Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY) reported quarterly earnings of $3.90 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.76 by 3.72 percent. This is a 25 percent increase over earnings of $3.12 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $17.453 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $17.150 billion by 1.77 percent. This is a 11.36 percent increase over sales of $15.672 billion the same period last year.