Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) is anticipated to issue its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Tuesday, October 28th. Analysts expect Royal Caribbean Cruises to post earnings of $5.65 per share and revenue of $5.1641 billion for the quarter. Royal Caribbean Cruises has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.410-15.550 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 5.550-5.650 EPS.Individuals may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM ET.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $4.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.04 by $0.34. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a net margin of 20.97% and a return on equity of 47.15%. The firm had revenue of $4.54 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.54 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.21 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 Performance

RCL opened at $316.59 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $85.99 billion, a PE ratio of 23.73, a P/E/G ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 2.08. Royal Caribbean Cruises has a 12-month low of $164.01 and a 12-month high of $366.50. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $329.49 and a two-hundred day moving average of $293.16. The company has a current ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.88.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 25th were given a dividend of $1.00 per share. This is a positive change from Royal Caribbean Cruises’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 25th. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s payout ratio is 29.99%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Richard D. Fain sold 16,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $311.02, for a total value of $4,976,320.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 150,291 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,743,506.82. This trade represents a 9.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Vagn O. Sorensen sold 10,300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $330.04, for a total value of $3,399,412.00. Following the sale, the director owned 16,407 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,414,966.28. This trade represents a 38.57% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 31,507 shares of company stock worth $10,091,282. 6.95% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Royal Caribbean Cruises

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Rakuten Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 16.1% in the 2nd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 252 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,000 after buying an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. NCM Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises during the 2nd quarter valued at about $212,000. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the second quarter worth about $215,000. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the second quarter worth about $219,000. Finally, MUFG Securities EMEA plc bought a new position in Royal Caribbean Cruises during the second quarter valued at about $231,000. 87.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on RCL. UBS Group increased their target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $311.00 to $353.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Barclays lifted their target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $263.00 to $358.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $400.00 to $420.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Mizuho dropped their price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $372.00 to $362.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Royal Caribbean Cruises currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $332.14.

About Royal Caribbean Cruises

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. operates as a cruise company worldwide. The company operates cruises under the Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises brands, which comprise a range of itineraries. As of February 21, 2024, it operated 65 ships. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.