How to buy Royal Bank of Canada stock in Canada

Royal Bank of Canada is a banks - diversified business based in Canada. Royal Bank of Canada shares (RY) are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and all prices are listed in Canadian Dollars.

Its last market close was C$173.40 – a decrease of 2.25% over the previous week. Royal Bank of Canada employs 96,165 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around C$56.5 billion.

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Royal Bank of Canada stock price (Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX): RY)

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Royal Bank of Canada stocks at a glance

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Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	C$173.40
52-week range	C$124.11 - C$180.45
50-day moving average more info button	C$173.35
200-day moving average more info button	C$154.07
Wall St. target price	C$185.71
PE ratio more info button	15.3787
Dividend yield more info button	C$0 (3.23%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	C$11.25

Is it a good time to buy Royal Bank of Canada stock?

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Royal Bank of Canada price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of C$173.4 from 2024-12-20

1 week (2024-12-16)	-2.25%
1 month (2024-11-22)	-0.75%
3 months (2024-09-23)	4.23%
6 months (2024-06-21)	22.09%

1 year (2023-12-22)	29.72%
2 years (2022-12-23)	46.48%
3 years (2021-12-23)	46.03%
5 years (2019-12-23)	104.54%

Is Royal Bank of Canada stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Royal Bank of Canada stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Royal Bank of Canada's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Royal Bank of Canada's P/E ratio

Royal Bank of Canada's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 15x. In other words, Royal Bank of Canada shares trade at around 15x recent earnings.

Royal Bank of Canada's PEG ratio

Royal Bank of Canada's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.2805. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Royal Bank of Canada's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Royal Bank of Canada financials

Revenue TTM	C$56.5 billion
Operating margin TTM	41.5%
Gross profit TTM	C$48.5 billion
Return on assets TTM	0.8%
Return on equity TTM	13.69%
Profit margin	28.67%
Book value	C$81.28
Market Capitalization more info button	C$244.7 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Royal Bank of Canada stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 46.28% of net profits

Recently Royal Bank of Canada has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Royal Bank of Canada shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Royal Bank of Canada's case, that would currently equate to about C$0 per share.

While Royal Bank of Canada's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Royal Bank of Canada may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Royal Bank of Canada's most recent dividend payout was on 23 February 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 23 October 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Royal Bank of Canada's stocks ever split?

Royal Bank of Canada's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 22 March 2006 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Royal Bank of Canada stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Royal Bank of Canada stocks, which in turn could have impacted Royal Bank of Canada's stock price.

Royal Bank of Canada stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Royal Bank of Canada's stocks have ranged in value from as little as C$124.1054 up to C$180.45. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (TO average) beta is 1, while Royal Bank of Canada's is 0.842. This would suggest that Royal Bank of Canada's stocks are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Royal Bank of Canada overview

Royal Bank of Canada operates as a diversified financial service company worldwide. The company's Personal & Commercial Banking segment offers checking and savings accounts, home equity financing, personal lending, private banking, indirect lending, including auto financing, mutual funds and self-directed brokerage accounts, guaranteed investment certificates, credit cards, and payment products and solutions; and lending, leasing, deposit, investment, foreign exchange, cash management, auto dealer financing, trade products, and services to small and medium-sized commercial businesses. This segment offers financial products and services through branches, automated teller machines, and mobile sales network. Its Wealth Management segment provides a suite of wealth, investment, trust, banking, credit, and other advice-based solutions and strategies to high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals, and institutional clients; asset management products to institutional and individual clients; and asset and investor services to financial institutions, asset managers, and asset owners. The company's Insurance segment offers life, health, home, auto, travel, wealth, annuities, property and casualty, and reinsurance advice and solutions; and business insurance services to individual, business, and group clients through its advice centers, RBC insurance stores, and mobile advisors; digital platforms; and independent brokers and partners. The company's Capital Markets segment offers advisory and origination, sales and trading, lending and financing, and transaction banking services to corporations, institutional clients, asset managers, private equity firms, and governments. The company was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Royal Bank of Canada is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.002% of Royal Bank of Canada stocks are held by insiders and 52.505% by institutions. How many people work for Royal Bank of Canada?
Latest data suggests 96,165 work at Royal Bank of Canada. When does the fiscal year end for Royal Bank of Canada?
Royal Bank of Canada's fiscal year ends in October. Where is Royal Bank of Canada based?
Royal Bank of Canada's address is: Royal Bank Plaza, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5J 2J5 What is Royal Bank of Canada's ISIN number?
Royal Bank of Canada's international securities identification number is: CA7800871021

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