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RBC Capital Markets interview questions
Superday Room's question bank has 12 questions that candidates reported from RBC Capital Markets interviews, from recruiting for summer analyst classes of 2025 to 2026. 17% of them are behavioral; the technical questions are led by valuation (2), market knowledge (2) and accounting (1).
What do RBC interviews cover?
Valuation leads the technical questions candidates reported from RBC interviews (2 of 12), and 17% of all of them were behavioral. By topic:
| Topic | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Valuation | 2 | 17% |
| Market knowledge | 2 | 17% |
| Behavioral | 2 | 17% |
| Accounting | 1 | 8% |
| Enterprise and equity value | 1 | 8% |
| DCF | 1 | 8% |
| Merger models (M&A) | 1 | 8% |
| Other topics | 2 | 17% |
Where candidates named the round, they reported 2 from superdays and 7 from first rounds. The rest didn't say.
What questions have candidates reported from RBC interviews?
Three of the 12, each labeled with the round when the candidate named it:
- How can a company have negative net income but positive unlevered free cash flow? First round · SA 2025
- A utilities company versus flipping a coin: what is the beta of each? First round · SA 2026
- It's late at night and a valuation you are working on with another analyst is not producing the expected results. What do you do? First round
Practice all 12 out loud in Superday Room, with an answer key for each: they're part of the Recruiting Season Pass. See RBC's questions in the app →
What does RBC ask at the superday?
Candidates reported 2 of the 12 questions from RBC superdays, the final round. The most common topics among them: LBOs (1) and market knowledge (1). What happens at a superday →
When does RBC recruit?
Extern expects summer 2028 applications to open in October to November 2026, a projection from the previous cycle (Extern, as of October 9, 2026). The full 2026–27 timeline →
Most banks start with a first round, often a recorded video interview, before the superday: see HireVue interviews and what a superday is.
How should you prepare for RBC interviews?
Start with the topics that come up most in RBC's reported questions. Each link has free questions with short answers:
Superday Room isn't affiliated with RBC Capital Markets or any bank. These questions were reported by candidates after their interviews; RBC Capital Markets hasn't reviewed or confirmed them. Firm names are used only to say where questions were reported.
Frequently asked questions
- What does RBC Capital Markets ask in investment banking interviews?
- Superday Room's question bank has 12 questions that candidates reported from RBC Capital Markets interviews, from recruiting for summer analyst classes of 2025 to 2026. 17% of them are behavioral; the technical questions are led by valuation (2), market knowledge (2) and accounting (1).
Sources
- Superday Room, “Superday Room question bank: questions tagged by the firm and interview round candidates reported”, counted October 29, 2026.
- Extern, “Investment Banking Internships 2028: Which Banks Are Hiring and When to Apply”, updated October 9, 2026.