Earnings Per Share
Shares (Basic)
Royal Caribbean Group Shares (Basic) decreased by 0.7% to 270M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.4%, from 269M to 270M. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Shares (Basic) shows relatively stable performance with a 1.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionEarnings Per Share
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 30, 2026
How to read this metric
Changes reflect share buybacks (decrease) or equity issuance (increase), which impact the per-share earnings calculation.
Detailed definition
The average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period, calculated by weighting the number of share...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for all public companies; reflects capital structure and share repurchase activity.
Metric ID:
weighted_shares_basicHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 254.6M | 254.7M | 1.2M | 254.8M | 255M | 255.1M | 47K | 255M | 256M | 256M | 257M | 257M | 263M | 2M | 269M | 272M | 272M | 270M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.1% | -99.5% | >999% | +0.1% | +0.0% | -100.0% | >999% | +0.4% | +0.0% | +0.4% | +0.0% | +2.3% | -99.2% | >999% | +1.1% | +0.0% | -0.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.2% | +0.1% | -96.1% | +0.1% | +0.4% | +0.4% | +0.8% | +0.4% | +2.7% | — | +4.7% | +5.8% | +3.4% | +0.4% |
Range47K – 272M
CAGR+1.4%
Avg YoY Growth-5.9%
Median YoY Growth+0.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Royal Caribbean Group's shares (basic)?
- Royal Caribbean Group (RCL) reported shares (basic) of 270M in Q1 2026.
- How has Royal Caribbean Group's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?
- Royal Caribbean Group's shares (basic) increased by 0.4% year-over-year, from 269M to 270M.
- What is the long-term trend for Royal Caribbean Group's shares (basic)?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2024), Royal Caribbean Group's shares (basic) has grown at a 1.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 753.5M to 779M.
- What does shares (basic) mean?
- The average number of shares held by investors during the period.