secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD (RCL)
CIK:        0000884887
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000884887-26-000024
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Royal Caribbean Q1 EPS $3.60 Adj. beats guidance; FY26 Adj. EPS guided $17.10-$17.50
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- Q1 total revenue $4.5B (+11% YoY); Net Yields +3.6% as-reported, +2.0% constant currency.
- Adjusted EPS $3.60 vs prior guidance; Net Income $0.9B; Adjusted EBITDA $1.7B.
- Returned ~$1.1B to shareholders: $836M buybacks (2.9M shares) and $270M dividends.
- FY26 Adjusted EPS guidance raised to $17.10-$17.50 (11% YoY growth); Net Yields +2.3% to +3.3% as-reported.
- Geopolitical events moderated Med and Mexico bookings late Q1, but recovery underway; fuel costs $1.3B (59% hedged).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884887/000088488726000024/0000884887-26-000024-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884887/000088488726000024/rcl-20260430.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000884887-26-000024

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