Royal Caribbean (RCL) reported $4.26 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 13.2%. EPS of $2.80 for the same period compares to $1.63 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.27 billion, representing a surprise of -0.24%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -0.29%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.81.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Royal Caribbean performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- APCD (Available passenger cruise days): 14,025.95 Days versus the five-analyst average estimate of 14,014.65 Days.
- Net Yields: $250.09 versus $249.78 estimated by four analysts on average.
- Occupancy Rate: 107.8% compared to the 108.1% average estimate based on four analysts.
- Passenger Cruise Days: 15,116.25 Days versus 15,151.55 Days estimated by four analysts on average.
- Net Cruise Costs Excluding Fuel per APCD: $130.27 compared to the $130.01 average estimate based on three analysts.
- Net Cruise Costs per APCD: $151.15 versus $150.43 estimated by three analysts on average.
- Passengers Carried: 2.48 million versus 2.5 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Revenues- Onboard and other: $1.32 billion compared to the $1.32 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +14% year over year.
- Revenues- Passenger ticket: $2.94 billion compared to the $2.94 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +13% year over year.
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Shares of Royal Caribbean have returned +4.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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