RCL

Royal Caribbean Group
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RCL

Arincen48/100B

If you had invested in Royal Caribbean Group ago, it would be worth $4,884 today, against $4,128 in SPY and $6,186 in QQQ.

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48/100

Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.

Profitability8

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Cash0

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Valuation6.7

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Growth10

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Financial strength0

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Shareholders4

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Figures to FY2025; the price as of today.

Royal Caribbean Group key facts

Style
Growth stock · 10.0/10Growth 10.0 · Value 4.4 · Dividend 4.7
Day range
320.69 – 329.64
52-week range
222.22 – 356.39
Market capitalization
87.50B USD
P/E
19.31
PEG ratio
1.37
EPS
16.94
Div Yield
1.83%
EPS growth forecast (FY2026)
+14.3%
Volume
1
Beta
1.86
ESG score
64.7/100Environment 59 · Social 65 · Governance 70
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Travel Services
CEO
Jason T. Liberty
Employees
108K
IPO date
28 Apr 1993

Royal Caribbean Group earnings

Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
3.59 USD
Revenue estimate
4.67B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS6.57Beat +3.0%Revenue5.59BMissed -0.3%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q3 FY20277.53——+14.64%6.04B——+8.03%
Q2 FY20275.00——+18.80%5.23B——+8.32%
Q1 FY20273.77——+4.59%4.71B——+5.70%
Q4 FY20263.59——+28.21%4.67B——+9.66%
Q3 FY20266.386.57+2.98%+14.26%5.61B5.59B-0.29%+8.80%
Q2 FY20263.984.21+5.78%-3.88%4.82B4.83B+0.31%+6.48%
Q1 FY20263.243.60+11.11%+32.84%4.46B4.45B-0.27%+11.33%
Q4 FY20252.802.800.00%+71.78%4.26B4.26B-0.08%+13.24%
Q3 FY20255.695.75+1.05%+10.58%5.17B5.14B-0.53%+5.18%
Q2 FY20254.094.38+7.09%+36.45%4.55B4.54B-0.30%+10.41%

Royal Caribbean Group analyst forecast

12-month price target
346.50 USD
+5.91%

Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 298.00 to 415.00, with an average of 346.50.

Past year
1-year forecast
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong buy
18 ratings
Buy
15
Hold
3
Sell
0

12-month price target

Highest target415.00
Average target346.50
Lowest target298.00
Current price327.15

Royal Caribbean Group valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
19.31
Forward P/E (FY2026)
18.30
Price to sales (TTM)
4.57
Price to book
7.47
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
14.44

Capital structure

Market capitalization
87.50B USD
+
Total debt
23.17B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
851.00M USD
=
Enterprise value
109.82B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2028 (est.)14.12————
FY2027 (est.)16.0714.12———
FY2026 (est.)18.3016.07———
Now (TTM)19.3116.354.577.4714.44
FY202517.7314.744.217.5313.89
FY202420.9714.743.657.9613.25
FY202319.5311.102.387.0212.01
FY2022-5.857.501.434.3956.36
FY2021-3.68986.2812.643.81-14.34

Royal Caribbean Group against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: Airbnb, Booking Holdings, Carnival Corporation &, and Expedia Group, the US Travel Services companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • Gross marginAbove its median46.8%
    -78.8%47.5%
    Against its peers: 4 of 5Peers' median 81.2%
  • Operating marginHighest in 5 years27.4%
    -252.6%27.4%
    Against its peers: 2 of 5Peers' median 19.0%
  • Net marginHighest in 5 years23.8%
    -343.3%23.8%
    Against its peers: 1 of 5Peers' median 15.2%
  • Return on equityHighest in 5 years42.6%
    -103.4%42.6%
    Against its peers: 2 of 4Peers' median 30.6%
  • Free cash flow marginAbove its median6.9%
    -268.1%12.1%
    Against its peers: 5 of 5Peers' median 27.4%
  • Revenue growthBelow its median8.8%
    -30.6%477.0%
    Against its peers: 3 of 5Peers' median 9.2%
  • Debt to EBITDALowest in 5 years3.23×
    3.23×39.01×
    Against its peers: 4 of 5Peers' median 2.50×
  • Current ratioBelow its median0.18
    0.170.49
    Against its peers: 5 of 5Peers' median 1.03

