Receiving royalty payments involves holding a legally binding contractual agreement that grants you a percentage share of revenue generated from the sale of a specific asset, product, or natural resource. Depending on the industry, payments are typically disbursed on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis by the operating company once the underlying goods are sold or extracted. For public investors, exposure to royalty income is achieved by purchasing shares in specialized royalty streaming corporations, which collect these corporate revenues and distribute them onward to shareholders via regular dividends or capital appreciation.