Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Competitors $344.22 +19.19 (+5.90%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$344.84 +0.62 (+0.18%) As of 08/22/2025 07:39 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, LYV, NCLH, RL, and SKXShould 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), Live Nation Entertainment (LYV), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), Ralph Lauren (RL), and Skechers U.S.A. (SKX). 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 Live Nation Entertainment Norwegian Cruise Line Ralph Lauren Skechers U.S.A. Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) and Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RCL or CROX? 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 RatioRoyal Caribbean Cruises$16.48B5.67$2.88B$13.3425.80Crocs$4.10B1.15$950.07M$3.7323.21 Does the media favor RCL or CROX? In the previous week, Royal Caribbean Cruises had 22 more articles in the media than Crocs. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Royal Caribbean Cruises and 19 mentions for Crocs. Crocs' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Royal Caribbean Cruises' score of 1.10 indicating that Crocs is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Royal Caribbean Cruises 26 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Crocs 13 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate RCL or CROX? Royal Caribbean Cruises presently has a consensus price target of $327.14, suggesting a potential downside of 4.96%. Crocs has a consensus price target of $104.42, suggesting a potential upside of 20.63%. Given Crocs' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Crocs is more favorable than Royal Caribbean Cruises.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Royal Caribbean Cruises 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.87Crocs 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54 Is RCL or CROX 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 Royal Caribbean Cruises20.97% 47.15% 10.19% Crocs 5.72%44.15%16.12% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RCL or CROX? 87.5% of Royal Caribbean Cruises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of Crocs shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.0% of Royal Caribbean Cruises shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Crocs shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, RCL or CROX? Royal Caribbean Cruises has a beta of 2.22, suggesting that its share price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crocs has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryRoyal Caribbean Cruises beats Crocs on 13 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. Email Address 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$93.62B$8.83B$8.52B$21.31BDividend Yield0.87%2.11%3.06%3.54%P/E Ratio25.8018.3918.0629.10Price / Sales5.672.515.5854.41Price / Cash18.7812.0217.1524.09Price / Book9.997.324.725.47Net Income$2.88B$329.26M$226.48M$992.74M7 Day Performance9.78%2.41%15.41%2.67%1 Month Performance-1.52%4.79%13.31%2.35%1 Year Performance111.07%5.13%46.53%10.76% Royal Caribbean Cruises Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RCLRoyal Caribbean Cruises4.8313 of 5 stars$344.22+5.9%$327.14-5.0%+111.1%$93.62B$16.48B25.80106,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionCROXCrocs4.0358 of 5 stars$82.95-2.1%$108.92+31.3%-40.2%$4.53B$4.10B22.247,910GIIIG-III Apparel Group2.083 of 5 stars$26.00+0.5%$27.80+6.9%+1.7%$1.13B$3.18B6.024,600News CoveragePositive NewsLULUlululemon athletica4.6828 of 5 stars$203.74+2.7%$320.70+57.4%-22.7%$24.42B$10.59B13.8039,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionGap UpOSWOneSpaWorld4.0461 of 5 stars$21.92+0.3%$22.67+3.4%+49.3%$2.25B$895.02M32.235,191News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeSTRAStrategic Education4.1861 of 5 stars$78.97+0.8%$99.33+25.8%-15.8%$1.89B$1.22B16.423,801Dividend AnnouncementCCLCarnival4.6604 of 5 stars$29.97+0.7%$30.71+2.5%+88.3%$35.03B$25.02B16.22100,000LYVLive Nation Entertainment3.8071 of 5 stars$162.80+1.2%$168.94+3.8%+71.1%$38.16B$23.16B70.4632,200News CoveragePositive NewsNCLHNorwegian Cruise Line4.1321 of 5 stars$24.66+1.5%$27.20+10.3%+42.9%$11.16B$9.48B17.0441,700RLRalph Lauren4.7531 of 5 stars$289.26-0.5%$306.41+5.9%+63.7%$17.54B$7.08B23.1323,400News CoveragePositive NewsSKXSkechers U.S.A.4.0436 of 5 stars$63.04+0.1%$66.75+5.9%-9.7%$9.47B$8.97B14.3920,100Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Crocs Alternatives G-III Apparel Group Alternatives lululemon athletica Alternatives OneSpaWorld Alternatives Strategic Education Alternatives Carnival Alternatives Live Nation Entertainment Alternatives Norwegian Cruise Line Alternatives Ralph Lauren Alternatives Skechers U.S.A. 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