Royal Caribbean Group/$RCL
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About Royal Caribbean Group
Royal Caribbean is the world's second-largest cruise company by revenues, operating 71 ships across five global and partner brands in the cruise vacation industry. Brands the company operates include Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea. The company also has a 50% investment in a joint venture that operates TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. The selection of brands in the portfolio allows Royal to compete on the basis of innovation, quality of ships and service, variety of itineraries, choice of destinations, and price. The company completed the divestiture of its Azamara brand in 2021, plans to launch its new Celebrity River Cruise brand in 2027, and is set to operate eight private destination locations by 2028.
- Ticker
- $RCL
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 107,975
- Headquarters
- Miami, United States
- Website
- www.rclinvestor.com
RCL Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$64B
14.74
$16.21
1.75
$5.00
2.51%
Price and volume
Market cap
$64B
Beta
1.75
52-week high
$356.39
52-week low
$222.22
Average daily volume
2.4M
Dividend rate
$5.00
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.209
Quick ratio
0.113
Long term debt to equity
2.091
Total debt to equity
2.248
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
26.15%
Interest coverage (TTM)
5.14%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
6,926
Gross margin (TTM)
50.28%
Net profit margin (TTM)
23.54%
Operating margin (TTM)
27.36%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
2.08%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$170,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
7.68%
Return on equity (TTM)
44.67%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
14.741
Price to revenue (TTM)
3.46
Price to book
6.24
Price to tangible book (TTM)
6.78
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
-155.395
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
-0.64%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
-1.538
Dividend yield (TTM)
2.09%
Forward dividend yield
2.51%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
8.72%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
20.37%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
15.88%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
8.26%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
319.12%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
16.55%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
12.79%
What the Analysts think about RCL
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Royal Caribbean Group stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Royal Caribbean Group stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Demand remains strong: Royal Caribbean beat second-quarter guidance, said bookings were above last year at record prices, and raised 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $17.73–$17.87. Early 2027 bookings are also pacing ahead of historical levels, supporting continued pricing power. (Royal Caribbean Group, Reuters)
The growth pipeline is expanding capacity and broadening the product range. New Icon-class ships, eight planned private destinations by 2028 and Celebrity River Cruises from 2027 could create more occasions to sell holidays and raise spending across Royal Caribbean’s brands. (Royal Caribbean Group, Royal Caribbean Group)
Royal Caribbean is converting demand into earnings and shareholder returns. First-half revenue and net income rose year on year, while management still expects roughly 9% 2026 revenue growth, 14% adjusted EPS growth and continued dividends and buybacks. (Royal Caribbean Group, StockTitan)
Geopolitical disruption is already affecting the outlook. Royal Caribbean reduced its revenue-growth expectation to about 9% and reported softer bookings and lower expected yield growth on some Europe-linked itineraries, while higher fuel prices have increased costs. (Reuters, Royal Caribbean Group)
The business remains highly capital-intensive and leveraged. Total debt was $23.4 billion at 30 June, against $875 million of cash, while the company had about $16.5 billion of ships on order and expects roughly $4.7 billion of 2026 capital expenditure. (StockTitan, Royal Caribbean Group)
The expansion plan carries execution and legal risk beyond normal cruise operations. The planned private-destination programme still faces development and consultation uncertainty, while the Havana Docks litigation was remanded by the US Supreme Court and remains unresolved. (Royal Caribbean Group, StockTitan)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 22 Sept 2026.
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Fund name | Fund size | $RCL weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector£ICDU | £555M | 1.26% |
Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap£XSPX | £3.1B | 0.32% |
iShares S&P 500 Equal Weight€O4J0 | €4.3B | 0.18% |
iShares S&P 500 Equal Weight£EWSP | £3.7B | 0.18% |
Invesco S&P 500£SPXP | £32B | 0.10% |
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