Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY) reported quarterly earnings of $4.28 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.04 by 5.94 percent. This is a 11.46 percent increase over earnings of $3.84 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $18.538 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $18.011 billion by 2.93 percent. This is a 9.14 percent increase over sales of $16.985 billion the same period last year.