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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. RCL

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Overview of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

RCL NYQ
Consumer Cyclical Travel Services Large Cap
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL), is a Large Cap company, in the Travel Services industry, last closed at $272.54, about 66.7% overvalued vs fair value, +24.2% 1Y return, placing in the top 25% of its sector.
$272.54
2.27%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 53.3%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$75.23B
Enterprise Value
$96.44B
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.rclinvestor.com
HQ Miami, FL
Employees 107,950
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Dividend Apr 3
Earnings Apr 28 Estimated

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$79
$91
$103
Current: $272.54 -67% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Large Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$17.9B
8.8%%
Gross Profit
$8.9B
13%%
Operating Income
$4.9B
19.5%%
Net Income
$4.3B
48.3%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio
29.0%
Poor

FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$2.0B
160.4% of FCF

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health critical
Significant cash flow inefficiencies identified. Multiple high-impact leaks require attention.
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Active Leaks
3/4
Improving
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2
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
59
/100
Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors

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Pricing Power

Developing
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 95% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing RCL's balance between Growth (25.2%), Profitability (45.6%), and Safety (29.2%). Growth 25% Safety 29% Profitability 46%

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Growth

43th percentile vs peers
44
Key Signals
Rev Growth YoY 8.8% 41p Revenue CAGR 3Y 26.6% 47p EPS Growth YoY 51.1% 44p TSR 22.2% 38p
Strengths
  • Superior capital returns - 3 return metrics above peer median
  • Operating Margin in top 20% of peers (27.4%, 86th percentile)
  • Roic in top 20% of peers (15.3%, 80th percentile)
  • Net Profit Margin in top 20% of peers (23.8%, 91th percentile)
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

78th percentile vs peers
79
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Safety

50th percentile vs peers
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd..

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