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Cash Dividend On The Way From Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL)

By Dividend Channel Staff, Friday, December 16, 10:27 AM ET
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On 12/20/11, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.10, payable on 1/11/12. As a percentage of RCL's recent stock price of $25.75, this dividend works out to approximately 0.39%.

Below is a dividend history chart for RCL, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.10 declared by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.:

RCL Dividend History
Date Div*
08/10/11 0.100
09/11/08 0.150
06/04/08 0.150
03/13/08 0.150
12/26/07 0.150
09/26/07 0.150
06/15/07 0.150
02/27/07 0.150
12/20/06 0.150
09/27/06 0.150
06/07/06 0.150
02/27/06 0.150
12/14/05 0.150
09/22/05 0.150
06/08/05 0.130
02/25/05 0.130
12/21/04 0.130
09/09/04 0.130
05/27/04 0.130
02/26/04 0.130
12/17/03 0.130
09/24/03 0.130
06/02/03 0.130
02/27/03 0.130
12/11/02 0.130
09/13/02 0.130
06/03/02 0.130
03/14/02 0.130
12/13/01 0.130
06/04/01 0.130
02/27/01 0.130
12/15/00 0.130
09/14/00 0.130
06/05/00 0.110
02/28/00 0.110
12/01/99 0.110
09/09/99 0.110
05/28/99 0.090
04/28/99 0.091
02/25/99 0.090
12/16/98 0.090
08/28/98 0.090
05/29/98 0.075
02/26/98 0.075
12/17/97 0.075
08/28/97 0.075
05/29/97 0.070
03/06/97 0.070
11/27/96 0.070
09/12/96 0.070
05/28/96 0.065
02/28/96 0.065
11/29/95 0.065
08/30/95 0.058
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from RCL is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.55% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, RCL makes up 1.20% of the First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund ETF (AMEX:FXD) which is trading up by about 1% on the day Friday.

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RCL operates in the Hotels, Lodging, Restaurants & Travel sector, among companies like Morgans Hotel Group Co (NASDAQ:MHGC) which is up about 0.2% today, and Ruth's Hospitality Group Inc (NASDAQ:RUTH) trading higher by about 3%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of RCL, versus MHGC and RUTH.

RCL,MHGC,RUTH Relative Performance Chart

In Friday trading, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. shares are currently up about 1% on the day.


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