William Blair Has Negative Outlook of RCL FY2026 Earnings

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) – Stock analysts at William Blair dropped their FY2026 earnings estimates for Royal Caribbean Cruises in a note issued to investors on Monday, November 17th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the company will post earnings of $17.87 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $17.91. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Royal Caribbean Cruises’ current full-year earnings is $14.90 per share.

RCL has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Barclays lowered their price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $358.00 to $342.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. Mizuho lowered their price target on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $372.00 to $362.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Tigress Financial upped their price target on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $330.00 to $415.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $326.82.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Price Performance

Shares of NYSE RCL opened at $252.89 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $298.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $301.41. Royal Caribbean Cruises has a 1-year low of $164.01 and a 1-year high of $366.50. The firm has a market cap of $68.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 2.04.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The company reported $5.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.68 by $0.07. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a net margin of 23.33% and a return on equity of 44.68%. The company had revenue of $5.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.16 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $5.20 EPS. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Royal Caribbean Cruises has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.580-15.630 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 2.740-2.790 EPS.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 25th were given a $1.00 dividend. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. This is an increase from Royal Caribbean Cruises’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 25th. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.90%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Maritza Gomez Montiel sold 1,100 shares of the business’s 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 transaction, the director owned 14,234 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,010,571.84. The trade was a 7.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 6.95% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of RCL. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Royal Caribbean Cruises during the second quarter worth about $27,000. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group bought a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises during the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. 1 North Wealth Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises during the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises during the second quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH bought a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the second quarter worth approximately $32,000. 87.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.