RCL
StockRoyal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Bigger than its usual dip. Not yet rare.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is 21% off its high — deeper than its 6.3% average pullback, but it has been through 165 drawdowns before. Not historically significant yet — we'll say so if that changes.
Elevated
Current Drawdown
-21.0%
Days in Drawdown
315
Avg Max Drawdown
6.3%
Avg Length
70
Drawdown Severity Score™
3.9
RCL - Price & High Water Mark
RCL - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
Valuation vs Its Own History
Data as of July 8, 2026 · updated daily
Where today's valuation sits within RCL's own multi-year range. A lower percentile means today's ratio is lower than more of its past readings. This is context, not a recommendation.
Price to Sales
20 years of daily history
Price to Sales history
EV to EBITDA
20 years of daily history
EV to EBITDA history · log scale
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-07-09, the stock is trading at $288.08, which represents a 21.0% decline from its all-time high of $364.72. This drawdown has persisted for 315 days.
Based on its full tracked price history, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. typically experiences drawdowns averaging 6.3% in depth, with an average duration of 70 days. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has gone through 165 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. was 89.5%, beginning in 2004. The longest drawdown duration on record was 3320 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. currently stands at 3.86. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 3.0 and 5.0 indicates an elevated drawdown that's larger than this asset's historical averages.
Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.
📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 165 tracked pullbacks (64 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-28 | Ongoing | 315 days | -21.0% | $364.72 | $288.08 | n/a |
| 2025-07-24 | 2025-08-26 | 34 days | -14.6% | $351.76 | $300.52 | $352.66 |
| 2025-07-21 | 2025-07-23 | 3 days | -1.0% | $349.03 | $345.41 | $351.76 |
| 2025-07-15 | 2025-07-17 | 3 days | -0.8% | $340.98 | $338.19 | $347.44 |
| 2025-07-11 | 2025-07-14 | 4 days | -0.8% | $340.32 | $337.47 | $340.98 |
| 2025-07-07 | 2025-07-10 | 4 days | -1.7% | $333.46 | $327.84 | $340.32 |
| 2025-06-09 | 2025-06-24 | 16 days | -6.6% | $275.49 | $257.29 | $279.61 |
| 2025-01-31 | 2025-06-06 | 126 days | -35.0% | $272.23 | $176.89 | $275.49 |
| 2024-12-09 | 2025-01-28 | 51 days | -12.5% | $255.09 | $223.23 | $262.78 |
| 2024-12-03 | 2024-12-04 | 2 days | -0.2% | $243.55 | $243.04 | $246.84 |
| 2024-11-27 | 2024-12-02 | 6 days | -1.2% | $241.66 | $238.81 | $243.55 |
| 2024-11-25 | 2024-11-26 | 2 days | -0.5% | $238.69 | $237.60 | $241.66 |
| 2024-11-13 | 2024-11-21 | 9 days | -2.5% | $234.66 | $228.80 | $234.81 |
| 2024-11-07 | 2024-11-11 | 5 days | -2.7% | $224.01 | $217.96 | $232.09 |
| 2024-10-30 | 2024-11-05 | 7 days | -3.8% | $207.66 | $199.71 | $208.32 |
| 2024-10-23 | 2024-10-28 | 6 days | -1.2% | $200.99 | $198.58 | $201.16 |
| 2024-10-16 | 2024-10-22 | 7 days | -1.2% | $200.07 | $197.59 | $200.99 |
| 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-08 | 12 days | -5.3% | $180.69 | $171.15 | $181.26 |
| 2024-09-25 | 2024-09-26 | 2 days | -1.2% | $177.54 | $175.35 | $180.69 |
| 2024-07-17 | 2024-09-20 | 66 days | -19.3% | $169.69 | $136.92 | $172.03 |
| 2024-07-10 | 2024-07-11 | 2 days | -0.3% | $160.86 | $160.42 | $160.91 |
| 2024-06-27 | 2024-07-09 | 13 days | -3.7% | $159.15 | $153.22 | $160.86 |
| 2024-06-13 | 2024-06-25 | 13 days | -5.7% | $155.29 | $146.43 | $158.49 |
| 2024-06-06 | 2024-06-12 | 7 days | -2.0% | $154.15 | $151.06 | $155.29 |
| 2024-05-22 | 2024-06-03 | 13 days | -2.9% | $148.65 | $144.27 | $148.87 |
| 2024-04-30 | 2024-05-20 | 21 days | -4.2% | $141.36 | $135.47 | $145.64 |
