secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD (RCL)
CIK:        0000884887
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-28T10:32:13+00:00
Accession:  0000884887-26-000036
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Royal Caribbean Q2 adjusted EPS $4.21 beats guidance; raises FY2026 outlook to $17.73-$17.87
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- Q2 revenue $4.8B (+6% YoY); net income $1.1B; adjusted EPS $4.21 vs prior guidance.
- Full-year 2026 adjusted EPS raised to $17.73-$17.87, representing 14% YoY growth.
- Q3 2026 adjusted EPS guided $6.26-$6.36; net yields expected flat vs 2025.
- Returned over $600M to shareholders in Q2 via $199M buybacks and $404M dividends.
- Liquidity $6.9B; capacity growth 6.6% for 2026; Legend of the Seas delivered.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884887/000088488726000036/0000884887-26-000036-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884887/000088488726000036/rcl-20260728.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000884887-26-000036

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