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• Royal Caribbean Group signed agreements with Chantiers de l’Atlantique in France for two firm Discovery Class ship orders, with options for four more, targeting debut deliveries in 2029 and 2032. This extends a long running partnership on multiple vessel classes.

• The company issued earnings guidance for 2026 that includes an expectation of double digit revenue. This provides an additional data point on how management is thinking about the next few years.

• Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced a share repurchase program authorizing up to US$2b of common stock buybacks, following board approval of a plan on December 10, 2025.

• Under its existing buyback activity, the company completed repurchases of 3,500,000 shares, representing 1.29% of shares, for a total of US$1,000m under a program announced on February 12, 2025. It separately bought back another 714,286 shares for US$200m under a program announced on December 10, 2025.

• Royal Caribbean Group participated in two large port infrastructure projects. These included a groundbreaking for a new 7,000 passenger capable Cruise Terminal G at PortMiami with a planned US$345m investment, and an agreement to redevelop the Crown Bay District in St. Thomas into a mixed use tourism destination with the Virgin Islands Port Authority and Cruise Terminals International.

• The fair value estimate has risen by about US$31, from US$331.04 to US$362.04 per share. This reflects updated inputs to the valuation model.

• The discount rate has moved from 9.08% to 8.92%, which increases the present value of projected cash flows in the model.

• The revenue growth assumption has shifted from 9.32% to 8.94%. This indicates a more conservative view on top line expansion.

• The net profit margin assumption has moved from 25.92% to 26.95%, pointing to expectations for somewhat stronger profitability on each dollar of revenue.

• The future P/E multiple has moved only slightly, from 20.60x to 20.51x. This suggests that the valuation change is driven more by cash flow and margin assumptions than by a different view on the earnings multiple.

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