Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2025)
Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 49.26% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 2.07 percentage points from 51.33% a year earlier and down 0.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Royal Bank Of Canada posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 8.44%, down 46.59 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -11.21 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 55.02% in FY2024 (+11.13 pp), 43.89% in FY2023 (+21.76 pp), 22.13% in FY2022 (+3.42 pp) and 18.71% in FY2021 (-0.94 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of 8.37% in fiscal Q1 2026 and a high of 58.36% in fiscal Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -11.43 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was fiscal Q1 2024 (a gain of 24.04 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2025 (a drop of 49.47 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 49.31% (Q2 2026), 8.37% (Q1 2026) and 8.39% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 896.53 Bn | 896.53 Bn | - | 16.13% |
| 2 | Bank Of America | 354.20 Bn | -2,021.91 Bn | - | 14.58% |
| 3 | Hsbc Holdings | 303.54 Bn | -1,800.05 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.29 Bn | -546.75 Bn | - | 8.44% |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 281.19 Bn | -262.84 Bn | - | 12.86% |
| 6 | Goldman Sachs | 256.26 Bn | -3,487.19 Bn | - | 15.23% |
| 7 | Wells Fargo & Company | 253.33 Bn | 253.33 Bn | - | 15.04% |
| 8 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 238.77 Bn | -102.62 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 2.51% |
| 9 | American Express | 216.03 Bn | 15.51 Bn | - | 20.05% |
| 10 | Toronto Dominion Bank | 211.21 Bn | -464.66 Bn | - | 3.46% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2025 | 8.44% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 55.02% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 43.89% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 22.13% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 18.71% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 19.65% |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 27.77% |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 23.94% |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 3.06% |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 1.49% |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 1.29% |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 1.14% |
| Oct 31, 2013 | 2.26% |
| Oct 31, 2012 | 22.14% |
| Oct 31, 2011 | 5.31% |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 6.90% |
| Oct 31, 2009 | 37.37% |
API Access
Royal Bank Of Canada Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D-annual&ticker=RY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]-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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D-annual&ticker=RY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();