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

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$242.96 +3.99 (+1.67%)
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About Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock (NYSE:RCL)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$236.72
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$242.40
50-Day Range
$230.09
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$327.66
52-Week Range
$222.22
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$356.39
Volume
575,277 shs
Average Volume
2.55 million shs
Market Capitalization
$64.98 billion
P/E Ratio
14.92
Dividend Yield
2.47%
Price Target
$356.10
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., now operating as Royal Caribbean Group, is a global cruise vacation company headquartered in Miami, Florida. The company provides cruise vacations and related travel experiences through a fleet of ocean-going ships serving destinations across the Caribbean, Europe, Alaska, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and other regions.

Royal Caribbean Group’s principal brands include Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea. Royal Caribbean International focuses on large-ship vacations featuring entertainment, dining, family activities and onboard attractions; Celebrity Cruises offers premium cruises; and Silversea specializes in luxury and expedition voyages. The company also markets private destinations and shore excursions as part of its travel offerings.

Royal Caribbean International was founded in 1968, and the parent company was established in the 1980s. In 2020, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. changed its name to Royal Caribbean Group to reflect its multi-brand operations. Jason Liberty serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

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Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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RCL MarketRank™: 

Royal Caribbean Cruises scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 5th out of 481 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Royal Caribbean Cruises has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.68, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 13 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Royal Caribbean Cruises has a consensus price target of $356.10, representing about 48.8% upside from its current price of $239.30.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Royal Caribbean Cruises has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Royal Caribbean Cruises' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Royal Caribbean Cruises are expected to grow by 12.94% in the coming year, from $17.78 to $20.08 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Royal Caribbean Cruises is 14.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.93.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Royal Caribbean Cruises is 14.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.08.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Royal Caribbean Cruises has a PEG Ratio of 0.84. 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 6.37. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Royal Caribbean Cruises' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.06% 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 4.94.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Royal Caribbean Cruises has recently decreased by 7.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Royal Caribbean Cruises pays a meaningful dividend of 2.55%, 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 29.88% next year. This indicates that Royal Caribbean Cruises will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Royal Caribbean Cruises' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Royal Caribbean Cruises has a news sentiment score of 0.40. 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 0.53 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 36 news articles for Royal Caribbean Cruises this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    77 people have searched for RCL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 38% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    16 people have added Royal Caribbean Cruises to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 60% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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.

  • Read more about Royal Caribbean Cruises' insider trading history.
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RCL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Royal Caribbean Cruises' stock was trading at $278.68 at the start of the year. Since then, RCL shares have decreased by 14.1% and is now trading at $239.3010.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 28th. The company reported $4.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.98 by $0.23. The company's quarterly revenue was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis.
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Royal Caribbean Cruises' board initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, December 10th 2025, which authorizes the company to repurchase $2,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 2.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Royal Caribbean Cruises subsidiaries include these companies: Silversea Cruises Ltd, Celebrity Cruises Inc., and RCL Cruises Ltd..

Top institutional investors of Royal Caribbean Cruises include BlackRock Inc. (7.71%), State Street Corp (4.00%), Primecap Management Co. CA (0.79%) and Jupiter Topco LLC (0.70%). Insiders that own company stock include Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen, Jason T Liberty, Richard D Fain, Michael W Bayley, Laura H Bethge, Naftali Holtz, Harri U Kulovaara, Vagn O Sorensen, Maritza Gomez Montiel and Henry L Pujol.
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Shares of RCL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Royal Caribbean Cruises investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), Netflix (NFLX) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

Record date for 7/2 Dividend
6/03/2026
Ex-Dividend for 7/2 Dividend
6/03/2026
Dividend Payable
7/02/2026
Last Earnings
7/28/2026
Record date for 10/8 Dividend
9/17/2026
Ex-Dividend for 10/8 Dividend
9/17/2026
Today
9/25/2026
Dividend Payable
10/08/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/27/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Sub-Industry
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines
Current Symbol
NYSE:RCL
CIK
884887
Employees
108,000
Year Founded
1969

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$425.00
Low Price Target
$296.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+46.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.68
Research Coverage
22 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$16.18
Trailing P/E Ratio
14.92
Forward P/E Ratio
13.64
P/E Growth
0.84
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
3.62
Cash Flow
$23.09 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.50
Book Value
$37.57 per share
Price / Book
6.45

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
267,450,000
Free Float
250,228,000
Market Cap
$64.85 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.74

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This page (NYSE:RCL) was last updated on 9/25/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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