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RY (Royal Bank of Canada) Cash Flow from Financing : $-6,819 Mil (TTM As of Jan. 2025)


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What is Royal Bank of Canada Cash Flow from Financing?

Cash from financing is the cash generated/spent from financial activities such as share issuance (buy back), debt issuance (repayment), and dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders.

For the three months ended in Jan. 2025, Royal Bank of Canada paid $252 Mil more to buy back shares than it received from issuing new shares. It spent $107 Mil paying down its debt. It received $963 Mil more from issuing preferred shares than it paid to buy back preferred shares. It spent $1,460 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders. It spent $0 Mil on other financial activities. In all, Royal Bank of Canada spent $856 Mil on financial activities for the three months ended in Jan. 2025.


Royal Bank of Canada Cash Flow from Financing Historical Data

The historical data trend for Royal Bank of Canada's Cash Flow from Financing 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 Cash Flow from Financing Chart

Royal Bank of Canada Annual Data
Trend Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24
Cash Flow from Financing
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -5,860.19 -4,767.57 -1,596.17 -7,171.09 -5,921.35

Royal Bank of Canada Quarterly Data
Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25
Cash Flow from Financing Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 26.08 -1,711.28 -2,119.00 -2,133.46 -855.52

Royal Bank of Canada Cash Flow from Financing Calculation

This is the cash generated/spent from financial activities such as share issuance (buy back), debt issuance (repayment), and dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders. In the calculation of free cash flow, cash from financing is not calculated because it is not related to operating activities.

Royal Bank of Canada's Cash from Financing for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Flow from Financing(A: Oct. 2024 )
=Issuance of Stock+Repurchase of Stock+Net Issuance of Debt+Net Issuance of Preferred Stock+Cash Flow for Dividends+Other Financing
=4998.183+-4846.26+-2466.381+1221.923+-4824.453+-4.361
=-5,921

Royal Bank of Canada's Cash from Financing for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is:

Cash Flow from Financing(Q: Jan. 2025 )
=Issuance of Stock+Repurchase of Stock+Net Issuance of Debt+Net Issuance of Preferred Stock+Cash Flow for Dividends+Other Financing
=1476.823+-1728.404+-107.026+963.236+-1460.143+-0.001
=-856

Cash Flow from Financing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-6,819 Mil.

* 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.


Royal Bank of Canada  (NYSE:RY) Cash Flow from Financing Explanation

Cash from financing contains six items:

1. Issuance of Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new shares. Issuance of stock represents the cash inflow from offering common stock, which is the additional capital contribution to the entity during the period.

Royal Bank of Canada's issuance of stock for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $1,477 Mil.

2. Repurchase of Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new shares. It can also use cash to buy back shares. Repurchase of stock represents the cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period.

Royal Bank of Canada's repurchase of stock for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $-1,728 Mil.

3. Net Issuance of Debt:
Net issuance of debt is the cash a company received or spent through debt related activities such as debt issuance or debt repayment. If a company pays down its debt during the period, this number will be negative. If a company issued more debt, it receives cash and this number is positive.

Royal Bank of Canada's net issuance of debt for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $-107 Mil. Royal Bank of Canada spent $107 Mil paying down its debt.

4. Net Issuance of Preferred Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new preferred shares. It can also use cash to buy back preferred shares. If this number is positive, it means that the company has received more cash from issuing preferred shares than it has paid to buy back preferred shares. If this number is negative, it means that company has paid more cash to buy back preferred shares than it has received for issuing preferred shares.

Royal Bank of Canada's net issuance of preferred for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $963 Mil. Royal Bank of Canada received $963 Mil more from issuing preferred shares than it paid to buy back preferred shares.

5. Cash Flow for Dividends:
Cash flow for dividends refers to the payment of cash to shareholders as dividends when the company generates income.

Royal Bank of Canada's cash flow for dividends for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $-1,460 Mil. Royal Bank of Canada spent $1,460 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders.

6. Other Financing:
Money spent or earned by company from other financial activities.

Royal Bank of Canada's other financing for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $-0 Mil. Royal Bank of Canada spent $0 Mil on other financial activities.


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Royal Bank of Canada Business Description

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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, with over CAD 2 trillion in assets. It is a diversified financial services company, offering personal and commercial banking, wealth management, insurance, corporate banking, and capital markets services. The bank is concentrated in Canada and has dominant market shares. RBC also has wealth and capital market businesses in the US, UK, and other countries. RBC is a top 15 investment bank globally.