Compare · MATX vs RCL
MATX vs RCL
Side-by-side comparison of Matson Inc. (MATX) and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both MATX and RCL operate in Marine Transportation (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
- RCL is the larger of the two at $78.73B, about 12.4x MATX ($6.37B).
- Over the past year, MATX is up 94.9% and RCL is down 16.6% - MATX leads by 111.5 points.
- RCL has been more active in the news (7 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for MATX).
- RCL has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 10 for MATX).
- Company
- Matson Inc.
- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
- Price
- $210.81-1.07%
- $293.50+3.57%
- Market cap
- $6.37B
- $78.73B
- 1M return
- +7.87%
- -8.56%
- 1Y return
- +94.92%
- -16.61%
- Industry
- Marine Transportation
- Marine Transportation
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- 1993
- News (4w)
- 3
- 7
- Recent ratings
- 10
- 25
Matson Inc.
Matson, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides ocean transportation and logistics services. The company's Ocean Transportation segment offers ocean freight transportation services to the domestic non-contiguous economies of Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam, as well as to other island economies in Micronesia. It primarily transports dry containers of mixed commodities, refrigerated commodities, packaged foods and beverages, building materials, automobiles, and household goods; livestock; seafood; general sustenance cargo; and garments, footwear, e-commerce, and other retail merchandise. This segment also operates an expedited service from China to Long Beach, California, and various islands in the South Pacific, as well as Okinawa, Japan; and provides container stevedoring, refrigerated cargo services, inland transportation, container equipment maintenance, and other terminal services to ocean carriers on the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai, as well as in the Alaska locations of Anchorage, Kodiak, and Dutch Harbor. In addition, the company offers vessel management and container transshipment services. Its Logistics segment provides multimodal transportation brokerage services, including domestic and international rail intermodal, long-haul and regional highway trucking, specialized hauling, flat-bed and project, less-than-truckload, and expedited freight services; less-than-container load consolidation and freight forwarding services; warehousing and distribution services; supply chain management services, and non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) freight forwarding services. The company serves the U.S. military, freight forwarders, retailers, consumer goods, automobile manufacturers, and other customers. The company was formerly known as Alexander & Baldwin Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Matson, Inc. in June 2012. The company was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Royal Caribbean Group operates as a cruise company worldwide. The company operates cruises under the Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara, and Silversea Cruises brands, which comprise a range of itineraries that call on approximately 1,000 destinations. As of December 31, 2020, it operated 61 ships with an aggregate capacity of approximately 137,930 berths. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
Latest MATX
- Matson Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- MATSON ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY 2Q26 RESULTS, PROVIDES BUSINESS UPDATE AND ANNOUNCES 2Q26 EARNINGS CALL DATE
- MATSON PUBLISHES 2025 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
- EVP & Chief Commercial Officer Scott Christopher A was granted 246 shares, increasing direct ownership by 3% to 9,954 units (SEC Form 4)
- EVP Holland Jerome James covered exercise/tax liability with 64 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 1% to 5,310 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy withholding tax
- Chairman & CEO Cox Matthew J sold $1,929,124 worth of shares (10,000 units at $192.91) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 4% to 249,296 units (SEC Form 4)
- MATSON INCREASES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND TO $0.38 PER SHARE
- Senior Vice President Rascon Laura L sold $527,897 worth of shares (2,800 units at $188.53), decreasing direct ownership by 15% to 15,656 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chairman & CEO Cox Matthew J sold $1,900,807 worth of shares (10,000 units at $190.08) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 4% to 259,296 units (SEC Form 4)
- Senior Vice President Cerocke Grace M sold $220,284 worth of shares (1,200 units at $183.57), decreasing direct ownership by 6% to 17,986 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest RCL
- New insider Bunch Tara claimed no ownership of stock in the company (SEC Form 3)
- ROYAL CARIBBEAN AFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO MAHAHUAL K'IIN, A COMMUNITY HUB DESIGNED WITH AND FOR RESIDENTS
- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP APPOINTS TARA BUNCH TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- CELEBRITY CRUISES UNVEILS 13 NEW EXPERIENCES ON CELEBRITY REFLECTION, REDEFINING CARIBBEAN CRUISING
- ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP TO HOLD CONFERENCE CALL ON SECOND QUARTER 2026 EARNINGS
- BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on Royal Caribbean with a new price target
- ROYAL CARIBBEAN OFFICIALLY WELCOMES LEGEND OF THE SEAS TO THE REVOLUTIONARY ICON CLASS, BUILT IN COLLABORATION WITH MEYER TURKU
- ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP AND ALASKA RAILROAD COMPANY CELEBRATE OFFICIAL OPENING OF CRUISE TERMINAL IN SEWARD, ALASKA
- ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP ANNOUNCES EXIT GLACIER GREENHOUSES AS 2026 'PORT PARTNERS' SMALL BUSINESS ACCELERATOR AWARDEE IN SEWARD, ALASKA