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Biggest moves on record

Every trading day we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1−2.8%29 Jul 2026Max
  2. 2+2.7%30 Apr 2026Low
  3. 3−2.6%7 Oct 2026Moderate
  4. 4−2.5%19 Aug 2026Very High
  5. 5+2.5%31 Mar 2026Moderate

Every day, by size of move

265 trading days, 2025–2026. One square is one day.

  • Max83.0%
  • Very High83.0%
  • High93.4%
  • Moderate166.0%
  • Low8431.7%
  • Very Low14052.8%

Biggest moves on record

Every week we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1+8.6%Week of30 Oct 2023High
  2. 2−7.4%Week of11 Jul 2022Moderate
  3. 3+6.5%Week of11 Dec 2023Moderate
  4. 4+5.6%Week of3 Jan 2022Low
  5. 5+5.4%Week of1 Dec 2025Low

Every week, by size of move

302 weeks, 2021–2026. One square is one week.

  • Max20.7%
  • Very High20.7%
  • High20.7%
  • Moderate62.0%
  • Low9130.1%
  • Very Low19965.9%

Biggest moves on record

Every month we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1+23.9%Apr 2009Max
  2. 2+19.2%Mar 2009Very High
  3. 3−18.7%Oct 2008High
  4. 4+17.5%Jul 2009High
  5. 5−17.3%Mar 2020Moderate

Every month, by size of move

252 months, 2005–2026. One square is one month.

  • Max31.2%
  • Very High10.4%
  • High62.4%
  • Moderate145.6%
  • Low8031.7%
  • Very Low14858.7%

Monthly performance

Over the past 22 years, RY rose most often in July (18 of 22) and fell most often in June (12 of 22).

How it reacted to its last results

ReportedResultOn the day
27 Aug 2026 Beat$4.28 vs $4.07 expected −1.3%
28 May 2026 Beat$3.90 vs $3.79 expected −0.1%
26 Feb 2026 Beat$4.08 vs $3.84 expected −2.2%
3 Dec 2025 Beat$3.85 vs $3.55 expected +1.5%

Beat or missed means profit per share came in above or below what experts expected. The price move is for the first trading day the results could move.

Compared with its neighbours

On a normal day, RY moves about 0.70% up or down. That is calmer than 9 in 10 shares we follow.

Industry · Financials

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Theme · Banks

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Region · Canada & Latin America

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In the news

Recent headlines about Royal Bank of Canada, from the outlets that wrote them.

  1. 01Yahoo! Finance Canada17 hours agoRate Hike Risk Is Back: Where I’d Park My TFSA Cash Right Now
  2. 02Kalkine Media17 hours agoCan Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY) Deliver Consistent Banking Growth?
  3. 03The Globe and Mail18 hours agoCanadian Banks Now Dominate the TSX: Is Your “Diversified” ETF Taking Too Much Risk?
  4. 04ad-hoc-news.de19 hours agoChampion Homes stock: RBC trims target to USD 94, keeps Outperform
  5. 05MarketBeat23 hours agoEnerflex (TSE:EFX) Stock Price Target Lowered at Royal Bank Of Canada
  6. 06MarketBeat23 hours agoMorguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:MRG.UN) Stock Gets Price Target Cut from Royal Bank Of Canada