Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL)Consumer Cyclical | Travel Services | Miami, United States | NYSE
288.61 USD
+3.24
(1.135%)
⇧
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 288.49 -0.12 (-0.120%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:55 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:55 a.m. EDT
Royal Caribbean presents a compelling recovery story with exceptional operational efficiency, evidenced by a 49% return on equity and robust profit margins exceeding 26%. The multi-year price trajectory confirms this, showing a massive 386% gain over nine years with no recent consecutive declines. However, the balance sheet remains a liability; a current ratio below 0.2 and significant debt load create liquidity risks that prevent a top-tier long-term rating despite the strong cash flow generation. For the short term, the stock is hovering near key support levels identified by options flow, but the recent pullback from 309 to 285 suggests momentum is still fragile. Investors should view this as a solid mid-cap growth play with cyclical risks, rather than a defensive income vehicle or a speculative momentum trade. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.058941 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.058988 |
| AutoETS | 0.059100 |
| MSTL_66_105 | 0.060242 |
| MSTL | 0.060577 |
| MSTL_66 | 0.063392 |
| MSTL_105 | 0.068726 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 42% |
| H-stat | 0.62 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.292 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.77 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-06-02 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-06-02 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 217.312 |
| Revenue per Share | 67.79 |
| Market Cap | 77,403,750,400 |
| Trailing P/E | 17.62 |
| Forward P/E | 14.41 |
| Beta | 1.76 |
| Profit Margins | 24.36% |
| Website | https://www.rclinvestor.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 5:55 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for volatility with a bullish bias on upside targets while hedging downside risk. Call option open interest builds significant walls at 330 and 355 strikes, suggesting a price ceiling or target zone for the near term. Conversely, put open interest concentrates heavily around the 260 to 290 range, creating a dense support floor near current levels. Deep out-of-the-money puts show inflated implied volatility, indicating fear of a sharp drop, yet the overall open interest skew favors calls, implying traders expect a recovery toward the 330-355 range rather than a collapse.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.52% | 1.72% | 0.94% | 0.56% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | 1.5000 | 0.523706 |
| 2026-03-06 | 1.5000 | 0.539413 |
| 2025-12-26 | 1.0000 | 0.350054 |
| 2025-09-25 | 1.0000 | 0.308138 |
| 2025-06-04 | 0.7500 | 0.282337 |
| 2025-03-07 | 0.7500 | 0.350467 |
| 2024-12-27 | 0.5500 | 0.236346 |
| 2024-09-20 | 0.4000 | 0.229819 |
| 2020-03-05 | 0.7800 | 1.185771 |
| 2019-12-19 | 0.7800 | 0.614899 |
| 2019-09-19 | 0.7800 | 0.693580 |
| 2019-06-03 | 0.7000 | 0.579950 |
| 2019-03-06 | 0.7000 | 0.597831 |
| 2018-12-19 | 0.7000 | 0.686611 |
| 2018-09-20 | 0.7000 | 0.529741 |
| 2018-06-01 | 0.6000 | 0.564281 |
| 2018-03-06 | 0.6000 | 0.484653 |
| 2017-12-20 | 0.6000 | 0.485909 |
| 2017-09-21 | 0.6000 | 0.516396 |
| 2017-05-31 | 0.4800 | 0.435651 |
| 2017-03-03 | 0.4800 | 0.502723 |
| 2016-12-19 | 0.4800 | 0.581466 |
| 2016-09-27 | 0.4800 | 0.645595 |
| 2016-05-26 | 0.3750 | 0.496952 |
| 2016-02-18 | 0.3750 | 0.536711 |
| 2015-12-17 | 0.3750 | 0.399148 |
| 2015-09-16 | 0.3750 | 0.387757 |
| 2015-05-15 | 0.3000 | 0.401445 |
| 2015-02-13 | 0.3000 | 0.397035 |
| 2014-12-18 | 0.3000 | 0.378072 |
| 2014-09-18 | 0.3000 | 0.438853 |
| 2014-05-16 | 0.2500 | 0.481696 |
| 2014-02-13 | 0.2500 | 0.478744 |
| 2013-12-12 | 0.2500 | 0.581395 |
| 2013-09-20 | 0.2500 | 0.635486 |
| 2013-05-17 | 0.1200 | 0.319659 |
| 2013-02-19 | 0.1200 | 0.339559 |
| 2012-12-13 | 0.1200 | 0.348939 |
| 2012-09-21 | 0.1200 | 0.385233 |
| 2012-05-18 | 0.1000 | 0.426257 |
| 2012-02-27 | 0.1000 | 0.356252 |
| 2011-12-20 | 0.1000 | 0.405844 |
| 2011-08-10 | 0.1000 | 0.421053 |
| 2008-09-11 | 0.1500 | 0.545653 |
| 2008-06-04 | 0.1500 | 0.527797 |
| 2008-03-13 | 0.1500 | 0.443131 |
| 2007-12-26 | 0.1500 | 0.345463 |
| 2007-09-26 | 0.1500 | 0.387197 |
