William Heissenbuttel is President and CEO of ROYAL GOLD INC (RGLD). The company reported total compensation of $5,230,084 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $918,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $100,000 |
| Stock awards | $2,759,437 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,400,000 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $52,647 |
| Total | $5,230,084 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure ROYAL GOLD INC filed April 3, 2026, accession 0000085535-26-000018.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and CEO | $918,000 | $100,000 | $2,759,437 | $0 | $1,400,000 | $0 | $52,647 | $5,230,084 |
| FY2024 | President and CEO | $896,000 | $0 | $2,303,093 | $0 | $935,000 | $0 | $50,415 | $4,184,508 |
| FY2023 | President and CEO | $865,000 | $0 | $2,507,551 | $0 | $862,000 | $0 | $47,506 | $4,282,057 |
| FY2022 | President and CEO | $777,000 | $0 | $1,298,851 | $0 | $949,000 | $0 | $35,689 | $3,060,540 |
| FY2021 | President and CEO | $670,000 | $0 | $1,133,532 | $635,796 | $570,000 | $0 | $32,956 | $3,042,284 |
| FY2020 | President and CEO | $670,000 | $0 | $1,133,532 | $635,796 | $570,000 | $0 | $32,956 | $2,403,556 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for ROYAL GOLD INC.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $5,453,167 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-223,083 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 1st |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 1 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group ROYAL GOLD INC discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| William Heissenbuttel this page | President and CEO | $5,230,084 |
| Daniel Breeze | SVP, Corporate Development, RGLD Gold AG | $2,477,696 |
| Paul Libner | SVP and CFO | $2,256,348 |
| Randy Shefman | SVP and General Counsel | $2,180,041 |
| Martin Raffield | SVP, Operations | $2,178,926 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full ROYAL GOLD INC compensation brief.
William Heissenbuttel's compensation sits inside ROYAL GOLD INC's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.