RCL (Royal Caribbean Group) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -1.80% (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Royal Caribbean Group 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Royal Caribbean Group's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -1.80%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Royal Caribbean Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

RCL' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -12.4 Med: -1.8 Max: 1.4
Current: -1.8

During the past 13 years, Royal Caribbean Group's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 1.40%. The lowest was -12.40%. And the median was -1.80%.

RCL's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked worse than
50.78% of 451 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: -1.6 vs RCL: -1.80

Competitive Comparison of Royal Caribbean Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Travel Services subindustry, Royal Caribbean Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Royal Caribbean Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Royal Caribbean Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Royal Caribbean Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.

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Royal Caribbean Group 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE:RCL) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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Royal Caribbean Group Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

RCL:Mexico 0I1W:UK RC8:Germany RC8:Germany R1CL34:Brazil

Address

1050 Caribbean Way, Miami, FL, USA, 33132

Website

https://www.royalcaribbeangroup.com

Royal Caribbean is the world's second-largest cruise company by revenues, operating 67 ships across five global and partner brands in the cruise vacation industry. Brands the company operates include Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea. The company also has a 50% investment in a joint venture that operates TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. The selection of brands in the portfolio allows Royal to compete on the basis of innovation, quality of ships and service, variety of itineraries, choice of destinations, and price. The company completed the divestiture of its Azamara brand in 2021 and plans to launch its new Celebrity River Cruise brand in 2027.

Executives

Richard D Fain	director, officer: Chairman and CEO	ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD, 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Maritza Gomez Montiel	director	C/O APTARGROUP, INC., 265 EXCHANGE DRIVE, SUITE 100, CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014
Naftali Holtz	officer: Chief Financial Officer	1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Jason T Liberty	officer: President and CEO	GATE NO 4, PLANT 10 / 11 GODREJ & BOYCE, PIROJSHANAGAR, LBS MARG, VIKHROLI (WEST), MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA K7 400079
Laura H Bethge	officer: President, Celebrity Cruises	1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Michael W Bayley	officer: EVP, International	ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD., 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen	director	ANDERS WILHELMSEN & CO. AS, BEDDINGEN 8, AKER BRYGGE, OSLO Q8 NO-0118
Harri U Kulovaara	officer: EVP, Maritime	ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD., 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Henry L Pujol	officer: Vice President, Controller	ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD., 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Vagn O Sorensen	director	ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD., 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Robert Alexander Lake	officer: SVP, CLO, Secretary & CCO	C/O WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION, 9800 N.W. 41ST STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
Rebecca Yeung	director	205 CROSSPOINT PARKWAY, GETZVILLE NY 14068
Lisa Lutoff-perlo	officer: EVP, Operations, RCI	1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Michael O Leavitt	director	LEAVITT PARTNERS LLC, 299 SOUTH MAIN STREET STE 2300, SALT LAKE CITY X1 84111
Bradley H Stein	officer: SVP, GC & Chief Compliance Off	1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132