| 2007-06-15 | 0.1500 | 0.354946 |
| 2007-02-27 | 0.1500 | 0.369731 |
| 2006-12-20 | 0.1500 | 0.375000 |
| 2006-09-27 | 0.1500 | 0.390117 |
| 2006-06-07 | 0.1500 | 0.400748 |
| 2006-02-27 | 0.1500 | 0.337762 |
| 2005-12-14 | 0.1500 | 0.319081 |
| 2005-09-22 | 0.1500 | 0.355282 |
| 2005-06-08 | 0.1300 | 0.283163 |
| 2005-02-25 | 0.1300 | 0.272023 |
| 2004-12-21 | 0.1300 | 0.242311 |
| 2004-09-09 | 0.1300 | 0.309967 |
| 2004-05-27 | 0.1300 | 0.327538 |
| 2004-02-26 | 0.1300 | 0.292859 |
| 2003-12-17 | 0.1300 | 0.384161 |
| 2003-09-24 | 0.1300 | 0.423867 |
| 2003-06-02 | 0.1300 | 0.612630 |
| 2003-02-27 | 0.1300 | 0.975244 |
| 2002-12-11 | 0.1300 | 0.684932 |
| 2002-09-13 | 0.1300 | 0.863214 |
| 2002-06-03 | 0.1300 | 0.577778 |
| 2002-03-14 | 0.1300 | 0.619048 |
| 2001-12-13 | 0.1300 | 0.813517 |
| 2001-09-17 | 0.1300 | 1.018809 |
| 2001-06-04 | 0.1300 | 0.609185 |
| 2001-02-27 | 0.1300 | 0.462963 |
| 2000-12-15 | 0.1300 | 0.571429 |
| 2000-09-14 | 0.1300 | 0.571429 |
| 2000-06-05 | 0.1100 | 0.468085 |
| 2000-02-28 | 0.1100 | 0.324125 |
| 1999-12-01 | 0.1100 | 0.226804 |
| 1999-09-09 | 0.1100 | 0.241758 |
| 1999-05-28 | 0.0900 | 0.230032 |
| 1999-04-28 | 0.0910 | 0.245118 |
| 1999-02-25 | 0.0900 | 0.271698 |
| 1998-12-16 | 0.0900 | 0.295688 |
| 1998-08-28 | 0.0900 | 0.315098 |
| 1998-05-29 | 0.0750 | 0.215247 |
| 1998-02-26 | 0.0750 | 0.276498 |
| 1997-12-17 | 0.0750 | 0.317041 |
| 1997-08-28 | 0.0750 | 0.363636 |
| 1997-05-29 | 0.0700 | 0.397163 |
| 1997-03-06 | 0.0700 | 0.457143 |
| 1996-11-27 | 0.0700 | 0.543689 |
| 1996-09-12 | 0.0700 | 0.523364 |
| 1996-05-28 | 0.0650 | 0.460177 |
| 1996-02-28 | 0.0650 | 0.544503 |
| 1995-11-29 | 0.0650 | 0.533333 |
| 1995-08-30 | 0.0575 | 0.531792 |
| 1995-05-25 | 0.0550 | 0.423077 |
| 1995-02-23 | 0.0550 | 0.417062 |
| 1994-11-25 | 0.0550 | 0.403670 |
| 1994-08-26 | 0.0550 | 0.372881 |
| 1994-05-25 | 0.0450 | 0.315789 |
| 1994-02-23 | 0.0450 | 0.338028 |
| 1993-11-24 | 0.0450 | 0.347826 |
| 1993-08-26 | 0.0900 | 0.750000 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.165658 |
| Address1 | 1,050 Caribbean Way |
| All Time High | 366.5 |
| All Time Low | 5.4 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 40 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.7 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,544,050 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,791,791 |
| Average Volume | 2,791,791 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,544,050 |
| Beta | 1.764 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 40 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 36.578 |
| City | Miami |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 288.61 |
| Current Ratio | 0.199 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 299.75 |
| Day Low | 285.0 |
| Debt To Equity | 217.312 |
| Display Name | Royal Caribbean Cruises |
| Dividend Date | 1,782,950,400 |
| Dividend Rate | 5.0 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.75 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,268,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,268,800 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.289 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.289 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,241,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,785,241,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,785,241,800 |
| Ebitda | 6,902,000,128 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.37535 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 14.329 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 5.379 |
| Enterprise Value | 98,901,753,856 |
| Eps Current Year | 17.35848 |
| Eps Forward | 20.02586 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 16.38 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,780,444,800 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 283.4464 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 5.163574 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.01821711 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -16.5658 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 366.5 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -77.890015 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.2125239 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 232.1 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 56.50998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.24347255 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 232.1 - 366.5 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 736,003,800,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 2.52 |
