Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL) Stock Analysis

$280.010

+5.824 (+2.08%)At close

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High
281.605
Open
275.470
VWAP
278.04
Volume
1.63M
Mkt Cap
41.23B
Low
272.500
Amount
453.36M
EV/EBITDA, TTM
13.01

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a cruise company, which owns and operates three global cruise brands: Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises. It also has an interest in TUI Cruises GmbH, which operates the German brands TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. Its ships offer a selection of worldwide itineraries that call on approximately 1,000 destinations on all seven continents. Royal Caribbean offers cruises and land destinations that generally feature a casual ambiance, as well as a variety of activities and entertainment venues. Celebrity Cruises offers a range of itineraries to destinations, including Alaska, Asia, Australia, Bermuda, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, the Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, New Zealand, the Panama Canal and South America, with cruise lengths ranging from three to 14 nights. It also offers a range of private land destinations through Perfect Day at CocoCay and Royal Beach Club collection.

AI analysis of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL)

Buy

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd is a good buy right now due to its recent positive analyst upgrades and strong financial metrics. The current price is $282.26, and Jefferies has set a price target of $330, suggesting a potential upside of approximately 17%. Additionally, the forward P/E ratio is 11.40, indicating that the stock is undervalued compared to its earnings potential. However, a risk to consider is the high insider selling activity, which has increased by 202096.12% over the last month, indicating potential concerns from insiders about the stock's future performance.

Analyst Ratings (22)

+17.07% upside
Buy
17 Buy
5 Hold
0 Sell
Current: 280.01
Low
275.00
Average
327.80
High
400.00

Wells Fargo

2026-10-12

Price Target

$358

Overweight

Jefferies

2026-10-08

Price Target

$330

Buy

Barclays

2026-10-07

Price Target

$337

Overweight

Citi

2026-10-02

Price Target

$362

Buy

BofA

2026-09-28

Price Target

$330

Buy

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL) is 11.40, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 17.96.

Forward P/E

Fair
5Y Average P/E
17.96
Current P/E
11.40
Overvalued
53.88
Undervalued
-17.96

Forward EV/EBITDA

Fair
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
15.12
Current EV/EBITDA
13.01
Overvalued
26.16
Undervalued
4.08

Forward P/S

Fair
5Y Average P/S
2.56
Current P/S
3.57
Overvalued
3.70
Undervalued
1.42

Alphio AI Price Scenarios for RCL

Scenario prices are the last monthly forecast band of the current year. Probabilities are fixed model weights (25 / 50 / 25), not guarantees.

B

Bull

Bull · 25%RCL

$333.67

Scenario price

B

Base

Base · 50%RCL

$281.68

Scenario price

B

Bear

Bear · 25%RCL

$267.33

Scenario price

Whales holding RCL

C

Compass Capital Management Inc.

+ HoldingRCL

+7.91%

3M Return

R

Rathbones Asset Management Limited

+ HoldingRCL

+6.49%

3M Return

S

Sanders Capital, LLC

+ HoldingRCL

+6.42%

3M Return

S

Silvant Capital Management LLC

+ HoldingRCL

+5.03%

3M Return

A

Architas Multi-Manager Europe Ltd.

+ HoldingRCL

+4.57%

3M Return

O

Osiris Holdings Inc.

+ HoldingRCL

+4.19%

3M Return

Events Timeline

2026-09-29 (ET)

10:00:00

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10:00:00

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2026-09-28 (ET)

16:30:00

Major Averages Decline as Oil Prices Come into Focus

12:00:00

Major Averages Broadly Lower as Oil Prices Surge Over 3%

2026-09-25 (ET)

16:30:00

Major Averages Rise as Oil Prices Retreat

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RCL FAQ — answered by Alphio AI

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a cruise company, which owns and operates three global cruise brands: Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises. It also has an interest in TUI Cruises GmbH, which operates the German brands TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. Its ships offer a selection of worldwide itineraries that call on approximately 1,000 destinations on all seven continents. Royal Caribbean offers cruises and land destinations that generally feature a casual ambiance, as well as a variety of activities and entertainment venues. Celebrity Cruises offers a range of itineraries to destinations, including Alaska, Asia, Australia, Bermuda, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, the Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, New Zealand, the Panama Canal and South America, with cruise lengths ranging from three to 14 nights. It also offers a range of private land destinations through Perfect Day at CocoCay and Royal Beach Club collection. It operates in the Consumer Cyclicals sector (WATER TRANSPORTATION industry).

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd is a good buy right now due to its recent positive analyst upgrades and strong financial metrics. The current price is $282.26, and Jefferies has set a price target of $330, suggesting a potential upside of approximately 17%. Additionally, the forward P/E ratio is 11.40, indicating that the stock is undervalued compared to its earnings potential. However, a risk to consider is the high insider selling activity, which has increased by 202096.12% over the last month, indicating potential concerns from insiders about the stock's future performance.

22 analysts cover RCL: 17 rate it Buy, 5 Hold and 0 Sell. The average price target is 327.80.

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