Market Cap
$71.1B
RCL
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD
$275.93 ▲ +2.20%
Prev close $269.99Market cap$71.1B
ConsensusBuy
12-mo target$350.44 (+27.0%)
▲ Bullish
Analyst conviction 7/10
Insider Selling Cluster (4 insiders)High Impact Filing (7/10)Congressional Activity (1) Industrials & Manufacturing
Snapshot
The big-picture read on RCL right now — valuation, ownership and activity at a glance.
Cap Size
Large Cap
Analyst Consensus
Buy (69%)
Insider Activity
$0.00 buy / $313.5M sell
Insider Net $
-$313.5M
Social Sentiment
41° Cool
SEC Reports
12
Press Releases
1
Congressional
2 trades
Price chart 30d +3.9%
Daily candles (open–high–low–close) with volume. Green = up day, red = down day.
No data for this timeframe.
Vol
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 1, 2026 short_volume
Sep 15, 2026 SEC Short Volume: RCL — 79.5% short (1.1M / 1.4M)
Short: 1,106,126 | Exempt: 3,519 | TRF Vol: 1,391,224 | Short Ratio: 79.5% | Off-exchange volume (da
A Florida federal district court dismissed a personal injury lawsuit against Royal Caribbean (RCL) under forum non conve
COURT-RULING — Impact 2/10
Sep 14, 2026 Event
Aug 20, 2026 Press BAGGA v. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Court ruling (flsd) — Docket: 1:26-cv-20364
Royal Caribbean Group has completed its $1.25B senior unsecured notes offering at 5.550% due 2034, using proceeds to rep
Impact 5/10
Royal Caribbean is pricing $1.25B of 5.550% Senior Notes due 2034, net proceeds of ~$1.237B, to repay floating-rate term
424B5 — Impact 4/10
Royal Caribbean (RCL) priced a $1.25B offering of 5.550% Senior Notes due 2034, with net proceeds used to repay floating
8-K — Impact 4/10
Jul 31, 2026 Insider
Bunch Tara was granted 683 shares
Director
Jul 29, 2026 Insider
Bayley Michael W sold 12,811 shares
Pres&CEO, Royal Caribbean Intl @ $315.99 ($4.0M)
Analyst ratings buy % -11.5%
How Wall Street rates the stock today, and the latest firm-by-firm actions.
69% rate it Buy or better · 36 analysts
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Firm rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | Tigress Financial | MAINTAIN | Buy | 59% |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Deutsche Bank | UPGRADE | Buy | 58% |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Truist Securities | MAINTAIN | Hold | 55% |
| Sep 24, 2026 | JP Morgan | MAINTAIN | Overweight | 55% |
| Sep 23, 2026 | BMO Capital | REITERATE | Outperform | 53% |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | MAINTAIN | Equal-Weight | 55% |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Stifel | MAINTAIN | Buy | 54% |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Susquehanna | MAINTAIN | Positive | 56% |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Wells Fargo | MAINTAIN | Overweight | 54% |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Citigroup | MAINTAIN | Buy | 55% |
Monthly consensus history
| Period | Str. Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Str. Sell | Buy % | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 69% | |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 69% | |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 71% | |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 73% | |
| May 1, 2026 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 74% | |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 76% | |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 76% | |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 76% |
Price targets
Where 27 covering analysts think RCL trades over the next 12 months.
$350.44 +27.0% upside Strong Buy
Current$275.94 Low$262.00 Median$355.00 High$425.00 27 analysts
$262.00$425.00
Analyst rating Buy· 1.6/5 as of Oct 2, 2026
Social media sentiment mood +20.0%
Retail-investor mood aggregated across social media. 0° = very bearish, 100° = very bullish.
41°
Cool
BearishNeutralBullish
Recent posts
Sell my biggest gains? RCL, BB, DAL, TSM
▲ 1 · 💬 5· ⚡ 0.5
Prediction market contracts were pricing out $120 oil all week before today's crash. Is anyone using these as leading indicators?
▲ 1 · 💬 0· ⚡ 0.5
The Cruise Industry is going to get BURIED by the conflict in the Middle East 10k Puts
▲ 1 · 💬 1· ⚡ 0.5
The people who know the most are selling the fastest
▲ 1 · 💬 0· ⚡ 0.5
RCL has significantly outperformed Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH)
▲ 1 · 💬 0· ⚡ 0.0
Reports & filings
AI-scored summaries of recent SEC filings and press releases, with sentiment and impact.
12 SEC filing reports analyzed · 1 bullish, 3 bearish, 0 mixed, 8 neutral · avg impact 3.9/10.Plus 1 press releases.
NEUTRALCOURT-RULING2/10
A Florida federal district court dismissed a personal injury lawsuit against Royal Caribbean (RCL) u
Sep 15, 2026
NEUTRAL424B54/10
Royal Caribbean is pricing $1.25B of 5.550% Senior Notes due 2034, net proceeds of ~$1.237B, to repa
Aug 10, 2026
NEUTRAL8-K4/10
Royal Caribbean (RCL) priced a $1.25B offering of 5.550% Senior Notes due 2034, with net proceeds us
Aug 7, 2026
NEUTRAL424B53/10
Royal Caribbean filed a preliminary prospectus supplement for an offering of Senior Notes due 2034,
Aug 6, 2026
Upcoming & catalyst events
Scheduled dates plus disclosed catalysts — earnings, dividends, enforcement, FDA and clinical-trial events. Colored dot = impact.
