RCL
ACCE-researchedRoyal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Common Stock
Consumer Cyclical · Travel Services · NYSE · United States
$245.81-1.57%
Market cap $65.7BNext earnings 2026-10-27Updated Sep 20, 2026
FAIR VALUE · CONSENSUS
$245.81+0.0%
confidence-weighted across 5 of 6 models
Now $245.81
$245.81
$114.96$314.78
TrimBronze48
Price vs fair value
31.5% above
-23.9% to fair value
ACCE score
50
out of 100
Analysts
78% buy
27 covering
P/E
15.2x
forward 12.1x
1-year return
-24.6%
Dividend yield
2.44%
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INVESTOROverview
⚠ Investor warnings · 3 flags
- highExtreme leverage riskDebt/Equity of 2.13 is very high; cruise assets are capital-intensive and rate-sensitive, limiting financial flexibility in downturns.
- moderateLow momentum quality scoreMomentum sub-score of 56/100 is the weakest component, suggesting price momentum may be fading despite strong earnings growth.
- moderateElevated short interestShort interest at 6.9% signals meaningful bearish conviction, likely tied to macro/consumer spending and high debt concerns.
Reports in 36 days, last quarter beat by 0.1%.
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Price
-25.3% · 1Y
Valuation
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Analysts
Wall Street consensus
Bullish78% buy · 27 covering analysts
● Strong buy 15● Buy 6● Hold 6● Sell 0● Strong sell 0
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Where it sits vs peers
This stock Peer Peer median weaker → stronger
P/Ebetter than 67% of peers
low 7.9x15.2xhigh 37.9x
ROEbetter than 50% of peers
low 16%45%high 226%
Div yieldbetter than 100% of peers
low 0.0%2.4%high 2.4%
Algorithmic peers (6)
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| EXPE | Expedia Group Inc. Common Stock | $33.5B | 17.6 | 89.5% | 4.80 | 0.7% | - | Compare |
| CCL | Carnival Corporation Common Stock | $29.9B | 9.8 | 26.7% | 2.17 | 1.4% | - | Compare |
| TCOM | Trip.com Group Limited American Depositary Shares | $25.6B | 7.9 | 15.7% | 0.18 | 0.0% | - | Compare |
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News and Record
Reports in 36 days, last quarter beat by 0.1%.
Press releases mentioning this company
- PR Newswire•Sep 16, 2026SILVERSEA REFINES ITS SUITE COLLECTION, INTRODUCING FOUR CATEGORIES OF COMFORT
- PR Newswire•Sep 15, 2026ROYAL CARIBBEAN NAMES RETIRED U.S. AIR FORCE GEN. LORI J. ROBINSON GODMOTHER OF LEGEND OF THE SEAS
- PR Newswire•Sep 15, 2026ROYAL CARIBBEAN NAMES RETIRED U.S. AIR FORCE GEN. LORI J. ROBINSON GODMOTHER OF LEGEND OF THE SEAS
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Recent performance
1 week
-5.5%
1 month
-18.2%
3 months
-21.3%
6 months
-6.8%
YTD
-11.9%
1 year
-24.6%
SEC filings
40 filings
August 2026
Aug 20
8-KCurrent reportPeriod 2026-08-20
Aug 7
8-KCurrent reportPeriod 2026-08-06
Aug 3
Form 4Insider transactionPeriod 2026-07-31
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