secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD (RCL)
CIK:        0000884887
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-07-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000884887-24-000128
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Royal Caribbean Q2 Adj. EPS $3.21 beats; raises FY 2024 guidance to $11.35-$11.45; reinstates $0.40 dividend
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- Q2 Adj. EPS $3.21 (GAAP $3.11), net income $854M, revenue $4.1B; beat driven by strong pricing and onboard revenue.
- FY2024 Adj. EPS guidance raised to $11.35-$11.45 (68% YoY growth); Net Yields expected +10.4%-10.9%.
- Quarterly dividend reinstated at $0.40 per share; payable Oct 11, 2024 to holders of record Sep 20, 2024.
- Trifecta goals (EBITDA/APCD, ROIC, EPS) achieved 18 months early; load factor 108%; customer deposits $6.2B.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884887/000088488724000128/0000884887-24-000128-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884887/000088488724000128/rcl-20240725.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000884887-24-000128

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