ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD vs Scorpio Tankers Inc., two Marine Shipping stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
A cruise line and a product tanker sit on opposite sides of the shipping world. Royal Caribbean earns the higher return on equity by a wide margin, 44.66% against nothing comparable in Scorpio's cyclical profile, and posts a 24.36% net margin against Scorpio's 36.7%, where the tanker actually leads on margin during a strong rate window. Valuation splits them cleanly: Royal at 19.42 times earnings and 8.60 times book, Scorpio near book at 1.06 times and 9.8 times earnings. Royal pays 1.1% and is priced for growth; Scorpio's free-cash yield is slightly negative at -0.6% amid fleet renewal, and it carries no debt. Premium consumer operator against cheap cyclical tanker.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | RCL | STNG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $285.25 | $79.34 |
| Market cap | $77.3B | $3.7B |
| Sector | Marine Shipping | Marine Shipping |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| P/E | 17.4 | 10.7 |
| P/B | 7.71 | 1.15 |
| P/S | 4.20 | 3.94 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.3 | 8.3 |
| Revenue growth | +10.1% | +35.8% |
| Operating margin | 26.1% | 37.9% |
| Net margin | 24.4% | 36.7% |
| Return on equity | 44.7% | 10.8% |
| Return on assets | 10.7% | 8.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 43.5% | 8.8% |
| FCF yield | 1.8% | -2.2% |
| Dividend yield | 1.2% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.14 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 0.20 | 9.33 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.94 | 4.44 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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