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Annual Income Statements for Royal Caribbean Cruises

Annual Income Statements for Royal Caribbean Cruises

This table shows Royal Caribbean Cruises' income and expenses over time, based on annual financial data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Period end date 12/31/2015 12/31/2016 12/31/2017 12/31/2018 12/31/2019 12/31/2020 12/31/2021 12/31/2022 12/31/2023 12/31/2024 12/31/2025
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders
666 1,283 1,625 1,811 1,879 -5,797 -5,260 -2,156 1,697 2,877 4,268
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
666 1,283 1,625 1,816 1,908 -5,775 -5,260 -2,156 1,704 2,896 4,291
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
666 1,283 1,625 1,816 1,908 -5,775 -5,260 -2,156 1,705 2,895 4,291
Total Pre-Tax Income
666 1,283 1,625 1,816 1,908 -5,775 -5,260 -2,156 1,711 2,941 4,373
Total Operating Income
875 1,477 1,744 1,895 2,083 -4,602 -3,870 -766 2,878 4,106 4,910
Total Gross Profit
3,200 3,481 3,881 4,232 4,888 -556 -1,207 2,224 6,125 7,832 8,852
Total Revenue
8,299 8,496 8,778 9,494 10,951 2,209 1,532 8,840 13,900 16,484 17,935
Operating Revenue
8,299 8,496 8,778 9,494 10,951 2,209 1,532 8,840 13,900 16,484 17,935
Total Cost of Revenue
5,099 5,016 4,897 5,262 6,063 2,765 2,739 6,616 7,775 8,652 9,083
Operating Cost of Revenue
5,099 5,016 4,897 5,262 6,063 2,765 2,739 6,616 7,775 8,652 9,083
Total Operating Expenses
2,325 2,004 2,137 2,337 2,805 4,045 2,663 2,990 3,247 3,725 3,941
Selling, General & Admin Expense
1,087 1,109 1,186 1,303 1,559 1,200 1,370 1,583 1,792 2,125 2,223
Depreciation Expense
827 895 951 1,034 1,246 1,279 1,293 1,407 1,455 1,600 1,718
Total Other Income / (Expense), net
-209 -194 -119 -79 -175 -1,174 -1,390 -1,390 -1,168 -1,165 -537
Interest Expense
278 307 300 334 409 844 1,292 1,364 1,402 1,590 992
Interest & Investment Income
93 149 186 244 258 -192 -118 93 236 276 438
Other Income / (Expense), net
-24 -36 -5.29 11 -25 -137 20 -119 -2.00 149 17
Income Tax Expense
- - - - - - - - 6.00 46 82
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
- 0.00 0.00 4.75 29 22 0.00 0.00 7.00 18 23
Basic Earnings per Share
$3.03 $5.96 $7.57 $8.60 $8.97 ($27.05) ($20.89) ($8.45) $6.63 $11.00 $15.75
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
219.54M 215.39M 214.62M 210.57M 209.00M 237.54M 255.00M 255.35M 256.65M 269.13M 270.53M
Diluted Earnings per Share
$3.02 $5.93 $7.53 $8.56 $8.95 ($27.05) ($20.89) ($8.45) $6.31 $10.94 $15.61
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
219.54M 215.39M 214.62M 210.57M 209.00M 237.54M 255.00M 255.35M 256.65M 269.13M 270.53M
Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
219.54M 215.39M 214.62M 210.57M 209.00M 237.54M 255.00M 255.35M 256.65M 269.13M 270.53M
Cash Dividends to Common per Share
- $1.71 $2.04 $2.60 $2.96 $0.78 - $0.00 $0.00 $0.95 $3.50

Quarterly Income Statements for Royal Caribbean Cruises

This table shows Royal Caribbean Cruises' income and expenses over time, based on quarterly financial data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025 Q1 2026
Period end date 9/30/2023 12/31/2023 3/31/2024 6/30/2024 9/30/2024 12/31/2024 3/31/2025 6/30/2025 9/30/2025 12/31/2025 3/31/2026
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders
1,009 277 360 854 1,111 552 730 1,210 1,575 753 941
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
1,011 278 364 858 1,115 559 736 1,214 1,579 762 950
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
1,011 278 364 858 1,115 558 735 1,214 1,579 763 950
Total Pre-Tax Income
1,011 278 364 858 1,115 558 751 1,214 1,579 845 976
Total Operating Income
1,265 570 750 1,099 1,634 623 945 1,329 1,702 934 1,162
Total Gross Profit
2,023 1,441 1,672 1,958 2,495 1,707 1,920 2,255 2,660 2,017 2,205
Total Revenue
4,160 3,331 3,728 4,110 4,886 3,760 3,999 4,538 5,139 4,259 4,452
Operating Revenue
4,160 3,331 3,728 4,110 4,886 3,760 3,999 4,538 5,139 4,259 4,452
Total Cost of Revenue
2,137 1,890 2,056 2,152 2,391 2,053 2,079 2,283 2,479 2,242 2,247
Operating Cost of Revenue
2,137 1,890 2,056 2,152 2,391 2,053 2,079 2,283 2,479 2,242 2,247
Total Operating Expenses
758 871 922 859 861 1,083 974 925 957 1,085 1,043
Selling, General & Admin Expense
393 503 535 466 451 673 562 508 522 631 582
Depreciation Expense
365 368 387 393 410 410 412 417 435 454 461
Total Other Income / (Expense), net
-254 -292 -386 -241 -519 -65 -194 -115 -123 -89 -187
Interest Expense
340 347 424 298 603 265 249 228 248 267 278
Interest & Investment Income
94 55 46 60 110 60 50 119 161 108 89
Other Income / (Expense), net
-8.00 - -8.00 -3.00 -26 140 5.00 -6.00 -36 70 2.00
Income Tax Expense
- - - - - - 16 - - - 26
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
2.00 1.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 6.00 6.00 5.00 4.00 8.00 8.00
Basic Earnings per Share
$3.94 $1.09 $1.40 $3.32 $4.22 $2.06 $2.71 $4.45 $5.79 $2.80 $3.49
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
256M 256.65M 257M 257M 263M 269.13M 269M 272M 272M 270.53M 270M
Diluted Earnings per Share
$3.65 $1.15 $1.35 $3.11 $4.21 $2.27 $2.70 $4.41 $5.74 $2.76 $3.48
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
282M 256.65M 281M 281M 264M 269.13M 276M 275M 274M 270.53M 271M
Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
256.24M 256.65M 257.35M 257.42M 268.88M 269.13M 271.56M 271.63M 272.71M 270.53M 268.19M
Cash Dividends to Common per Share
- - - - - - - $0.75 - - $1.50

