Is Royal Caribbean Cruises Outperforming the Nasdaq?

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL), based in Miami as a global holiday company. With the maximum amount of the market 93.8 billion dollars, the company runs Cruz brands such as Royal Caribbean International, Cevebel Cruises, Azamara, Silversea Cructions and bears interests in Tui Cruieses, PullManture and Skysea Cructions.

Companies of $ 10 billion or more are described as “large shares”. Royal Caribbean is directly suitable for this category, with a market ceiling that exceeds this threshold, which reflects its size, impact and dominance in the cruise industry.

RCL touched its highest level ever at $ 366.50 on August 29, and is currently trading by 6.8 % less than that peak. Meanwhile, RCL shares have increased by 26.6 % over the past three months, in particular that outperformed the gains of NASDAQ Composite ($ NASX) by 11 % during the same time frame.

RCL performance looks more impressive in the long run. The stock increased by 48 % on the basis of YTD and 115.7 % over the past 52 weeks, greatly outperformed NASX by 13.3 % in 2025 and 28.6 % during the past year.

With the exception of March and April, the RCL was often traded over its average for 50 days and 200 days during the past year, confirming its upward trend.

Stock prices in Royal Caribbean Cruises fell by more than 5 % in the trading session after issuing mixed Q2 results on July 29. Patured on continuous growth in ticket sales and other revenues, the total company’s line of a quarter of a quarter of a year grew on an annual basis to $ 4.5 billion. However, the number missed the street expectations with a small margin. Looking at the performance of RCL over the past year and high beta, this reservation has sparked profits among investors.

However, his general performance remained more impressive. The average net income for RCL increased by 36.3 % year on an annual basis to $ 1.2 billion, and the profitability of the modified stock of $ 4.38 exceeded 6.8 %. Moreover, operational cash flows grew by 16.3 % on an annual basis to $ 3.4 billion.

RCL has also outperformed peer performance, Carnival Corporation & PLC’s (CCL) 25.8 % on the basis of YTD and 94.3 % over 52 weeks.