Royal Gold Inc Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of March 2026: 1.04x

Royal Gold Inc cash flow quality index. Royal Gold Inc (RGLD) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.04x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of $293.56 Million exceeds net income of $281.13 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See how financially flexible is Royal Gold Inc to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Cash Flow Quality Index

1.04x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$293.56 Million
USD

Net Income

$281.13 Million
USD

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of Royal Gold Inc (1996–2025)

Cash flow quality index of Royal Gold Inc from 1996 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Royal Gold Inc across 26 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore Royal Gold Inc debt service capacity to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Royal Gold Inc Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1996–2025)

Royal Gold Inc cash flow quality index by year from 1996 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Royal Gold Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see RGLD operating cash flow.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.49x $704.85 Million $471.58 Million ▼ -6.3%
2024 1.59x $529.50 Million $332.02 Million ▼ -8.2%
2023 1.74x $415.79 Million $239.44 Million ▼ -0.6%
2022 1.75x $417.35 Million $238.98 Million ▲ +29.8%
2021 1.35x $407.15 Million $302.53 Million ▲ +0.0%
2020 1.35x $407.15 Million $302.53 Million ▼ -50.1%
2019 2.70x $253.17 Million $93.83 Million ▲ +2.7%
2017 2.63x $266.85 Million $101.53 Million ▼ -28.6%
2015 3.68x $191.24 Million $51.97 Million ▲ +58.0%
2014 2.33x $145.92 Million $62.64 Million ▼ -6.7%
2013 2.50x $172.63 Million $69.15 Million ▲ +42.4%
2012 1.75x $162.16 Million $92.48 Million ▼ -14.8%
2011 2.06x $146.96 Million $71.39 Million ▼ -8.5%
2010 2.25x $48.37 Million $21.49 Million ▲ +187.2%
2009 0.78x $30.05 Million $38.35 Million ▼ -47.7%
2008 1.50x $39.13 Million $26.11 Million ▲ +21.4%
2007 1.23x $24.35 Million $19.72 Million ▼ -24.7%
2006 1.64x $18.60 Million $11.35 Million ▲ +26.7%
2005 1.29x $14.82 Million $11.45 Million ▼ -14.3%
2004 1.51x $13.40 Million $8.87 Million ▼ -12.7%
2003 1.73x $11.68 Million $6.75 Million ▲ +149.6%
2002 0.69x $7.42 Million $10.70 Million ▼ -75.1%
2001 2.78x $3.16 Million $1.14 Million ▲ +159.9%
2000 1.07x $4.23 Million $3.95 Million ▲ +108.8%
1997 0.51x $2.10 Million $4.10 Million ▲ +118.1%
1996 -2.83x $-1.70 Million $600.00K —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.