Annual Cash Flow Statements for Royal Caribbean Cruises

This table details how cash moves in and out of Royal Caribbean Cruises' business through operations, investing, and financing, using annual figures. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Period end date 12/31/2015 12/31/2016 12/31/2017 12/31/2018 12/31/2019 12/31/2020 12/31/2021 12/31/2022 12/31/2023 12/31/2024 12/31/2025
Net Change in Cash & Equivalents
-68 11 -12 168 -44 3,441 -982 -767 -1,438 -109 437
Net Cash From Operating Activities
1,946 2,517 2,875 3,479 3,716 -3,732 -1,878 481 4,477 5,265 6,465
Net Cash From Continuing Operating Activities
1,946 2,517 2,875 3,479 3,716 -3,732 -1,878 481 4,477 5,265 6,465
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
666 1,283 1,625 1,816 1,908 -5,775 -5,260 -2,156 1,704 2,896 4,291
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
666 1,283 1,625 1,816 1,908 -5,775 -5,260 -2,156 1,704 2,896 4,291
Depreciation Expense
827 895 951 1,034 1,246 1,279 1,293 1,407 1,455 1,600 1,718
Amortization Expense
52 53 46 53 64 156 249 163 109 98 97
Non-Cash Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income
459 26 205 138 280 335 337 173 39 576 -8.00
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, net
-57 260 47 439 219 273 1,503 894 1,170 95 367
Net Cash From Investing Activities
-1,743 -2,725 -214 -4,489 -3,091 -2,179 -2,145 -2,987 -3,923 -3,446 -5,012
Net Cash From Continuing Investing Activities
-1,743 -2,699 -214 -4,489 -3,091 -2,179 -2,145 -2,987 -3,923 -3,446 -5,012
Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment
-1,613 -2,494 -564 -3,660 -3,025 -1,965 -2,230 -2,710 -3,897 -3,268 -5,229
Purchase of Investments
-56 -333 -10 -125 -94 -262 -144 -356 -117 -197 -130
Sale and/or Maturity of Investments
- 111 63 77 7.62 16 44 53 35 14 200
Other Investing Activities, net
-73 -8.17 68 123 20 4.84 9.00 26 56 5.00 147
Net Cash From Financing Activities
-254 244 -2,676 1,198 -670 9,350 3,041 1,741 -1,993 -1,922 -1,018
Net Cash From Continuing Financing Activities
-254 244 -2,676 1,198 -670 9,350 3,041 1,741 -1,993 -1,922 -1,018
Repayment of Debt
-4,187 -6,451 -7,887 -11,020 -29,734 -12,057 -3,049 -8,046 -9,843 -12,133 -3,706
Repurchase of Common Equity
-200 -300 -225 -575 -100 - - - 0.00 0.00 -1,159
Payment of Dividends
-280 -346 -437 -527 -603 -326 - 0.00 0.00 -107 -824
Issuance of Debt
4,402 7,339 5,871 13,321 29,766 20,302 4,468 9,787 7,641 10,318 4,671
Other Financing Activities, net
11 2.26 2.53 0.00 0.00 1,431 1,622 0.00 209 0.00 0.00
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes
-18 -25 - -20 - - 0.00 -2.00 1.00 -6.00 2.00
Cash Interest Paid
249 257 250 252 246 418 834 960 1,442 1,210 864

Quarterly Cash Flow Statements for Royal Caribbean Cruises

This table details how cash moves in and out of Royal Caribbean Cruises' business through operations, investing, and financing, using quarterly figures. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025 Q1 2026
Period end date 9/30/2023 12/31/2023 3/31/2024 6/30/2024 9/30/2024 12/31/2024 3/31/2025 6/30/2025 9/30/2025 12/31/2025 3/31/2026
Net Change in Cash & Equivalents
-126 -103 -60 -46 27 -30 -2.00 349 -303 393 -313
Net Cash From Operating Activities
659 1,116 1,328 1,573 897 1,467 1,627 1,746 1,469 1,623 1,834
Net Cash From Continuing Operating Activities
659 1,116 1,328 1,573 897 1,467 1,627 1,746 1,469 1,623 1,834
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
1,010 279 364 858 1,115 559 736 1,214 1,579 762 950
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
1,010 279 364 858 1,115 559 736 1,214 1,579 762 950
Depreciation Expense
366 368 387 393 410 410 412 417 436 453 461
Amortization Expense
26 25 26 25 25 22 23 23 26 25 53
Non-Cash Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income
6.00 -14 155 938 -723 177 13 -960 160 -59 22
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, net
-749 458 396 -641 70 299 443 1,052 -732 442 348
Net Cash From Investing Activities
-328 -2,574 -296 -2,198 -311 -641 -440 -706 -2,387 -1,479 -529
Net Cash From Continuing Investing Activities
-328 -2,574 -296 -2,198 -311 -641 -440 -706 -2,387 -1,479 -529
Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment
-281 -2,568 -242 -2,140 -334 -552 -428 -836 -2,458 -1,507 -500
Purchase of Investments
-74 -29 -44 -68 4.00 -89 -28 -60 -18 -24 -41
Sale and/or Maturity of Investments
5.00 12 - 12 2.00 - 0.00 - 33 56 17
Other Investing Activities, net
22 11 -10 -2.00 17 - 16 64 71 -4.00 -5.00
Net Cash From Financing Activities
-457 1,353 -1,091 580 -559 -852 -1,191 -696 615 254 -1,617
Net Cash From Continuing Financing Activities
-457 1,353 -1,091 580 -559 -852 -1,191 -696 615 254 -1,617
Repayment of Debt
-1,057 -4,480 -3,270 -1,939 -5,219 -1,705 -1,222 -746 -1,199 -479 -3,133
Repurchase of Common Equity
- - 0.00 - - - -241 - -414 -504 -836
Payment of Dividends
- - 0.00 - - - -148 -200 -204 -272 -270
Issuance of Debt
600 5,833 2,179 2,519 4,660 960 480 250 2,432 1,509 2,807
Other Financing Activities, net
- - - - - - -60 - - - -185
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes
-1.00 - -1.00 - - -4.00 2.00 - - -5.00 -1.00
Cash Interest Paid
504 378 411 210 377 212 279 164 266 155 320

Annual Balance Sheets for Royal Caribbean Cruises

This table presents Royal Caribbean Cruises' assets and liabilities at the end of each period, using annual balance sheet data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Period end date 12/31/2015 12/31/2016 12/31/2017 12/31/2018 12/31/2019 12/31/2020 12/31/2021 12/31/2022 12/31/2023 12/31/2024 12/31/2025
Total Assets
20,782 22,310 22,361 27,698 30,320 32,465 32,258 33,776 35,131 37,070 41,619
Total Current Assets
837 748 908 1,242 1,163 4,312 3,600 3,205 1,792 1,705 2,211
Cash & Equivalents
122 133 120 288 244 3,684 2,702 1,935 497 388 825
Accounts Receivable
239 292 319 325 306 284 408 531 405 371 317
Inventories, net
121 114 111 154 162 119 150 224 248 265 264
Prepaid Expenses
221 210 258 457 429 154 286 456 617 670 690
Other Current Assets
135 0.00 99 20 22 70 54 59 25 11 115
Plant, Property, & Equipment, net
18,778 20,161 19,735 23,466 25,467 0.00 25,908 27,546 30,114 31,831 35,696
Total Noncurrent Assets
1,167 1,401 1,718 2,990 3,691 28,153 2,750 3,025 3,225 3,534 3,712
Goodwill
287 288 289 1,378 1,386 809 809 809 809 808 808
Other Noncurrent Operating Assets
880 1,112 1,430 1,612 2,305 27,344 1,941 2,216 2,416 2,726 2,904
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
20,782 22,310 22,361 27,698 30,320 32,465 32,258 33,776 35,131 37,070 41,619
Total Liabilities
12,719 13,189 11,659 16,051 17,586 23,705 27,173 30,907 30,232 29,335 31,374
Total Current Liabilities
4,293 4,442 4,855 7,112 7,953 4,537 7,286 8,573 9,401 9,817 12,055
Short-Term Debt
900 1,286 1,189 2,422 2,621 1,371 2,243 2,088 1,720 1,603 3,180
Accounts Payable
302 305 360 488 564 353 546 647 792 919 953
Accrued Expenses
659 692 903 900 1,078 616 888 1,459 1,478 1,635 2,026
Current Deferred Revenue
- - - - - - - - - - 5,739
Other Current Liabilities
652 147 47 78 192 159 196 211 100 164 157
Total Noncurrent Liabilities
8,426 8,747 6,804 8,939 9,634 19,167 19,887 22,334 20,831 19,518 19,319
Long-Term Debt
7,628 8,102 6,351 8,355 8,414 17,958 18,847 21,303 19,732 18,473 18,165
Other Noncurrent Operating Liabilities
799 646 453 583 1,219 1,209 1,040 1,031 1,099 1,045 1,154
Total Equity & Noncontrolling Interests
8,063 9,121 10,702 11,105 12,164 8,761 5,086 2,869 4,899 7,735 10,245
Total Preferred & Common Equity
8,063 9,121 10,702 11,105 12,164 8,761 5,086 2,869 4,724 7,563 10,037
Preferred Stock
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Common Equity
8,063 9,121 10,702 11,105 12,164 8,761 5,086 2,869 4,724 7,563 10,037
Common Stock
3,300 3,331 3,392 3,423 3,496 6,001 7,560 7,288 7,477 7,834 7,967
Retained Earnings
6,945 7,860 9,022 10,263 11,523 5,563 302 -1,707 -10 2,612 5,925
Treasury Stock
-853 -1,153 -1,378 -1,953 -2,058 -2,064 -2,066 -2,068 -2,069 -2,081 -3,251
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss)
-1,328 -916 -334 -628 -798 -739 -711 -644 -674 -802 -604
Noncontrolling Interest
- - - - - - - 0.00 175 172 208

