Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2025)
Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 15.91% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 1.74 percentage points from 14.17% a year earlier and up 0.38 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Royal Bank Of Canada's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 15.25%, up 1.57 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +2.01 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Royal Bank Of Canada's Return on Equity [ROE] was 13.67% in FY2024 (+0.34 pp), 13.33% in FY2023 (-2.10 pp), 15.43% in FY2022 (-2.18 pp) and 17.60% in FY2021 (+4.37 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q2 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased in each of the last nine quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.12 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2022, with a gain of 3.19 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2023, with a drop of 3.10 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 15.53% (Q2 2026), 14.88% (Q1 2026) and 14.74% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 896.53 Bn | 896.53 Bn | - | 16.13% |
| 2 | Bank Of America | 354.20 Bn | -2,021.91 Bn | - | 10.22% |
| 3 | Hsbc Holdings | 303.54 Bn | -1,800.05 Bn | - | 12.07% |
| 4 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.29 Bn | -546.75 Bn | - | 15.25% |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 281.19 Bn | -262.84 Bn | - | 15.61% |
| 6 | Goldman Sachs | 256.26 Bn | -3,487.19 Bn | - | 13.91% |
| 7 | Wells Fargo & Company | 253.33 Bn | 253.33 Bn | - | 11.73% |
| 8 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 238.77 Bn | -102.62 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 9.66% |
| 9 | American Express | 216.03 Bn | 15.51 Bn | - | 33.99% |
| 10 | Toronto Dominion Bank | 211.21 Bn | -464.66 Bn | - | 16.84% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2025 | 15.25% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 13.67% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 13.33% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 15.43% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 17.60% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 13.24% |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 15.59% |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 16.25% |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 15.74% |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 15.47% |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 16.61% |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 59.40% |
| Oct 31, 2013 | 62.06% |
| Oct 31, 2012 | 17.03% |
| Oct 31, 2011 | 17.20% |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 15.63% |
| Oct 31, 2009 | 16.71% |
API Access
Royal Bank Of Canada Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D-annual&ticker=RY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]-annual", "ticker": "RY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D-annual&ticker=RY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();