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Prediction Series · Lock · Issue P-158
Prediction Series · P-158

The peak-season floor — ≥$5.00, locked at 93%.

93% probability Royal Caribbean's Q3 2026 adjusted EPS lands at or above $5.00 — against $4.21 in the second quarter, full-year guidance raised to $17.73–$17.87, and the third quarter being the peak cruise season. Resolves ~27 Oct 2026.

Type · Prediction Lock · earnings-floor threshold Locked · 2026-08-13 · before the Q3 results Resolves · ~2026-10-27 · Royal Caribbean Q3 2026 results (rclinvestor.com) Scored · binary: Q3 2026 adjusted EPS ≥$5.00 yes/no
Royal Caribbean Q3 2026 adjusted EPS · our locked floor
≥ $5.00
adjusted EPS · vs $4.21 reported in Q2 2026

Royal Caribbean reported Q2 2026 adjusted EPS of $4.21 on revenue of $4.8bn, up 6% year on year, and raised full-year 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $17.73–$17.87, representing 14% growth. The third quarter is the peak northern-summer cruise quarter. Source: Royal Caribbean Q2 2026 results, July 2026.

— 1 · The Locked Call

Royal Caribbean Q3 2026 adjusted EPS lands ≥$5.00 — P = 0.93.

We lock a binary: Royal Caribbean Group reports third-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings per share of at least $5.00, per the company's results release. Confidence 93%.

— 2 · Why it's nail-able

Q3 is the peak quarter, bookings are made months ahead, and the company just raised guidance.

Cruise revenue is booked well in advance, so a quarter is largely visible before it begins. Royal Caribbean delivered $4.21 in a non-peak second quarter and lifted full-year guidance to $17.73–$17.87 on stronger close-in demand — a full-year figure that cannot be reached without a substantially larger third quarter, which is the peak northern-summer season. Our $5.00 floor sits below that implied peak-quarter contribution. Confidence 93%, not higher, because the company flagged a modest booking impact on select itineraries from prolonged geopolitical activity, and a hurricane season that disrupts Caribbean itineraries is the operational tail. Scored on ADJUSTED EPS, not GAAP EPS.

Locked on 2026-08-13 — scored against Royal Caribbean's reported Q3 2026 adjusted EPS.

RAOSCAFF locks P-158 on 2026-08-13, before the Q3 release. Scored against Royal Caribbean Group's reported third-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings per share versus a $5.00 floor.

Locked
2026-08-13 (commit timestamp on origin/main)
Resolves
~2026-10-27 — Royal Caribbean Group Q3 2026 results
Source
Royal Caribbean Group Q3 2026 earnings release, adjusted earnings per share (rclinvestor.com; SEC 8-K)
Scored by
Binary: YES if reported Q3 2026 ADJUSTED EPS is ≥$5.00; NO otherwise. Adjusted EPS as the company reports it — not GAAP EPS, which is a different figure.

A flagged booking impact on select itineraries from geopolitical activity, and Caribbean hurricane disruption, are the disclosed tails.