Quarterly Balance Sheets for Royal Caribbean Cruises

This table presents Royal Caribbean Cruises' assets and liabilities at the end of each period, using quarterly balance sheet data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q1 2026
Period end date 6/30/2023 9/30/2023 12/31/2023 3/31/2024 6/30/2024 9/30/2024 12/31/2024 3/31/2025 6/30/2025 9/30/2025 3/31/2026
Total Assets
32,923 32,769 35,131 35,190 36,974 37,067 37,070 37,452 38,542 40,109 41,990
Total Current Assets
1,969 1,781 1,792 1,870 1,886 1,831 1,705 1,828 2,450 1,887 2,204
Cash & Equivalents
726 600 497 437 391 418 388 386 735 432 512
Accounts Receivable
375 360 405 455 412 441 371 427 431 356 479
Inventories, net
216 242 248 236 242 265 265 256 247 269 271
Prepaid Expenses
605 509 617 690 790 667 670 723 785 652 719
Other Current Assets
47 70 25 52 51 40 11 36 252 178 223
Plant, Property, & Equipment, net
27,936 27,855 30,114 30,025 31,759 31,706 31,831 31,904 32,351 34,620 35,884
Total Noncurrent Assets
3,019 3,133 3,225 3,295 3,329 3,530 3,534 3,720 3,741 3,602 3,902
Goodwill
809 809 809 809 809 809 808 808 808 808 808
Other Noncurrent Operating Assets
2,209 2,324 2,416 1,887 1,931 2,072 2,726 2,912 2,933 2,794 3,094
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
32,923 32,769 35,131 35,190 36,974 37,067 37,070 37,452 38,542 40,109 41,990
Total Liabilities
29,382 28,172 30,232 29,865 30,792 29,843 29,335 29,310 29,182 29,821 31,962
Total Current Liabilities
9,667 9,242 9,401 9,905 9,894 9,631 9,817 10,300 10,573 11,469 11,065
Short-Term Debt
1,713 2,044 1,720 1,643 1,332 1,868 1,603 1,396 1,402 3,074 1,448
Accounts Payable
692 715 792 876 821 851 919 956 959 828 1,010
Accrued Expenses
1,392 1,211 1,478 1,236 1,410 1,476 1,635 1,504 1,701 1,847 1,968
Customer Deposits
5,676 5,032 5,311 6,040 6,245 5,324 - 6,334 6,379 5,604 6,548
Other Current Liabilities
194 239 100 110 86 112 164 110 132 116 91
Total Noncurrent Liabilities
19,715 18,931 20,831 19,960 20,898 20,212 19,518 19,010 18,609 18,352 20,897
Long-Term Debt
18,686 17,925 19,732 18,876 19,785 18,972 18,473 17,993 17,612 17,203 19,666
Other Noncurrent Operating Liabilities
1,030 1,006 1,099 481 522 592 1,045 1,017 997 1,149 1,231
Total Equity & Noncontrolling Interests
3,541 4,596 4,899 5,325 6,182 7,224 7,735 8,142 9,360 10,288 10,028
Total Preferred & Common Equity
3,364 4,423 4,724 5,151 6,008 7,045 7,563 7,960 9,169 10,092 9,810
Preferred Stock
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Common Equity
3,364 4,423 4,724 5,151 6,008 7,045 7,563 7,960 9,169 10,092 9,810
Common Stock
7,410 7,425 7,477 7,499 7,539 7,672 7,834 7,849 7,877 7,924 7,870
Retained Earnings
-1,297 -288 -10 350 1,204 2,207 2,612 3,139 4,144 5,443 6,460
Treasury Stock
-2,069 -2,069 -2,069 -2,081 -2,081 -2,081 -2,081 -2,333 -2,333 -2,747 -4,135
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss)
-680 -645 -674 -617 -654 -753 -802 -695 -519 -528 -385
Noncontrolling Interest
177 173 175 174 174 179 172 182 191 196 218

Annual Metrics And Ratios for Royal Caribbean Cruises

This table displays calculated financial ratios and metrics derived from Royal Caribbean Cruises' official financial filings.

