Five-Year Shareholder Return Comparison
The following graph compares the value of the Company’s Common Stock with the value of two stock market indices: Standard and Poor’s 500 Index and the PHLX Gold/Silver Sector IndexSM (XAUSM) as of June 30, 2010. The Company believes that the XAUSM is more representative of the gold mining industry whereas the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index includes only one gold mining company.
Indexed Returns |
Years Ended June 30, | |||||
| Company Name Index | Base Period 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| Royal Gold, Inc. | 100 | 139.35 | 120.01 | 159.81 | 214.62 | 248.96 |
| S&P 500 Index | 100 | 108.63 | 131.00 | 113.81 | 83.97 | 96.09 |
| PHLX Gold/Silver Sector | 100 | 151.06 | 145.25 | 212.52 | 151.17 | 194.59 |
1 Includes dividend reinvestment.
The PHLX Gold/Silver SectorSM (XAUSM) is a capitalization-weighted index composed of the following 16 companies engaged in the gold and silver mining industry:
Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited
AngloGold Ashanti Limited - ADR
Barrick Gold Corporation
Compania Minas Buenaventura - ADR
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
Gold Fields Limited - ADR
Goldcorp Inc.
Harmony Gold Mining Limited - ADR
Kinross Gold Corporation
Newmont Mining Corporation
Pan American Silver Corporation
Randgold Resources Limited - ADR
Royal Gold, Inc.
Silver Standard Resources Inc.
Silver Wheaton Corporation
Yamana Gold, Inc.