GOLD ROYALTY REPORTS RECORD ANNUAL REVENUE AND OPERATING CASH FLOWS FOR 2025 AND STRONG OUTLOOK FOR GROWTH THROUGH 2030
Rhea-AI Summary
Gold Royalty (NYSE American: GROY) reported record full-year 2025 revenue of $15.6 million, positive operating cash flow of $6.2 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $9.8 million. The company exited 2025 with >$12 million cash, no debt and an undrawn $150 million credit facility.
Guidance forecasts 7,500–9,300 GEOs in 2026 (mid-point >60% growth) and a five-year outlook of 28,000–34,000 GEOs in 2030 (mid-point +490% vs 2025).
Positive
- Record revenue of $15.6 million in 2025
- Operating cash flow positive at $6.2 million
- Adjusted EBITDA of $9.8 million for 2025
- No debt and >$12 million cash at year-end
- Undrawn credit facility increased to $150 million
- 2026 GEO guidance mid-point >60% growth versus 2025
Negative
- Net loss of $4.13 million for 2025
- Adjusted net loss of $1.75 million for 2025
- 2026 guidance depends on assumed gold $5,150/oz and copper $5.75/lb
- Five-year outlook sensitive to public operator timelines and commodity prices
News Market Reaction – GROY
On the day this news was published, GROY declined 9.47%, reflecting a notable negative market reaction. Argus tracked a peak move of +4.5% during that session. Argus tracked a trough of -15.9% from its starting point during tracking. Our momentum scanner triggered 16 alerts that day, indicating notable trading interest and price volatility. This price movement removed approximately $87M from the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $828M at that time.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
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Market Reality Check
Peers on Argus
GROY fell 6.75% while key gold peers like CMCL (-2.52%), GAU (-2.42%), ODV (-4.27%), IAUX (-11.49%) and DC (-8.64%) were also down. The move appears more stock-specific than a uniform sector rotation, especially given GROY’s record results backdrop.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19 | Credit facility upsized | Positive | +3.7% | Upsized revolving credit facility to US$150M at lower interest margin. |
| Jan 26 | Peer drilling update | Positive | -4.2% | GoldMining reported additional São Jorge drilling assays and new anomaly. |
| Jan 22 | Management appointment | Neutral | +0.0% | GoldMining appointed a new VP for corporate development and IR. |
| Jan 21 | Record prelim results | Positive | +0.0% | Preliminary record 2025 results and completion of Borborema royalty deal. |
| Jan 14 | Royalty acquisition | Positive | +1.5% | Announced US$45M acquisition of additional Borborema royalty interest. |
GROY-focused news (record results, credit facility, acquisitions) has generally seen neutral to positive price alignment, while a peer’s positive drilling update showed a negative divergence.
Over the past months, Gold Royalty reported record 2025 results and completed the Borborema royalty acquisition, with Q4 and full-year Total Revenue, Land Agreement Proceeds and Interest reaching record levels ($5.2M in Q4, $17.7M for 2025). It also amended and upsized its revolving credit facility to US$150M at a reduced margin, supporting portfolio growth. Earlier, GROY announced the additional Borborema royalty acquisition for US$45M. Two January items relate to GoldMining (GLDG), covering drilling results and a management appointment, not GROY operations.
Market Pulse Summary
The stock moved -9.5% in the session following this news. A negative reaction despite record 2025 revenue of $15.61M, positive operating cash flow and strong GEO growth guidance fits a divergence scenario seen occasionally in peers. The move of -6.75% came with elevated volume and a price near the $3.58 200-day MA, suggesting sensitivity to outlook assumptions or sector risk appetite. Past GROY announcements around portfolio growth and credit facilities have generally aligned positively, so sustained weakness could reflect broader gold or royalty sentiment rather than this release alone.
