RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates
$260.14
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$1.13(0.44%)
as of Sep 14, 2026 03:06 UTC
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a prominent global operator within the cruise sector. The company manages several well-known cruise lines, such as Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara, and Silversea Cruises. Through these brands, it offers a wide array of voyages that call upon approximately 1,000 different destinations across the globe. As of February 25, 2022, its expansive fleet comprised 61 vessels. Established in 1968, the company's corporate headquarters are situated in Miami, Florida.
Dividend Snapshot
StatusGrowing
Latest Dividend$1.5000
Forward Annual$6.00
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateSep 17, 2026
Next Ex-DateSep 17, 2026
Next Pay DateOct 08, 2026
1-Yr Growth268.4%Annual totals, 2024–2025
10-Yr Growth23.0%Annual totals, 2012–2025
Key Metrics
Current Yield
2.31%
At the Sep 14, 2026 price
The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.Annualized Dividend
$6.0000
The most recent payment scaled to a full year by how often it's paid. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00.Frequency
Q Quarterly
How often the dividend is paid: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.Rank Score
71.0
As of Sep 14, 2026
Our 0-100 house score blending yield quality, payout sustainability (the trailing-twelve-month payout ratio), profitability (TTM return on equity), valuation (TTM price-to-book) and payment reliability, recomputed daily. Higher means a stronger profile on those factors in our model — a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.RSI (14)
24
As of Sep 14, 2026
Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.52-Week Range
$246.71 – $350.23
Closes through Sep 11, 2026
The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio (TTM)
13.40%
12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)
The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.Years Paying
33
How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.Price / Book (TTM)
6.84
Price as of Sep 14, 2026; latest reported book value
Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.S.A.F.E. Dividend Read
S
Solid
Meets the Solid check — a strong overall profile (model rank 71/100, yield 2.31%).
A
Accelerating
Dividend growth has stalled — 2 consecutive annual increase(s), under the 3 this check looks for.
F
Flawless
A dividend cut or reduction appears in the record.
E
Enduring
33 years of dividend payments on record.
Quote & Key Data
ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume1,568,500Sep 11, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the latest session — a rough read on trading activity.
Open$264.00Sep 11, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the latest trading session.
Day Range$259.84 – $264.30Sep 11, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the latest trading session.
Prev Close$259.01Close of Sep 10, 2026The closing price from the previous trading session.
Market Cap$69.77BAs of Sep 14, 2026The company's total market value — share price times shares outstanding — on the date shown.
Shares Out268.19MImplied by market cap, Sep 14, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$16.3612 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)Earnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (TTM)16.0Price as of Sep 14, 2026; earnings to Jun 30, 2026Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Ex-DividendSep 17, 2026Buy before this date to receive the upcoming payment. Buy on or after it and the seller keeps that one.
Pay DateOct 08, 2026The date the dividend is actually paid into shareholders' accounts.
Dividend Growth
3-Yr Growth (CAGR)5.7%Annual totals, 2019–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)10.1%Annual totals, 2017–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
Consecutive Increases2 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of years in a row the dividend has increased — a track record of reliability.
Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)
RCL's dividend yield rose from 1.92% to 2.31% over the past ~90 days (+0.39 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and +0.39 pp from the share price ($312.84 on Jun 16, 2026 → $260.14 on Sep 14, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Current2.31%
1-Yr Average1.74%
Low / High0.82% – 2.43%
Percentile97%
Across 333 daily observations over the past 16 months (through Sep 11, 2026), RCL's current yield is higher than approximately 97% of them. Our stored price history for RCL covers the past 16 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.
