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The price of Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) closed at $278.92 in the last session, down -0.99% from day before closing price of $281.7. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.99 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.03 million shares were traded. RCL stock price reached its highest trading level at $282.02 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $278.564.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at RCL’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 176.08 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 37.38. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.14 and its Current Ratio is at 0.16. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.08 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.77.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on July 22, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $405.
On July 21, 2025, Truist Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $337.
On April 25, 2025, Northcoast started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $279.Northcoast initiated its Buy rating on April 25, 2025, with a $279 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 03 ’25 when Montiel Maritza Gomez sold 1,100 shares for $281.76 per share. The transaction valued at 309,936 led to the insider holds 14,234 shares of the business.
Maritza Montiel bought 1,100 shares of RCL for $309,933 on Nov 03 ’25. On Aug 19 ’25, another insider, Sorensen Vagn O, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 10,300 shares for $330.04 each. As a result, the insider received 3,399,412 and left with 16,407 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, RCL now has a Market Capitalization of 76065103872 and an Enterprise Value of 96804102144. As of this moment, Royal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.84, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.71. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.78. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.36 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.52. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.552 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.407.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for RCL is 1.94, which has changed by 0.21831048 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15196204 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, RCL has reached a high of $366.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $164.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.47%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.05%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, RCL traded on average about 2.24M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1818550 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 272.19M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 253.51M. Insiders hold about 7.04% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.39% stake in the company. Shares short for RCL as of 1765756800 were 11036392 with a Short Ratio of 4.93, compared to 1763078400 on 11006230. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11036392 and a Short% of Float of 4.8899997.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for RCL is 3.50, which was 3.05 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01082712. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.52.. The current Payout Ratio is 8.68% for RCL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-26 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-26. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1998-08-03 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 21.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Royal Caribbean Group (RCL) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.07, with high estimates of $3.35 and low estimates of $2.89.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $15.76 and $15.58 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $15.65. EPS for the following year is $17.75, with 25.0 analysts recommending between $18.3 and $17.12.
Revenue Estimates
According to 21 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $4.28B. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.38B to a low estimate of $4.22B. As of. The current estimate, Royal Caribbean Group’s year-ago sales were $3.76BFor the next quarter, 21 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.4B. There is a high estimate of $4.46B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.31B.
A total of 25 analysts have provided revenue estimates for RCL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $18.06B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $17.89B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $17.95B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $16.48BBased on 25 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $19.64B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $20.26B and the low estimate is $19.17B.
