Newmont Corporation (NEM) vs Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD)

Newmont Corporation and Royal Gold, Inc. are both Gold companies. Newmont Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $127.5B against $21.4B — 5.9× the size. Newmont Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 15.3× against 27.5×. Royal Gold, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 93.5% against 25.2%. Royal Gold, Inc. has the higher net margin (47.8% vs 33.4%) and the lower return on invested capital (7.57% vs 25.9%). Both pay a dividend; Newmont Corporation yields more (5.15% vs 1.38%). Across the 23 metrics below, Newmont Corporation leads on 15 and Royal Gold, Inc. on 8.