Adjusted Price History
Dividend History
Dividend Payment History
Ex-dividend calendar →| Amount | Type | Declared | Ex-Date | Record | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1.5000 Q | Regular | Sep 01, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 | Oct 08, 2026 |
| $1.5000 Q | Regular | May 05, 2026 | Jun 03, 2026 | Jun 03, 2026 | Jul 02, 2026 |
| $1.5000 Q | Regular | Feb 10, 2026 | Mar 06, 2026 | Mar 06, 2026 | Apr 03, 2026 |
| $1.0000 Q | Regular | Dec 10, 2025 | Dec 26, 2025 | Dec 26, 2025 | Jan 14, 2026 |
| $1.0000 Q | Regular | Sep 10, 2025 | Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 25, 2025 | Oct 13, 2025 |
| $0.7500 Q | Regular | May 06, 2025 | Jun 04, 2025 | Jun 04, 2025 | Jul 03, 2025 |
| $0.7500 Q | Regular | Feb 12, 2025 | Mar 07, 2025 | Mar 07, 2025 | Apr 04, 2025 |
| $0.5500 Q | Regular | Dec 11, 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 | Jan 13, 2025 |
| $0.4000 A | Regular | - | Sep 20, 2024 | Sep 20, 2024 | Oct 11, 2024 |
| $0.7800 Q | Regular | Feb 20, 2020 | Mar 05, 2020 | Mar 06, 2020 | Apr 06, 2020 |
| $0.7800 Q | Regular | Dec 05, 2019 | Dec 19, 2019 | Dec 20, 2019 | Jan 06, 2020 |
| $0.7800 Q | Regular | Sep 06, 2019 | Sep 19, 2019 | Sep 20, 2019 | Oct 11, 2019 |
| $0.7000 Q | Regular | May 14, 2019 | Jun 03, 2019 | Jun 04, 2019 | Jul 03, 2019 |
| $0.7000 Q | Regular | Feb 15, 2019 | Mar 06, 2019 | Mar 07, 2019 | Apr 05, 2019 |
| $0.7000 Q | Regular | Dec 05, 2018 | Dec 19, 2018 | Dec 20, 2018 | Jan 04, 2019 |
| $0.7000 Q | Regular | Sep 07, 2018 | Sep 20, 2018 | Sep 21, 2018 | Oct 11, 2018 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | May 10, 2018 | Jun 01, 2018 | Jun 04, 2018 | Jul 03, 2018 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Feb 15, 2018 | Mar 06, 2018 | Mar 07, 2018 | Apr 05, 2018 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Dec 07, 2017 | Dec 20, 2017 | Dec 21, 2017 | Jan 05, 2018 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Jul 08, 2017 | Sep 21, 2017 | Sep 22, 2017 | Oct 11, 2017 |
| $0.4800 Q | Regular | May 04, 2017 | May 31, 2017 | Jun 02, 2017 | Jul 05, 2017 |
| $0.4800 Q | Regular | Feb 09, 2017 | Mar 03, 2017 | Mar 07, 2017 | Apr 05, 2017 |
| $0.4800 Q | Regular | Dec 07, 2016 | Dec 19, 2016 | Dec 21, 2016 | Jan 05, 2017 |
| $0.4800 Q | Regular | Sep 21, 2016 | Sep 27, 2016 | Sep 29, 2016 | Oct 13, 2016 |
| $0.3750 Q | Regular | May 19, 2016 | May 26, 2016 | May 31, 2016 | Jun 13, 2016 |
| $0.3750 Q | Regular | Feb 11, 2016 | Feb 18, 2016 | Feb 22, 2016 | Mar 03, 2016 |
| $0.3750 Q | Regular | Dec 08, 2015 | Dec 17, 2015 | Dec 21, 2015 | Jan 05, 2016 |
| $0.3750 Q | Regular | Sep 04, 2015 | Sep 16, 2015 | Sep 18, 2015 | Oct 06, 2015 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | May 07, 2015 | May 15, 2015 | May 19, 2015 | Jun 02, 2015 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | Feb 09, 2015 | Feb 13, 2015 | Feb 18, 2015 | Mar 04, 2015 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | Dec 10, 2014 | Dec 18, 2014 | Dec 22, 2014 | Jan 06, 2015 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | Sep 09, 2014 | Sep 18, 2014 | Sep 22, 2014 | Oct 02, 2014 |
| $0.2500 M | Regular | May 09, 2014 | May 16, 2014 | May 20, 2014 | Jun 05, 2014 |
| $0.2500 I | Regular | Feb 07, 2014 | Feb 13, 2014 | Feb 18, 2014 | Mar 04, 2014 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Dec 05, 2013 | Dec 12, 2013 | Dec 16, 2013 | Jan 02, 2014 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Sep 13, 2013 | Sep 20, 2013 | Sep 24, 2013 | Oct 08, 2013 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | May 08, 2013 | May 17, 2013 | May 21, 2013 | Jun 04, 2013 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | Feb 11, 2013 | Feb 19, 2013 | Feb 21, 2013 | Mar 06, 2013 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | Dec 06, 2012 | Dec 13, 2012 | Dec 17, 2012 | Dec 28, 2012 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | Sep 13, 2012 | Sep 21, 2012 | Sep 25, 2012 | Oct 09, 2012 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | May 09, 2012 | May 18, 2012 | May 22, 2012 | Jun 06, 2012 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Feb 16, 2012 | Feb 27, 2012 | Feb 29, 2012 | Mar 15, 2012 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Dec 07, 2011 | Dec 20, 2011 | Dec 22, 2011 | Jan 11, 2012 |