Metric 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Period end date 12/31/2015 12/31/2016 12/31/2017 12/31/2018 12/31/2019 12/31/2020 12/31/2021 12/31/2022 12/31/2023 12/31/2024 12/31/2025
Growth Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Revenue Growth
2.79% 2.38% 3.31% 8.16% 15.34% -79.83% -30.64% 477.02% 57.24% 18.59% 8.80%
EBITDA Growth
-3.26% 38.14% 14.51% 9.38% 12.54% -198.08% 30.13% 129.68% 547.30% 33.22% 13.25%
EBIT Growth
-11.45% 69.50% 20.62% 9.61% 7.99% -330.23% 18.75% 77.01% 424.29% 46.66% 15.79%
NOPAT Growth
-7.11% 68.84% 18.06% 8.64% 9.92% -254.66% 15.90% 80.21% 636.74% 42.67% 19.20%
Net Income Growth
-12.87% 92.76% 26.63% 11.73% 5.06% -402.74% 8.92% 59.01% 179.04% 69.95% 48.17%
EPS Growth
-11.95% 96.36% 26.98% 13.68% 4.56% -402.23% 22.77% 59.55% 174.67% 73.38% 42.69%
Operating Cash Flow Growth
11.62% 29.30% 14.22% 21.03% 6.82% -200.41% 49.67% 125.61% 830.77% 17.60% 22.79%
Free Cash Flow Firm Growth
-5.73% -143.18% 555.85% -207.54% 132.57% -712.41% 58.52% 36.13% 218.84% 88.07% -40.31%
Invested Capital Growth
-0.84% 11.60% -1.38% 22.25% 6.23% 4.50% -3.78% 2.52% 6.29% 6.07% 12.19%
Revenue Q/Q Growth
1.03% 0.09% 1.09% 3.58% 1.72% -52.92% 162.32% 22.46% 5.52% 2.67% 2.86%
EBITDA Q/Q Growth
8.40% 8.77% 0.32% 3.80% -0.59% -64.07% -1.79% 342.04% 18.09% 4.09% 4.45%
EBIT Q/Q Growth
8.41% 8.75% 0.37% 3.28% -2.82% -39.25% -1.37% 52.24% 31.07% 4.81% 5.14%
NOPAT Q/Q Growth
17.54% 3.28% 0.61% 3.08% -3.01% -40.05% -0.39% 57.71% 23.98% 1.31% 4.76%
Net Income Q/Q Growth
17.06% 4.42% 1.69% 1.82% -2.05% -39.91% 0.20% 28.44% 84.07% 10.75% 4.97%
EPS Q/Q Growth
17.51% 4.40% 1.89% 1.78% -1.97% -37.17% 3.11% 28.69% 96.57% 11.41% 3.24%
Operating Cash Flow Q/Q Growth
2.87% 7.58% -3.22% 9.86% -3.20% -62.46% 24.82% 260.45% 13.72% 7.14% 2.47%
Free Cash Flow Firm Q/Q Growth
2,258.83% -40.07% -8.28% -3.68% -27.53% -16.92% 29.72% 49.41% -62.52% 1,019.08% -46.52%
Invested Capital Q/Q Growth
-1.05% -0.01% 1.05% 1.47% 2.26% 0.91% -2.23% -3.64% 7.88% -3.08% 2.10%
Profitability Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Gross Margin
38.55% 40.97% 44.22% 44.57% 44.64% -25.19% -78.79% 25.16% 44.06% 47.51% 49.36%
EBITDA Margin
20.84% 28.12% 31.17% 31.52% 30.75% -149.55% -150.65% 7.75% 31.90% 35.83% 37.59%
Operating Margin
10.54% 17.39% 19.87% 19.96% 19.02% -208.33% -252.61% -8.67% 20.71% 24.91% 27.38%
EBIT Margin
10.25% 16.97% 19.81% 20.08% 18.80% -214.53% -251.31% -10.01% 20.65% 25.53% 27.47%
Profit (Net Income) Margin
8.02% 15.11% 18.51% 19.13% 17.42% -261.46% -343.34% -24.39% 12.26% 17.57% 23.93%
Tax Burden Percent
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.03% 98.12%
Interest Burden Percent
78.29% 89.03% 93.46% 95.27% 92.68% 121.87% 136.62% 243.62% 59.37% 68.78% 88.76%
Effective Tax Rate
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.88%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
5.28% 8.46% 9.53% 9.38% 9.09% -13.35% -11.20% -2.23% 11.47% 15.41% 16.56%
ROIC Less NNEP Spread (ROIC-NNEP)
2.82% 6.27% 8.11% 8.51% 7.46% -32.44% -25.97% -10.31% 5.93% 9.46% 13.94%
Return on Net Nonoperating Assets (RNNOA)
2.98% 6.48% 6.86% 6.86% 6.55% -40.39% -64.78% -51.98% 32.40% 30.43% 31.17%
Return on Equity (ROE)
8.26% 14.94% 16.40% 16.25% 15.65% -53.74% -75.98% -54.21% 43.87% 45.84% 47.73%
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
6.12% -2.51% 10.92% -10.64% 3.05% -17.76% -7.35% -4.72% 5.38% 9.52% 5.07%
Operating Return on Assets (OROA)
4.08% 6.69% 7.78% 7.61% 7.09% -15.09% -11.90% -2.68% 8.33% 11.66% 12.52%
Return on Assets (ROA)
3.19% 5.96% 7.28% 7.25% 6.58% -18.40% -16.25% -6.53% 4.95% 8.02% 10.91%
Return on Common Equity (ROCE)
8.26% 14.94% 16.40% 15.85% 14.93% -52.31% -75.98% -54.21% 42.88% 44.59% 46.72%
Return on Equity Simple (ROE_SIMPLE)
8.26% 14.07% 15.18% 16.35% 15.68% -65.92% -103.43% -75.15% 36.07% 38.29% 0.00%
Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
875 1,477 1,744 1,895 2,083 -3,221 -2,709 -536 2,878 4,106 4,818
NOPAT Margin
10.54% 17.39% 19.87% 19.96% 19.02% -145.83% -176.83% -6.07% 20.71% 24.91% 26.86%
Net Nonoperating Expense Percent (NNEP)
2.46% 2.18% 1.42% 0.88% 1.63% 19.09% 14.77% 8.08% 5.54% 5.95% 2.62%
Return On Investment Capital (ROIC_SIMPLE)
- - - - - - - -2.04% 10.92% 14.76% 15.25%
Cost of Revenue to Revenue
61.45% 59.03% 55.78% 55.43% 55.36% 125.19% 178.79% 74.84% 55.94% 52.49% 50.64%
SG&A Expenses to Revenue
13.09% 13.05% 13.51% 13.73% 14.24% 54.31% 89.43% 17.91% 12.89% 12.89% 12.39%
R&D to Revenue
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Operating Expenses to Revenue
28.01% 23.58% 24.35% 24.61% 25.62% 183.14% 173.83% 33.82% 23.36% 22.60% 21.97%
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
850 1,442 1,739 1,906 2,058 -4,739 -3,850 -885 2,870 4,209 4,927
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
1,730 2,389 2,736 2,993 3,368 -3,303 -2,308 685 4,434 5,907 6,742
Valuation Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Price to Book Value (P/BV)
2.50 1.79 2.25 1.78 2.28 1.91 3.85 4.38 6.99 8.20 7.58
Price to Tangible Book Value (P/TBV)
2.59 1.85 2.32 2.03 2.57 2.11 4.58 6.09 8.44 9.18 8.24
Price to Revenue (P/Rev)
2.43 1.92 2.75 2.08 2.53 7.59 12.79 1.42 2.38 3.76 4.24
Price to Earnings (P/E)
30.29 12.71 14.84 10.90 14.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 19.46 21.56 17.82
Dividend Yield
1.47% 2.25% 1.92% 2.75% 2.24% 4.07% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.41% 1.25%
Earnings Yield
3.30% 7.87% 6.74% 9.17% 6.78% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 5.14% 4.64% 5.61%
Enterprise Value to Invested Capital (EV/IC)
1.73 1.39 1.74 1.39 1.66 1.31 1.60 1.40 2.09 2.99 3.15
Enterprise Value to Revenue (EV/Rev)
3.44 3.01 3.59 3.24 3.57 14.67 24.79 3.85 3.90 4.97 5.40
Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
16.52 10.70 11.53 10.28 11.60 0.00 0.00 49.65 12.21 13.86 14.36
Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT)
33.60 17.73 18.14 16.15 18.98 0.00 0.00 0.00 18.87 19.46 19.65
Enterprise Value to NOPAT (EV/NOPAT)
32.66 17.30 18.08 16.24 18.76 0.00 0.00 0.00 18.82 19.94 20.09
Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF)
14.68 10.16 10.97 8.85 10.51 0.00 0.00 70.71 12.10 15.55 14.97
Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (EV/FCFF)
28.16 0.00 15.79 0.00 55.86 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.15 32.28 65.58
Leverage & Solvency
- - - - - - - - - - -
Debt to Equity
1.06 1.03 0.70 0.93 0.87 2.21 4.15 8.15 4.38 2.60 2.08
Long-Term Debt to Equity
0.95 0.89 0.59 0.72 0.66 2.05 3.71 7.43 4.03 2.39 1.77
Financial Leverage
1.06 1.03 0.85 0.81 0.88 1.24 2.49 5.04 5.46 3.22 2.24
Leverage Ratio
2.59 2.51 2.25 2.24 2.38 2.92 4.67 8.30 8.87 5.71 4.38
Compound Leverage Factor
2.02 2.23 2.11 2.13 2.21 3.56 6.39 20.22 5.27 3.93 3.88
Debt to Total Capital
51.40% 50.72% 41.33% 48.06% 46.43% 68.81% 80.57% 89.07% 81.41% 72.19% 67.57%
Short-Term Debt to Total Capital
5.42% 6.95% 6.52% 10.80% 11.03% 4.88% 8.57% 7.95% 6.53% 5.76% 10.07%
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital
