RB Global Increase Decrease In Advances Against Auction Contracts increased by 253.3% to $14.10M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 78.5%, from $7.90M to $14.10M. Over 2 years (FY 2023 to FY 2025), Increase Decrease In Advances Against Auction Contracts shows a downward trend with a -39.7% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
An increase indicates higher upfront capital commitment to secure inventory, while a decrease indicates the recovery of these advances upon auction completion.
This metric tracks the change in cash advances provided to sellers or consignors prior to the completion of an auction....
Specific to auction and consignment-based business models.
other_increase_decrease_in_advances_against_auction_contracts| Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | -$3.89M | $5.00M | $6.20M | $3.10M | -$1.00M | $5.60M | $0.00 | $8.60M | -$4.40M | -$8.20M | -$1.70M | $0.00 | $7.90M | -$4.40M | $900.00K | -$9.20M | $14.10M |
| QoQ Change | — | +228.4% | +24.0% | -50.0% | -132.3% | +660.0% | -100.0% | — | -151.2% | -86.4% | +79.3% | +100.0% | — | -155.7% | +120.5% | <-999% | +253.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -120.0% | -9.7% | — | +177.4% | -340.0% | -246.4% | — | -100.0% | +279.5% | +46.3% | +152.9% | — | +78.5% |