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David Garofalo, Chairman and CEO of Gold Royalty, commented: "We are incredibly proud of the company we have built over the past five years. 2025 was an important inflection point in the history of the Company as we reported positive cash flow and Adjusted EBITDA, added a highly coveted royalty on BHP's cash-flowing Pedra Branca mine in
Full Year and Q4 2025 Highlights
- Fourth quarter 2025: Record revenue of
,$4.5 million in Total Revenue, Land Agreement Proceeds and Interest*, and 1,255 gold equivalent ounces ("GEOs") for the quarter[*]$5.2 million - Full year 2025: Record revenue of
and$15.6 million in Total Revenue, Land Agreement Proceeds and Interest for 5,173 GEOs for the year*$17.8 million - Positive full year 2025 operating cash flow of
and Adjusted EBITDA* of$6.2 million $9.8 million - Exited 2025 with over
in cash, no debt and a fully undrawn credit facility which was increased to$12 million , inclusive of a$150 million accordion feature as at February 19, 2026$25 million
2026 and Five-Year Outlook
- 2026 guidance: Total GEOs are currently expected to increase to 7,500-9,300 in 2026, thanks to the continued ramp-up of our cash flowing assets and incorporates the addition of the Pedra Branca and an additional royalty on Borborema in late 2025 and early 2026, respectively. This outlook represents a mid-point increase of over
60% from 2025 results. - Five-year outlook: GEOs are forecasted to increase to between 28,000 and 34,000 GEOs in 2030, representing peer-leading growth of over
490% based on the midpoint of guidance from 2025 results. The projected five-year outlook reflects continued contributions from our cornerstone producing assets, as well as new production from assets currently in development. - See "2026 Outlook" and "Five-Year Outlook" below for further information regarding the Company's outlook.
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* Total Revenue, Land Agreement Proceeds and Interest, Adjusted EBITDA, and GEOs are each non-IFRS measures and do not have a standardized meaning under IFRS. See "Non-IFRS Measures" for further information. |
Selected Financial Highlights
The following table sets forth selected financial information for the three months and year ended December 31, 2025:
For the three months ended | For the years ended | |||||||
December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||
(in thousands of dollars, except per share and GEOs amounts) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ||||
Revenue | 4,501 | 3,355 | 15,610 | 10,103 | ||||
Net loss(1) | (920) | (3,193) | (4,130) | (3,411) | ||||
Net loss per share, basic and diluted | (0.00) | (0.02) | (0.02) | (0.02) | ||||
Cash provided by operating activities | 176 | 1,262 | 6,170 | 2,543 | ||||
Non-IFRS | ||||||||
Total Revenue, Land Agreement Proceeds and Interest(2) | 5,206 | 3,846 | 17,768 | 12,847 | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA(2) | 3,198 | 1,240 | 9,751 | 4,779 | ||||
Adjusted Net Loss(1)(2) | (22) | (2,721) | (1,749) | (1,150) | ||||
Adjusted Net Loss Per Share, basic and diluted(2) | (0.00) | (0.02) | (0.01) | (0.01) | ||||
GEOs(2) | 1,255 | 1,445 | 5,173 | 5,462 | ||||
Statement of Financial Position | ||||||||
Total assets | 822,756 | 737,515 | 822,756 | 737,515 | ||||
Total non-current liabilities | 118,943 | 175,353 | 118,943 | 175,353 | ||||
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Notes: | |
1) | Net loss and Adjusted Net Loss for the year ended December 31, 2024, includes a |
2) | Total Revenue, Land Agreement Proceeds and Interest, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Per Share, basic and diluted and GEOs are each non-IFRS measures and do not have a standardized meaning under IFRS. See "Non-IFRS Measures" below for further information. |
Please refer to the Company's Annual Report Form 20-F, including the audited financial statements included therein, copies of which are available under the Company's profile at www.sedarplus.ca and www.sec.gov.
Portfolio Update
Borborema mine (
Canadian
Côté Gold mine (
Cozamin mine (
Additionally, on March 2, 2026, Capstone reported its financial and operational results for the year ended December 31, 2025 stating that Cozamin had produced 25,348 tonnes of copper in 2025 at C1 cash costs of
Fenelon gold project (
Granite Creek project (
i-80 announced total production of 22,977 ounces of gold at Granite Creek for 2025, within previously announced guidance of 20,000–30,000 ounces. A water treatment plant is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2026 and development activities are expected to support further ramp-up and the updated resource and feasibility study planned for the second quarter of 2026. For further information see i-80's news release dated February 19, 2026, available under its profiles on www.sedarplus.ca and www.sec.gov.
