Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Historical Monthly & Quarterly Returns
Dividend-adjusted returns by month and quarter. Compare performance across years.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +16.4% | 4.2% | 11.0% | 7.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | +15.6% | 7.7% | 16.2% | +4.6% | +19.6% | +22.2% | +1.5% | +14.3% | 10.6% | 11.4% | 7.2% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | 3.3% | +12.7% | +0.4% | +5.8% | +8.0% | 1.7% | +5.0% | +8.0% | +16.3% | +18.3% | 5.3% |
| 2023 | +31.4% | +8.8% | 7.6% | +0.2% | +23.7% | +28.1% | +5.2% | 9.3% | 6.9% | 8.0% | +26.8% | +20.5% |
| 2022 | +1.2% | +3.7% | +3.8% | 7.2% | 25.3% | 39.9% | +10.9% | +5.5% | 7.2% | +40.8% | +12.3% | 17.5% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | +43.5% | 8.2% | +1.6% | +7.3% | 8.6% | 9.9% | +7.6% | +7.5% | 5.1% | 17.3% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | 31.3% | 59.6% | +45.4% | +10.9% | 3.0% | 3.2% | +41.3% | 6.0% | 12.8% | +39.7% | 5.2% |
| 2019 | +22.8% | 1.3% | 2.7% | +5.5% | +0.7% | +0.1% | 4.0% | 10.4% | +4.6% | +0.5% | +10.3% | +11.9% |
| 2018 | +12.0% | 5.2% | 6.5% | 8.1% | 3.0% | 0.7% | +8.8% | +8.7% | +6.6% | 19.4% | +8.0% | 12.9% |
| 2017 | +14.1% | +2.6% | +2.6% | +8.6% | +3.8% | 0.9% | +3.5% | +10.1% | 4.3% | +4.4% | +0.1% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | 8.8% | +10.5% | 5.8% | +0.5% | 13.2% | +7.9% | 1.8% | +6.1% | +2.6% | +5.3% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +1.5% | +7.1% | 16.9% | +12.1% | +3.6% | +14.2% | 1.9% | +1.5% | +10.4% | 5.8% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | +4.6% | +7.2% | +3.1% | 2.6% | +4.5% | +0.6% | +7.3% | +6.9% | +6.0% | +1.0% | +8.5% | +12.2% |
| 2013 | +6.5% | 3.4% | 4.7% | +10.0% | 3.9% | 4.8% | +14.2% | 3.7% | +5.0% | +9.8% | +4.8% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | +9.8% | +5.2% | +3.3% | 7.0% | 13.6% | +10.5% | 4.0% | +8.2% | +12.2% | +11.5% | +4.7% | 3.2% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | 2.5% | 5.8% | 3.5% | 2.0% | 3.5% | 18.6% | 14.9% | 16.7% | +37.4% | 6.8% | 10.2% |
| 2010 | +3.2% | +8.4% | +16.7% | +8.6% | 19.1% | 21.5% | +26.7% | 14.9% | +28.3% | +25.4% | +1.8% | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | 7.5% | +33.5% | +83.9% | +2.2% | 10.1% | +7.3% | +31.3% | +26.2% | 16.0% | +21.5% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | 13.0% | 5.6% | 3.0% | 6.9% | 24.0% | +13.4% | +6.7% | 23.2% | 34.7% | 30.5% | +46.0% |
| 2007 | +8.6% | 9.5% | +4.0% | 1.4% | +4.6% | 0.8% | 10.3% | 1.3% | +3.0% | +9.9% | 5.4% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +8.1% | 4.6% | 0.5% | 8.9% | +0.9% | 11.4% | +7.6% | +6.8% | +4.4% | +4.8% | 2.2% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | 10.6% | 5.4% | 6.0% | +9.7% | +5.2% | 6.0% | 6.0% | +1.5% | 4.1% | +10.7% | 1.4% |
| 2004 | +21.8% | +4.7% | 0.3% | 8.1% | 3.1% | +11.0% | 1.5% | 3.4% | +5.9% | +6.9% | +6.7% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | 14.2% | +10.9% | +23.5% | +11.8% | +12.3% | +26.3% | +6.5% | 9.4% | +5.7% | +1.9% | +15.4% |
