Royal Caribbean (RCL) Stock Concentration Calculator

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Quantify Royal Caribbean concentration risk. Drawdown impact at 30 / 50 / 70%, with the tax-aware trade-off between selling down and hedging.

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35%
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20%
10%

Tax

67%
Highly concentratedLong-term
If 30% drop
$150,000
If 50% drop
$250,000
If 70% drop
$350,000

Most fee-only advisors target ≤10% in any single name. You're at 67%.

Estimates only. Not financial advice.

Most sensitive to: Expected market return (±10% on this input swings best-plan wealth by ±$190,508).

Cost of fully de-concentrating

All three plans sell to 0% (no hedge).

Tax
Wealth (3y)$956,485
+$33,417 vs.

Tax
Wealth (3y)$994,174
+$71,106 vs.

Tax
Wealth (3y)$1.04M
+$112,490 vs.

Sensitivity. If your expected position return drops below 19.6%/yr, lump-sum (sell everything today) beats every spread plan above.

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Sell over 1 yearSell over 2 yearsSell over 3 yearsCustom
$712,500$815,995$919,489$1,022,984$1,126,478Yr 0Yr 1Yr 2Yr 3
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Tax$200,753
Hedge cost$37,676
Wealth at Y3$1,046,371
Vs. best fixed plan+$10,813

Tech / Software single names hit a 50%+ peak-to-trough drawdown in roughly 1 of every 5 rolling 3-year windows over 2014–2024. Even mega-caps aren’t exempt.

Tax brackets: 2026 · Estimates only — not financial advice.

Estate note. Heirs receive a stepped-up basis at death (§1014), eliminating built-in gain on inherited shares. Older holders who plan to bequeath rather than sell may rationally never de-concentrate.

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About Royal Caribbean

Royal Caribbean (RCL) is a public Airline and Travel company, headquartered in Miami, FL.

Equity grants at Royal Caribbean typically include restricted stock units (RSUs).

Royal Caribbean Group, formerly known as Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., is a cruise holding company headquartered in Miami, Florida, United States and incorporated in Liberia. It is the world's second-largest cruise line operator, after Carnival Corporation & plc. As of September 2025, Royal Caribbean Group fully owns three cruise lines: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises. It also holds a 50% stake in TUI Cruises, which operates Mein Schiff and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, with the Group's global fleet consisting of 71 ships.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Founded in 1968 by Norwegian shipping families, the company operates Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity, and Silversea. Its ships are among the largest afloat, with the Icon and Oasis classes carrying several thousand passengers and marketed as destinations themselves. The industry shut down entirely for over a year from March 2020, forcing enormous borrowing that the company has been repaying since demand returned. Onboard spending and private destinations like Perfect Day at CocoCay carry margin. Headquarters are in Miami.

Sources: royalcaribbeangroup.com · en.wikipedia.org

Equity comp at Royal Caribbean

  • RSUs use single-trigger vesting: shares become yours as each portion vests on schedule, and the value is taxed as ordinary income at that point. No IPO or acquisition is required.

Researched 2026-08-17.

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If a meaningful share of your net worth sits in RCL, concentration risk is the question. This calculator quantifies drawdown impact at 30 / 50 / 70%, and the trade-off between selling down (tax cost now) versus hedging (option premium drag), auto-filled with RCL's option-implied volatility.

All Royal Caribbean tools → · Use the generic Stock Concentration Calculator for any company. Diversifying multiple RSU lots? See the lot-by-lot sell order →

Royal Caribbean equity questions

How much RCL stock is too much?
There is no single threshold, but the larger the share of your net worth in one stock, the more a single bad year can set back your plans. The calculator above quantifies the drawdown impact at 30, 50, and 70 percent for your RCL position and weighs selling down (which triggers capital-gains tax now) against hedging (which costs option premium).
Does Royal Caribbean grant ISOs, NSOs, or RSUs?
Equity compensation at Royal Caribbean typically takes the form of restricted stock units (RSUs). Restricted stock units are taxed as ordinary income when they vest.
Do Royal Caribbean RSUs use double-trigger vesting?
No. Royal Caribbean restricted stock units (RSUs) use single-trigger vesting: each tranche becomes yours as it vests on schedule, taxed as ordinary income at that point, with no liquidity event required.
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