Inside the research

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

RCL Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$242.70

▲ +3.72 (+1.6%)

52w hi$342.37
52w lo$230.30
Vol2.69M
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.43

Short-0.42
Medium-0.52
Long-0.27

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Consumer Cyclical · Travel Services

Market cap$64.91B
Enterprise value$87.78B
Trailing P/E14.99x
Forward P/E11.97x
EV / EBITDA12.67x
P / S (ttm)3.47x
Profit margin23.5%
Return on equity44.7%
Revenue growth+6.5%
Earnings growth-4.6%
Debt / equity224.82

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.22
Sector-0.03
Technical-0.37
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. operates as a cruise company worldwide. The company operates cruises under the Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises brands, which comprise a range of itineraries. As of December 31, 2025, it operated 69 ships. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

United States · www.rclinvestor.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX1.65
Corr SPX0.58
Annual vol45.3%
Annual ret+26.7%
Sharpe0.59
Max DD-37.0%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Analyst Coverage

Mean PT$341.50
High / Low$425.00 / $255.00
Median$349.00
Analysts24
Strong Buy4
Buy15
Hold7
Sell0
Strong Sell0

Recent rating actions

2026-05-01Wells Fargo→ Overweight
2026-05-01Citigroup→ Buy
2026-05-01Barclays→ Overweight
2026-04-15Wells Fargo→ Overweight
2026-04-14UBS→ Buy
2026-04-13UBS→ Buy

Officers & Board

FounderArne Wilhelmsen current

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-08-07Material Agreement, Exhibitsread
2026-07-28Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-07-20Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-05-28Shareholder Voteread
2026-05-20Reg FD Disclosureread
2026-04-30Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-02-27Material Agreement, Material Obligation…read
2026-02-17Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-02-13Material Agreement, Exhibitsread
2026-01-29Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-10-28Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-10-01Material Agreement, Material Obligation…read

Insider Trades

DateInsiderRoleActionSharesValue
2026-07-31Bunch TaraGrant683—
2026-07-29Bayley Michael WPres&CEO, Royal CaribbeanSell12.81K$4.05M
2026-06-01BETHGE LAURA HPresident, Celebrity CruiWithheld for tax267$75.89K
2026-05-28Yeung RebeccaWithheld for tax78$21.58K
2026-05-28Wilhelmsen Arne AlexanderGrant831—
2026-05-28Wiernicki Christopher JWithheld for tax93$25.73K
2026-05-28Wiernicki Christopher JGrant831—
2026-05-28Thompson DonaldWithheld for tax78$21.58K
2026-05-28Thompson DonaldGrant831—
2026-05-28Sorensen Vagn OGrant831—

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net-$4.05M
Insider buys / sells0 / 1
Insider biasSellers
13F holders0
Top-5 share0.0%
HHI0 (—)

Connections

Subsidiarys: Royal Caribbean International

Dividends

Yield (TTM)1.03%
$ / share (TTM)$2.50
5y CAGR+35.0%

Annual dividend per share

2018$2.60
2019$2.96
2020$0.78
2024$0.95
2025$3.50
2026$1.50

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-10424B5view
2026-08-078-Kview
2026-08-06424B5view
2026-08-034view
2026-07-314view
2026-07-288-Kview
2026-07-2810-Qview
2026-07-243view
2026-07-208-Kview
2026-06-034view
2026-05-294view
2026-05-294view
2026-05-294view
2026-05-294view
2026-05-294view

The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$13.90B+5.3%
Operating income$2.88B+12.3%
Net income$2.88B+14.4%
Cash from ops$4.48B+9.4%

Indices

S&P 500

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$241.80$246.25$236.72$242.702.69M
Sep 24$234.30$243.18$232.00$238.985.47M
Sep 23$236.14$237.13$222.22$230.307.59M
Sep 22$259.00$261.66$231.03$234.898.40M
Sep 21$250.50$252.15$246.30$250.252.21M

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