Earnings Per Share
Shares (Basic)
Royal Gold Shares (Basic) increased by 2198.6% to 84.7M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 28.9%, from 65.7M to 84.7M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Shares (Basic) shows relatively stable performance with a 0.5% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionEarnings Per Share
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Changes reflect share buybacks (decrease) or equity issuance (increase), which impact the per-share earnings calculation.
Detailed definition
The average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period, calculated by weighting the number of share...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for all public companies; reflects capital structure and share repurchase activity.
Metric ID:
weighted_shares_basicHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 65.6M | 65.6M | 7.9K | 65.6M | 65.6M | 65.6M | 5.3K | 65.6M | 65.6M | 65.6M | 6.3K | 65.6M | 65.7M | 65.7M | 9.3K | 65.7M | 65.7M | 65.8M | 3.7M | 84.7M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | -100.0% | >999% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -100.0% | >999% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -100.0% | >999% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -100.0% | >999% | +0.1% | +0.0% | -94.4% | >999% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | -33.3% | +0.0% | +0.1% | +0.1% | +20.2% | +0.1% | +0.1% | +0.1% | +46.4% | +0.1% | +0.1% | +0.1% | >999% | +28.9% |
Range5.3K – 84.7M
CAGR+5.5%
Avg YoY Growth>999%
Median YoY Growth+0.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Royal Gold's shares (basic)?
- Royal Gold (RGLD) reported shares (basic) of 84.7M in Q1 2026.
- How has Royal Gold's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?
- Royal Gold's shares (basic) increased by 28.9% year-over-year, from 65.7M to 84.7M.
- What is the long-term trend for Royal Gold's shares (basic)?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Royal Gold's shares (basic) has grown at a 0.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 196.7M to 200.9M.
- What does shares (basic) mean?
- The average number of shares held by investors during the period.