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Royal Caribbean RCL

US equityMarket cap rank #254Travel ServicesCruise Lines
$242.47
+$12.17 (+5.28%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $230.35 +0.02%
Open$233.77
Prev close$230.30
Day range$232.00 – $243.18
Volume2.55M
Market cap$64.85B
P/E (TTM)15.0
Dividend yield2.06%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

RCL at a glance

Shares of Royal Caribbean are up 5.28% at $242.47. The company is worth $64.85B, number 254 out of 300 on our list.

The 52-week range is $222.22 to $350.59. Today's price is about 16% of the way from the low to the high. Holders are behind 24.6% over twelve months, and down 24.5% across the last three months.

On the chart it has slipped under both the 50-day ($285.90) and 200-day ($285.66) moving averages; RSI is 19, which some call oversold, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 31% annualized volatility.

Revenue for the quarter ended Jun 2026 was $4.83B, up 6.5% from a year earlier, with $1.14B of net profit (a 23.5% margin).

Buyers are paying 15.0 times trailing earnings. The median for its industry group is 23.6.

13 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $361.18, sits 49.0% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Royal Caribbean: the business

Royal Caribbean operates cruise lines including Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and Silversea, and owns a private island destination.

What tends to move it. Ticket prices, onboard spending, fuel costs and the number of new ships are what drive earnings.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
+5.3%
1 week
-3.9%
1 month
-17.2%
3 months
-24.5%
6 months
-10.8%
Year to date
-12.2%
1 year
-24.6%
Day range
$232.00$243.18
52-week range
$222.22$350.59

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readStrong downtrend

1 bullish · 5 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-6.2%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-15.2%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average-15.1%Bearish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)18.7Neutral
MACD (12,26,9)-14.62Bearish
Bollinger band position24%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$242.32 / $242.57
Average price today$236.84
Volume2.55MAvg (90d) 2.46M
Turnover$604.34M
Turnover rate1.06%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.97vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude4.86%
Market cap$64.85B
Float market cap$58.67B
Shares outstanding241.97M
EPS (TTM)$15.61
P/E (TTM)14.98
P/B6.34
Book value / share$38.27
Earnings yield0.42%
Dividend (TTM)$5.00 / shareYield 2.06%
Net profit (TTM)$4.17B
Net assets$10.24B
30-day volatility30.7%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)3.66%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-35.2%-29.6% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How RCL ranks on BeStock

Market value#254 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#49 of 283
Dividend yield#109 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#267 of 300
Dollar volume today#63 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$4.83B+6.5% YoY
Operating profit$1.31B-1.7% YoY
Net profit$1.14B-6.4% YoY
Diluted EPS$4.20-4.8% YoY
Free cash flow-$877.00M-196.4% YoY
Operating cash flow$1.86B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$4.9BSep '24$3.8BDec '24$4.0BMar '25$4.5BJun '25$5.1BSep '25$4.3BDec '25$4.5BMar '26$4.8BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$1.1BSep '24$559.0MDec '24$736.0MMar '25$1.2BJun '25$1.6BSep '25$762.0MDec '25$950.0MMar '26$1.1BJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin49.1%
Operating margin27.3%
Net margin23.5%
Return on equity45.3%
Return on assets10.6%
Return on invested capital17.2%
Current ratio0.21
Liabilities / assets76.6%
Cash & investments$875.00M
Total debt$23.45B
Net cash (debt)-$22.57B
Average move on report day±5.3%last 16 reports
Closed higher12 of 1675% of the time
Best reaction+12.0%
Worst reaction-7.6%

Stock move on the day after each report

+0.5%2024/Q1-7.6%2024/Q2+3.2%2024/Q3+12.0%2024/Q4+0.1%2025/Q1-5.0%2025/Q2+3.8%2026/Q1+5.7%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings16.1x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 44th percentile, 5-year average -12.2x

#1202 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book6.8x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 41st percentile, 5-year average 6.6x

#4585 of 5304 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales3.7x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 51st percentile, 5-year average 11.6x

#3394 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

-515x-300x-84x132xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$262.00
Price vs. fair value-7.5%Trading below the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
Economic moatNarrow
UncertaintyHigh

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts13
Average target$361.18+49.0% vs. price
  • Buy 77%
  • Hold 23%
Low $330.00Now $242.47Avg $361.18High $415.00

Latest rating actions

  • 9 Sep 2026CitiBUY · PT $362.00
  • 26 Aug 2026BernsteinBUY · PT $355.00
  • 11 Aug 2026BernsteinBUY · PT $355.00
  • 30 Jul 2026BMO CapitalBUY · PT $370.00
  • 29 Jul 2026Truist FinancialHOLD

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership96.3%-0.02 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,440-2 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)12 buys / 11 sellsNet buying
Short interest4.10% of floatDays to cover 7.0 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share14.4%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

10%15%20%25%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$62.96M (2 inflow days, 18 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)2.06%
Last dividend$1.50Ex-date 17 Sep 2026
Next-to-last$1.50
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

0.7420131.1020141.3520151.7120162.1620172.6020182.9620193.502025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 24.9% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • Citi Maintains Royal Caribbean(RCL.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $362Market news · 9 Sep 2026
  • Bernstein Maintains Royal Caribbean(RCL.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $355Market news · 26 Aug 2026
  • Royal Caribbean(RCL.US) Officer Sells US$4.05 Million in Common StockMarket news · 1 Aug 2026
  • BMO Capital Maintains Royal Caribbean(RCL.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $370Market news · 31 Jul 2026
  • A Quick Look at Today's Ratings for Royal Caribbean(RCL.US), With a Forecast Between $330 to $415Market news · 30 Jul 2026
  • Analysts Offer Insights on Consumer Cyclical Companies: Royal Caribbean (RCL), SharkNinja, Inc. (SN) and Cracker Barrel (CBRL)TipRanks · 22 Jul 2026

RCL stock: common questions

Where is RCL trading right now?

$242.47 is the latest print for RCL, a move of +5.28% against yesterday's close of $230.30. Today's low and high so far: $232.00 and $243.18.

How big is Royal Caribbean?

Equity value comes to $64.85B at the current price. By that measure it is number 254 of the 300 names in our coverage.

How is Royal Caribbean valued against its profits?

Buyers pay 15.0 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $15.61).

Where does RCL sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $222.22 and the ceiling $350.59. Shares are 30.8% away from that ceiling.

Does RCL send cash back through a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 2.06% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was September 17, 2026.

What is the analyst view on Royal Caribbean?

Of 13 analysts, 77% say buy, 23% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $361.18, with the most cautious at $330.00 and the most optimistic at $415.00.

What does Royal Caribbean do?

Royal Caribbean operates cruise lines including Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and Silversea, and owns a private island destination.

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