Ren project (
South Railroad project (
Tonopah West project (
Vareš mine (
Additionally, DPM provided guidance including that expected production in 2026 from Vareš is expected to be better as compared to estimates in its most recent technical report for the project. For further information see DPM's announcement dated February 10, 2026, available under its profile on www.sedarplus.ca.
Whistler project (
2026 Outlook
The Company currently forecasts total GEOs of between 7,500 and 9,300 for 2026, which includes approximately 684 GEOs relating to Land Agreement Proceeds credited against other mineral interest and interest payments, and is based on an assumed gold price of
Commodity prices will affect calculation of gold equivalent ounces from copper (and other metals) stream and royalties and from Land Agreement Proceeds and other payments; we present below a sensitivity table to illustrate the potential variability of our 2026 guidance to gold and copper metal prices.
Gold price ($/oz) | ||||
Copper price | 7,800 - 10,300 | 7,400 - 9,700 | 7,200 - 9,300 | |
8,200 - 10,800 | 7,500 – 9,300 | 7,400 - 9,700 | ||
8,500 - 11,300 | 8,000 - 10,500 | 7,700 - 10,000 | ||
Five-Year Outlook
In 2030, we expect GEOs to increase to between 28,000 and 34,000, which includes approximately 600 GEOs of Land Agreement Proceeds credited against other mineral interests and interest payments. The mid-point of this outlook represents an over
All production and expected production growth implied by our guidance is sourced from assets already held in our portfolio and is based on public forecasts, expected development timelines and other disclosures by the owners and operators of the properties underlying our interests. In addition to the current mining operations in production for 2026, our 2030 outlook includes contributions from the Granite Creek, Ren and South Railroad development projects.
We assume a gold price of
In addition to the price assumptions outlined above, the 2026 and five-year outlooks included herein are based on the disclosed forecasts and expectations of the owners and operators of the properties underlying out royalty and stream interests and our assessments thereof. The outlooks respecting land agreement proceeds are based on contractual payments under existing agreements.
Royalty Generator Model Update
Our royalty generator model continues to generate positive results with eight new royalties added in 2025. We have generated 56 royalties since the acquisition of Ely Gold Royalties Inc. in 2021 through this model.
We currently have 38 properties subject to land agreements and six properties under lease generating land agreement proceeds. The model continues to incur low operating costs with only
2025 Results Conference Call Details
A conference call will be held on Thursday, March 19, 2026, starting at 11:00 am ET (8:00 am PT) to discuss these results. To participate in the live call, please use one of the following methods:
Webinar: Click Here
US (toll-free): 1-866-652-5200
International: 1-412-206-6408
The fourth quarter and year end 2025 presentation materials will be available on Gold Royalty's website at www.goldroyalty.com and a replay of the event will be available following the presentation.
About Gold Royalty Corp.
Gold Royalty Corp. is a gold-focused royalty company offering creative financing solutions to the metals and mining industry. Its mission is to invest in high-quality, sustainable and responsible mining operations to build a diversified portfolio of precious metals royalty and streaming interests that generate superior long-term returns for our shareholders. Gold Royalty's diversified portfolio currently consists primarily of net smelter return royalties on gold properties located in the
Qualified Person
Alastair Still, P.Geo., Director of Technical Services of the Company, is a "qualified person" as such term is defined under Canadian National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical information disclosed in this news release.
Notice to Investors
For further information regarding the project updates regarding properties underlying the Company's royalties, stream and other interests, please refer to the disclosures of the operators thereof, including the news releases referenced herein and the other disclosures of such operators. Disclosure relating to properties in which Gold Royalty holds interests is based on information publicly disclosed by the owners or operators of such properties. The Company generally has limited or no access to the properties underlying its interests and is largely dependent on the disclosure of the operators of its interests and other publicly available information. The Company generally has limited or no ability to verify such information. Although the Company does not have any knowledge that such information may not be accurate, there can be no assurance that such third-party information is complete or accurate.
