Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) reported quarterly earnings of $2.72 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $2.93 by 7.17 percent. This is a 80.13 percent increase over earnings of $1.51 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $469.125 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $481.765 million by 2.62 percent. This is a 142.52 percent increase over sales of $193.436 million the same period last year.