Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) is anticipated to post its Q4 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, January 29th. Analysts expect Royal Caribbean Cruises to post earnings of $2.80 per share and revenue of $4.2766 billion for the quarter. Parties may visit the the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The company reported $5.75 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.68 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $5.14 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.16 billion. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a net margin of 23.33% and a return on equity of 44.68%. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $5.20 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Royal Caribbean Cruises to post $15 EPS for the current fiscal year and $18 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Up 2.6%

Royal Caribbean Cruises stock opened at $293.52 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 0.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67. The firm has a market cap of $80.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.74, a P/E/G ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.94. The business has a fifty day moving average of $277.95 and a two-hundred day moving average of $304.58. Royal Caribbean Cruises has a twelve month low of $164.01 and a twelve month high of $366.50.

Royal Caribbean Cruises announced that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, December 10th that permits the company to repurchase $2.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to purchase up to 2.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 14th. Investors of record on Friday, December 26th were given a dividend of $1.00 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 26th. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.90%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Royal Caribbean Cruises news, Director Maritza Gomez Montiel sold 1,100 shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $281.76, for a total transaction of $309,936.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 14,234 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,010,571.84. The trade was a 7.17% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 6.95% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Royal Caribbean Cruises

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 12.2% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,312 shares of the company’s stock worth $303,000 after buying an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP increased its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 40.8% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 20,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,297,000 after buying an additional 6,063 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership acquired a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the second quarter worth about $1,762,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 5.4% in the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 4,772 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,494,000 after acquiring an additional 243 shares during the period. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises during the 2nd quarter worth about $357,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.53% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $325.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $316.00 to $373.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $275.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Susquehanna set a $350.00 target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a report on Friday, October 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $327.68.

About Royal Caribbean Cruises

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE: RCL), operating as part of the Royal Caribbean Group, is a global cruise company that develops, markets and operates passenger cruise ships. The company operates multiple consumer-facing cruise brands that offer short- and long-duration itineraries and a range of onboard experiences. Its core activities include itineraries and voyage operations, guest services and hospitality, onboard food and beverage, entertainment and recreation programming, and the commercial activities needed to sell and support cruises through both direct and travel?agent channels.

Royal Caribbean’s ships serve a broad set of geographies worldwide, regularly deploying vessels in the Caribbean, North America (including Alaska), Europe, Asia, Australia and South America.