Royal Bank of Canada (RY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 101,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market capitalization, we have a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to our more than 19 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 27 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com. ¿ We are proud to support a broad range of community initiatives through donations, community investments and employee volunteer activities. See how at rbc.com/peopleandplanet.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$242.65 to C$244.61
• 50-Day Range: C$218.50 to C$245.85
• 52-Week Range: C$165.36 to C$246.72
• Volume: 3.44 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.76 million shs
• Market Capitalization: C$338.15 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.70
• Dividend Yield: 2.55%
• Price Target: C$247.62
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Royal Bank of Canada Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Royal Bank of Canada scored higher than 39% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Royal Bank of Canada has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.92, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 9 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Royal Bank of Canada is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Royal Bank of Canada has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Royal Bank of Canada is 16.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.56.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Royal Bank of Canada is 16.73, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 15.83.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Royal Bank of Canada has a PEG Ratio of 3.42. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Royal Bank of Canada has a P/B Ratio of 2.44. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for RY.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Royal Bank of Canada pays a meaningful dividend of 2.69%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Royal Bank of Canada does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Royal Bank of Canada is 42.58%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.57

News Sentiment

Royal Bank of Canada has a news sentiment score of 0.57. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Royal Bank of Canada this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

44 people have searched for RY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 69% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 4 people have added Royal Bank of Canada to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -56% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Royal Bank of Canada insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$7,068,490.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

30.53% of the stock of Royal Bank of Canada is held by institutions.

RY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have RY shares performed this year?

Royal Bank of Canada's stock was trading at C$233.99 at the start of the year. Since then, RY shares have increased by 4.1% and is now trading at C$243.59.

How were Royal Bank of Canada's earnings last quarter?

Royal Bank of Canada (TSE:RY) released its earnings results on Thursday, February, 26th. The financial services provider reported $4.08 earnings per share for the quarter. The financial services provider earned $17.96 billion during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada had a net margin of 20.88% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.37%.

How do I buy shares of Royal Bank of Canada?

Shares of RY stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of Royal Bank of Canada own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Royal Bank of Canada investors own include Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Enbridge (ENB), Bank of Montreal (BMO), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), BCE (BCE) and TELUS (T).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/26/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/22 Dividend: 4/23/2026
• Today: 5/05/2026
• Record date for 5/22 Dividend: 5/22/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/22/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Banks - Diversified
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: TSE:RY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.rbc.com
• Phone: +1-416-9748393
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 91,400
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Royal Bank of Canada: C$247.62
• High Price Target: C$267.00
• Low Price Target: C$220.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +1.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.92
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$14.56
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.70
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.70
• P/E Growth: 3.42
• Net Income: C$16.24 billion
• Net Margins: 20.88%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 15.37%
• Return on Assets: 0.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 259.24
• Current Ratio: 0.17
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$67.74 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.99
• Cash Flow: C$1,019.20 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.24
• Book Value: C$100.00 per share
• Price / Book: 2.43

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,390,517,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$338.15 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.07