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In the latest session, Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) closed at $317.87 down -4.01% from its previous closing price of $331.15. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.01 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.49 million shares were traded. RCL stock price reached its highest trading level at $336.96 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $315.86.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Royal Caribbean Group’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 117.47 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.07. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.21 and its Current Ratio is at 0.23. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.15 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.99.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 30 ’25 when HENRY L PUJOL bought 5,207 shares for $329.47 per share.
Lake Robert Alexander sold 2,869 shares of RCL for $860,270 on Jun 27 ’25. The SVP, CLO, Secretary & CCO now owns 21,077 shares after completing the transaction at $299.85 per share. On Jun 27 ’25, another insider, ROBERT A LAKE JR, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 2,869 shares for $299.85 each.
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 86342393856 and an Enterprise Value of 105535283200. As of this moment, Royal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.96, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.42. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.13. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.02 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.42. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.141 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.052.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for RCL is 2.23, which has changed by 1.289305 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18569505 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, RCL has reached a high of $355.91, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $130.08. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.38%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 29.47%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, RCL has traded an average of 2.29M shares per day and 2395880 over the past ten days. A total of 271.62M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 252.21M. Insiders hold about 7.15% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.91% stake in the company. Shares short for RCL as of 1752537600 were 12260904 with a Short Ratio of 5.36, compared to 1749772800 on 11397921. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12260904 and a Short% of Float of 5.46.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for RCL is 2.45, from 2.45 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.00739846The 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 2025-06-04 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-06-04. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1998-08-03 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 16.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.86, with high estimates of $2.98 and low estimates of $2.66.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $16.09 and $15.16 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $15.61. EPS for the following year is $18.15, with 24.0 analysts recommending between $19.15 and $16.15.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 19 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $5.18B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $5.34B to a low estimate of $5.14B. As of the current estimate, Royal Caribbean Group’s year-ago sales were $4.89BFor the next quarter, 19 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.28B. There is a high estimate of $4.36B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.18B.
A total of 22 analysts have provided revenue estimates for RCL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $18.1B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $17.9B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $17.99B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $16.48BBased on 23 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $19.73B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $20.09B and the low estimate is $19.21B.
