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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

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$RCL·$81B·Travel Services·Consumer Cyclical
$312.51+3.7%YTD+12.2%1Y+16.7%
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RCRCL
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.$RCL
$312.51+3.66%118 posts+1%
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Today's AI verdict on what's driving $RCL, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-06-19

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Premium cruise operator with continued booking strength and fresh fuel-cost tailwind; consumer-cycle direction is the dominant macro variable.

Royal Caribbean continues operating execution despite a Fed-driven selloff — the broader airlines/cruises oil-down dynamic helps and the June 16 'Legendary Artists' announcement for Legend of the Seas reinforces premium-product programming. The June 17 'Royal Caribbean: The Oil Price Drag And Possible Surprise' article frames the fuel-cost tailwind. Multiple A-Award and F-InKind transactions on May 28 are routine. No X sentiment in the bundle. At $312.51 the stock is +12% YTD and +17% T12M on an $80.85B market cap, with gross margin 47%, ROE 46% and ROIC 16%. Debt-to-equity 2.22 reflects post-pandemic cruise-balance-sheet still working down. The bear case is that the cruise category is fully discounted in the multiple and any consumer-discretionary downturn fast-cycles through RCL's earnings even with lower fuel costs; the offsetting case is that booking visibility remains strong, the premium-product positioning compounds, and the oil-down tailwind is a near-term margin boost.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a prominent global operator within the cruise sector. The company manages several well-known cruise lines, such as Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara, and Silversea Cruises. Through these brands, it offers a wide array of voyages that call upon approximately 1,000 different destinations across the globe. As of February 25, 2022, its expansive fleet comprised 61 vessels. Established in 1968, the company's corporate headquarters are situated in Miami, Florida.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Travel Services sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $RCL.

Travel Services · Consumer Cyclical

Cruise sector momentum is the dominant travel narrative — NCLH and Viking benefit from persistent experiential travel demand, premium pricing on onboard revenue, and 2027 itinerary pre-booking strength. Online travel platforms face a more mixed picture as Booking Holdings navigates near-term commentary headwinds versus the cruise operators' visibility.

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Industry benchmark

5-name peer basket
-9.0%YTD
+10.2%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
18.2How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
15.7%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
27.9%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
1.7%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
4.4Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
45.9%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
47.2%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
2.2Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026Apr 30, 2026$3.60$3.24+11.1%
Q4 2025Jan 29, 2026$2.80$2.800.0%
Q3 2025Oct 28, 2025$5.75$5.69+1.1%
Q2 2025Jul 29, 2025$4.38$4.09+7.1%
Next earningsTue, Aug 4·consensus EPS $3.91

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$4.5B+11.3%49.5%26.1%$3.49$1.3B
Q4 FY25$4.3B+13.2%36.7%21.9%$2.78$116.0M
Q3 FY25$5.1B+5.2%51.8%33.1%$5.79$-989.0M
Q2 FY25$4.5B+10.4%49.7%29.3%$4.45$910.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 20 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$19.6B$19.4B – $20.1B$17.32$17.18 – $17.5920
FY27$21.0B$20.8B – $21.8B$19.94$19.03 – $20.6920
FY28$22.9B$22.8B – $22.9B$22.76$21.45 – $25.1914
FY29$24.6B$24.3B – $25.4B$25.54$25.16 – $26.609
FY30$25.9B$25.6B – $26.7B$29.16$28.73 – $30.3713

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.2×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.60%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+13.8%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+7.6%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 254.4M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.3% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.785-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

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Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellFeb 27Wilhelmsen Arne AlexanderDirector245.5K sh$76.5MSellFeb 26Wilhelmsen Arne AlexanderDirector356.0K sh$113.4MSellFeb 25Wilhelmsen Arne AlexanderDirector170.1K sh$53.7MSellFeb 23Wilhelmsen Arne AlexanderDirector3.3K sh$1.1MSellFeb 20Wilhelmsen Arne AlexanderDirector109.3K sh$34.4M
+ 21 other (12 awards · 9 inkinds) in window

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  • Real-time open-market buys and sells from Form 4 filings
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KShareholder voteMay 288-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. filed an 8-K (Item 5.07) on May 28, 2026 reporting shareholder vote results from its annual meeting held the same day. The excerpt is boilerplate header only; vote tallies on directors, say-on-pay, auditor, and any other proposals are in the attached exhibit. Routine annual meeting disclosure — no indication of contested votes.

8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 208-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. filed an 8-K (Item 7.01) on May 20, 2026 furnishing investor presentation materials under Reg FD. The excerpt is boilerplate header only; the presentation content — likely an investor conference or fleet/revenue update — is in the attached exhibit. Routine Reg FD disclosure — no material event.

8-KMaterial agreementFeb 278-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
3New insider — initial holdingsFeb 233
8-KOfficer or director changeFeb 178-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Feb 13424B5
8-KMaterial agreementFeb 138-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement
424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Feb 12424B5
+ 14 other (7 13Gs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 proxys · 1 10-Q) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Stock Futures Ready to Rebound From Fed-Led Selloffschaeffersresearch.com·1d agoRoyal Caribbean (RCL) Suffers a Larger Drop Than the General Market: Key Insightszacks.com·2d agoRoyal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Knowzacks.com·2d agoRoyal Caribbean: The Oil Price Drag And Possible Surpriseseekingalpha.com·2d agoROYAL CARIBBEAN SELECTS COHORT OF LEGENDARY ARTISTS TO BE FEATURED ON LEGEND OF THE SEASprnewswire.com·3d ago

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