| $0.1000 I | Regular | Jul 27, 2011 | Aug 10, 2011 | Aug 12, 2011 | Aug 30, 2011 |
| $0.1500 S | Regular | Sep 04, 2008 | Sep 11, 2008 | Sep 15, 2008 | Sep 29, 2008 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | May 22, 2008 | Jun 04, 2008 | Jun 06, 2008 | Jun 20, 2008 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Mar 07, 2008 | Mar 13, 2008 | Mar 17, 2008 | Apr 01, 2008 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Dec 19, 2007 | Dec 26, 2007 | Dec 28, 2007 | Jan 08, 2008 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Aug 28, 2007 | Sep 26, 2007 | Sep 28, 2007 | Oct 10, 2007 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Jun 07, 2007 | Jun 15, 2007 | Jun 19, 2007 | Jun 29, 2007 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Feb 01, 2007 | Feb 27, 2007 | Mar 01, 2007 | Mar 30, 2007 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Dec 12, 2006 | Dec 20, 2006 | Dec 22, 2006 | Dec 29, 2006 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Sep 19, 2006 | Sep 27, 2006 | Sep 29, 2006 | Oct 10, 2006 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Apr 28, 2006 | Jun 07, 2006 | Jun 09, 2006 | Jun 30, 2006 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Feb 07, 2006 | Feb 27, 2006 | Mar 01, 2006 | Mar 30, 2006 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Dec 06, 2005 | Dec 14, 2005 | Dec 16, 2005 | Dec 29, 2005 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Sep 15, 2005 | Sep 22, 2005 | Sep 26, 2005 | Oct 07, 2005 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Jun 01, 2005 | Jun 08, 2005 | Jun 10, 2005 | Jun 29, 2005 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Feb 11, 2005 | Feb 25, 2005 | Mar 01, 2005 | Mar 30, 2005 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Dec 14, 2004 | Dec 21, 2004 | Dec 23, 2004 | Dec 31, 2004 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Sep 03, 2004 | Sep 09, 2004 | Sep 13, 2004 | Sep 29, 2004 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Apr 26, 2004 | May 27, 2004 | Jun 01, 2004 | Jun 29, 2004 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Feb 03, 2004 | Feb 26, 2004 | Mar 01, 2004 | Mar 30, 2004 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Dec 09, 2003 | Dec 17, 2003 | Dec 19, 2003 | Dec 30, 2003 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Sep 16, 2003 | Sep 24, 2003 | Sep 26, 2003 | Oct 09, 2003 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | May 13, 2003 | Jun 02, 2003 | Jun 04, 2003 | Jun 27, 2003 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Feb 07, 2003 | Feb 27, 2003 | Mar 03, 2003 | Mar 28, 2003 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Dec 02, 2002 | Dec 11, 2002 | Dec 13, 2002 | Dec 30, 2002 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Sep 05, 2002 | Sep 13, 2002 | Sep 17, 2002 | Sep 30, 2002 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | May 13, 2002 | Jun 03, 2002 | Jun 05, 2002 | Jun 27, 2002 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Mar 07, 2002 | Mar 14, 2002 | Mar 18, 2002 | Mar 29, 2002 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Dec 06, 2001 | Dec 13, 2001 | Dec 17, 2001 | Dec 28, 2001 |
| $0.1300 I | Regular | - | Sep 17, 2001 | - | - |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | May 01, 2001 | Jun 04, 2001 | Jun 06, 2001 | Jun 28, 2001 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Feb 02, 2001 | Feb 27, 2001 | Mar 03, 2001 | Mar 29, 2001 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Dec 04, 2000 | Dec 15, 2000 | Dec 19, 2000 | Dec 29, 2000 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Sep 07, 2000 | Sep 14, 2000 | Sep 13, 2000 | Sep 29, 2000 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | May 26, 2000 | Jun 05, 2000 | Jun 07, 2000 | Jun 29, 2000 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | Feb 04, 2000 | Feb 28, 2000 | Mar 01, 2000 | Mar 30, 2000 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | Nov 22, 1999 | Dec 01, 1999 | Dec 03, 1999 | Dec 29, 1999 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | Sep 02, 1999 | Sep 09, 1999 | Sep 13, 1999 | Sep 29, 1999 |
