Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL) is one of the largest cruise operators in the world, and after some rough seas, it has been benefiting from the post-pandemic travel boom. Travel stocks like this offer investors an interesting opportunity because everyone loves a holiday! But, travel companies often run on slim margins and even small disruptions can be disastrous.
If you’re thinking about buying Royal Caribbean Cruises shares, keep in mind that while its bookings remain strong, the company carries substantial debt, and cost of living pressures could impact long-term demand for big holidays. So, the share price performance will be riding the wave of global tourism trends and changing winds could blow Royal Caribbean Cruises’ stock off course.
February 20, 2025: In a Fox News interview on Wednesday, US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick said that President Trump would be cracking down on cruise lines that are based in America but avoid taxes by being registered elsewhere. Royal Caribbean, Norweigian and Carnival are all based in Miami, but they're registered in Liberia, Bermuda and Panama respectively. Lutnik stated: "this is going to end under Donald Trump and those taxes are going to be paid," and markets took the message seriously — with all three stocks tumbling in Thursday trading.
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Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including Royal Caribbean Cruises), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.
Royal Caribbean Cruises is a major part of the NYSE, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).
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| Invesco S&P 500 ETF (SPXP) |  |
6.49% | 141.44% | Invest Capital at risk |
| Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap ETF 1C (XSPX) |  |
6.56% | 141.22% | Invest Capital at risk |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF USD (Acc) (CSP1) |  |
6.41% | 139.05% | Invest Capital at risk |
| HSBC S&P 500 ETF (HSPX) |  |
5.21% | 125.14% | Invest Capital at risk |
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Historical closes compared with the last close of $215.49
| 1 week (2025-03-14) | 1.64% |
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| 1 month (2025-02-21) | -11.64% |
| 3 months (2024-12-21) | -9.62% |
| 6 months (2024-09-21) | 22.51% |
| 1 year (2024-03-21) | 58.43% |
| 2 years (2023-03-21) | 248.97% |
| 3 years (2022-03-21) | 185.57% |
| 5 years (2020-03-21) | 664.42% |
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All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Royal Caribbean Cruises P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.
Royal Caribbean Cruises's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 20x. In other words, Royal Caribbean Cruises's shares trade at around 20x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of March 2025 (25.37). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
However, Royal Caribbean Cruises's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.
Royal Caribbean Cruises's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.8633. A PEG ratio below 1 can be interpreted as meaning the shares are not overvalued given the current rate of growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Royal Caribbean Cruises's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
However, it's sensible to consider Royal Caribbean Cruises's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.
Royal Caribbean Cruises's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $5.7 billion (£4.4 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of Royal Caribbean Cruises's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
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