Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 77 Materials companies.
Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD) scores 5.7 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as solid quality. The reading rests on solvency, and predictability is what holds it back.
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The Quality Score for RGLD stands at 5.7 out of 10 as of October 19, 2026, which puts Royal Gold, Inc. in the solid quality band. This band covers companies that do several things well but not everything, so the pillar detail below matters more than the headline. It rolls Royal Gold, Inc.’s profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability into one number, each judged against the norms of its sector.
Ranked with the 77 Materials companies Lemma publishes, the score sits at the 67th percentile, in the upper half of the group, short of the top quarter. The median across the group is 4.4, and the top quarter begins at 6.2, so Royal Gold, Inc. is above the typical company here.
Profitability scores 6.2 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 74 Materials companies is 4.4, so Royal Gold, Inc. is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 71st percentile. Profitability in the middle of the range is neither a moat nor a warning: margins and returns look like those of an ordinary business in this line of work.
Royal Gold, Inc.’s solvency score is 9.1 out of 10 (strong). Against a median of 6.7 among 66 Materials companies, that is well above the group and the 83rd percentile. Balance sheet strength like this rarely makes headlines, but it is what lets a company keep investing when credit gets expensive.
Growth scores 6.7 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 57 Materials companies is 3.2, so Royal Gold, Inc. is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 91st percentile. Growth near the median is neither a reason to buy nor a concern, but it does mean the quality case rests more on the other pillars.
Efficiency scores 3.7 out of 10, which reads as weak. The median across 71 Materials companies is 5.2, so Royal Gold, Inc. is well below its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 29th percentile. Poor conversion of assets and earnings into cash can come from heavy investment phases, and it matters whether that investment is paying off.
On predictability, Royal Gold, Inc. scores 2.1, a weak reading. Its peers have a median of 4.5 across 76 Materials companies, which places it well below them, at the 15th percentile. A low predictability score often belongs to cyclical businesses, where good and bad years alternate with the economy or with commodity prices.
The gap between Royal Gold, Inc.’s best and worst pillar is wide: solvency at 9.1 against predictability at 2.1, 7.0 points apart. An average of two readings this different deserves a closer look than the headline number. Leading with solvency is a defensive strength: it protects the business more than it grows it. Uneven results make any single year a weaker guide to the next one.
Of everything that could lift Royal Gold, Inc.’s score, predictability matters most. Bringing it up to the 4.5 median of Materials companies would take the overall from 5.7 to roughly 6.2. The weights add up to 100 points (profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and Royal Gold, Inc. has a reading on every pillar.
For a fair comparison, start with companies of a similar size: the Materials companies below are nearest to Royal Gold, Inc. by market value, each scored on the same pillars.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Royal Gold, Inc. scores 5.7 out of 10, which reads as solid quality. Its strongest pillar is solvency, its weakest is predictability. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Royal Gold, Inc. ranks at the 67th percentile of the 77 Materials companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 4.4 and the top quarter starts at 6.2, against Royal Gold, Inc.’s 5.7.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 19, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for RGLD are in the app.
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