| $0.0900 M | Regular | May 21, 1999 | May 28, 1999 | Jun 02, 1999 | Jun 29, 1999 |
| $0.0910 Q | Regular | - | Apr 28, 1999 | - | - |
| $0.0900 Q | Regular | Feb 11, 1999 | Feb 25, 1999 | Mar 01, 1999 | Mar 30, 1999 |
| $0.0900 Q | Regular | - | Dec 14, 1998 | Dec 18, 1998 | Dec 29, 1998 |
| $0.0900 Q | Regular | Aug 17, 1998 | Aug 28, 1998 | Sep 01, 1998 | Sep 30, 1998 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | May 21, 1998 | May 29, 1998 | Jun 02, 1998 | Jun 29, 1998 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Feb 18, 1998 | Feb 26, 1998 | Mar 02, 1998 | Mar 30, 1998 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Dec 09, 1997 | Dec 17, 1997 | Dec 19, 1997 | Dec 29, 1997 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Aug 19, 1997 | Aug 28, 1997 | Sep 02, 1997 | Sep 29, 1997 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | May 20, 1997 | May 29, 1997 | Jun 02, 1997 | Jun 27, 1997 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | - | Mar 06, 1997 | Mar 10, 1997 | Mar 27, 1997 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | Nov 13, 1996 | Nov 27, 1996 | Dec 02, 1996 | Dec 30, 1996 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | Sep 04, 1996 | Sep 12, 1996 | Sep 16, 1996 | Sep 30, 1996 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | May 15, 1996 | May 28, 1996 | May 30, 1996 | Jun 27, 1996 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Feb 15, 1996 | Feb 28, 1996 | Mar 01, 1996 | Mar 29, 1996 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Nov 15, 1995 | Nov 29, 1995 | Dec 01, 1995 | Dec 28, 1995 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Aug 16, 1995 | Aug 30, 1995 | Sep 01, 1995 | Sep 29, 1995 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | - | May 25, 1995 | Jun 01, 1995 | Jun 30, 1995 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | - | Feb 23, 1995 | Mar 01, 1995 | Mar 30, 1995 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | - | Nov 25, 1994 | Dec 01, 1994 | Dec 29, 1994 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | - | Aug 26, 1994 | Sep 01, 1994 | Sep 29, 1994 |
| $0.0900 Q | Regular | - | May 25, 1994 | Jun 01, 1994 | Jun 30, 1994 |
| $0.0900 Q | Regular | - | Feb 23, 1994 | Mar 01, 1994 | Mar 30, 1994 |
| $0.0900 Q | Regular | - | Nov 24, 1993 | Dec 01, 1993 | Dec 29, 1993 |
| $0.1800 Q | Regular | - | Aug 26, 1993 | Sep 01, 1993 | Sep 29, 1993 |
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| LSMNF | lastminute.com N.V. | 2.37% | - | 0 yrs | 54 |
| EXPE | Expedia Group, Inc. | 0.68% | 9.9% | 1 yr | 52 |
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RCL dividend — frequently asked questions
Does Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. pay a dividend?
Yes. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $6.00 per share, a yield of approximately 2.31%.
What is Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s dividend yield?
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s dividend yield is approximately 2.31%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.
How often does Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. pay dividends?
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.
When is Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s next ex-dividend date?
The next ex-dividend date on record for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is September 17, 2026. The associated payment is $1.5000 per share; you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive it.
How long has Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. paid dividends?
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has 33 years of dividend payments on record.
Data updated Sep 14, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.