| Float Shares | 254,409,756 |
| Forward Eps | 20.02586 |
| Forward P E | 14.411865 |
| Free Cashflow | -194,875,008 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 107,950 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.50914 |
| Gross Profits | 9,361,999,872 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.018170001 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.90395 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 268,194,978 |
| Industry | Travel Services |
| Industry Disp | Travel Services |
| Industry Key | travel-services |
| Ir Website | http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=103045&p=irol-irhome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,780,444,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 1.5 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 902,102,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. operates as a cruise company worldwide. The company operates cruises under the Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises brands, which comprise a range of itineraries. As of December 31, 2025, it operated 69 ships. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida. |
| Long Name | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 77,403,750,400 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_325643 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 4,479,000,064 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 76,534,800,871 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 27 |
| Open | 286.14 |
| Operating Cashflow | 6,672,000,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.26168 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.2593 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.35 |
| Phone | 305 539 6000 |
| Post Market Change | -0.11999512 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.04157691 |
| Post Market Price | 288.49 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,986,944 |
| Previous Close | 285.37 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 16.626455 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 7.8902617 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.2094707 |
| Profit Margins | 0.24358 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.09 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.71429 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 3.23999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.13536 |
| Regular Market Day High | 299.75 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 285.0 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 285.0 - 299.75 |
| Regular Market Open | 286.14 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 285.37 |
| Regular Market Price | 288.61 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,231,922 |
| Return On Assets | 0.0808 |
| Return On Equity | 0.49576 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.113 |
| Revenue Per Share | 67.79 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 9 |
| Shares Outstanding | 268,194,978 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.047399998 |
| Shares Short | 12,701,856 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 13,460,806 |
| Short Name | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0691 |
| Short Ratio | 4.68 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | FL |
| Symbol | RCL |
| Target High Price | 425.0 |
| Target Low Price | 255.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 338.25925 |
| Target Median Price | 345.0 |
| Total Cash | 512,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.909 |
| Total Debt | 21,792,000,000 |
| Total Revenue | 18,388,000,768 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 4.25 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.014892946 |
| Trailing Eps | 16.38 |
| Trailing P E | 17.619658 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.3543 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 287.8228 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.7871704 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.0027349133 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 3,231,922 |
| Website | https://www.rclinvestor.com |
| Zip | 33,132-2096 |