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RCL vs TDW

Side-by-side comparison of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) and Tidewater Inc. (TDW): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both RCL and TDW operate in Marine Transportation (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
  • RCL is the larger of the two at $72.95B, about 19.7x TDW ($3.70B).
  • Over the past year, RCL is down 0.7% and TDW is up 63.4% - TDW leads by 64.1 points.
  • RCL has hit the wire 17 times in the past 4 weeks while TDW has been quiet.
  • RCL has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 11 for TDW).
PerformanceRCL-0.71%TDW+63.39%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricRCLTDW
Company
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Tidewater Inc.
Price
$271.93-2.88%
$74.39+2.73%
Market cap
$72.95B
$3.70B
1M return
-3.20%
-4.48%
1Y return
-0.71%
+63.39%
Industry
Marine Transportation
Marine Transportation
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
1993
2017
News (4w)
17
0
Recent ratings
25
11
RCL

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Royal Caribbean Group operates as a cruise company worldwide. The company operates cruises under the Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara, and Silversea Cruises brands, which comprise a range of itineraries that call on approximately 1,000 destinations. As of December 31, 2020, it operated 61 ships with an aggregate capacity of approximately 137,930 berths. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

TDW

Tidewater Inc.

Tidewater Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides offshore marine support and transportation services to the offshore energy industry through the operation of a fleet of marine service vessels worldwide. It provides services in support of offshore oil and natural gas exploration, field development, and production, as well as windfarm development and maintenance, including towing of and anchor handling for mobile offshore drilling units; transporting supplies and personnel necessary to sustain drilling, workover, and production activities; offshore construction, and seismic and subsea support; geotechnical survey support for windfarm construction; and various specialized services, such as pipe and cable laying. The company operates and charters deepwater vessels, including platform supply and anchor handling tug supply vessels for use in transporting supplies and equipment from shore bases to deepwater and intermediate water depth offshore drilling rigs and production platforms; towing-supply vessels for use in intermediate and shallow waters; and crew boats, utility vessels, and offshore tugs to transport personnel and supplies from shore bases to offshore drilling rigs, platforms, and other installations. It also operates offshore tugs for use in tow floating drilling rigs and barges; and assisting in the docking of tankers, as well as in pipe and cable laying, and construction barges. The company serves oil and natural gas exploration, field development, and production companies; mid-sized and smaller independent exploration and production companies; government-owned or government-controlled organizations, and other related companies; drilling contractors; and other companies, such as offshore construction, windfarm development, diving, and well stimulation companies. As of December 31, 2020, it owned or chartered 172 vessels. Tidewater Inc. was incorporated in 1956 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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