Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL)
Consumer Cyclical · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for RCL is $348.85, 25.6% above the last close of $277.68 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $296.72 to $421.77. Rating consensus: Buy.
Snapshot
- P/E17.2x
- P/E vs sector-11.9%
- P/E vs own-9.8%
- Target upside+25.6%
- ConsensusBuy
- Market cap$74.25B
- FCF yield-0.6%
- Insiders-$4.05M
- Earnings in11d
- News
Why it moved
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) fell 0.8% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Consumer Cyclical stocks fell 0.4%. Most of the move came from the market as a whole.
2 stories on the day (30-day average 1.4).
- RCL Stock Rises 12% in a Month: Should You Buy Now or Hold Steady?
- Will Royal Caribbean (RCL) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $277.68 · -5.1% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendbearish
- Sector▼ -2.7%
- MAs20▲ 50▲ 100▼ 200▼
- Above MAs2 of 4 above
- MA20×50↑ in ~4d
- RSI55
- Support-4.7%
- Resistance+0.9%
- Off 52w high-18.9%
- Off ATH-22.3%
- 52w range$277.68
- Bollingerupper half
- MACD1.87
- ATR+3.4%
- Volume0.7x
Analyst price targets
16 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $277.68 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 4 · Buy 19 · Hold 7 · Sell 0 · Strong sell 0
Revenue and free cash flow
Q2 FY2026: Revenue +6.5% year over year, free cash flow -18.1% of revenue, operating margin 27.0%.
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $4.83B | 4.20 | -$877M | 47.3% | 27.0% | 23.3% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $4.45B | 3.48 | $1.33B | 49.5% | 26.1% | 21.1% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $4.26B | 2.76 | $116M | 36.7% | 21.9% | 17.7% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $5.14B | 5.74 | -$989M | 51.8% | 33.1% | 30.7% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $4.54B | 4.41 | $910M | 49.7% | 29.3% | 26.7% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $4B | 2.70 | $1.2B | 48.0% | 23.6% | 18.3% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $3.76B | 2.00 | $915M | 45.4% | 16.6% | 14.7% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $4.89B | 4.21 | $563M | 51.1% | 33.4% | 22.7% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $163.45 | -1.4% | -25.1% | +46.2% | 18.1 | $123B | |
| 2 |  | $173.70 | -0.3% | -8.8% | +7.3% | 39.7 | $104B | |
| 3 |  | $236.89 | +0.9% | -7.0% | +18.7% | 28.7 | $75.99B | |
| 4 | | $277.68 | -0.8% | -18.9% | +25.6% | 17.2 | $74.25B | |
| 5 |  | $83.96 | +0.4% | -6.8% | +18.9% | 42.4 | $73.67B | |
| 6 |  | $25.90 | -2.1% | -22.6% | +29.7% | 11.3 | $34.83B | |
| 7 |  | $288.95 | -1.0% | -14.7% | +8.9% | 18.0 | $33.08B | |
| 8 |  | $15.05 | -2.2% | -39.8% | +43.7% | 9.4 | $6.91B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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