Royal Caribbean (RCL) Falls 8.5% on Missed Expectations

We recently published 10 Stocks Crashing Hard Despite Highly Optimistic Market. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) is one of the worst-performing stocks on Tuesday.

Royal Caribbean dropped by 8.53 percent on Tuesday to close at $292.95 apiece after missing analyst expectations for revenues in the third quarter of the year.

In an updated report, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) said revenues grew by 5 percent in the third quarter to $5.139 billion from $4.886 billion in the same period last year, but missed analyst expectations of $5.17 billion.

Attributable net income jumped by 42 percent to $1.575 billion from $1.111 billion year-on-year, while earnings per share (EPS) stood at $5.74, better than company expectations primarily due to higher-than-expected close-in demand and lower costs.

In the nine-month period, revenues increased by 7.8 percent to $13.7 billion from $12.7 billion, while attributable net income grew by 52 percent to $3.5 billion from $2.3 billion.

Looking ahead, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) expects strong momentum to continue, powered by accelerated demand, growing loyalty, and guest satisfaction.

“While it’s still early in the planning process, our strong booked position gives us confidence for 2026 and beyond. With our proven formula of moderate yield growth, strong cost controls, and disciplined capital allocation, we expect 2026 earnings per share to have a $17 handle, positioning us well to achieve our 2027 Perfecta targets,” said Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) President and CEO Jason Liberty.

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