Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. RCL SPXR3K
Company Overview
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.
Why Investors Should Care
Generates a return on equity of 44.7%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.
Return on capital employed stands at 16.6%.
Net profit has compounded at 13.4% per year over the last five years.
Trades at a P/E of 16.4, below the sector median of 19.5.
Maintains a net profit margin of 23.5%.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $17.93B (+8.8% YoY); net profit $4.27B.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +6.5%, earnings -4.6%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 6.5%, profit CAGR 13.4%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 6.52% |
| 1 Year: | 6.50% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 13.36% |
| 1 Year: | -4.60% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -13.94% |
| 6 Months: | -4.14% |
| 3 Months: | -5.29% |
| 1 Month: | -17.27% |
Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.
- Price vs 50-DMABelow
- Price vs 200-DMABelow
- RSI (14)25.61 · Oversold
P/E of 16.38 is below the sector median of 19.51 — relatively cheaper than peers.
Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.
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Technical Trend
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PROS
- Strong return on equity of 44.7%.
- Excellent profit margin of 23.5%.
- Profit CAGR of 13.4% over 5 years.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Trading 26.3% below its 52-week high.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Cyclical).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. SPXR3K | 265.19 | 16.38 | $70.93B | 1.56% | 16.61% | 44.67% | 6.52% | 13.36% |
| 2 | AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH | 258.51 | 20.78 | $2.79T | 0.00% | 13.33% | 30.56% | 24.04% | 32.72% |
| 3 | TSLA Tesla, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAI | 354.29 | 325.04 | $1.40T | 0.00% | 4.10% | 4.67% | 52.40% | 39.39% |
| 4 | HD The Home Depot, Inc. SPXR3K | 321.05 | 22.79 | $320.12B | 2.67% | 28.75% | 128.38% | 4.06% | 6.35% |
| 5 | BABA Alibaba Group Holding Limited AITECH | 113.24 | 17.37 | $271.42B | 0.83% | 4.16% | 9.22% | 5.62% | 12.49% |
| 6 | TM Toyota Motor Corporation | 197.39 | 8.85 | $233.73B | 3.30% | 5.24% | 12.40% | 10.91% | 16.22% |
| 7 | MCD McDonald's Corporation SPXR3K | 255.69 | 20.75 | $181.67B | 2.69% | 22.47% | - | 0.92% | 7.33% |
| 8 | BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. NDXSPXR3K | 193.29 | 21.48 | $149.78B | 0.78% | 70.23% | -96.88% | 16.93% | 22.07% |
| 9 | TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. SPXR3K | 132.08 | 25.70 | $145.91B | 1.18% | 21.26% | 61.25% | 6.84% | 8.48% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.01B | 2.20B | 2.57B | - | 2.03B | 2.34B | 2.80B | 2.33B | 2.44B | 2.81B | 3.19B | 2.52B | 2.03B | 175.60M | -33.69M | 34.14M | 42.01M | 50.91M | 456.96M | 1.06B | 2.18B | 2.99B | 2.89B | 3.52B | 4.16B | 3.73B | 4.11B | 4.89B | 4.00B | 4.54B | 5.14B | 4.45B | 4.83B |
| Operating Income | 261.30M | 258.00M | 249.92M | 163.13M | 282.27M | 734.96M | 296.84M | 279.52M | 419.70M | 737.49M | 307.35M | 274.15M | 456.89M | 799.73M | 364.03M | 318.83M | 573.65M | 890.79M | 299.43M | -1.31B | -1.28B | -996.11M | -1.02B | -809.23M | -1.02B | -1.01B | -859.21M | -218.64M | 298.43M | 272.00M | 771.00M | 1.26B | 750.00M | 1.10B | 1.63B | 945.00M | 1.33B | 1.70B | 1.16B | 1.31B |
