Royal Caribbean RCL
$327.16 +$4.43 (+1.37%)
Market closed · Nov 7, 9:40 pm ET · Last extended-hours $327.15 0.00%
Open$322.98
Prev close$322.73
Day range$320.57 – $329.41
Volume1.53M
Market cap$87.51B
P/E (TTM)19.4
Dividend yield1.68%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership97.2%+1.01 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,442-4 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)19 buys / 30 sellsNet selling
Short interest4.55% of floatDays to cover 5.6 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share21.5%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$46.46M (11 inflow days, 9 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 52.9% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has risen from 4.38% to 4.55% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deka Investment GmbH | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +330,874 | 0.1% |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +546,740 | 0.2% |
| Capital Research | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +4,078,997 | 29.4% |
| Sanders Capital, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,603,252 | 1.0% |
| Barclays PLC | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +1,084,814 | 0.6% |
| Beutel Goodman & Company Ltd. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +850,102 | 0.3% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +406,426 | 0.4% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +270,930 | 4.0% |
| Junto Capital Management LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +267,980 | 0.1% |
| Osiris Holdings Inc. | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +211,835 | 4.4% |
| TD Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +203,495 | 0.2% |
| Los Angeles Capital Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +193,566 | 0.1% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +179,952 | 0.8% |
| Citigroup Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +175,117 | 0.5% |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +165,104 | 0.1% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 2026 | Tara Bunch | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +683 | – | 683 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Michael Bayley | President & CEO of Royal Caribbean | Open Market Disposition | -12,811 | $315.99 | 45,297 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | Tara Bunch | Independent Director | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | – |
| 31 May 2026 | Laura Hodges Bethge | President of Celebrity Cruises | Sale to Issuer | -267 | $284.23 | 32,606 |
| 27 May 2026 | Richard Fain | Director | Other Acquisition | +831 | – | 831 |
| 27 May 2026 | Donald Thompson | Independent Director | Sale to Issuer | -78 | $276.62 | 39,483 |
| 27 May 2026 | Donald Thompson | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +831 | – | 831 |
| 27 May 2026 | Ann Moore | Former Independent Director | Sale to Issuer | -78 | $276.62 | 28,925 |
| 27 May 2026 | John Brock | Lead Independent Director | Sale to Issuer | -78 | $276.62 | 23,957 |
| 27 May 2026 | John Brock | Lead Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +831 | – | 831 |
| 27 May 2026 | Eyal M. Ofer | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +831 | – | 831 |
| 27 May 2026 | Vagn Ove Sorensen | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +831 | – | 831 |
| 27 May 2026 | Arne Wilhelmsen | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +831 | – | 831 |
| 27 May 2026 | Amy McPherson | Independent Director | Sale to Issuer | -408 | $276.62 | 10,164 |
| 27 May 2026 | Amy McPherson | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +831 | – | 831 |
| 27 May 2026 | Michael Leavitt | Independent Director | Sale to Issuer | -78 | $276.62 | 8,102 |
| 27 May 2026 | Michael Leavitt | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +831 | – | 831 |
| 27 May 2026 | Christopher Wiernicki | Independent Director | Sale to Issuer | -93 | $276.62 | 351 |
| 27 May 2026 | Christopher Wiernicki | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +571 | – | 571 |
| 27 May 2026 | Stephen Howe | Independent Director | Sale to Issuer | -78 | $276.62 | 14,219 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 12,179,216 | 4.6% | 5.6 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 11,338,621 | 4.2% | 2.8 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 10,170,684 | 3.8% | 4.9 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 10,977,220 | 4.1% | 7.0 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 10,704,459 | 4.0% | 7.0 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 11,705,504 | 4.4% | 4.4 |
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