Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., doing business as Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL), is a global cruise company that operates vacation cruises and related travel experiences. Its fleet visits destinations across the Caribbean, Europe, Alaska, Asia, Australia, and other regions, with itineraries that typically include onboard entertainment, dining, accommodations, recreational activities, and shore excursions.

The company’s principal brands include Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises. Royal Caribbean International focuses on large-scale, family-oriented cruise vacations, while Celebrity Cruises offers premium travel experiences and Silversea specializes in luxury and expedition cruising. Royal Caribbean Group also has interests in joint-venture cruise operations, including TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises.

The company was established in 1968 and launched its first ship, Song of Norway, in 1970. It was previously known as Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. before adopting the Royal Caribbean Group name in 2020. The company is headquartered in Miami, Florida, and is led by Jason Liberty, who serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $274.20 to $280.00
• 50-Day Range: $230.09 to $302.31
• 52-Week Range: $222.22 to $356.39
• Volume: 1.68 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.54 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $73.95 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.09
• Dividend Yield: 2.17%
• Price Target: $350.35
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Royal Caribbean Cruises scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 43rd out of 483 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Royal Caribbean Cruises has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 20 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Royal Caribbean Cruises has a consensus price target of $350.35, representing about 26.7% upside from its current price of $276.49.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Royal Caribbean Cruises has been the subject of 22 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.05%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Royal Caribbean Cruises are expected to grow by 13.05% in the coming year, from $17.78 to $20.10 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Royal Caribbean Cruises is 17.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.76.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Royal Caribbean Cruises is 17.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.18.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Royal Caribbean Cruises has a PEG Ratio of 1.01. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Royal Caribbean Cruises has a P/B Ratio of 7.36. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.53% of the float of Royal Caribbean Cruises has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Royal Caribbean Cruises has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.75, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Royal Caribbean Cruises has recently increased by 11.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Royal Caribbean Cruises pays a meaningful dividend of 2.08%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Royal Caribbean Cruises has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Royal Caribbean Cruises is 37.08%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Royal Caribbean Cruises will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.85% next year. This indicates that Royal Caribbean Cruises will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.37

News Sentiment

Royal Caribbean Cruises has a news sentiment score of 0.37. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Royal Caribbean Cruises this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 66 people have searched for RCL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -6% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

13 people have added Royal Caribbean Cruises to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 18% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Royal Caribbean Cruises insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,048,148.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

6.44% of the stock of Royal Caribbean Cruises is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.53% of the stock of Royal Caribbean Cruises is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Record date for 10/8 Dividend: 9/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/8 Dividend: 9/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/08/2026
• Today: 10/23/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
• Sub-Industry: Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines
• Current Symbol: NYSE:RCL
• CIK: 884887
• Web: www.royalcaribbeangroup.com
• Phone: (305) 539-6000
• Fax: 305-374-7354
• Employees: 108,000
• Year Founded: 1969

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Royal Caribbean Cruises: $350.35
• High Price Target: $425.00
• Low Price Target: $298.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 28 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $16.18
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.09
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.55
• P/E Growth: 1.01
• Net Income: $4.27 billion
• Net Margins: 23.54%
• Pretax Margin: 24.17%
• Return on Equity: 43.33%
• Return on Assets: 10.56%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.03
• Current Ratio: 0.21
• Quick Ratio: 0.19

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $17.94 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.12
• Cash Flow: $21.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.89
• Book Value: $37.57 per share
• Price / Book: 7.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 267,450,000
• Free Float: 250,228,000
• Market Cap: $73.95 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.82