| Net Income | 184.97M | 228.79M | 206.80M | 99.14M | 229.91M | 693.26M | 261.09M | 214.73M | 369.53M | 752.84M | 288.04M | 218.65M | 466.30M | 810.39M | 315.70M | 249.68M | 472.83M | 883.24M | 273.14M | -1.44B | -1.64B | -1.35B | -1.37B | -1.13B | -1.35B | -1.42B | -1.17B | -521.58M | 32.97M | -48.00M | 459.00M | 1.01B | 360.00M | 854.00M | 1.11B | 730.00M | 1.21B | 1.57B | 941.00M | 1.13B |
| Diluted EPS | 0.84 | 1.03 | 0.95 | 0.46 | 1.06 | 3.21 | 1.21 | 0.99 | 1.71 | 3.49 | 1.34 | 1.02 | 2.19 | 3.86 | 1.50 | 1.19 | 2.25 | 4.20 | 1.30 | -6.91 | -7.83 | -6.29 | -6.09 | -4.66 | -5.29 | -5.59 | -4.58 | -2.05 | 0.13 | -0.19 | 1.70 | 3.65 | 1.35 | 3.11 | 4.21 | 2.70 | 4.41 | 5.74 | 3.48 | 4.20 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 6.53B | 5.89B | 6.75B | 7.54B | 7.69B | 7.96B | 8.07B | 8.30B | 8.50B | 8.78B | 9.49B | 10.95B | 2.21B | - | 8.84B | 13.90B | 16.48B | 17.93B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.62B | 7.78B | 8.65B | 9.08B |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.22B | 6.12B | 7.83B | 8.85B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.99B | 3.25B | 3.73B | 3.94B |
| Operating Income | 831.98M | 488.51M | 802.63M | 931.63M | 403.11M | 798.15M | 941.86M | 874.90M | 1.48B | 1.74B | 1.89B | 2.08B | -4.60B | - | -766.00M | 2.88B | 4.11B | 4.91B |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 615.00M | 4.57B | 6.13B | 7.08B |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.36B | 1.40B | 1.59B | 992.00M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -2.16B | 1.71B | 2.94B | 4.37B |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.00M | 46.00M | 82.00M |
| Net Income | 573.72M | 152.49M | 515.65M | 607.42M | 18.29M | 473.69M | 764.15M | 665.78M | 1.28B | 1.63B | 1.81B | 1.88B | -5.80B | - | -2.16B | 1.70B | 2.88B | 4.27B |
| Diluted EPS | 2.68 | 0.71 | 2.37 | 2.77 | 0.08 | 2.14 | 3.43 | 3.02 | 5.93 | 7.53 | 8.56 | 8.95 | -27.05 | - | -8.45 | 6.31 | 11.00 | 15.61 |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 18.23B | 19.65B | 19.80B | 19.83B | 20.07B | 20.71B | 20.78B | 22.31B | 22.36B | 27.70B | 30.32B | 32.47B | 32.26B | 33.78B | 35.13B | 37.07B | 41.62B |
| Total Equity | 6.76B | 6.80B | 7.49B | 7.90B | 8.41B | 8.31B | 8.81B | 8.28B | 8.06B | 9.12B | 10.70B | 11.11B | 12.16B | 8.76B | 5.09B | 2.87B | 4.72B | 7.56B | 10.04B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 230.78M | 402.88M | 284.62M | 419.93M | 262.19M | 194.85M | 204.69M | 189.24M | 121.56M | 132.60M | 120.11M | 287.85M | 243.74M | 3.68B | 2.70B | 1.94B | 497.00M | 388.00M | 825.00M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 7.66B | 7.95B | 7.86B | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.66B | 16.05B | 17.59B | 23.70B | 27.17B | 30.91B | 30.23B | 29.34B | 31.37B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 2.75B | 3.45B | 3.07B | 4.07B | 4.27B | 3.85B | 4.29B | 4.44B | 4.85B | 7.11B | 7.95B | 4.54B | 7.29B | 8.57B | 9.40B | 9.82B | 12.05B |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.07B | 844.88M | 1.66B | 1.46B | 1.38B | 1.41B | 1.74B | 1.95B | 2.52B | 2.87B | 3.48B | 3.72B | -3.73B | -1.88B | 481.00M | 4.48B | 5.26B | 6.46B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.98B | -2.27B | -2.29B | -924.57M | -1.26B | -824.54M | -1.77B | -1.74B | -2.72B | -213.59M | -4.49B | -3.09B | -2.18B | -2.15B | -2.99B | -3.92B | -3.45B | -5.01B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 1.08B | 1.31B | 756.96M | -676.51M | -179.62M | -576.63M | 17.48M | -253.51M | 243.81M | -2.68B | 1.20B | -670.37M | 9.35B | 3.04B | 1.74B | -1.99B | -1.92B | -1.02B |
