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NYSE · RCL

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Consumer Cyclical · Travel Services

$282.26

Up+$0.85 (+0.30%)

Updated Oct 11, 2026, 5:28 PM

SID Score

6.5/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

58/100

Neutral

Market cap
76.31B
P/E ratio
18.7
Dividend yield
1.43%
52-week range
$222.22 – $356.39
Volume
1.59M
Avg. volume
2.19M

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RCL price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 9, 2026

RCL closed at $282.26 after 20 trading sessions, up 10.54% for the selected period.

Last close
$282.26
Period change
+10.54%
Period low
$230.30
Period high
$288.78
Daily close
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RCL OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 9, 2026$282.00$283.545$278.00$282.261.59M
Oct 8, 2026$277.66$283.56$277.11$281.411.96M
Oct 7, 2026$285.01$288.14$281.11$282.322.42M
Oct 6, 2026$279.80$289.17$278.00$288.782.36M
Oct 5, 2026$277.03$277.08$269.69$275.033.03M
Oct 2, 2026$275.175$279.50$271.56$277.743.42M
Oct 1, 2026$266.12$270.86$263.22$269.993.09M
Sep 30, 2026$260.20$269.65$259.00$265.864.29M
Sep 29, 2026$257.20$261.99$254.21$260.674.04M
Sep 28, 2026$246.00$249.73$240.20$242.593.37M
Sep 25, 2026$241.80$246.25$236.72$242.702.7M
Sep 24, 2026$234.30$243.18$232.00$238.985.48M
Sep 23, 2026$236.14$237.13$222.22$230.307.59M
Sep 22, 2026$259.00$261.6599$231.03$234.898.4M
Sep 21, 2026$250.50$252.15$246.30$250.252.22M
Sep 18, 2026$250.00$251.46$245.06$245.813.2M
Sep 17, 2026$257.28$258.20$249.72$249.741.81M
Sep 16, 2026$251.00$256.96$249.24$253.922.31M
Sep 15, 2026$256.39$257.13$248.64$249.301.89M
Sep 14, 2026$256.00$257.7057$252.74$255.342.16M

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Company profile

Royal Caribbean is the world's second-largest cruise company by revenues, operating 68 ships across five global and partner brands in the cruise vacation industry. Brands the company operates include Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea. The company also has a 50% investment in a joint venture that operates TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. The selection of brands in the portfolio allows Royal to compete on the basis of innovation, quality of ships and service, variety of itineraries, choice of destinations, and price. The company completed the divestiture of its Azamara brand in 2021, plans to launch its new Celebrity River Cruise brand in 2027, the same year it is set to operate eight private destination locations (up from two currently).

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Consensus
Buy
Average target
$345.38
Implied upside
—
Analysts
19
RCL recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Oct 8, 2026JefferiesBuy—
Oct 7, 2026BarclaysOverweight—
Sep 28, 2026Tigress FinancialBuy—
Sep 28, 2026Deutsche BankBuy—
Sep 24, 2026JP MorganOverweight—
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Yahoo · Oct 10, 2026

Royal Caribbean (RCL) Stock May Be 45% Below Fair Value Despite Surprise Sandals Deal

Royal Caribbean Cruises has delivered a very strong multi year share price run, and the question now is whether the business is generating enough cash to back up where the stock trades today. Over the past 3 years the stock has returned about 239%, which puts a lot of weight on the cruise operator's ability to keep turning that recovery into durable cash flows. The Sandals Resorts acquisition and new terminal project in Okinawa can reshape how and when Royal Caribbean converts future...

Yahoo · Oct 9, 2026

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Could Be 20% Undervalued As Sandals Deal Lifts Interest

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) is back in the spotlight after its surprise move to acquire Sandals Resorts, a deal that has coincided with a 22% rise in the share price. Royal Caribbean Cruises now trades at US$281.41, with a 7-day share price return of 4.23% and a 30-day gain of 6.39%, while the 1-year total shareholder return has declined 6.5% but the 3-year total shareholder return is up more than triple. Scan how Royal Caribbean Cruises compares with other travel and leisure plays that...

Yahoo · Oct 9, 2026

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Stuns Wall Street With Surprise Resort Deal

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) said it will acquire privately held Sandals Resorts in a deal that surprised many on Wall Street. Analysts responding to the announcement have started to model in higher long term growth expectations for the combined travel group. The move gives Royal Caribbean Cruises a significant all inclusive resort footprint alongside its cruise operations, broadening its leisure travel exposure. The Sandals Resorts acquisition is only one part of the Royal Caribbean...

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