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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)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
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 Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.058941
AutoARIMA0.058988
AutoETS0.059100
MSTL_66_1050.060242
MSTL0.060577
MSTL_660.063392
MSTL_1050.068726

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.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.52% 1.72% 0.94% 0.56%
Dividend History
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
Additional Data
dividendRate 5.0
dividendYield 1.75
exDividendDate 2026-06-03
trailingAnnualDividendRate 4.25
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.014892946
lastDividendValue 1.5
lastDividendDate 2026-06-03
dividendDate 2026-07-02

Info Dump

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