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Royal Caribbean GroupRCL

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines · Miami, Florida · In the S&P 500
Solid business
$307.18−1.08%After hours: $307.00 (−0.06%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 9.7% over 1 year
Royal Caribbean Group over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$250$350Nov2026MarMayJulSep$307.18$250$350NovMarJul$307.18
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$82.16B
Price to earnings18.2x
Forward P/E16.4x
Dividend yield1.95%
Year to date+10.1%
One year+9.7%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorConsumer Discretionary
52-week range (closes)
$230.30$348.03

Quality and valuation

How Royal Caribbean Group compares with other consumer discretionary stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Royal Caribbean Group and 7 hotels, resorts & cruise lines peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: in line with its sector

An average business among consumer discretionary companies, priced about in line with them.

Royal Caribbean Group trades at 16.4 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 19.5x for the 66 consumer discretionary stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew faster than the sector median: +9.7% vs +8.1%
  • Keeps more of each sale (gross margin): 49.1% vs 40.5%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 27.6% vs 13.8%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: 7.9% vs 10.1%
RCL trades at 16.4x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines peers
CCL12.1xEXPE12.5xBKNG13.3xNCLH15.5xRCL16.4xABNB29.1xMAR33.5xHLT37.0xSector median 19.5xCCL12.1xEXPE12.5xBKNG13.3xNCLH15.5xRCL16.4xABNB29.1xMAR33.5xHLT37.0xSector median 19.5x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 18.2x earnings, RCL is cheaper than its average since Oct 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
15x20x25x30xAverage 20.8x2025202618.2x20x30xAverage 20.8x2025202618.2x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Royal Caribbean Group's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Sep 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 8.8% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q3 ’26
$0bn$2bn$4bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$5.6bnQ3 ’26$0bn$2bn$4bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$5.6bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to +8.8% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%5%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’258.8%Q3 ’260%5%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’258.8%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 33.5% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%10%20%30%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2533.5%Q3 ’260%20%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2533.5%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $1.5 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $bn
$0bn$1bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$0.9bnQ3 ’26$0bn$1bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$0.9bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsRCLSector median
Revenue growth+9.7%+8.1%
Gross margin49.1%40.5%
Operating margin27.6%13.8%
Free cash flow margin7.9%10.1%
Price to earnings18.2x21.0x

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