Unless otherwise indicated, the technical and scientific disclosure contained or referenced in this news release, including any references to mineral resources or mineral reserves, was prepared by the project operators in accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101, which differs significantly from the requirements of the
Forward-Looking Statements:
Certain of the information contained in this news release constitutes "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian and
Non-IFRS Measures
We have included, in this document, certain performance measures, including: (i) Total Revenue, Land Agreement Proceeds and Interest; (ii) Adjusted EBITDA; (iii) Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Per Share, basic and diluted; and (iv) GEOs which are each non-IFRS measures. The presentation of such non-IFRS measures is intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. These non-IFRS measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and other companies may calculate these measures differently.
Total Revenue, Land Agreement Proceeds and Interest
Total Revenue, Land Agreement Proceeds and Interest are determined by adding land agreement proceeds credited against other mineral interests and interests earned on gold-linked loan to total revenue. We have included this information as management believes certain investors use this information to evaluate our performance in comparison to other gold royalty companies in the precious metal mining industry.
Below is a reconciliation of our Total Revenue, Land Agreement Proceeds and Interest to total revenue for the periods indicated:
For the three months ended | For the years ended | |||||||
December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||
(in thousands of dollars) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ||||
Royalty | 2,390 | 1,629 | 7,122 | 4,806 | ||||
Streaming | 808 | 893 | 3,224 | 893 | ||||
Advance minimum royalty and pre-production royalty | 1,158 | 732 | 4,212 | 2,982 | ||||
Land agreement proceeds | 369 | 297 | 1,613 | 3,085 | ||||
Interest income on gold-linked loan | 481 | 295 | 1,597 | 1,081 | ||||
Total Revenue, Land Agreement Proceeds and Interests | 5,206 | 3,846 | 17,768 | 12,847 | ||||
Land agreement proceeds credited against other mineral interests | (224) | (196) | (561) | (1,663) | ||||
Interest income credited against gold-linked loan | (481) | (295) | (1,597) | (1,081) | ||||
Revenue | 4,501 | 3,355 | 15,610 | 10,103 | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA is determined by adjusting net loss for the impact of: depletion, depreciation, finance costs, current and deferred tax expense (recovery), interest income credited against gold-linked loan, transaction related and non-recurring general and administrative expenses1, non-cash share-based compensation, share of loss and dilution loss (gain) in associate, change in fair value of gold-linked loan, short-term investments and embedded derivative, foreign exchange (gain) loss, loss (gain) on loan modification, partial make-whole payment for redemption of convertible debentures and other income. We have included this information as management believes certain investors use this information to evaluate our performance in comparison to other gold royalty companies in the precious metal mining industry. The table below provides a reconciliation of net loss (income) to Adjusted EBITDA.
For the three months ended | For the years ended | |||||||
December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||
(in thousands of dollars) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ||||
Net loss | (920) | (3,193) | (4,130) | (3,411) | ||||
Depletion | 1,287 | 1,771 | 2,658 | 3,204 | ||||
Depreciation | 20 | 20 | 78 | 79 | ||||
Finance costs | 1,533 | 2,188 | 8,266 | 8,043 | ||||
Current tax expense (recovery) | 205 | (80) | 323 | 506 | ||||
Deferred tax recovery | (291) | (291) | (528) | (6,480) | ||||
Land agreement proceeds credited against other mineral interests | 224 | 196 | 561 | 1,663 | ||||
Interest income credited against gold-linked loan | 481 | 295 | 1,597 | 1,081 | ||||
Transaction related and non-recurring general and administrative expenses | 230 | 8 | 409 | 424 | ||||
Share-based compensation | 851 | 839 | 2,754 | 2,338 | ||||
Share of loss in associate | — | 97 | 80 | 64 | ||||
Dilution loss (gain) in associate | — | — | 73 | (9) | ||||
Change in fair value of gold-linked loan | (693) | (331) | (1,685) | (1,681) | ||||
Change in fair value of short-term investments | (368) | (19) | (548) | (38) | ||||
Change in fair value of embedded derivative | (70) | (143) | (483) | (612) | ||||
