Royce Global Value Trust Inc (RGT) Key Metrics

NYSE: RGTValuation, returns, debt and efficiency ratios over 10 years.

RGT valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$93.1M
Enterprise value
$0
P/E (TTM)
2.6
10-yr median 5.6
Forward P/E
—
PEG ratio
—
Price / sales
0.2
10-yr median 5.5
Price / book
0.0
10-yr median 0.9
EV / EBITDA
—
10-yr median 4.6
Dividend yield
1.34%
$0.19 a year
Beta
—

RGT key metrics, 2016–2025

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars

RGT valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.

P/E ratio−44.4%
4.6
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 8.42017: 3.6 (−56.9%)2019: 3.62020: 5.2 (+43.1%)2021: 6.0 (+16.2%)2023: 6.02024: 8.2 (+36.7%)2025: 4.6 (−44.4%)
20162025
Price / sales−64.7%
13.1
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 80.6 (+171.7%)2017: 3.6 (−95.6%)2019: 3.62020: 5.1 (+43.0%)2021: 5.8 (+14.8%)2023: 0.22024: 37.2 (+19,796.3%)2025: 13.1 (−64.7%)
20162025
Price / book+0.7%
0.9
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 0.8 (−1.1%)2017: 0.9 (+3.0%)2018: 0.8 (−1.6%)2019: 0.9 (+1.6%)2020: 1.5 (+76.5%)2021: 0.9 (−43.6%)2022: 0.8 (−2.0%)2023: 0.8 (−0.8%)2024: 0.9 (+2.7%)2025: 0.9 (+0.7%)
20162025
EV / EBITDA−44.3%
4.6
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2017: 3.92019: 3.92020: 5.5 (+42.8%)2021: 6.3 (+15.1%)2023: 0.12024: 8.2 (+8,101.3%)2025: 4.6 (−44.3%)
20162025
Price / free cash flow+7,868.1%
284.0
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 130.02017: 246.2 (+89.4%)2018: 353.4 (+43.5%)2019: 2.5 (−99.3%)2020: 1.5 (−38.0%)2021: 6.9 (+355.2%)2022: 122.5 (+1,671.5%)2023: 103.5 (−15.5%)2024: 3.6 (−96.6%)2025: 284.0 (+7,868.1%)
20162025
Free cash flow yield−27.7 pts
0.4%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 0.8% (+9.9 pts)2017: 0.4% (−0.4 pts)2018: 0.3% (−0.1 pts)2019: 40.8% (+40.5 pts)2020: 65.8% (+25.0 pts)2021: 14.5% (−51.3 pts)2022: 0.8% (−13.6 pts)2023: 1.0% (+0.2 pts)2024: 28.1% (+27.1 pts)2025: 0.4% (−27.7 pts)
20162025

RGT valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

RGT returns on capital

ROEROICROA

Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.

RGT debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.

