	25.2%	38.5%	41.2%	31.7%	25.4%	18.9%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

Recent dividend announcements

August 18, 2026 Royal Gold Announces Fourth Quarter Dividend Source

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Figures from Royal Gold Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Royal Gold Inc.