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The price of Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) closed at $330.07 in the last session, up 1.00% from day before closing price of $326.8. In other words, the price has increased by $1.00 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.06 million shares were traded. RCL stock price reached its highest trading level at $331.94 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $319.26.
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 121.98 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.99. 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:
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 Aug 19 ’25 when Vagn Soerensen bought 10,300 shares for $330.04 per share.
Fain Richard D sold 16,000 shares of RCL for $4,976,286 on Aug 06 ’25. The Director now owns 150,291 shares after completing the transaction at $311.02 per share. On Aug 06 ’25, another insider, RICHARD DAVID FAIN, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 16,000 shares for $311.02 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 89656254464 and an Enterprise Value of 108849143808. As of this moment, Royal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.88, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.06. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.17. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.22 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.78. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.334 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.588.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for RCL is 2.11, which has changed by 1.0874653 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14064062 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 $154.08. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.16%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 30.56%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, RCL traded on average about 2.31M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1946850 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 271.62M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 252.24M. Insiders hold about 7.14% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.44% stake in the company. Shares short for RCL as of 1753920000 were 10744627 with a Short Ratio of 4.65, compared to 1751241600 on 13738664. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10744627 and a Short% of Float of 4.79.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for RCL is 2.45, which was 2.45 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0074969404The 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
The market rating of Royal Caribbean Group (RCL) is currently shaped by the ongoing analysis conducted by 17.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.88, with high estimates of $3.14 and low estimates of $2.79.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $16.09 and $15.5 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $15.64. EPS for the following year is $18.17, with 24.0 analysts recommending between $19.15 and $16.15.
Revenue Estimates
According to 18 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $5.16B. It ranges from a high estimate of $5.22B 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, 18 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.3B. There is a high estimate of $4.4B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.22B.
A total of 23 analysts have provided revenue estimates for RCL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $18.11B, 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 $19.74B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $20.35B and the low estimate is $19.21B.
