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Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY.PR.P.PFD) Debt-to-Equity : 3.73 (As of Oct. 2024)


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What is Royal Bank of Canada Debt-to-Equity?

Royal Bank of Canada's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was C$136,017.00 Mil. Royal Bank of Canada's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was C$338,185.00 Mil. Royal Bank of Canada's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was C$127,089.00 Mil. Royal Bank of Canada's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was 3.73.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

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

TSX:RY.PR.P.PFD' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.08   Med: 3.2   Max: 3.93
Current: 3.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Royal Bank of Canada was 3.93. The lowest was 3.08. And the median was 3.20.

TSX:RY.PR.P.PFD's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
94.62% of 1449 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.63 vs TSX:RY.PR.P.PFD: 3.73

Royal Bank of Canada Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Royal Bank of Canada's Debt-to-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 Debt-to-Equity Chart

Royal Bank of Canada Annual Data
Trend Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.08 3.09 3.93 3.82 3.73

Royal Bank of Canada Quarterly Data
Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24
Debt-to-Equity 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 3.82 3.80 3.76 3.59 3.73

Competitive Comparison of Royal Bank of Canada's Debt-to-Equity

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Royal Bank of Canada's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-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's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Banks Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Royal Bank of Canada's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



Royal Bank of Canada Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Royal Bank of Canada's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

Royal Bank of Canada's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

* 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  (TSX:RY.PR.P.PFD) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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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. 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 US and other countries.

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