| 2002 | +11.5% | +2.3% | +22.8% | +4.6% | 4.6% | 12.9% | +1.7% | 10.7% | 9.3% | +15.3% | +18.1% | 22.4% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +8.4% | 18.4% | 11.6% | +5.4% | +3.5% | +6.9% | 1.2% | 53.7% | +2.5% | +41.1% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | +0.3% | 28.2% | 20.9% | 25.7% | +18.4% | 24.6% | +7.5% | +15.1% | +13.1% | 12.6% | 11.9% | +34.2% |
| 1999 | +7.5% | 16.3% | +17.5% | 5.0% | +6.2% | +11.8% | +7.5% | 0.4% | 3.6% | +17.9% | 6.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | +4.8% | +28.5% | 2.8% | +2.1% | +14.1% | 6.0% | 34.3% | +8.4% | +4.9% | +9.0% | +22.1% |
| 1997 | +12.9% | +10.9% | +4.8% | +4.5% | +9.9% | +0.2% | +13.5% | +3.4% | +7.0% | +6.1% | +3.4% | +11.4% |
| 1996 | +1.8% | +5.0% | +4.3% | +15.3% | +2.8% | 0.8% | 14.1% | +7.6% | +1.5% | +0.9% | 3.2% | 9.7% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | 6.9% | +2.4% | 8.5% | +5.0% | 11.9% | 1.1% | +0.6% | +11.5% | 5.3% | +6.0% | 9.3% |
| 1994 | +1.4% | +1.3% | 9.2% | +11.6% | +5.3% | 4.7% | +4.1% | +2.1% | 11.5% | +14.5% | 7.3% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | — | — | — | +0.7% | 5.5% | +9.3% | +23.1% | +2.3% | +3.2% | +8.1% | 2.5% | +3.9% |
| Avg | +1.9% | 1.4% | +0.1% | +2.9% | +2.3% | 1.4% | +3.6% | +2.3% | +0.3% | +3.9% | +4.8% | +4.7% |
| Median | +1.4% | 1.3% | +2.4% | 1.0% | +3.8% | 0.7% | +4.1% | +2.3% | +3.2% | +4.4% | +4.8% | +3.9% |
| Win % | 58% | 48% | 52% | 47% | 67% | 48% | 61% | 58% | 64% | 70% | 67% | 64% |
2026
Jan+16.4%
Feb4.2%
Mar11.0%
Apr7.7%
May—
Jun—
Jul—
Aug—
Sep—
Oct—
Nov—
Dec—
2025
Jan+15.6%
Feb7.7%
Mar16.2%
Apr+4.6%
May+19.6%
Jun+22.2%
Jul+1.5%
Aug+14.3%
Sep10.6%
Oct11.4%
Nov7.2%
Dec+5.1%
2024
Jan1.5%
Feb3.3%
Mar+12.7%
Apr+0.4%
May+5.8%
Jun+8.0%
Jul1.7%
Aug+5.0%
Sep+8.0%
Oct+16.3%
Nov+18.3%
Dec5.3%
2023
Jan+31.4%
Feb+8.8%
Mar7.6%
Apr+0.2%
May+23.7%
Jun+28.1%
Jul+5.2%
Aug9.3%
Sep6.9%
Oct8.0%
Nov+26.8%
Dec+20.5%
2022
Jan+1.2%
Feb+3.7%
Mar+3.8%
Apr7.2%
May25.3%
Jun39.9%
Jul+10.9%
Aug+5.5%
Sep7.2%
Oct+40.8%
Nov+12.3%
Dec17.5%
2021
Jan13.0%
Feb+43.5%
Mar8.2%
Apr+1.6%
May+7.3%
Jun8.6%
Jul9.9%
Aug+7.6%
Sep+7.5%
Oct5.1%
Nov17.3%
Dec+10.1%
2020
Jan12.3%
Feb31.3%
Mar59.6%
Apr+45.4%
May+10.9%
Jun3.0%
Jul3.2%
Aug+41.3%
Sep6.0%
Oct12.8%
Nov+39.7%
Dec5.2%
2019
Jan+22.8%
Feb1.3%
Mar2.7%
Apr+5.5%
May+0.7%
Jun+0.1%
Jul4.0%
Aug10.4%
Sep+4.6%
Oct+0.5%
Nov+10.3%
Dec+11.9%
2018
Jan+12.0%
Feb5.2%
Mar6.5%
Apr8.1%
May3.0%
Jun0.7%
Jul+8.8%
Aug+8.7%
Sep+6.6%
Oct19.4%
Nov+8.0%
Dec12.9%
2017
Jan+14.1%
Feb+2.6%
Mar+2.6%
Apr+8.6%
May+3.8%
Jun0.9%
Jul+3.5%
Aug+10.1%
Sep4.3%
Oct+4.4%
Nov+0.1%
Dec3.3%
2016
Jan19.0%
Feb8.8%
Mar+10.5%
Apr5.8%
May+0.5%
Jun13.2%
Jul+7.9%
Aug1.8%
Sep+6.1%
Oct+2.6%
Nov+5.3%
Dec+1.9%
2015
Jan8.4%
Feb+1.5%
Mar+7.1%
Apr16.9%
May+12.1%
Jun+3.6%
Jul+14.2%
Aug1.9%
Sep+1.5%
Oct+10.4%
Nov5.8%
Dec+9.7%
2014
Jan+4.6%
Feb+7.2%
Mar+3.1%
Apr2.6%
May+4.5%
Jun+0.6%
Jul+7.3%
Aug+6.9%
Sep+6.0%
Oct+1.0%
Nov+8.5%
Dec+12.2%
2013
Jan+6.5%
Feb3.4%
Mar4.7%
Apr+10.0%
