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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) financials

For the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. reported $19.13B of revenue and $4.55B of net income.

Revenue, TTM
$19.13B
Revenue growth, YoY
+9.7%
Net income, TTM
$4.55B
Net income growth, YoY
+11.9%
Net margin
23.8%
Free cash flow, TTM
$1.51B
EPS, diluted, TTM
$16.89
EPS growth, YoY
+11.7%
Cash
$851.00M
Total debt
$22.36B
P/E
19.23
P/S
4.57
Market cap
$87.50B
Annual revenue$17.93B
FY2016FY2025
Annual net income$4.27B
FY2016FY2025
Annual free cash flow$1.24B
FY2016FY2025

RCL revenue and earnings growth

RCL revenueQ3 2026$5.59B

Quarter YoY
+8.8%
QoQ
+15.7%
FY YoY
+8.8%
5Y CAGR
+52.0%
10Y CAGR
+8.0%

RCL revenue was $5.59B in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026), up 8.8% from a year earlier and up 15.7% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $17.93B, up 8.8% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +52.0% over 5 years and +8.0% over 10 years. It rose in 8 of the last 10 fiscal years. Fiscal 2025 is the highest of the 15 fiscal years on file.

RCL net incomeQ3 2026$1.73B

Quarter YoY
+9.7%
QoQ
+53.2%
FY YoY
+48.3%
10Y CAGR
+20.4%

RCL net income was $1.73B in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026), up 9.7% from a year earlier and up 53.2% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $4.27B, up 48.3% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +20.4% over 10 years. Fiscal 2025 is the highest of the 15 fiscal years on file.

RCL EPSQ3 2026$6.45

Quarter YoY
+12.4%
QoQ
+53.6%
FY YoY
+42.7%
10Y CAGR
+17.9%

RCL diluted EPS was $6.45 in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026), up 12.4% from a year earlier and up 53.6% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $15.61, up 42.7% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +17.9% over 10 years.

RCL free cash flowQ3 2026$937.00M

FY YoY
-38.1%
10Y CAGR
+14.0%

RCL free cash flow was $937.00M in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026), compared with -$989.00M a year earlier. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $1.24B, down 38.1% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +14.0% over 10 years.

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Income statement

Income statement
Line item
Dec 31, 2025
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2023
Dec 31, 2022
Dec 31, 2021
Dec 31, 2020
Dec 31, 2019
Dec 31, 2018
Dec 31, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Revenue$17.93B$16.48B$13.90B$8.84B$1.53B$2.21B$10.95B$9.49B$8.78B$8.50B
Cost of revenue$9.08B$8.65B$7.78B$6.62B$2.74B$2.77B$6.06B$5.26B$4.90B$5.02B
Gross profit$8.85B$7.83B$6.13B$2.22B-$1.21B-$556.30M$4.89B$4.23B$3.88B$3.48B
Selling, general and admin$2.22B$2.13B$1.79B$1.58B$1.37B$1.20B$1.56B$1.30B$1.19B$1.11B
Operating income$4.91B$4.11B$2.88B-$766.00M-$3.87B-$4.60B$2.08B$1.89B$1.74B$1.48B
Interest expense$992.00M$1.59B$1.40B$1.36B$1.29B$844.24M$408.51M$333.67M$299.98M$307.37M
Pre-tax income$4.37B$2.94B$1.71B-------
Income tax$82.00M$46.00M$6.00M$4.00M-$45.00M-----
Net income$4.27B$2.88B$1.70B-$2.16B-$5.26B-$5.80B$1.88B$1.81B$1.63B$1.28B
EPS, basic$15.75$11.00$6.63-$8.45-$20.89-$27.05$8.97$8.60$7.57$5.96
EPS, diluted$15.61$10.94$6.31-$8.45-$20.89-$27.05$8.95$8.56$7.53$5.93
Diluted shares274.0M279.0M283.0M255.0M252.0M214.3M209.9M211.6M215.7M216.3M

Balance sheet

Balance sheet
Line item
Dec 31, 2025
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2023
Dec 31, 2022
Dec 31, 2021
Dec 31, 2020
Dec 31, 2019
Dec 31, 2018
Dec 31, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Cash and equivalents$825.00M$388.00M$497.00M$1.94B$2.70B$3.68B$243.74M$287.85M$120.11M$132.60M
Receivables$317.00M$371.00M$405.00M$531.00M$408.07M$284.15M$305.82M$324.51M$318.64M$291.90M
Inventory$264.00M$265.00M$248.00M$224.00M$150.22M$118.70M$162.11M$153.57M$111.39M$114.09M
Current assets$2.21B$1.71B$1.79B$3.21B$3.60B$4.31B$1.16B$1.24B$907.64M$748.30M
Goodwill$808.00M$808.00M$809.00M$809.00M$809.38M$809.48M$1.39B$1.38B$288.51M$288.39M
Total assets$41.62B$37.07B$35.13B$33.78B$32.26B$32.47B$30.32B$27.70B$22.36B$22.31B
Current liabilities$12.05B$9.82B$9.40B$8.57B$7.29B$4.54B$7.95B$7.11B$4.85B$4.44B
Short-term debt$3.18B$1.60B$1.72B$2.09B$2.24B$1.37B$2.62B$2.42B$1.19B-
Long-term debt$18.16B$18.47B$19.73B$21.30B$18.85B$17.96B$8.41B$8.36B$6.35B$8.10B
Total debt$21.34B$20.08B$21.45B$23.39B$21.09B$19.33B$11.03B$10.78B$7.54B$8.10B
Total liabilities$31.37B$29.34B$30.23B$30.91B$27.17B$23.70B$17.59B$16.05B$11.66B-
Shareholders' equity$10.04B$7.74B$4.90B$2.87B$5.09B$8.76B$12.16B$11.11B$10.70B$9.12B

