Royal Caribbean Group (RCL)
Consumer Discretionary · Cruise Lines · NYSE
Royal Caribbean Group is a leading global cruise operator managing a diverse portfolio of brands providing premium vacation experiences at sea.
What Royal Caribbean Group does
Royal Caribbean Group is a global cruise vacation company that operates a fleet of ships under several brands, including Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises. The company provides a range of cruise experiences, including onboard amenities such as dining, entertainment, and activities, and derives revenue from both passenger ticket sales and onboard spending.
Themes: leisure and hospitality, travel and tourism, luxury travel
Fundamentals
- Price$292.00 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$78.1B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-10.2% 2025-08-21 close $325.03 → 2026-08-21 close $292.00
- P/E18.94 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+23.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+49.6% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+43.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity2.23 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+8.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+26.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.85 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-28 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.4%; 2-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How RCL compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 266 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 10% 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 10% 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 331 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 25% 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 10% 325 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 162 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 25% 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
RCL is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
49.8 #498 of 987 scored · #34 of 115 in Consumer Discretionary
Profitability 82nd (return on equity 43.8%, operating margin 27.1%) and growth 75th (3-year revenue CAGR 26.6%, revenue growth year over year 8.7%); weakest is capital return (21st, consecutive years of dividend increases 2 years).
Short-term score
44.8 #1136 of 1,704 scored · #116 of 186 in Consumer Discretionary
Setup 62nd: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; catalysts 52nd: open-market insider buys in 90 days 13, the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading; weakest is trend 29th: the price is 7% below the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, RCL's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 19%, free-cash-flow payout 67%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout19% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout67% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Royal Caribbean Group looks technically
Royal Caribbean Group (RCL) is trading 1.8% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 22 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though sellers have been pushing harder than buyers lately — pressure, not a trend. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 40, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 9 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day high about 13 trading days ago. It is 20.3% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
9
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 1.8% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +1.8% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $303.60 | $303.60 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $286.92 | $286.92 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 17 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 17 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part upward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes above 334. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave upward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 22 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 22 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 1.8% above | +1.8% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though sellers have been pushing harder than buyers lately — pressure, not a trend | 15.7 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 40, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 40.4 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($284.29 to $334.00) — its "stochastic" reading is 16 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 15.5 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 9 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 9 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $366.50 | $366.50 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 20.3% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -20.3% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 25.8% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +25.8% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 20.3% below its highest point of the past year | 20.3% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 13 trading days ago | 13 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 13 trading days ago | 13 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $366.50 (set on 2025-08-29) | $366.50 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($246.71 to $365.84), and it has recovered roughly a third of its fall from last year’s high — 38% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $320.33 to $324.14. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 38.0% |
| From the all-time high | it is 20.3% below its all-time high | -20.3% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.8% below a resistance level at $297.32 — a price it turned at four times since 2025-08-11, most recently on 2026-07-13. Since 2024-08-21 it has 10 such levels below the current price and 5 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +1.8% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $5.40 (set on 2009-03-03) | $5.40 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 5307.4% above its all-time low | +5,307% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 71% of it) | 29th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $9.54 between its high and its low — about 3.3% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $9.54 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $288.58 and $334.32 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $288.58 – $311.45 – $334.32 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.3% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.3% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.5 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (1.8% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.5 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.75× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating has improved toward "buy" since the prior reading | 0.04 toward buy |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 6 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 6 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.9% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | +0.9% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.5% gap up opened on 2026-07-27 has been "filled" 19 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 19 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 0.9 percentage points (the stock gained 1.4% while the market gained 2.3%) | -0.9% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 9.1 percentage points (the stock gained 12.2% while the market gained 3.1%) | +9.1% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 18.4 percentage points (the stock lost 7.3% while the market gained 11.1%) | -18.4% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 30.6 percentage points (the stock lost 10.2% while the market gained 20.5%) | -30.6% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 4.0% of the share price. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is sitting right on the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is roughly break-even. That average is $290.96 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +0.4% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 7% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-28 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $312.75 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 19 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -6.6% |
Price levels it has turned at before
RCL last closed at $292.00 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 10 prices below its last close and 5 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $297.32 | Resistance | 1.8% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-08-11 to 2026-07-13 |
| $304.17 | Resistance | 4.2% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-12-23 to 2026-04-08 |
| $278.17 | Support | 4.7% below the last close | turned there six times · 2025-01-31 to 2026-07-23 |
| $271.41 | Support | 7.0% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-11-12 to 2025-11-25 |
| $315.24 | Resistance | 8.0% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-09-19 to 2026-01-08 |
| $263.83 | Support | 9.7% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-01-20 to 2026-06-11 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part upward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $334.00.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This reading has stood for 2 trading days, since 2026-08-20.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Near 200-day moving-average support · Trading above the 200-day moving average · Recent golden cross (50-day crossed above 200-day) · Pulled back from the 12-month high · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.75 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 26 analysts
- Mean price target$346.92 range $262.00 – $415.00; median $353.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-23. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for RCL
- Consensus EPS estimate$6.32 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-23
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Significant levels of long-term debt and interest expense obligations","Vulnerability to fuel price volatility and availability","Operational risks associated with large-scale global maritime travel and geopolitical instability"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of RCL's 10-Q filed 2026-04-30 against the prior one filed 2025-10-28.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Reworded:
- Reference to fiscal year changed from 'December 31, 2024' in older filing to 'December 31, 2025' in newer filing (2026-04-30)
- Quarter and comparison period changed from 'quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024' in older filing to 'quarter ended March 31, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025' in newer filing (2026-04-30)
- Page number changed from 22 in older filing to 17 in newer filing (2026-04-30)
- Notes:
- Changes reflect normal updates expected between successive quarterly filings for different fiscal periods (Q3 2025 vs. Q1 2026)
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 1 open-market sale by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 1 sell ($4M) — 1 selling insider
- Last 90 days0 buys · 1 sell ($4M) — 1 selling insider
- Last 180 days0 buys · 1 sell ($4M) — 1 selling insider
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-07-29. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about RCL's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 5 matched disclosures for RCL from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Short interest (FINRA)
RCL had 11,705,504 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
RCL had 4.38% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 4.36 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 11,705,504
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 4.38%
- Prior settlement (shares) 13,080,319
- Reported change -10.51%
- Days to cover (reported) 4.36
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Royal Caribbean Group (RCL) do?
Royal Caribbean Group is a global cruise vacation company that operates a fleet of ships under several brands, including Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises. The company provides a range of cruise experiences, including onboard amenities such as dining, entertainment, and activities, and derives revenue from both passenger ticket sales and onboard spending.
What sector is Royal Caribbean Group (RCL) in?
Royal Caribbean Group (RCL) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is Cruise Lines. It trades on NYSE.
Does RCL pay a dividend?
Yes — Royal Caribbean Group (RCL) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.38% and 2-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Royal Caribbean Group's (RCL) competitors?
Notable peers of Royal Caribbean Group (RCL) include Carnival Corporation and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in RCL?
Yes — we hold 5 matched STOCK Act disclosures for RCL from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Royal Caribbean Group (RCL) overbought or oversold right now?
Royal Caribbean Group (RCL) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 40, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on RCL come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.