Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Competitors $314.39 -5.72 (-1.79%) Closing price 10/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$314.62 +0.23 (+0.07%) As of 10/3/2025 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock RCL vs. CROX, GIII, LULU, OSW, STRA, CCL, HLT, LYV, NCLH, and RLShould you be buying Royal Caribbean Cruises stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Royal Caribbean Cruises include Crocs (CROX), G-III Apparel Group (GIII), lululemon athletica (LULU), OneSpaWorld (OSW), Strategic Education (STRA), Carnival (CCL), Hilton Worldwide (HLT), Live Nation Entertainment (LYV), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), and Ralph Lauren (RL). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector. Royal Caribbean Cruises vs. Its Competitors Crocs G-III Apparel Group lululemon athletica OneSpaWorld Strategic Education Carnival Hilton Worldwide Live Nation Entertainment Norwegian Cruise Line Ralph Lauren Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) and Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and media sentiment. Is CROX or RCL more profitable? Royal Caribbean Cruises has a net margin of 20.97% compared to Crocs' net margin of 5.72%. Royal Caribbean Cruises' return on equity of 47.15% beat Crocs' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Crocs5.72% 44.15% 16.12% Royal Caribbean Cruises 20.97%47.15%10.19% Do analysts rate CROX or RCL? Crocs presently has a consensus target price of $102.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.16%. Royal Caribbean Cruises has a consensus target price of $326.95, suggesting a potential upside of 4.00%. Given Crocs' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Crocs is more favorable than Royal Caribbean Cruises.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Crocs 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43Royal Caribbean Cruises 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 Which has more risk & volatility, CROX or RCL? Crocs has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Caribbean Cruises has a beta of 2.08, suggesting that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CROX or RCL? Royal Caribbean Cruises has higher revenue and earnings than Crocs. Crocs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Royal Caribbean Cruises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCrocs$4.10B1.13$950.07M$3.7322.76Royal Caribbean Cruises$16.48B5.18$2.88B$13.3423.57 Does the media prefer CROX or RCL? In the previous week, Royal Caribbean Cruises had 21 more articles in the media than Crocs. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Royal Caribbean Cruises and 6 mentions for Crocs. Royal Caribbean Cruises' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Crocs' score of 0.95 indicating that Royal Caribbean Cruises is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Crocs 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Royal Caribbean Cruises 21 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CROX or RCL? 93.4% of Crocs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of Royal Caribbean Cruises shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Crocs shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Royal Caribbean Cruises shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryRoyal Caribbean Cruises beats Crocs on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Royal Caribbean Cruises News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RCL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding RCL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart RCL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRoyal Caribbean CruisesLEISURE&REC SVS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$85.30B$8.47B$8.36B$21.82BDividend Yield1.27%2.24%2.99%3.54%P/E Ratio23.5717.8518.6429.82Price / Sales5.188.146.2967.04Price / Cash17.1110.8116.8024.90Price / Book10.933.624.874.60Net Income$2.88B$318.75M$256.82M$1.00B7 Day Performance-3.71%-0.14%-0.09%2.07%1 Month Performance-10.79%-2.84%2.00%3.33%1 Year Performance75.21%-5.90%44.89%13.11% Royal Caribbean Cruises Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RCLRoyal Caribbean Cruises4.8068 of 5 stars$314.39-1.8%$326.95+4.0%+75.2%$85.30B$16.48B23.57106,000Positive NewsCROXCrocs3.6658 of 5 stars$83.71+2.4%$102.00+21.8%-40.2%$4.57B$4.10B22.427,910GIIIG-III Apparel Group2.7022 of 5 stars$26.72-2.3%$29.60+10.8%-8.7%$1.13B$3.18B6.644,600Positive NewsLULUlululemon athletica4.447 of 5 stars$179.10+1.6%$234.64+31.0%-35.1%$21.24B$10.59B12.1839,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOSWOneSpaWorld4.4212 of 5 stars$21.55-0.6%$22.67+5.2%+25.3%$2.21B$895.02M31.715,191STRAStrategic Education4.6666 of 5 stars$85.66+0.7%$99.33+16.0%-3.8%$2.04B$1.22B17.783,801CCLCarnival4.9356 of 5 stars$29.44-3.9%$31.95+8.5%+58.5%$34.50B$25.02B15.97100,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeHLTHilton Worldwide4.4131 of 5 stars$262.78+0.4%$265.88+1.2%+10.4%$61.81B$11.17B40.37181,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastLYVLive Nation Entertainment4.2337 of 5 stars$164.67+1.8%$171.21+4.0%+40.7%$38.64B$23.16B71.3432,200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNCLHNorwegian Cruise Line4.2524 of 5 stars$24.77-1.1%$27.80+12.2%+19.2%$11.21B$9.48B17.1041,700Gap UpRLRalph Lauren4.5706 of 5 stars$308.73-1.0%$312.82+1.3%+64.2%$18.71B$7.08B24.6723,400Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Crocs Alternatives G-III Apparel Group Alternatives lululemon athletica Alternatives OneSpaWorld Alternatives Strategic Education Alternatives Carnival Alternatives Hilton Worldwide Alternatives Live Nation Entertainment Alternatives Norwegian Cruise Line Alternatives Ralph Lauren Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:RCL) was last updated on 10/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyU.S. Puts GDP on the Blockchain Could this spark the next crypto supercycle? 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