45.98% 43.77% 34.82% 37.26% 35.40% 63.93% 72.00% 81.12% 74.88% 66.42% 57.50%
Preferred Equity to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Noncontrolling Interests to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2.42% 2.40% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.66% 0.62% 0.66%
Common Equity to Total Capital
48.60% 49.28% 58.67% 49.52% 51.18% 31.19% 19.43% 10.93% 17.93% 27.19% 31.77%
Debt to EBITDA
4.93 3.93 2.76 3.60 3.28 -5.85 -9.14 34.15 4.84 3.40 3.17
Net Debt to EBITDA
4.86 3.87 2.71 3.51 3.20 -4.74 -7.97 31.32 4.73 3.33 3.04
Long-Term Debt to EBITDA
4.41 3.39 2.32 2.79 2.50 -5.44 -8.17 31.10 4.45 3.13 2.69
Debt to NOPAT
9.75 6.35 4.32 5.69 5.30 -6.00 -7.79 -43.62 7.45 4.89 4.43
Net Debt to NOPAT
9.61 6.27 4.25 5.54 5.18 -4.86 -6.79 -40.01 7.28 4.79 4.26
Long-Term Debt to NOPAT
8.72 5.48 3.64 4.41 4.04 -5.58 -6.96 -39.73 6.86 4.50 3.77
Altman Z-Score
1.75 1.63 2.24 1.57 1.79 0.24 -0.04 0.16 1.06 1.92 2.19
Noncontrolling Interest Sharing Ratio
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2.43% 4.56% 2.65% 0.00% 0.00% 2.25% 2.75% 2.11%
Liquidity Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Current Ratio
0.20 0.17 0.19 0.17 0.15 0.95 0.49 0.37 0.19 0.17 0.18
Quick Ratio
0.08 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.07 0.87 0.43 0.29 0.10 0.08 0.09
Cash Flow Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)
1,015 -438 1,997 -2,148 700 -4,284 -1,777 -1,135 1,349 2,537 1,476
Operating Cash Flow to CapEx
120.64% 100.90% 860.29% 95.06% 122.87% -192.62% -91.43% 17.75% 114.88% 161.11% 123.64%
Free Cash Flow to Firm to Interest Expense
3.65 -1.43 6.66 -6.44 1.71 -5.07 -1.38 -0.83 0.96 1.60 1.49
Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense
7.01 8.19 9.58 10.43 9.10 -4.42 -1.45 0.35 3.19 3.31 6.52
Operating Cash Flow Less CapEx to Interest Expense
1.20 0.07 8.47 -0.54 1.69 -6.71 -3.04 -1.63 0.41 1.26 1.25
Efficiency Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Asset Turnover
0.40 0.39 0.39 0.38 0.38 0.07 0.05 0.27 0.40 0.46 0.46
Accounts Receivable Turnover
34.73 32.01 28.75 29.52 34.75 7.49 4.43 18.83 29.70 42.48 52.14
Inventory Turnover
42.03 42.61 43.43 39.72 38.41 19.69 20.37 35.36 32.94 33.73 34.34
Fixed Asset Turnover
0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.45 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.48 0.53 0.53
Accounts Payable Turnover
16.88 16.52 14.72 12.41 11.53 6.03 6.09 11.09 10.81 10.11 9.70
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
10.51 11.40 12.69 12.36 10.50 48.75 82.46 19.39 12.29 8.59 7.00
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)
8.68 8.57 8.40 9.19 9.50 18.53 17.92 10.32 11.08 10.82 10.63
Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)
21.62 22.10 24.80 29.42 31.66 60.53 59.93 32.91 33.78 36.09 37.61
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)
-2.43 -2.13 -3.70 -7.87 -11.66 6.75 40.45 -3.20 -10.41 -16.68 -19.98
Capital & Investment Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Invested Capital
16,507 18,422 18,169 22,212 23,595 24,658 23,726 24,325 25,854 27,423 30,765
Invested Capital Turnover
0.50 0.49 0.48 0.47 0.48 0.09 0.06 0.37 0.55 0.62 0.62
Increase / (Decrease) in Invested Capital
-140 1,915 -253 4,043 1,383 1,063 -932 599 1,529 1,569 3,342
Enterprise Value (EV)
28,573 25,562 31,534 30,775 39,074 32,400 37,982 34,011 54,156 81,887 96,793
Market Capitalization
20,167 16,307 24,115 19,743 27,713 16,756 19,593 12,555 33,026 62,027 76,065
Book Value per Share
$36.65 $42.51 $49.99 $53.14 $58.03 $39.05 $19.96 $11.24 $18.44 $28.13 $36.80
Tangible Book Value per Share
$35.35 $41.16 $48.64 $46.54 $51.42 $35.44 $16.78 $8.07 $15.28 $25.12 $33.84
Total Capital
16,590 18,509 18,242 22,425 23,769 28,090 26,176 26,260 26,351 27,811 31,590
Total Debt
8,527 9,387 7,539 10,778 11,035 19,329 21,090 23,391 21,452 20,076 21,345
Total Long-Term Debt
7,628 8,102 6,351 8,355 8,414 17,958 18,847 21,303 19,732 18,473 18,165
Net Debt
8,406 9,255 7,419 10,490 10,791 15,645 18,389 21,456 20,955 19,688 20,520
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)
1,613 2,494 334 3,660 3,025 1,937 2,054 2,710 3,897 3,268 5,229
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital (DFCFNWC)
-2,678 -2,540 -2,879 -3,736 -4,413 -2,539 -4,144 -5,215 -6,386 -6,897 -7,489
Debt-free Net Working Capital (DFNWC)
-2,556 -2,408 -2,759 -3,448 -4,170 1,146 -1,442 -3,280 -5,889 -6,509 -6,664
Net Working Capital (NWC)
-3,456 -3,693 -3,947 -5,870 -6,790 -225 -3,685 -5,368 -7,609 -8,112 -9,844
Net Nonoperating Expense (NNE)
209 194 119 79 175 2,554 2,551 1,620 1,174 1,210 527
Net Nonoperating Obligations (NNO)
8,444 9,301 7,467 10,564 10,861 15,897 18,641 21,456 20,955 19,688 20,520
Total Depreciation and Amortization (D&A)
879 948 997 1,087 1,310 1,435 1,542 1,570 1,564 1,698 1,815
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
-32.27% -29.90% -32.80% -39.35% -40.30% -114.94% -270.50% -58.99% -45.94% -41.84% -41.76%
Debt-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
-30.80% -28.34% -31.43% -36.32% -38.08% 51.87% -94.14% -37.10% -42.37% -39.49% -37.16%
Net Working Capital to Revenue
-41.64% -43.47% -44.97% -61.83% -62.01% -10.20% -240.56% -60.72% -54.74% -49.21% -54.89%
Earnings Adjustments
- - - - - - - - - - -
Adjusted Basic Earnings per Share
$0.00 $5.96 $7.57 $8.60 $8.97 ($27.05) ($20.89) ($8.45) $6.63 $11.00 $15.75
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
0.00 214.80M 213.75M 209.19M 209.00M 237.54M 255.00M 255.35M 256.65M 269.13M 270.53M
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.00 $5.93 $7.53 $8.56 $8.95 ($27.05) ($20.89) ($8.45) $6.31 $10.94 $15.61
Adjusted Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
0.00 214.80M 213.75M 209.19M 209.00M 237.54M 255.00M 255.35M 256.65M 269.13M 270.53M
Adjusted Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
0.00 214.80M 213.75M 209.19M 209.00M 237.54M 255.00M 255.35M 256.65M 269.13M 270.53M
Normalized Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
900 1,034 1,221 1,326 1,458 -2,125 -2,709 -536 2,015 2,874 4,818
Normalized NOPAT Margin
10.85% 12.17% 13.91% 13.97% 13.31% -96.19% -176.83% -6.07% 14.49% 17.44% 26.86%
Pre Tax Income Margin
8.02% 15.11% 18.51% 19.13% 17.42% -261.46% -343.34% -24.39% 12.26% 17.56% 24.38%
Debt Service Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
EBIT to Interest Expense
3.06 4.69 5.80 5.71 5.04 -5.61 -2.98 -0.65 2.05 2.65 4.97
NOPAT to Interest Expense
3.15 4.81 5.81 5.68 5.10 -3.82 -2.10 -0.39 2.05 2.58 4.86
EBIT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
-2.75 -3.43 4.68 -5.26 -2.37 -7.91 -4.57 -2.64 -0.73 0.59 -0.30
NOPAT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
-2.66 -3.31 4.70 -5.29 -2.31 -6.11 -3.69 -2.38 -0.73 0.53 -0.41
Payout Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Dividend Payout Ratio
42.09% 27.00% 26.92% 29.05% 31.59% -5.65% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 3.69% 19.20%
Augmented Payout Ratio
72.13% 50.37% 40.76% 60.72% 36.81% -5.65% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 3.69% 46.21%