| Capital Expenditure | -2.22B | -2.48B | -2.19B | -1.17B | -1.29B | -763.78M | -1.81B | -1.61B | -2.49B | -564.14M | -3.66B | -3.02B | -1.97B | -2.23B | -2.71B | -3.90B | -3.27B | -5.23B |
| Free Cash Flow | -1.15B | -1.63B | -524.17M | 282.11M | 90.23M | 648.29M | -67.64M | 333.03M | 22.33M | 2.31B | -180.89M | 691.70M | -5.70B | -4.11B | -2.23B | 580.00M | 2.00B | 1.24B |
| Share Buybacks | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 236.07M | 200.00M | 299.96M | 225.00M | 575.04M | 99.58M | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1.16B |
| Dividends Paid | 128.04M | - | - | 21.71M | 117.71M | 143.63M | 198.95M | 280.21M | 346.49M | 437.45M | 527.49M | 602.67M | 326.42M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107.00M | 824.00M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25.2% | 44.1% | 47.5% | 49.4% |
| Operating Margin % | 12.7% | 8.3% | 11.9% | 12.4% | 5.2% | 10.0% | 11.7% | 10.5% | 17.4% | 19.9% | 20.0% | 19.0% | -208.3% | - | -8.7% | 20.7% | 24.9% | 27.4% |
| Net Margin % | 8.8% | 2.6% | 7.6% | 8.1% | 0.2% | 6.0% | 9.5% | 8.0% | 15.1% | 18.5% | 19.1% | 17.2% | -262.5% | - | -24.4% | 12.2% | 17.5% | 23.8% |
| ROE % | 8.4% | 2.0% | 6.5% | 7.2% | 0.2% | 5.4% | 9.2% | 8.3% | 14.1% | 15.2% | 16.3% | 15.4% | -66.2% | - | -75.1% | 35.9% | 38.0% | 42.5% |
| ROCE % | - | 3.2% | 5.0% | 5.6% | 2.6% | 5.0% | 5.6% | 5.3% | 8.3% | 10.0% | 9.2% | 9.3% | -16.5% | - | -3.0% | 11.2% | 15.1% | 16.6% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capital Research Global Investors | 12.81% | 34.26M | $9.57B |
| 2 | Capital International Investors | 9.16% | 24.49M | $6.84B |
| 3 | Blackrock Inc. | 7.71% | 20.63M | $5.76B |
| 4 | Capital World Investors | 6.98% | 18.67M | $5.22B |
| 5 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 5.99% | 16.03M | $4.48B |
| 6 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 4.58% | 12.25M | $3.42B |
| 7 | State Street Corporation | 4.00% | 10.69M | $2.99B |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.60% | 6.95M | $1.94B |
| 9 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 1.41% | 3.77M | $1.05B |
| 10 | Morgan Stanley | 1.19% | 3.19M | $890.88M |
Analyst View
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RCL — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL)?
As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) trades at $265.19 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $243.31 to $359.69.
What is the market capitalisation of RCL?
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) has a market capitalisation of $70.93B on NYSE.
What is the P/E ratio of RCL?
RCL trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.38. The industry average P/E is 19.51. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 8.36.
Does RCL pay a dividend?
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) currently offers a dividend yield of 1.56%.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of RCL?
RCL has a return on equity (ROE) of 44.67%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 16.61%.
Is RCL a good stock to buy?
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