Cash flow

Cash flow
Line item
Dec 31, 2025
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2023
Dec 31, 2022
Dec 31, 2021
Dec 31, 2020
Dec 31, 2019
Dec 31, 2018
Dec 31, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Operating cash flow$6.46B$5.26B$4.48B$481.00M-$1.88B-$3.73B$3.72B$3.48B$2.87B$2.52B
Capital expenditures$5.23B$3.27B$3.90B$2.71B$2.23B$1.97B$3.02B$3.66B$564.14M$2.49B
Free cash flow$1.24B$2.00B$580.00M-$2.23B-$4.11B-$5.70B$691.70M-$180.89M$2.31B$22.33M
Investing cash flow-$5.01B-$3.45B-$3.92B-$2.99B-$2.15B-$2.18B-$3.09B-$4.49B-$213.59M-$2.72B
Financing cash flow-$1.02B-$1.92B-$1.99B$1.74B$3.04B$9.35B-$670.37M$1.20B-$2.68B$243.81M
Dividends paid$824.00M$107.00M$0$0$0$326.42M$602.67M$527.49M$437.45M$346.49M
Share repurchases$1.16B$0$0-$0$0$99.58M$575.04M$225.00M$299.96M
Stock-based compensation$175.00M$267.00M$126.00M$36.00M$64.00M$39.78M$75.93M$46.06M$69.46M$32.66M
Depreciation and amortization$1.72B$1.60B$1.46B$1.41B$1.29B$1.28B$1.25B$1.03B$951.19M$894.91M

Key ratios

Key ratios
Line item
Dec 31, 2025
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2023
Dec 31, 2022
Dec 31, 2021
Dec 31, 2020
Dec 31, 2019
Dec 31, 2018
Dec 31, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Revenue growth, YoY8.8%18.6%57.2%477.0%-30.6%-79.8%15.3%8.2%3.3%2.4%
Net income growth, YoY48.3%69.5%----3.7%11.4%26.6%92.8%
EPS growth, YoY42.7%73.4%----4.6%13.7%27.0%96.4%
Gross margin49.4%47.5%44.1%25.2%-78.8%-25.2%44.6%44.6%44.2%41.0%
Operating margin27.4%24.9%20.7%-8.7%-252.6%-208.3%19.0%20.0%19.9%17.4%
Net margin23.8%17.5%12.2%-24.4%-343.3%-262.5%17.2%19.1%18.5%15.1%
Free cash flow margin6.9%12.1%4.2%-25.2%-268.1%-257.9%6.3%-1.9%26.3%0.3%
Return on equity42.5%37.2%34.6%-75.1%-103.4%-66.2%15.4%16.3%15.2%14.1%
Return on assets10.3%7.8%4.8%-6.4%-16.3%-17.9%6.2%6.5%7.3%5.8%
Current ratio0.180.170.190.370.490.950.150.170.190.17
Debt to equity2.132.604.388.154.152.210.910.970.700.89

Source: XBRL data Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. files with the SEC, latest filing dated Oct 27, 2026 (see filings on SEC EDGAR). Provided for information only, not investment advice. Check the filing before relying on a number.

* Worked out from the filings rather than stated in them: Q4 is the full year less the first nine months.

Per-share figures are as filed. The filings show no stock split in these periods.

EPS growth is left out where the share count moved enough to suggest a split the filings do not show. Growth rates need a positive starting figure. CAGR is compound annual growth between fiscal years. The CSV holds every period on file, in full figures, from the same SEC filings.

RCL peers

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RCL$19.13B+9.7%$4.55B23.8%$87.50B
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VIK$6.50B+21.9%$1.15B17.7%$39.00B
BIP$23.10B+9.8%$2.53B11.0%$18.06B
HII$13.53B+12.6%$733.00M5.4%$11.38B
FRO$1.97B-8.8%$379.08M19.2%$10.11B
NCLH$10.16B+4.9%$832.94M8.2%$8.23B
KEX$3.49B+6.6%$355.23M10.2%$6.39B

RCL FAQ

9 questions
  • What is RCL revenue?
    Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) reported $19.13B of revenue for the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026. That is up 9.7% from the year before. Revenue for fiscal 2025 was $17.93B.
  • Is RCL profitable?
    Yes. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. earned $4.55B in net income for the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, a net margin of 23.8%.
  • How much cash and debt does RCL have?
    Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. reported $851.00M in cash and cash equivalents and $22.36B of debt on its most recent balance sheet in SEC filings.
  • How fast is RCL revenue growing?
    Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s revenue changed +8.8% in fiscal 2025, to $17.93B. Its compound annual growth rate was +52.0% over 5 years and +8.0% over 10 years.
  • What is RCL gross margin?
    Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s gross profit was $9.39B on $19.13B of revenue for the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, a gross margin of 49.1%.
  • What is RCL free cash flow?
    Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. generated $1.51B of free cash flow for the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, which is operating cash flow of $6.90B less capital expenditures.
  • What is RCL earnings per share?
    Diluted earnings per share were $16.89 for the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, from SEC filings, restated for any stock split those filings show.
  • When did RCL last report financial results?
    The latest statements here come from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s 10-Q filed on Oct 27, 2026, covering the period ended Sep 30, 2026.
  • Where does this RCL financial data come from?
    Quantisnow builds these statements from the structured XBRL data Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. files with the SEC. It is provided for information only and is not investment advice.