ABNB vs RCL

Airbnb and Royal Caribbean Group, both Consumer Cyclical

Airbnb is the larger company at $85B against $84B. On trailing earnings RCL is the cheaper of the two at a P/E of 17.9 against 42.7, a gap that is only a bargain if the two are growing at similar rates. Over the past year ABNB returned +44% against -6.0% for RCL. Ryufin's sector-relative Smart Score puts ABNB ahead, 10/10 against 9/10.

Airbnb and Royal Caribbean Groupcompared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureABNBRCL
Last close$188$290
Market cap$85B$84B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically better42.717.9
Dividend yieldn/a1.2%
1-year return+44%-6.0%
5-year return+31%+288%
Ryufin Smart Scoresector-relative, 1–1010/109/10

Figures from SEC filings and end-of-day closes. Highlighting marks the higher or lower number, which is not the same as the better investment, a low P/E can be a warning and a high one can be deserved.

Airbnb

Revenue of $3.6B in Q2 2026, net income $816M. Its largest reported line is North America, 42% of the disclosed total.

Royal Caribbean Group

Revenue of $4.8B in Q2 2026, net income $1.1B. Its largest reported line is Passenger, 69% of the disclosed total.

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