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

Company Overview

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE: RCL), operating as part of the Royal Caribbean Group, is a global cruise company that develops, markets and operates passenger cruise ships. The company operates multiple consumer-facing cruise brands that offer short- and long-duration itineraries and a range of onboard experiences. Its core activities include itineraries and voyage operations, guest services and hospitality, onboard food and beverage, entertainment and recreation programming, and the commercial activities needed to sell and support cruises through both direct and travel‑agent channels.

Royal Caribbean’s ships serve a broad set of geographies worldwide, regularly deploying vessels in the Caribbean, North America (including Alaska), Europe, Asia, Australia and South America. The company’s product offering emphasizes a spectrum of experiences from family- and activity-focused ships to more premium and luxury options, delivered through onboard amenities such as dining venues, entertainment theaters, recreational facilities, shore excursions and loyalty programs. In addition to line operations, Royal Caribbean works closely with shipyards and suppliers on vessel design, engineering and procurement to support fleet renewal and enhancements.

Founded in the late 1960s, the company has grown into one of the leading cruise operators globally and is headquartered in Miami, Florida. It has a long-standing reputation for deploying new ship concepts and broadening the reach of cruise travel. Royal Caribbean is managed by an executive leadership team based at its corporate headquarters and operates globally through regional offices and local port relationships to support itinerary planning, regulatory compliance and guest operations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $255.00 to $261.74
• 50-Day Range: $247.46 to $286.95
• 52-Week Range: $232.10 to $366.50
• Volume: 3.18 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.00 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $69.03 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.70
• Dividend Yield: 2.33%
• Price Target: $345.63
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Royal Caribbean Cruises scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 6th out of 271 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 2.70, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 15 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Royal Caribbean Cruises has a consensus price target of $345.63, representing about 34.3% upside from its current price of $257.38.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Royal Caribbean Cruises has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.94%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Royal Caribbean Cruises are expected to grow by 14.94% in the coming year, from $17.27 to $19.85 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Royal Caribbean Cruises is 15.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.68.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Royal Caribbean Cruises is 15.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.53.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Royal Caribbean Cruises has a PEG Ratio of 0.91. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Royal Caribbean Cruises has a P/B Ratio of 6.88. 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

4.89% 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 4.03.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Royal Caribbean Cruises has recently decreased by 2.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Royal Caribbean Cruises pays a meaningful dividend of 2.30%, 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 36.61%. 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 30.23% next year. This indicates that Royal Caribbean Cruises will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.30

News Sentiment

Royal Caribbean Cruises has a news sentiment score of 0.30. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 48 news articles for Royal Caribbean Cruises this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

78 people have searched for RCL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 73% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

10 people have added Royal Caribbean Cruises to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 43% 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 $358,605,301.00 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

• Record date for 4/3 Dividend: 3/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/3 Dividend: 3/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/03/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/30/2026
• Today: 5/22/2026
• Record date for 7/2 Dividend: 6/03/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/2 Dividend: 6/03/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: LEISURE&REC SVS
• Sub-Industry: Hotels Resorts & Cruise Lines
• Current Symbol: NYSE:RCL
• CIK: 884887
• Web: www.rclinvestor.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: $345.63
• High Price Target: $425.00
• Low Price Target: $290.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +34.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.70
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $16.39
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.70
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.90
• P/E Growth: 0.91
• Net Income: $4.27 billion
• Net Margins: 24.36%
• Pretax Margin: 25.00%
• Return on Equity: 45.25%
• Return on Assets: 11.13%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.96
• Current Ratio: 0.20
• Quick Ratio: 0.17

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $17.94 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.85
• Cash Flow: $22.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.64
• Book Value: $37.39 per share
• Price / Book: 6.88

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 268,200,000
• Free Float: 250,923,000
• Market Cap: $69.03 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.77