Quarterly Metrics And Ratios for Royal Caribbean Cruises

This table displays calculated financial ratios and metrics derived from Royal Caribbean Cruises' official financial filings.

Metric Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025 Q1 2026
Period end date 9/30/2023 12/31/2023 3/31/2024 6/30/2024 9/30/2024 12/31/2024 3/31/2025 6/30/2025 9/30/2025 12/31/2025 3/31/2026
DEI Shares Outstanding
- - - - - - - - - - 270,528,303.00
DEI Adjusted Shares Outstanding
- - - - - - - - - - 270,528,303.00
DEI Earnings Per Adjusted Shares Outstanding
- - - - - - - - - - 3.48
Growth Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Revenue Growth
38.99% 27.95% 29.18% 16.66% 17.45% 12.88% 7.27% 10.41% 5.18% 13.27% 11.33%
EBITDA Growth
135.74% 239.47% 73.16% 31.08% 23.89% 24.09% 18.53% 16.45% 4.16% 19.42% 21.16%
EBIT Growth
320.11% 616.90% 167.87% 43.08% 27.92% 33.86% 25.88% 20.71% 3.61% 24.10% 22.53%
NOPAT Growth
323.89% 5,964.54% 293.91% 42.54% 29.17% 9.30% 26.00% 20.93% 4.16% 49.92% 22.29%
Net Income Growth
2,966.61% 155.57% 858.33% 85.31% 10.29% 101.08% 102.20% 41.49% 41.61% 36.31% 29.08%
EPS Growth
2,707.69% 158.97% 810.53% 82.94% 15.34% 97.39% 100.00% 41.80% 36.34% 21.59% 28.89%
Operating Cash Flow Growth
1,579.77% 93.84% 1.37% 13.00% 36.12% 31.45% 22.52% 11.00% 63.77% 10.63% 12.72%
Free Cash Flow Firm Growth
475.29% -62.68% -216.53% -234.55% -205.99% 1.36% 90.51% 137.31% 94.92% -154.55% -1,020.22%
Invested Capital Growth
-5.06% 6.29% 11.83% 18.46% 18.06% 6.07% 4.36% 0.51% 6.50% 12.19% 12.84%
Revenue Q/Q Growth
18.08% -19.93% 11.90% 10.25% 18.88% -23.05% 6.36% 13.48% 13.24% -17.12% 4.53%
EBITDA Q/Q Growth
42.77% -41.60% 19.88% 31.08% 34.94% -41.51% 14.56% 28.78% 20.70% -30.36% 13.23%
EBIT Q/Q Growth
64.10% -54.65% 30.08% 47.71% 46.72% -52.55% 22.41% 41.65% 25.93% -39.74% 15.94%
NOPAT Q/Q Growth
64.07% -54.94% 31.65% 46.53% 48.68% -61.87% 51.69% 40.63% 28.07% -45.12% 21.10%
Net Income Q/Q Growth
118.36% -72.50% 30.49% 135.71% 29.95% -49.87% 31.66% 64.95% 30.07% -51.74% 24.67%
EPS Q/Q Growth
114.71% -68.49% 17.39% 130.37% 35.37% -46.08% 18.94% 63.33% 30.16% -51.92% 26.09%
Operating Cash Flow Q/Q Growth
-52.66% 69.35% 19.00% 18.45% -42.98% 63.55% 10.91% 7.31% -15.86% 10.48% 13.00%
Free Cash Flow Firm Q/Q Growth
7.37% -137.72% -108.63% -59.21% 15.42% 64.90% 79.92% 725.79% -111.52% -1,657.66% 2.24%
Invested Capital Q/Q Growth
3.24% 7.88% 0.60% 5.72% 2.89% -3.08% -1.01% 1.82% 9.02% 2.10% -0.44%
Profitability Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Gross Margin
48.63% 43.26% 44.85% 47.64% 51.06% 45.40% 48.01% 49.69% 51.76% 47.36% 49.53%
EBITDA Margin
39.64% 28.91% 30.98% 36.84% 41.81% 31.78% 34.23% 38.85% 41.41% 34.80% 37.69%
Operating Margin
30.41% 17.11% 20.12% 26.74% 33.44% 16.57% 23.63% 29.29% 33.12% 21.93% 26.10%
EBIT Margin
30.22% 17.11% 19.90% 26.67% 32.91% 20.29% 23.36% 29.15% 32.42% 23.57% 26.15%
Profit (Net Income) Margin
24.30% 8.35% 9.76% 20.88% 22.82% 14.87% 18.40% 26.75% 30.73% 17.89% 21.34%
Tax Burden Percent
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.18% 100.14% 100.00% 100.00% 90.18% 97.34%
Interest Burden Percent
80.43% 48.77% 49.06% 78.28% 69.34% 73.13% 78.69% 91.76% 94.78% 84.16% 83.85%
Effective Tax Rate
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2.66%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
16.28% 9.48% 12.04% 16.17% 20.55% 10.25% 14.90% 18.25% 19.77% 13.52% 16.17%
ROIC Less NNEP Spread (ROIC-NNEP)
15.05% 8.10% 10.15% 14.99% 17.98% 9.94% 13.84% 17.67% 19.17% 12.66% 15.26%
Return on Net Nonoperating Assets (RNNOA)
79.89% 44.24% 49.75% 63.19% 61.52% 31.97% 40.80% 45.02% 44.78% 28.32% 33.26%
Return on Equity (ROE)
96.17% 53.72% 61.79% 79.36% 82.07% 42.22% 55.70% 63.28% 64.55% 41.84% 49.43%
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
14.63% 5.38% 2.45% -2.37% -1.06% 9.52% 11.91% 15.93% 9.45% 5.07% 5.33%
Operating Return on Assets (OROA)
12.02% 6.90% 8.62% 11.70% 15.13% 9.27% 10.77% 13.27% 14.65% 10.75% 12.10%
Return on Assets (ROA)
9.67% 3.37% 4.23% 9.16% 10.49% 6.79% 8.49% 12.17% 13.88% 8.16% 9.88%
Return on Common Equity (ROCE)
94.04% 52.51% 59.21% 76.49% 79.62% 41.06% 54.22% 61.79% 63.16% 40.95% 48.34%
Return on Equity Simple (ROE_SIMPLE)
20.93% 0.00% 41.08% 41.79% 37.12% 0.00% 41.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
1,265 570 750 1,099 1,634 623 945 1,329 1,702 934 1,131
NOPAT Margin
30.41% 17.11% 20.12% 26.74% 33.44% 16.57% 23.63% 29.29% 33.12% 21.93% 25.41%
Net Nonoperating Expense Percent (NNEP)
1.23% 1.38% 1.89% 1.18% 2.57% 0.31% 1.05% 0.58% 0.60% 0.86% 0.91%
Return On Investment Capital (ROIC_SIMPLE)
- 2.16% - - - 2.24% 3.43% 4.68% 5.57% 2.96% 3.63%
Cost of Revenue to Revenue
51.37% 56.74% 55.15% 52.36% 48.94% 54.60% 51.99% 50.31% 48.24% 52.64% 50.47%
SG&A Expenses to Revenue
9.45% 15.10% 14.35% 11.34% 9.23% 17.90% 14.05% 11.19% 10.16% 14.82% 13.07%
R&D to Revenue
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Operating Expenses to Revenue
18.22% 26.15% 24.73% 20.90% 17.62% 28.80% 24.36% 20.38% 18.62% 25.48% 23.43%
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
1,257 570 742 1,096 1,608 763 934 1,323 1,666 1,004 1,164
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
1,649 963 1,155 1,514 2,043 1,195 1,369 1,763 2,128 1,482 1,678
Valuation Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Price to Book Value (P/BV)
5.32 6.99 6.92 6.83 6.48 8.20 6.95 9.27 8.71 7.58 7.59
Price to Tangible Book Value (P/TBV)
6.52 8.44 8.20 7.89 7.32 9.18 7.73 10.17 9.47 8.24 8.27
Price to Revenue (P/Rev)
1.79 2.38 2.42 2.68 2.84 3.76 3.30 4.95 5.04 4.24 4.05
Price to Earnings (P/E)
25.60 19.46 16.92 16.41 17.55 21.56 17.03 23.60 21.61 17.82 16.62
Dividend Yield
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.23% 0.41% 0.83% 0.78% 0.94% 1.25% 1.54%
Earnings Yield
3.91% 5.14% 5.91% 6.09% 5.70% 4.64% 5.87% 4.24% 4.63% 5.61% 6.02%
Enterprise Value to Invested Capital (EV/IC)
1.80 2.09 2.17 2.27 2.36 2.99 2.74 3.74 3.58 3.15 3.11
Enterprise Value to Revenue (EV/Rev)
3.27 3.90 3.83 4.08 4.17 4.97 4.44 6.02 6.19 5.40 5.18
Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
11.48 12.21 11.47 11.84 11.79 13.86 12.17 16.25 16.72 14.36 13.54
Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT)
19.68 18.87 16.94 17.06 16.66 19.46 16.92 22.37 23.03 19.65 18.53
Enterprise Value to NOPAT (EV/NOPAT)
18.56 18.82 16.83 16.97 16.51 19.94 17.32 22.84 23.47 20.09 18.96
Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF)
10.95 12.10 12.56 13.37 13.62 15.55 13.39 18.04 17.11 14.97 14.28
Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (EV/FCFF)
11.97 40.15 93.40 0.00 0.00 32.28 23.52 23.57 39.11 65.58 61.88
Leverage & Solvency
- - - - - - - - - - -
Debt to Equity
4.34 4.38 3.97 3.51 2.97 2.60 2.38 2.03 1.97 2.08 2.11
Long-Term Debt to Equity
3.90 4.03 3.66 3.30 2.72 2.39 2.21 1.88 1.67 1.77 1.96
Financial Leverage
5.31 5.46 4.90 4.22 3.42 3.22 2.95 2.55 2.34 2.24 2.18
Leverage Ratio
8.49 8.87 8.15 7.19 5.91 5.71 5.39 4.86 4.41 4.38 4.37
Compound Leverage Factor
6.83 4.33 4.00 5.63 4.10 4.18 4.24 4.46 4.18 3.68 3.67
Debt to Total Capital