Foreign exchange (gain) loss | 5 | (102) | (34) | 14 | ||||
Loss (gain) on loan modification | 933 | — | 240 | (310) | ||||
Partial make-whole payment for redemption of convertible debentures | 4,222 | — | 4,222 | — | ||||
Other income | (4,451) | (15) | (4,102) | (96) | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA | 3,198 | 1,240 | 9,751 | 4,779 | ||||
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1 Transaction related and non-recurring general and administrative expenses comprised of operating expenses that are not expected to be incurred on an ongoing basis. During the year ended December 31, 2025, transaction related and non-recurring general and administrative expenses primarily consisted of professional fees related to implementation of new accounting system and evaluation of royalty and other asset acquisitions. |
Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Per Share, basic and diluted
Adjusted Net Income (Loss) is calculated by adjusting net (loss) income for the impact of: land agreement proceeds credited against other mineral interests, interest income credited against gold-linked loan, accretion of convertible debentures, transaction related and non-recurring general and administrative expenses2, share of loss (gain) and dilution loss (gain) in associate, changes in fair value of gold-linked loan, short-term investments and embedded derivative, foreign exchange (gain) loss, gain on loan modification and other expense (income). Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Per Share, basic and diluted, have been determined by dividing the Adjusted Net Income (Loss) by the weighted average number of common shares for the applicable period. Management believes that they are useful measures of performance as they adjust for items which are not always reflective of the underlying operating performance of our business and/or are not necessarily indicative of future operating results. The following is a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted Net (Loss) Income, Per Share, basic and diluted for the periods indicated:
For the three months ended | For the years ended | |||||||
December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||
(in thousands of dollars, except per share amounts) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ||||
Net loss | (920) | (3,193) | (4,130) | (3,411) | ||||
Land agreement proceeds credited against other mineral interests | 224 | 196 | 561 | 1,663 | ||||
Interest income credited against gold-linked loan | 481 | 295 | 1,597 | 1,081 | ||||
Accretion of convertible debentures | 385 | 486 | 2,051 | 1,761 | ||||
Partial make-whole payment for redemption of convertible debentures | 4,222 | — | 4,222 | — | ||||
Transaction related and non-recurring general and administrative expenses | 230 | 8 | 409 | 424 | ||||
Share of loss in associate | — | 97 | 80 | 64 | ||||
Dilution loss (gain) in associate | — | — | 73 | (9) | ||||
Change in fair value of gold-linked loan | (693) | (331) | (1,685) | (1,681) | ||||
Change in fair value of short-term investments | (368) | (19) | (548) | (38) | ||||
Change in fair value of embedded derivative | (70) | (143) | (483) | (612) | ||||
Foreign exchange (gain) loss | 5 | (102) | (34) | 14 | ||||
Loss (gain) on loan modification | 933 | — | 240 | (310) | ||||
Other income | (4,451) | (15) | (4,102) | (96) | ||||
Adjusted Net Income (Loss) | (22) | (2,721) | (1,749) | (1,150) | ||||
Weighted average number of common shares | 188,005,702 | 169,505,388 | 174,986,972 | 159,516,299 | ||||
Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Per Share, basic and diluted | (0.00) | (0.02) | (0.01) | (0.01) | ||||
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2 Transaction related and non-recurring general and administrative expenses comprised of operating expenses that are not expected to be incurred on an ongoing basis. During the year ended December 31, 2025, transaction related and non-recurring general and administrative expenses primarily consisted of professional fees related to implementation of new accounting system and evaluation of royalty and other asset acquisitions. |
GEOs
GEOs are determined by dividing Total Revenue, Land Agreement Proceeds and Interest by the average gold prices for the applicable period:
(in thousands of dollars, except Average Gold Price/oz | Average | Total Revenue, | GEOs | |||
For the three months ended December 31, 2024 | 2,661 | 3,846 | 1,445 | |||
For the year ended December 31, 2024 | 12,847 | 5,462 | ||||
For the three months ended December 31, 2025 | 4,149 | 5,206 | 1,255 | |||
For the year ended December 31, 2025 | 17,768 | 5,173 |
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