Royal Gold Inc (RGLD) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index
Royal Gold Inc (RGLD) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 1.00x as of March 2026. Free cash flow of $293.56 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($293.56 Million). See RGLD working capital efficiency to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.
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Royal Gold Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index (1989–2025)
Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Royal Gold Inc across 29 annual periods. Explore RGLD operating cash flow to total debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Royal Gold Inc (1989–2025)
Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Royal Gold Inc. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see Royal Gold Inc market capitalisation.
| Year | FCG Index | Free Cash Flow (USD) | Operating CF | Capital Expenditures | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.00x | $704.85 Million | $704.85 Million | $1.16 Billion | ▲ +24.0% |
| 2024 | 0.81x | $426.94 Million | $529.50 Million | $102.56 Million | ▼ -18.8% |
| 2023 | 0.99x | $413.11 Million | $415.79 Million | $2.68 Million | ▲ +182.1% |
| 2022 | -1.21x | $-504.81 Million | $417.35 Million | $922.15 Million | ▼ -306.1% |
| 2021 | 0.59x | $239.00 Million | $407.15 Million | $168.15 Million | ▲ +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.59x | $239.00 Million | $407.15 Million | $168.15 Million | ▼ -41.1% |
| 2019 | 1.00x | $252.11 Million | $253.17 Million | $1.05 Million | ▲ +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.96x | $317.01 Million | $328.82 Million | $11.81 Million | ▲ +307.5% |
| 2017 | 0.24x | $63.13 Million | $266.85 Million | $203.72 Million | ▲ +103.4% |
| 2016 | -6.92x | $-1.18 Billion | $169.86 Million | $1.35 Billion | ▼ -1112.4% |
| 2015 | 0.68x | $130.81 Million | $191.24 Million | $60.43 Million | ▲ +51.5% |
| 2014 | 0.45x | $65.90 Million | $145.92 Million | $80.02 Million | ▲ +155.0% |
| 2013 | -0.82x | $-141.63 Million | $172.63 Million | $314.26 Million | ▼ -16.2% |
| 2012 | -0.71x | $-114.52 Million | $162.16 Million | $276.68 Million | ▲ +22.0% |
| 2011 | -0.91x | $-133.05 Million | $146.96 Million | $280.01 Million | ▲ +76.3% |
| 2010 | -3.82x | $-184.62 Million | $48.37 Million | $233.00 Million | ▲ +26.5% |
| 2009 | -5.19x | $-156.06 Million | $30.05 Million | $186.11 Million | ▼ -620.0% |
| 2008 | 1.00x | $39.09 Million | $39.13 Million | $42.00K | ▲ +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.99x | $24.06 Million | $24.35 Million | $284.94K | ▼ -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.00x | $18.57 Million | $18.60 Million | $38.66K | ▲ +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.99x | $14.69 Million | $14.82 Million | $126.95K | ▲ +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.98x | $13.13 Million | $13.40 Million | $271.02K | ▼ -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.00x | $11.66 Million | $11.68 Million | $24.07K | ▲ +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.00x | $7.38 Million | $7.42 Million | $34.95K | ▲ +225.0% |
| 2001 | 0.31x | $969.02K | $3.16 Million | $2.20 Million | ▲ +131.5% |
| 2000 | -0.97x | $-4.11 Million | $4.23 Million | $8.34 Million | ▼ -205.7% |
| 1998 | -0.32x | $-700.00K | $2.20 Million | $2.90 Million | ▼ -234.1% |
| 1997 | -0.10x | $-200.00K | $2.10 Million | $2.30 Million | ▲ +81.0% |
| 1989 | -0.50x | $-400.00K | $800.00K | $1.20 Million | — |