81.29% 81.41% 79.87% 77.83% 74.84% 72.19% 70.43% 67.01% 66.34% 67.57% 67.80%
Short-Term Debt to Total Capital
8.32% 6.53% 6.21% 4.78% 6.51% 5.76% 5.07% 4.94% 10.06% 10.07% 4.65%
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital
72.97% 74.88% 73.65% 73.06% 68.33% 66.42% 65.36% 62.07% 56.28% 57.50% 63.15%
Preferred Equity to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Noncontrolling Interests to Total Capital
0.71% 0.66% 0.66% 0.62% 0.62% 0.62% 0.66% 0.67% 0.64% 0.66% 0.70%
Common Equity to Total Capital
18.01% 17.93% 19.48% 21.54% 24.54% 27.19% 28.91% 32.31% 33.02% 31.77% 31.50%
Debt to EBITDA
5.32 4.84 4.29 4.11 3.79 3.40 3.17 2.98 3.14 3.17 3.00
Net Debt to EBITDA
5.16 4.73 4.20 4.04 3.71 3.33 3.10 2.87 3.07 3.04 2.93
Long-Term Debt to EBITDA
4.77 4.45 3.96 3.86 3.46 3.13 2.94 2.76 2.67 2.69 2.80
Debt to NOPAT
8.60 7.45 6.29 5.89 5.30 4.89 4.51 4.20 4.41 4.43 4.20
Net Debt to NOPAT
8.34 7.28 6.16 5.79 5.20 4.79 4.42 4.03 4.32 4.26 4.10
Long-Term Debt to NOPAT
7.72 6.86 5.80 5.53 4.84 4.50 4.18 3.89 3.74 3.77 3.91
Altman Z-Score
0.74 0.84 0.94 1.10 1.33 1.62 1.51 2.21 2.24 1.88 1.89
Noncontrolling Interest Sharing Ratio
2.22% 2.25% 4.17% 3.61% 2.98% 2.75% 2.64% 2.35% 2.14% 2.11% 2.20%
Liquidity Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Current Ratio
0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.17 0.18 0.23 0.16 0.18 0.20
Quick Ratio
0.10 0.10 0.09 0.08 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.11 0.07 0.09 0.09
Cash Flow Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)
2,543 -959 -2,001 -3,186 -2,695 -946 -190 1,189 -137 -2,408 -2,354
Operating Cash Flow to CapEx
234.52% 43.46% 548.76% 73.50% 268.56% 265.76% 380.14% 208.85% 59.76% 107.70% 366.80%
Free Cash Flow to Firm to Interest Expense
7.48 -2.76 -4.72 -10.69 -4.47 -3.57 -0.76 5.21 -0.55 -9.02 -8.47
Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense
1.94 3.22 3.13 5.28 1.49 5.54 6.53 7.66 5.92 6.08 6.60
Operating Cash Flow Less CapEx to Interest Expense
1.11 -4.18 2.56 -1.90 0.93 3.45 4.82 3.99 -3.99 0.43 4.80
Efficiency Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Asset Turnover
0.40 0.40 0.43 0.44 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.45 0.46 0.46
Accounts Receivable Turnover
29.45 29.70 35.35 38.94 40.08 42.48 37.99 40.77 43.75 52.14 40.59
Inventory Turnover
32.04 32.94 35.15 35.97 33.52 33.73 35.26 36.02 33.31 34.34 35.11
Fixed Asset Turnover
0.47 0.48 0.51 0.51 0.54 0.53 0.54 0.54 0.53 0.53 0.54
Accounts Payable Turnover
11.46 10.81 10.11 10.89 10.84 10.11 9.47 9.89 10.59 9.70 9.41
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
12.39 12.29 10.33 9.37 9.11 8.59 9.61 8.95 8.34 7.00 8.99
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)
11.39 11.08 10.38 10.15 10.89 10.82 10.35 10.13 10.96 10.63 10.40
Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)
31.86 33.78 36.12 33.53 33.67 36.09 38.54 36.89 34.45 37.61 38.78
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)
-8.08 -10.41 -15.41 -14.01 -13.68 -16.68 -18.58 -17.80 -15.15 -19.98 -19.40
Capital & Investment Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Invested Capital
23,965 25,854 26,010 27,499 28,294 27,423 27,145 27,639 30,133 30,765 30,630
Invested Capital Turnover
0.54 0.55 0.60 0.60 0.61 0.62 0.63 0.62 0.60 0.62 0.64
Increase / (Decrease) in Invested Capital
-1,278 1,529 2,751 4,285 4,329 1,569 1,135 140 1,839 3,342 3,485
Enterprise Value (EV)
43,091 54,156 56,478 62,520 66,905 81,887 74,475 103,506 107,934 96,793 95,264
Market Capitalization
23,549 33,026 35,619 41,029 45,656 62,027 55,290 85,036 87,893 76,065 74,444
Book Value per Share
$17.27 $18.44 $20.04 $23.35 $27.37 $28.13 $29.58 $33.76 $37.15 $36.80 $36.26
Tangible Book Value per Share
$14.11 $15.28 $16.89 $20.20 $24.23 $25.12 $26.57 $30.79 $34.18 $33.84 $33.28
Total Capital
24,565 26,351 26,447 27,890 28,712 27,811 27,531 28,374 30,565 31,590 31,142
Total Debt
19,969 21,452 21,122 21,708 21,488 20,076 19,389 19,014 20,277 21,345 21,114
Total Long-Term Debt
17,925 19,732 19,479 20,376 19,620 18,473 17,993 17,612 17,203 18,165 19,666
Net Debt
19,369 20,955 20,685 21,317 21,070 19,688 19,003 18,279 19,845 20,520 20,602
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)
281 2,568 242 2,140 334 552 428 836 2,458 1,507 500
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital (DFCFNWC)
-6,017 -6,386 -6,829 -7,067 -6,350 -6,897 -7,462 -7,456 -6,940 -7,489 -7,925
Debt-free Net Working Capital (DFNWC)
-5,417 -5,889 -6,392 -6,676 -5,932 -6,509 -7,076 -6,721 -6,508 -6,664 -7,413
Net Working Capital (NWC)
-7,461 -7,609 -8,035 -8,008 -7,800 -8,112 -8,472 -8,123 -9,582 -9,844 -8,861
Net Nonoperating Expense (NNE)
254 292 386 241 519 64 209 115 123 172 181
Net Nonoperating Obligations (NNO)
19,369 20,955 20,685 21,317 21,070 19,688 19,003 18,279 19,845 20,520 20,602
Total Depreciation and Amortization (D&A)
392 393 413 418 435 432 435 440 462 478 514
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
-45.68% -45.94% -46.32% -46.10% -39.55% -41.84% -44.54% -43.39% -39.80% -41.76% -43.10%
Debt-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
-41.12% -42.37% -43.36% -43.55% -36.95% -39.49% -42.23% -39.11% -37.33% -37.16% -40.31%
Net Working Capital to Revenue
-56.64% -54.74% -54.50% -52.24% -48.58% -49.21% -50.56% -47.27% -54.96% -54.89% -48.19%
Earnings Adjustments
- - - - - - - - - - -
Adjusted Basic Earnings per Share
$3.94 $1.09 $1.40 $3.32 $4.22 $2.06 $2.71 $4.45 $5.79 $2.80 $3.49
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
256.19M 256.65M 257M 257M 263M 269.13M 269M 272M 272M 270.53M 270M
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
$3.65 $1.15 $1.35 $3.11 $4.21 $2.27 $2.70 $4.41 $5.74 $2.76 $3.48
Adjusted Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
281.88M 256.65M 281M 281M 264M 269.13M 276M 275M 274M 270.53M 271M
Adjusted Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
256.24M 256.65M 257.35M 257.42M 268.88M 269.13M 271.56M 271.63M 272.71M 270.53M 268.19M
Normalized Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
886 399 525 769 1,144 436 662 930 1,191 654 1,131
Normalized NOPAT Margin
21.29% 11.98% 14.08% 18.72% 23.41% 11.60% 16.54% 20.50% 23.18% 15.35% 25.41%
Pre Tax Income Margin
24.30% 8.35% 9.76% 20.88% 22.82% 14.84% 18.38% 26.75% 30.73% 19.84% 21.92%
Debt Service Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
EBIT to Interest Expense
3.70 1.64 1.75 3.68 2.67 2.88 3.75 5.80 6.72 3.76 4.19
NOPAT to Interest Expense
3.72 1.64 1.77 3.69 2.71 2.35 3.80 5.83 6.86 3.50 4.07
EBIT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
2.87 -5.76 1.18 -3.50 2.11 0.80 2.03 2.14 -3.19 -1.88 2.39
NOPAT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
2.89 -5.76 1.20 -3.49 2.16 0.27 2.08 2.16 -3.05 -2.15 2.27
Payout Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Dividend Payout Ratio
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 3.69% 7.80% 12.56% 16.12% 19.20% 21.00%
Augmented Payout Ratio
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 3.69% 7.80% 12.56% 16.12% 46.21% 59.93%