| 2024-04-02 | 2024-04-26 | 25 days | -9.9% | $138.60 | $124.84 | $138.63 |
| 2024-03-28 | 2024-04-01 | 5 days | -0.5% | $137.78 | $137.08 | $138.60 |
| 2020-01-21 | 2024-03-20 | 1520 days | -83.3% | $131.86 | $22.02 | $133.64 |
| 2020-01-03 | 2020-01-17 | 15 days | -3.1% | $131.47 | $127.36 | $131.86 |
| 2019-12-27 | 2020-01-02 | 7 days | -0.6% | $131.00 | $130.18 | $131.47 |
| 2019-12-24 | 2019-12-26 | 3 days | -0.3% | $130.25 | $129.82 | $131.00 |
| 2018-01-29 | 2019-12-20 | 691 days | -32.2% | $125.69 | $85.24 | $127.99 |
| 2018-01-25 | 2018-01-26 | 2 days | -0.4% | $123.39 | $122.85 | $125.69 |
| 2018-01-18 | 2018-01-24 | 7 days | -2.3% | $121.25 | $118.47 | $123.39 |
| 2017-11-08 | 2018-01-17 | 71 days | -7.3% | $119.77 | $111.07 | $121.25 |
| 2017-10-16 | 2017-11-07 | 23 days | -5.5% | $118.41 | $111.87 | $119.77 |
| 2017-10-12 | 2017-10-13 | 2 days | -0.0% | $115.86 | $115.85 | $118.41 |
| 2017-09-01 | 2017-10-09 | 39 days | -8.0% | $114.75 | $105.54 | $115.41 |
| 2017-08-16 | 2017-08-31 | 16 days | -2.4% | $112.22 | $109.54 | $114.75 |
| 2017-08-10 | 2017-08-15 | 6 days | -2.7% | $111.09 | $108.07 | $112.22 |
| 2017-08-04 | 2017-08-09 | 6 days | -1.8% | $110.56 | $108.57 | $111.09 |
| 2017-07-25 | 2017-08-01 | 8 days | -2.3% | $106.71 | $104.25 | $107.75 |
| 2017-07-21 | 2017-07-24 | 4 days | -0.3% | $106.27 | $105.94 | $106.71 |
| 2017-06-22 | 2017-07-20 | 29 days | -4.7% | $105.02 | $100.10 | $106.27 |
| 2017-06-05 | 2017-06-21 | 17 days | -3.1% | $104.53 | $101.25 | $105.02 |
| 2017-05-30 | 2017-06-01 | 3 days | -0.6% | $101.97 | $101.37 | $103.95 |
| 2017-05-10 | 2017-05-25 | 16 days | -4.8% | $99.89 | $95.15 | $101.21 |
| 2017-05-08 | 2017-05-09 | 2 days | -0.6% | $99.71 | $99.11 | $99.89 |
| 2017-05-02 | 2017-05-05 | 4 days | -0.5% | $99.52 | $99.07 | $99.71 |
| 2017-03-29 | 2017-04-26 | 29 days | -5.9% | $92.09 | $86.62 | $92.23 |
| 2015-12-31 | 2017-03-28 | 453 days | -35.6% | $91.75 | $59.07 | $92.09 |
| 2015-09-22 | 2015-10-23 | 32 days | -11.7% | $86.48 | $76.38 | $87.18 |
| 2015-01-23 | 2015-07-16 | 174 days | -21.4% | $74.85 | $58.86 | $75.28 |
| 2014-09-19 | 2014-11-03 | 46 days | -19.6% | $59.88 | $48.13 | $59.92 |
| 2004-12-29 | 2014-01-30 | 3320 days | -89.5% | $43.37 | $4.56 | $43.90 |
| 1999-11-17 | 2004-12-03 | 1844 days | -84.4% | $39.58 | $6.16 | $39.58 |
| 1999-08-24 | 1999-10-29 | 67 days | -16.8% | $36.03 | $29.98 | $37.21 |
| 1999-05-21 | 1999-06-10 | 21 days | -12.7% | $30.19 | $26.35 | $30.65 |
| 1998-07-21 | 1999-05-20 | 304 days | -58.6% | $30.14 | $12.46 | $30.19 |
| 1997-06-18 | 1997-07-29 | 42 days | -12.8% | $13.35 | $11.64 | $13.41 |
| 1994-10-28 | 1997-02-27 | 854 days | -28.4% | $9.83 | $7.04 | $9.94 |
| 1994-08-24 | 1994-10-26 | 64 days | -12.7% | $9.60 | $8.38 | $9.63 |
| 1994-02-09 | 1994-05-19 | 99 days | -14.8% | $9.05 | $7.72 | $9.08 |
| 1993-04-30 | 1993-06-28 | 60 days | -14.8% | $5.90 | $5.03 | $6.06 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) is trading at $288.08 as of Jul 9, 2026. It is 21.0% below its high of $364.72. The drawdown has lasted 315 days. Severity score: 3.9 (Elevated).
RCL Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$288.08
High-water mark
$364.72
Current drawdown
-21.0%
Days in drawdown
315
This RCL page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. drawdowns.
What History Says About RCL
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has dropped 20%+ from its high 9 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 1032 days with an average max drop of -52.1%.
The current drawdown of -21.0% has lasted 315 days, which is within the typical range for comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2004 to Jan 2014 | -89.5% | 3320 days |
| Nov 1999 to Dec 2004 | -84.4% | 1844 days |
| Jan 2020 to Mar 2024 | -83.3% | 1520 days |
| Jul 1998 to May 1999 | -58.6% | 304 days |
| Dec 2015 to Mar 2017 | -35.6% | 453 days |
| Jan 2025 to Jun 2025 | -35.0% | 126 days |
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