Analysis updated on Nov. 6, 2026 (UTC) · Alpha · vs marketSwitch to Total · NYSE
Our AI scores Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd every trading day against every stock it covers. Create a free account and follow it to see its rating and price target.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd is a large-cap company with a market capitalization of $87.51B. It ranks number 1 by market capitalization among the 18 Water Transportation issuers in our coverage with a current forecast. Its P/B Ratio of 7.47x is the highest of the 13 peers that report one.
For RCL, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 44.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-08-07 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 16.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-10-07. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +3.1%, buy ≥ +1.5%, sell < -0.5%, strong sell < -1.8% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-11-06 signals)
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90D Alpha forecasts of every company scored, cut into five relative ratings at the 15th, 35th, 65th and 85th percentiles (dashed lines).
Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Water Transportation peers listed below that report each metric.
| Metric | RCL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $87.51B | 1/18 |
| P/E Ratio | 19.37x | 4/10 |
| P/B Ratio | 7.47x | 1/13 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.54% | – |
| EPS | $16.89 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $43.79 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $71.54 | – |
| FCF/Share | $5.65 | – |
| Metric | RCL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | 38.9% | 2/8 |
| ROA | 10.2% | 4/8 |
| ROIC | 15.8% | 5/11 |
| Gross Margin | 49.0% | 2/7 |
| Operating Margin | 27.6% | 4/12 |
| Net Margin | 23.8% | 5/10 |
| EBT Margin | 22.4% | 4/12 |
| Tax Rate | 3.5% | – |
| Metric | RCL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.22x | 14/16 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.19x | 12/13 |
| D/E Ratio | 2.81x | 2/15 |
| Financial Leverage | 3.83x | 3/14 |
| Interest Coverage | 2.5x | 7/16 |
| Working Capital | -$8.94B | 15/16 |
| Metric | RCL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $6.90B | 2/14 |
| Free Cash Flow | $1.51B | 2/5 |
| Capital Spending | -$5.39B | 4/5 |
| OCF Growth YoY | 9.3% | 5/10 |
| FCF Growth YoY | -25.8% | – |
| FCF/Sales | 7.9% | 3/5 |
| CapEx/Sales | 28.1% | 1/5 |
| Metric | RCL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 0.43x | 3/6 |
| Receivables Turnover | 46.8x | 2/8 |
| Inventory Turnover | 32.1x | 3/6 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 0.5x | 5/6 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 8 days | 7/8 |
| Days Inventory | 11 days | 4/6 |
| Payables Period | 37 days | 2/7 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | -17 days | 4/5 |
| Metric | RCL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $19.13B | 3/8 |
| Operating Income | $5.27B | 2/15 |
| Net Income | $4.55B | 1/10 |
| SG&A Expense | $2.25B | 2/7 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | $9.75B | 3/8 |
| Metric | RCL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dividends Per Share | $5.04 | – |
| Payout Ratio | 29.8% | – |
| Shares Outstanding | 267M | – |
| Net Income Growth | 11.9% | 3/6 |
| EPS Growth | 11.7% | 5/9 |
| Total Current Assets | $2.47B | 5.5% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $851M | 1.9% of assets |
| Accounts Receivable | $409M | 0.9% of assets |
| Inventory | $304M | 0.7% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $32.90B | 73.4% of assets |
| Short-term Debt | $10.43B | 23.3% of assets |
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (Water Transportation): 18 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Sign up free| Company | 90-Day AI Forecast (Alpha) | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd | $87.51B | |
| CCL Carnival Corp Ltd. | $39.77B | |
| VIK Viking Holdings Ltd | $38.81B | |
| BIP Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. | $18.21B | |
| NCLH Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. | $8.16B | |
| KEX Kirby Corp | $6.39B | |
| MATX Matson, Inc. | $6.34B | |
| GLNG Golar Lng Ltd | $4.36B | |
| TNK Teekay Tankers Ltd. | $2.97B | |
| NAT Nordic American Tankers Ltd | $1.41B | |
| FLNG Flex Lng Ltd. | $1.41B | |
| CMDB Costamare Bulkers Holdings Ltd | $432M | |
| KNOP Knot Offshore Partners Lp | $287M | |
| DLNG Dynagas Lng Partners Lp | $111M | |
| EDRY Eurodry Ltd. | $102M | |
| OMEX Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc | $26M | |
| USEA United Maritime Corp | $23M | |
| RUBI Rubico Inc. | $60K |
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Our AI scores Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd every trading day against every stock it covers. Create a free account and follow it to see its rating and price target.
For RCL, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 44.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-08-07 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 16.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-10-07. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Nov. 6, 2026.
18 issuers in our coverage, RCL included, share the SEC industry code Water Transportation. The largest are: Carnival Corp Ltd. (CCL), Viking Holdings Ltd (VIK), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (BIP), Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH), Kirby Corp (KEX), Matson, Inc. (MATX).
This analysis is generated automatically using our proprietary AI systems and should not be considered personalized investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own research and consider consulting a financial advisor before making investment decisions.
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