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Royal Caribbean Group growth and profitability

Revenue (TTM)
19.13B USD
Net income (TTM)
4.55B USD
Gross margin
46.69%
Operating margin
27.56%
Net margin
23.78%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202517.94B+8.80%4.27B+48.52%46.84%27.37%23.82%7.01B+15.23%
FY202416.49B+18.60%2.88B+69.53%47.52%24.91%17.45%6.09B+33.46%
FY202313.90B+57.24%1.70B—44.06%20.71%12.21%4.56B+641.63%
FY20228.84B+477.02%-2.16B—25.16%-8.67%-24.39%615.00M—
FY20211.53B-30.64%-5.26B—-78.79%-252.61%-343.34%-2.68B—

Royal Caribbean Group revenue breakdown

By product

FY2025
Cruise Itinerary: 95.2%Other Products And Services: 4.8%95.2%Cruise Itinerary4.8%Other Products And Services
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Cruise Itinerary17.07B95.2%+8.8%
Other Products And Services864.00M4.8%+9.6%

By region

FY2025
North America: 67.6%Europe: 17.3%Asia Pacific: 10.1%Other Region: 5.0%67.6%North America17.3%Europe10.1%Asia Pacific5.0%Other Region
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
North America11.54B67.6%+8.9%
Europe2.95B17.3%+9.4%
Asia Pacific1.72B10.1%+24.3%
Other Region862.00M5.0%-15.9%

How Royal Caribbean Group makes its money

Cruise Itinerary17.07B 95.2%
Other Products And Services864.00M 4.8%
Revenue17.94B 100.0%
Cost of revenue9.54B 53.2%
Gross profit8.40B 46.8%
Selling and administration2.22B 12.4%
Other operating expenses1.27B 7.1%
Operating income4.91B 27.4%
Tax15.00M 0.1%
Other expense621.00M 3.5%
Net income4.27B 23.8%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Royal Caribbean Group dividends

Annual dividend
6.00 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
1.83%
Payout ratio
32.47%
Years of dividend growth
2
Frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
1.50 USD
Last ex-dividend date
17 Sept 2026
Last payment date
8 Oct 2026

Dividends per share

Year2025202420202019201820172016201520142013
Dividends per share3.050.401.562.882.502.041.611.281.050.49

Royal Caribbean Group financial health

Cash and short-term investments
851.00M USD
Total debt
23.17B USD
Net cash
-22.32B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
1.51B USD
Current ratio
0.22
Debt to equity
1.98
Piotroski score
6 / 9
Altman Z-score
2.50

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY2025940.00M22.64B1.24B
FY2024388.00M20.82B2.00B
FY2023497.00M22.13B580.00M
FY20221.94B23.99B-2.23B
FY20212.70B21.69B-4.11B

Royal Caribbean Group ownership

Institutions
88.46%
Institutional holders
1,305 (+51)
Free float
93.47%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 88.5% Others 11.5%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 250.01M shares ·93.5% Closely held 17.46M shares ·6.5%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q4 2026030.008.01K
Q3 202601683.0012.81K
Q2 2026009.71K1.05K
Q1 20260121658.35K2.24M

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY2025271.00M273.00M-2.15%
FY2024261.00M279.00M-1.41%
FY2023256.00M283.00M+10.98%
FY2022255.01M255.01M+1.27%
FY2021251.81M251.81M+17.49%

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

Related Instruments News

Title: Royal Caribbean Group

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Travel Services
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Is a worldwide cruise company founded in 1968 by Arne Wilhelmsen. Its operations consist of three global cruise brands: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises, in addition to TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, of which the company is a 50% owner in a joint venture. The company is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

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