Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
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 - 2026) 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 (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 17.67% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | 14.29% |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 17.55% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 15.91% |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 17.90% |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 12.93% |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 11.72% |
| 10 | American Express | 217.14 Bn | 16.62 Bn | - | 34.98% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 15.91% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 15.54% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 14.88% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 14.74% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 14.17% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 13.93% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 14.07% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 13.17% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 13.14% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 12.93% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 13.13% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 12.91% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 13.04% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 13.24% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 14.24% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 15.32% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 15.34% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 16.35% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 16.29% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 16.25% |
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&ticker=RY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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&ticker=RY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();