May3.9%
Jun4.8%
Jul+14.2%
Aug3.7%
Sep+5.0%
Oct+9.8%
Nov+4.8%
Dec+8.3%
2012
Jan+9.8%
Feb+5.2%
Mar+3.3%
Apr7.0%
May13.6%
Jun+10.5%
Jul4.0%
Aug+8.2%
Sep+12.2%
Oct+11.5%
Nov+4.7%
Dec3.2%
2011
Jan4.5%
Feb2.5%
Mar5.8%
Apr3.5%
May2.0%
Jun3.5%
Jul18.6%
Aug14.9%
Sep16.7%
Oct+37.4%
Nov6.8%
Dec10.2%
2010
Jan+3.2%
Feb+8.4%
Mar+16.7%
Apr+8.6%
May19.1%
Jun21.5%
Jul+26.7%
Aug14.9%
Sep+28.3%
Oct+25.4%
Nov+1.8%
Dec+16.8%
2009
Jan52.8%
Feb7.5%
Mar+33.5%
Apr+83.9%
May+2.2%
Jun10.1%
Jul+7.3%
Aug+31.3%
Sep+26.2%
Oct16.0%
Nov+21.5%
Dec+2.9%
2008
Jan5.2%
Feb13.0%
Mar5.6%
Apr3.0%
May6.9%
Jun24.0%
Jul+13.4%
Aug+6.7%
Sep23.2%
Oct34.7%
Nov30.5%
Dec+46.0%
2007
Jan+8.6%
Feb9.5%
Mar+4.0%
Apr1.4%
May+4.6%
Jun0.8%
Jul10.3%
Aug1.3%
Sep+3.0%
Oct+9.9%
Nov5.4%
Dec+5.0%
2006
Jan9.2%
Feb+8.1%
Mar4.6%
Apr0.5%
May8.9%
Jun+0.9%
Jul11.4%
Aug+7.6%
Sep+6.8%
Oct+4.4%
Nov+4.8%
Dec2.2%
2005
Jan2.6%
Feb10.6%
Mar5.4%
Apr6.0%
May+9.7%
Jun+5.2%
Jul6.0%
Aug6.0%
Sep+1.5%
Oct4.1%
Nov+10.7%
Dec1.4%
2004
Jan+21.8%
Feb+4.7%
Mar0.3%
Apr8.1%
May3.1%
Jun+11.0%
Jul1.5%
Aug3.4%
Sep+5.9%
Oct+6.9%
Nov+6.7%
Dec+9.8%
2003
Jan4.4%
Feb14.2%
Mar+10.9%
Apr+23.5%
May+11.8%
Jun+12.3%
Jul+26.3%
Aug+6.5%
Sep9.4%
Oct+5.7%
Nov+1.9%
Dec+15.4%
2002
Jan+11.5%
Feb+2.3%
Mar+22.8%
Apr+4.6%
May4.6%
Jun12.9%
Jul+1.7%
Aug10.7%
Sep9.3%
Oct+15.3%
Nov+18.1%
Dec22.4%
2001
Jan1.0%
Feb+8.4%
Mar18.4%
Apr11.6%
May+5.4%
Jun+3.5%
Jul+6.9%
Aug1.2%
Sep53.7%
Oct+2.5%
Nov+41.1%
Dec+5.3%
2000
Jan+0.3%
Feb28.2%
Mar20.9%
Apr25.7%
May+18.4%
Jun24.6%
Jul+7.5%
Aug+15.1%
Sep+13.1%
Oct12.6%
Nov11.9%
Dec+34.2%
1999
Jan+7.5%
Feb16.3%
Mar+17.5%
Apr5.0%
May+6.2%
Jun+11.8%
Jul+7.5%
Aug0.4%
Sep3.6%
Oct+17.9%
Nov6.9%
Dec+0.1%
1998
Jan1.8%
Feb+4.8%
Mar+28.5%
Apr2.8%
May+2.1%
Jun+14.1%
Jul6.0%
Aug34.3%
Sep+8.4%
Oct+4.9%
Nov+9.0%
Dec+22.1%
1997
Jan+12.9%
Feb+10.9%
Mar+4.8%
Apr+4.5%
May+9.9%
Jun+0.2%
Jul+13.5%
Aug+3.4%
Sep+7.0%
Oct+6.1%
Nov+3.4%
Dec+11.4%
1996
Jan+1.8%
Feb+5.0%
Mar+4.3%
Apr+15.3%
May+2.8%
Jun0.8%
Jul14.1%
Aug+7.6%
Sep+1.5%
Oct+0.9%
Nov3.2%
Dec9.7%
1995
Jan3.5%
Feb6.9%
Mar+2.4%
Apr8.5%
May+5.0%
Jun11.9%
Jul1.1%
Aug+0.6%
Sep+11.5%
Oct5.3%
Nov+6.0%
Dec9.3%
1994
Jan+1.4%
Feb+1.3%
Mar9.2%
Apr+11.6%
May+5.3%
Jun4.7%
Jul+4.1%
Aug+2.1%
Sep11.5%
Oct+14.5%
Nov7.3%
Dec+3.6%
1993
Jan—
Feb—
Mar—
Apr+0.7%
May5.5%
Jun+9.3%
Jul+23.1%
Aug+2.3%
Sep+3.2%
Oct+8.1%
Nov2.5%
Dec+3.9%
Avg
Jan+1.9%
Feb1.4%
Mar+0.1%
Apr+2.9%
May+2.3%
Jun1.4%
Jul+3.6%
Aug+2.3%
Sep+0.3%
Oct+3.9%
Nov+4.8%
Dec+4.7%
Median
Jan+1.4%
Feb1.3%
Mar+2.4%
Apr1.0%
May+3.8%
Jun0.7%
Jul+4.1%
Aug+2.3%
Sep+3.2%
Oct+4.4%
Nov+4.8%
Dec+3.9%
Win %
Jan58%
Feb48%
Mar52%
Apr47%
May67%
Jun48%
Jul61%
Aug58%
Sep64%
Oct70%
Nov67%
Dec64%
Frequently asked questions
What is the best performing month for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) stock?
- Historically, November is the best performing month for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) stock with an average return of +4.81%.
What is the worst performing month for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) stock?
