Big ASX gold news! Regis Resources shares leaping higher today on 200% dividend boost

Regis Resources Ltd (ASX: RRL) shares are storming higher today.

Shares in the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) gold stock closed yesterday trading for $8.40. In morning trade on Thursday, shares are swapping hands for $8.72, up 3.8%.

For some context, the ASX 200 is up 0.8% at this same time.

With today’s intraday gains factored in, Regis Resources shares are now up a whopping 174.2% over 12 months, racing ahead of the 7.9% one-year gains posted by the ASX 200.

And that doesn’t include the 5 cents a share in fully-franked dividends the gold miner paid out in FY 2025.

That was the first dividend Regis Resources had paid since 2022, by the way. But with profits surging to record levels amid a rocketing gold price, that’s nothing compared to the passive income the ASX 200 gold miner is paying out in FY 2026.

Here’s what’s happening.

Regis Resources shares attracting passive income investors

This morning, the ASX 200 gold stock released its half-year results for the six months to 31 December (H1 FY 2026).

And Regis Resources shares are jumping with the miner reporting a 40% year-on-year increase in half-year gold sales revenue to $1.09 billion. Regis achieved an average realised price of $5,968 per ounce for that gold, up 52% from H1 FY 2025.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of $621 million were up 73%.

Over the half year, Regis produced 186,917 ounces at an all-in sustaining cost (AISC) of $2,850 per ounce.

On the bottom line, the miner reported a record net profit after tax (NPAT) of $323 million, up 73% year on year.

And Regis Resources shares are catching plenty of investor interest today, with management declaring a fully-franked interim dividend of 15 cents per share. That’s up 200% from the 5 cents per share paid out over all of FY 2025.

If you’re looking to bank that passive income payout (currently representing an instant 1.7% yield), you’ll need to own shares at market close on 11 March. The ASX 200 gold stock trades ex-dividend on 12 March.

On the balance sheet, Regis held cash and bullion of $930 million as at 31 December.

What’s next for the ASX 200 gold stock?

Regis Resources shares could continue to catch tailwinds as investors chase the upcoming dividends.

The miner said that moving forward, it intends to pay fully-franked dividends on a semi-annual basis. These are expected to represent between 25% and 50% of the increase in the company’s cash and gold bullion balance over the preceding half year.

Regis Resources CEO Jim Beyer said:

Looking to the remainder of the financial year, we remain on track to deliver in line with guidance and in the prevailing gold price environment, we expect to see another period of significant cash generation and profitability.

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