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After finishing at $309.78 in the prior trading day, Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) closed at $301.44, down -2.69%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.69 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.89 million shares were traded. RCL stock price reached its highest trading level at $311.03 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $300.9.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of RCL by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 111.40 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.83. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 06 ’25 when Fain Richard D sold 16,000 shares for $311.02 per share. The transaction valued at 4,976,286 led to the insider holds 150,291 shares of the business.
RICHARD DAVID FAIN bought 16,000 shares of RCL for $4,976,285 on Aug 06 ’25. On Jul 30 ’25, another insider, Pujol Henry L, who serves as the Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 5,207 shares for $329.47 each. As a result, the insider received 1,715,549 and left with 7,826 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 81879547904 and an Enterprise Value of 101072445440. As of this moment, Royal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.72, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.49. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.07. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.76 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.93. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.882 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.331.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for RCL is 2.12, which has changed by 0.9591837 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19554341 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 $149.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.71%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 21.13%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.30M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2501560 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 271.62M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 252.22M. Insiders hold about 7.14% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.41% stake in the company. Shares short for RCL as of 1752537600 were 12260904 with a Short Ratio of 5.34, 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
In the trailing 12 months, RCL’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.45, compared to 2.45 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.007908839The 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 current assessment of Royal Caribbean Group (RCL) involves the perspectives of 17.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.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 $18.19, with 24.0 analysts recommending between $19.15 and $16.15.
Revenue Estimates
18 analysts predict $5.16B in revenue for the current quarter. 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.
