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Royal Bank of Canada (Royal Bank of Canada) Return-on-Tangible-Equity

: 14.67% (As of Jan. 2024)
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Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. Royal Bank of Canada's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $10,668 Mil. Royal Bank of Canada's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $72,726 Mil. Therefore, Royal Bank of Canada's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 14.67%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Royal Bank of Canada's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

RY' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 15.74   Med: 19.95   Max: 22.9
Current: 16.07

During the past 13 years, Royal Bank of Canada's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 22.90%. The lowest was 15.74%. And the median was 19.95%.

RY's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than
76.01% of 1455 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 11 vs RY: 16.07

Royal Bank of Canada Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Royal Bank of Canada's Return-on-Tangible-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Royal Bank of Canada Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19.40 16.52 21.42 17.41 15.72

Royal Bank of Canada Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Return-on-Tangible-Equity Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.11 15.97 16.73 16.78 14.67

Competitive Comparison

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Royal Bank of Canada's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Royal Bank of Canada Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Royal Bank of Canada's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Royal Bank of Canada's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.



Royal Bank of Canada Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Royal Bank of Canada's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Oct. 2023 )  (A: Oct. 2022 )(A: Oct. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Oct. 2023 )  (A: Oct. 2022 )(A: Oct. 2023 )
=10836.494/( (65529.987+72316.22 )/ 2 )
=10836.494/68923.1035
=15.72 %

Royal Bank of Canada's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Jan. 2024 )  (Q: Oct. 2023 )(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Jan. 2024 )  (Q: Oct. 2023 )(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=10668.256/( (72316.22+73136.407)/ 2 )
=10668.256/72726.3135
=14.67 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Jan. 2024) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Royal Bank of Canada  (NYSE:RY) Return-on-Tangible-Equity Explanation

Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.


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Royal Bank of Canada (Royal Bank of Canada) Business Description

Address
1 Place Ville-Marie, Corporate Secretary's Department, Montreal, QC, CAN, H3B 3A9
Royal Bank of Canada is one of the two largest banks in Canada. It is a diversified financial services company, offering personal and commercial banking, wealth-management services, insurance, corporate banking, and capital markets services. The bank is concentrated in Canada, with additional operations in the U.S. and other countries.