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RCL

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

RCL

NYSE·Consumer Cyclical·Travel Services·Mkt cap $82.1B

$296.30

▼ -3.26%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$232.10 - $366.50

P/E

18.08

Fwd P/E

16.68

Beta

1.78

Div Yield

1.63%

Avg Vol

2.8M

Shares Out

268.2M

Mkt Cap

$82.1B

Price action

Price chart

Down 6.1% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

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Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Diverse multi-brand portfolio
  • Extensive global destination network
  • Modern and technologically advanced cruise fleet
  • Strong brand recognition
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Bear Case

1 risk

  • Above-average volatility (beta 1.8).

Growth

Stable outlook

Post-pandemic travel recovery

Value

Attractively priced below Hotels & Lodging peer average

Momentum

Strong

+12.0% over 3m

Quality

Strong

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Modest

1.63% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 27, 2026

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Q2 26 RECAP

APR 30, 2026

Reported EPS of $3.60 vs $3.24 consensus (+11.1% surprise). Revenue of $4.5B vs $4.5B expected (-0.3%).

EPS beat +11.1%
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+11.1%

Next: Apr 27, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

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+13%

+7%

+10%

+5%

+13%

+11%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$4.1B

$4.9B

$3.8B

$4.0B

$4.5B

$5.1B

$4.3B

$4.5B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

49.5%

Operating

26.1%

Profit

21.1%

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Wall Street consensus

14 analysts · 71% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

10

71%

Hold

4

29%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$330.50

▲ +11.5% vs $296.30

Low $280.00
Median $330.50
High $410.00

Latest: Wells Fargo · Jun 22, 2026

9 analysts covering

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vs Industry

How RCL stacks vs Travel Services

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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