RCL
HoldPremium GrowerRoyal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. · Consumer Cyclical · United States · $73.9B cap · $863.1M/day traded
$295.92 +5.5% · close 27 Oct · scored 28 Oct
StockRank up 3.2 since 27 Oct: Momentum up 4 after a 6% price rise.
Premium Grower: Strong business with the market behind it, priced at a premium.
As of 28 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) is 51/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 57, Value 26, Momentum 62, each scored against its sector).
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ABOUT ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a leading global cruise company operating a diverse portfolio of brands, including Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea. The company commands a significant market share, distinguished by its innovative ship designs, broad range of onboard experiences, and extensive global itineraries. Royal Caribbean maintains its competitive edge through strong brand recognition, economies of scale, and strategic investments in new vessels and private destinations to attract a wide demographic of travelers.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 8.8B | 13.9B | 16.5B | 17.9B | 26.6% | 18.7B | 19.6B | 21.0B | 8.2% |
| EPS | -8.45 | 6.63 | 11.00 | 15.75 | 54.1% | 16.20 | 17.96 | 20.53 | 14.2% |
| Shares | 255.2M | 256.4M | 268.9M | 270.4M | +5.9% | 267.5M | — | — | — |
| Debt | 24.0B | 22.1B | 20.8B | 22.0B | -2.8% | 23.5B | — | — | — |
| Equity | 2.9B | 4.7B | 7.6B | 10.0B | 51.8% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 481.0M | 4.5B | 5.3B | 6.5B | 137.8% | 6.8B | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -3.0B | -3.9B | -3.4B | -5.0B | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | 1.7B | -2.0B | -1.9B | -1.0B | — | — | — | — | — |
No new 52-week low for 4 weeks, 33% above that low, but not back above a rising 50-day average.
The Momentum score still reads 62: it looks back six months, so it has not caught up with this fall.
Swung more than 60% of stocks we rank over the past year (48% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Consumer Cyclical, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of RCL are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCL | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(you) | $73.9B | 51 | Hold |
| VIK | Viking Holdings Ltd | $36.7B | 45 | Hold |
| 9961.HK | Trip.com Group Limited | $25.3B | 49 | Hold |
| CCL | Carnival Corporation Ltd. | $35.1B | 63 | Hold |
| ABNB | Airbnb, Inc. | $103.0B | 72 | Buy |
| BKNG | Booking Holdings Inc. | $117.1B | 75 | Buy |
| EXPE | Expedia Group, Inc. | $34.7B | 87 | Strong Buy |
| IRCTC.NS | Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited | $3.7B | 49 | Hold |
| NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. | $6.9B | 30 | Sell |
| MMYT | MakeMyTrip Limited | $4.0B | 38 | Hold |
Peer medians: ROE 8.1% · P/E 16.5x · Gross margin 31.0%
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