Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) Stock Analysis
Last updated Oct 27, 2026
Published Opportunity
This stock was published as a Compound Radar opportunity on Jul 7, 2026. Performance is tracked publicly from the original signal.
Health Check
Last analyzed Oct 23, 2026
- Financial Health 30
- Profitability 75
- Business Quality 80
- Balance Sheet 25
- Cash Flow 80
Why this rating?
Health 58/100 — Acceptable
Entry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
Company overview
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) is a Travel Services company in the Consumer Cyclical sector. Compound Radar rates Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 58/100 (Acceptable) due to high business quality, steady revenue growth, and elevated leverage.
Investment profile
- Quality High
- Growth Moderate
- Balance Sheet Stretched
- Valuation Attractive
Financial highlights
Valuation
- P/E 18
- Forward P/E 14.52
- PEG 1.13
- EV/Revenue 5.24
Profitability
- Revenue Growth 6.5%
- Gross Margin 50.3%
- Operating Margin 27.1%
- Net Margin 23.5%
- ROE 44.7%
Financial strength
- Cash $876.00M
- Debt $23.52B
- Net Cash $-22.64B
- Free Cash Flow $1.24B
- Current Ratio 0.21
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Latest quoted price for the name. Helps anchor the setup in today’s market level.
Health Entry- Airbnb, Inc. Travel Services ABNB$168.82 80 Health 80 / 100
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Good Entry Good EntryA usable setup — not as clean as Strong Entry, but timing is not mixed or weak.
- Expedia Group, Inc. Travel Services EXPE$278.08 74 Health 74 / 100
Strong business quality across profitability, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.
Strong Entry Strong EntryTiming looks favorable across trend, momentum, valuation, support, and catalysts.
- Booking Holdings Inc. Travel Services BKNG$150.14 72 Health 72 / 100
Strong business quality across profitability, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Viking Holdings Ltd Travel Services VIK$85.41 69 Health 69 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- MakeMyTrip Limited Travel Services MMYT$41.36 67 Health 67 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Carnival Corporation Ltd. Travel Services CCL$27.74 65 Health 65 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Travel + Leisure Co. Travel Services TNL$67.23 59 Health 59 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Good Entry Good EntryA usable setup — not as clean as Strong Entry, but timing is not mixed or weak.
- Tripadvisor, Inc. Travel Services TRIP$8.98 58 Health 58 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
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