- Historically, February is the worst performing month for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) stock with an average return of 1.43%.
What is the best performing quarter for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) stock?
- Historically, Q4 is the best performing quarter for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) stock with an average return of +12.49%.
What is the worst performing quarter for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) stock?
- Historically, Q1 is the worst performing quarter for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) stock with an average return of +0.87%.
What is the best performing year for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) stock?
- Historically, 2023 is the best performing year for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) stock with a return of +161.96%.
What is the worst performing year for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) stock?
- Historically, 2008 is the worst performing year for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) stock with a return of 67.10%.
Which month has the highest win rate for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) stock?
- Historically, October has the highest win rate for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) stock — positive in 70% of years.
Which month has the lowest win rate for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) stock?
- Historically, April has the lowest win rate for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) stock — positive in 47% of years.
Which quarter has the highest win rate for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) stock?
- Historically, Q4 has the highest win rate for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) stock — positive in 82% of years.
Which quarter has the lowest win rate for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) stock?
- Historically, Q1 has the lowest win rate for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) stock — positive in 48% of years.
Data & methodology
How are returns calculated?
- We compare the closing price at the end of each period (month or quarter) with the closing price at the end of the previous period. The return is the percentage change. All prices are adjusted for dividends and stock splits. Based on historical prices from our data provider.
What is average vs median?
- Average is the arithmetic mean of returns for each period across years. Median is the middle value. Both exclude empty cells. Use median to reduce impact of outliers.
What does the heatmap show?
- Green cells indicate positive returns, red cells indicate negative returns. The darker the color, the stronger the move. Average and Median rows summarize each column across years.
What is Win %?
- Percentage of years when the period had a positive return. For example, 80% for January means January was positive in 80% of the years in the selected range.
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