RGT cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

RGT price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

RGT key metrics

2016–2025
Royce Global Value Trust Inc key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$86.0M$69.9M$62.0M$54.2M$76.5M$127.1M$122.8M$92.4M$112.3M$83.7M
Enterprise value$86.0M$71.9M$65.9M$58.2M$80.5M$135.1M$130.8M$100.4M$120.3M$91.5M
P/E ratio4.68.26.0—6.05.23.6—3.68.4
Price / sales13.137.20.2—5.85.13.6—3.680.6
Price / book0.90.90.80.80.91.50.90.80.90.8
Price / free cash flow284.03.6103.5122.56.91.52.5353.4246.2130.0
Price / operating cash flow284.03.6103.5122.56.91.52.5353.4246.2130.0
EV / sales13.138.20.2—6.15.43.8—3.888.1
EV / EBITDA4.68.20.1—6.35.53.9—3.9—
EV / free cash flow284.03.7109.9131.67.31.62.6384.0263.8142.1
Earnings yield21.9%12.2%16.7%−44.7%16.6%19.3%27.6%−22.7%27.6%11.9%
Free cash flow yield0.4%28.1%1.0%0.8%14.5%65.8%40.8%0.3%0.4%0.8%
Dividend yield0.8%28.1%0.7%0.8%9.2%9.8%86.2%0.5%1.0%1.7%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)0.8%28.1%0.7%0.8%9.2%69.5%86.2%0.5%1.0%1.7%
Share price at fiscal year-end$13.11$10.72$9.75$8.65$13.12$13.36$11.69$8.88$10.81$8.04
Per share
Revenue per share$1.00$0.29$52.19$0.00$2.25$2.63$3.29$0.00$3.02$0.10
Earnings per share$2.88$1.31$1.63−$3.87$2.18$2.58$3.23−$2.02$2.98$0.95
Operating cash flow per share$0.05$3.01$0.09$0.07$1.90$8.79$4.77$0.03$0.04$0.06
Free cash flow per share$0.05$3.01$0.09$0.07$1.90$8.79$4.77$0.03$0.04$0.06
Cash per share$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02
Book value per share$15.24$12.55$11.72$10.32$15.34$8.81$13.60$10.50$12.57$9.62
Tangible book value per share$15.24$12.55$11.72$10.32$15.34$8.81$13.60$10.50$12.57$9.62
Dividends per share$0.10$3.02$0.07$0.07$1.21$1.31$10.08$0.04$0.11$0.14
Capex per share$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Debt per share—$0.31$0.63$0.64$0.69$0.84$0.76$0.77$0.77$0.77
Shares outstanding6.6M6.5M6.4M6.3M5.8M9.5M10.5M10.4M10.4M10.4M
Change in shares outstanding+0.7%+2.5%+1.5%+7.6%−38.7%−9.4%+0.9%+0.2%−0.3%+0.7%
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)20.8%10.9%14.9%−31.5%14.7%21.7%26.9%−17.5%26.8%10.4%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)16.2%8.6%448.1%−23.5%6.9%10.1%12.7%−12.8%25.3%−0.6%
Return on assets (ROA)20.5%10.4%14.0%−29.7%13.6%20.1%25.2%−16.4%24.9%9.5%
Return on tangible assets18.8%10.1%13.1%−35.2%13.4%26.5%22.4%−17.9%22.2%9.1%
Free cash flow margin4.6%—0.2%—84.4%334.5%145.1%—1.5%62.0%
Income quality (OCF / net income)0.022.300.06—0.873.411.48—0.010.06
Financial health
Total debt—$2.0M$4.0M$4.0M$4.0M$8.0M$8.0M$8.0M$8.0M$8.0M
Cash & short-term investments$6,608$5,481$141,645$5,374$3,220$12,489$495$512$597$199,158
Net debt−$6,608$2.0M$3.9M$4.0M$4.0M$8.0M$8.0M$8.0M$8.0M$7.8M
Debt / equity—0.020.050.060.040.100.060.070.060.08
Debt / assets—0.020.050.060.040.090.050.070.060.07
Net debt / EBITDA−0.000.230.01—0.310.330.24—0.26—
Current ratio3.560.037.118.780.170.890.321.411.980.50
Quick ratio3.560.037.118.780.170.89−0.00−0.041.980.50
Interest coverage—34.4149.5-207.4277.6188.2127.6-78.5173.3-4.2
Working capital$234,944−$189,244$569,160$141,530−$1.0M−$76,240−$584,027$166,614$376,612−$600,000
Invested capital$100.0M$83.8M$78.4M$68.7M$93.4M$91.7M$150.8M$117.3M$138.5M$108.0M
Tangible asset value$100.0M$81.8M$74.6M$64.7M$89.4M$83.8M$142.8M$109.3M$130.5M$100.2M
Net current asset value−$106,047−$2.4M−$3.9M−$4.1M−$5.1M−$8.2M−$8.7M−$7.9M−$7.9M−$8.6M
Graham number$31.41$19.22$20.72—$27.43$22.61$31.44—$29.03$14.38
Graham net-net per share−$0.03−$0.23−$0.63−$0.65−$0.88−$0.87−$0.82−$0.74−$0.78−$0.83
Capital allocation
Dividends paid$673,044$19.7M$462,988$440,373$7.1M$12.5M$105.8M$418,468$1.1M$1.4M
Share buybacks (net)—————$75.8M————
Dividend payout ratio3.6%230.6%4.5%—55.6%50.9%311.8%—3.7%14.6%
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow222.2%100.3%77.3%99.5%63.9%105.6%211.2%160.0%251.2%224.9%
Capex / revenue0.0%0.0%0.0%—0.0%0.0%0.0%—0.0%0.0%
Capex / operating cash flow0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Capex / depreciation——0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
R&D / revenue——0.0%—0.0%0.0%0.0%———
SG&A / revenue12.3%62.6%0.6%—2.3%1.3%1.1%—1.0%4.9%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding39.9158.50.4—11.46.54.5—6.6206.2
Days of inventory on hand——————92.5103.9——
Days payables outstanding46.239.68.5258.0322.3174.4135.769.6129.5242.0
Cash conversion cycle (days)-6.3118.9-8.2—-310.9-167.9-38.8—-123.0-35.8
Receivables turnover9.142.30975.820.0031.9456.1881.990.0055.421.77
Payables turnover7.899.2242.821.411.132.092.695.252.821.51
Inventory turnover——————3.953.51——
Asset turnover0.070.024.490.000.140.200.260.000.250.01
Average receivables$716,360$816,586$340,224$179,165$410,110$444,952$421,162$666,586$566,764$587,188
Average payables$139,769$108,592$20,319$610,912$950,742$775,332$630,372$395,527$641,568$850,000
Average inventory——————$429,577$590,354——
Intangibles / total assets0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

Computed from RGT's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed December 31, 2025) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.

RGT valuation and financial ratios

At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Royce Global Value traded at 4.6 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 5.6. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 2.6. Royce Global Value earned a return on equity of 20.8% and a return on invested capital of 16.2% in fiscal 2025. It returned $0.7 million to shareholders: $0.7 million in dividends and $0 in share buybacks, 222% of free cash flow. The share count fell 37.0% from 10.4M to 6.6M over 9 years.

See the RGT income statement, the RGT chart for price history, or the RGT stock overview for the latest quote and news.

RGT key metrics FAQ

What is Royce Global Value's P/E ratio?

Royce Global Value's trailing P/E ratio is 2.6 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026). At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 4.6, compared with a 10-year median of 5.6.

What is Royce Global Value's EV/EBITDA?

Royce Global Value's enterprise value was 4.6 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $86.0 million, EBITDA $18.9 million).

What is Royce Global Value's return on equity?

Royce Global Value's return on equity (ROE) was 20.8% in fiscal 2025: net income of $18.9 million on average shareholders' equity of $90.9 million.

What is Royce Global Value's ROIC?

Royce Global Value's return on invested capital was 16.2% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

What is Royce Global Value's dividend yield?

Royce Global Value's forward dividend yield is 1.34%. Royce Global Value paid $0.7 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.10 per share), a payout ratio of 3.6%.

What is Royce Global Value's free cash flow yield?

Royce Global Value generated $0.3 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 0.4% on its market value at year-end ($86.0 million).

What is Royce Global Value's current ratio?

Royce Global Value's current ratio was 3.56 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 3.56 times current liabilities.

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