Oct 1, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: RCL — 79.5% short (1.1M / 1.4M)
Short: 1,106,126 | Exempt: 3,519 | TRF Vol: 1,391,224 | Short Ratio: 79.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Sep 30, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: RCL — 81.0% short (1.4M / 1.7M)
Short: 1,368,970 | Exempt: 2,736 | TRF Vol: 1,690,327 | Short Ratio: 81.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Sep 29, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: RCL — 63.1% short (1.1M / 1.8M)
Short: 1,139,151 | Exempt: 4,661 | TRF Vol: 1,806,157 | Short Ratio: 63.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Sep 25, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: RCL — 61.0% short (0.8M / 1.2M)
Short: 759,057 | Exempt: 40 | TRF Vol: 1,243,785 | Short Ratio: 61.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Sep 24, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: RCL — 56.5% short (1.3M / 2.3M)
Short: 1,318,622 | Exempt: 361 | TRF Vol: 2,335,668 | Short Ratio: 56.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Earnings estimates
Forecast earnings per share and revenue by period — and whether estimates are rising.
| Period | EPS Est. | Range | Growth | 30d Rev | Up/Dn | Revenue | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Q | $6.36 | $6.26–$6.84 | 10.5% | +0.6% | 7↑ 10↓ | $5.6B | 23 |
| Next Q | $3.67 | $3.00–$4.29 | 30.9% | +0.2% | 17↑ 2↓ | $4.7B | 23 |
| Current FY | $17.84 | $17.63–$18.94 | 14.0% | +0.2% | 23↑ 0↓ | $19.6B | 28 |
| Next FY | $20.44 | $19.36–$24.44 | 14.6% | +0.7% | 20↑ 4↓ | $21.0B | 29 |
Current-quarter EPS estimate — revision history
| When | EPS estimate | Change vs now |
|---|---|---|
| Current | $6.356 | — |
| 7d ago | $6.318 | +0.038 |
| 30d ago | $6.318 | +0.038 |
| 60d ago | $6.309 | +0.047 |
| 90d ago | $6.332 | +0.024 |
Insider activity
Buying and selling by company executives and directors (SEC Form 4).
16 insiders, 50 transactions. Net -$313.5M — $0.00 bought, $313.5M sold.
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | Bunch Tara | Director | AWARD | 683 | — | — |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Bayley Michael W | Pres&CEO, Royal Caribbean Intl | SELL | 12,811 | $315.99 | $4.0M |
| Jun 1, 2026 | BETHGE LAURA H | President, Celebrity Cruises | TAX W/H | 267 | $284.23 | $75.9K |
| May 28, 2026 | Fain Richard D | Director | AWARD | 831 | — | — |
| May 28, 2026 | Brock John | Director | TAX W/H | 78 | $276.62 | $21.6K |
| May 28, 2026 | Brock John | Director | AWARD | 831 | — | — |
| May 28, 2026 | Howe Stephen R. Jr. | Director | TAX W/H | 78 | $276.62 | $21.6K |
| May 28, 2026 | Howe Stephen R. Jr. | Director | AWARD | 831 | — | — |
| May 28, 2026 | LEAVITT MICHAEL O | Director | TAX W/H | 78 | $276.62 | $21.6K |
| May 28, 2026 | LEAVITT MICHAEL O | Director | AWARD | 831 | — | — |
Congressional trades
RCL trades disclosed by members of Congress, with disclosure delay.
2 members · 2 buys / 0 sells
| Date | Member | Party | Chamber | Type | Amount | Asset | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2026 | Ro Khanna | D | HOUSE | BUY | $1,001 - $15,000 | Royal Caribbean Group | Aug 12, 2026(37d) |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Alan Armstrong | R | SENATE | BUY | $1,001 - $15,000 | Royal Caribbean Group | Jul 22, 2026(117d) |
Short interest & halts
FINRA semi-monthly short positions, Reg SHO threshold status, and recent trading halts for RCL.
Shares short
10,170,684
Settlement Sep 15, 2026
Change vs prior
-7.3%
Semi-monthly cycle
Days to cover
4.9
At avg daily volume
Of shares outstanding
≈3.8%
Estimate — not % of float
All RCL filing & press-release reports (13)
- COURT-RULING reportSep 15, 2026
- PRESS-RELEASE reportAug 20, 2026
- 424B5 reportAug 10, 2026
- 8-K reportAug 7, 2026
- 424B5 reportAug 6, 2026
- 8-K reportJul 28, 2026
- PRESS-RELEASE reportJul 8, 2026
- COURT-RULING reportJul 1, 2026
- COURT-RULING reportMay 21, 2026
- 8-K reportMay 20, 2026
- COURT-RULING reportMay 16, 2026
- DEFA14A reportApr 17, 2026
- COURT-RULING reportMar 30, 2026