Financials Breakdown Chart

Key Financial Trends

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE: RCL) has shown a broad-recovery trajectory across the last four years, with meaningful improvements in revenue, profitability, and cash flow in 2025. Below is a concise, bullet-point view of the key quarterly trends drawn from the company’s income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements. Numbers reflect the latest quarterly data in the JSON you provided (2023–2025).

  • Strong 2025 revenue momentum: quarterly operating/revenue figures remained above 4.0B, with Q3 2025 total revenue at about 5.14B and Q4 2025 at about 4.26B, continuing an overall rebound from pandemic-era lows.
  • Net income to common shareholders was positive across 2025, including solid quarterly prints: Q3 2025 net income to common shareholders about 1.575B and Q4 2025 about 0.753B, with other 2025 quarters also reporting meaningful profitability.
  • Operating cash flow remained robust in 2025: net cash from continuing operating activities ran around 1.6B per quarter (e.g., Q4 2025 CFO 1.623B; Q3 2025 CFO 1.469B; Q2 2025 CFO 1.746B; Q1 2025 CFO 1.627B), supporting ongoing liquidity.
  • Booking visibility and liquidity built via customer deposits backlog: customer deposits totaled around 6.3B–6.4B in 2025 (e.g., Q3 2025 deposits ~6.304B; Q2 2025 deposits ~6.379B), signaling solid near-term revenue visibility.
  • Margins remained solid, with meaningful gross profit: Q4 2025 gross profit was about 2.02B on 4.26B revenue (~47% gross margin), illustrating resilient profitability even as volumes normalize.
  • Financing activity supported capex and fleet growth: 2025 quarters showed debt issuance activity (e.g., Q4 2025 issuance of debt ~1.51B) and a positive net financing cash flow in some periods, helping fund fleet expansion and capital investments.
  • Dividends continued to return capital to shareholders: in Q4 2025 the company paid dividends (cash outflow of about 272M), reflecting ongoing capital return policy even as growth capex continues.
  • Still-strong asset base and equity cushion: 2025 balance sheets show total assets around 40B and total equity in the 9–10B range, indicating a substantial base to support operations and future growth.
  • Capex remains a major driver of cash use: quarterly purchases of property, plant & equipment were substantial (e.g., Q3 2025 PPE around -2.46B; Q4 2025 around -1.51B), which can pressure near-term free cash flow.
  • Seasonality and quarterly swings in cash flow: while CFOs are strong, investing and financing activities swing cash flow noticeably across quarters, reflecting fleet construction, refinancing and share-related actions; this can cause quarterly cash-flows to look uneven.
  • Debt load and interest costs persist: long-term debt remains high (roughly 17–19B across 2025) with interest expense running in the 240–270M per quarter range, contributing to ongoing financing costs and leverage considerations.
  • Substantial capex impact on free cash flow in some quarters: large PPE outlays (notably Q3 2025) pressured free cash flow, highlighting a sensitivity to fleet modernization vs. cash generation in the near term.

Takeaways for investors:

  • Victory on top-line and profitability: 2025 showed rising revenue, positive quarterly net income to common shareholders, and healthy operating cash flow, which supports dividend viability and debt service.
  • Expect continued fleet investment: sizable capex is financing future capacity, which could weigh on near-term free cash flow but may translate into higher revenue in forthcoming years.
  • Leverage and financing costs matter: a multi-year debt load and ongoing interest expense imply that margin expansion hinges on operating leverage and capital discipline.
05/05/26 08:00 PM ETAI Generated. May Contain Errors.

Frequently Asked Questions About Royal Caribbean Cruises' Financials

When does Royal Caribbean Cruises' fiscal year end?

According to the most recent income statement we have on file, Royal Caribbean Cruises' financial year ends in December. Their financial year 2025 ended on December 31, 2025.

How has Royal Caribbean Cruises' net income changed over the last 10 years?

Royal Caribbean Cruises' net income appears to be on an upward trend, with a most recent value of $4.29 billion in 2025, rising from $665.78 million in 2015. The previous period was $2.90 billion in 2024. See Royal Caribbean Cruises' forecast for analyst expectations on what’s next for the company.

What is Royal Caribbean Cruises' operating income?
Royal Caribbean Cruises' total operating income in 2025 was $4.91 billion, based on the following breakdown:
  • Total Gross Profit: $8.85 billion
  • Total Operating Expenses: $3.94 billion
How has Royal Caribbean Cruises' revenue changed over the last 10 years?

Over the last 10 years, Royal Caribbean Cruises' total revenue changed from $8.30 billion in 2015 to $17.94 billion in 2025, a change of 116.1%.

How much debt does Royal Caribbean Cruises have?

Royal Caribbean Cruises' total liabilities were at $31.37 billion at the end of 2025, a 7.0% increase from 2024, and a 146.7% increase since 2015.

How much cash does Royal Caribbean Cruises have?

In the past 10 years, Royal Caribbean Cruises' cash and equivalents has ranged from $120.11 million in 2017 to $3.68 billion in 2020, and is currently $825 million as of their latest financial filing in 2025.

How has Royal Caribbean Cruises' book value per share changed over the last 10 years?

Over the last 10 years, Royal Caribbean Cruises' book value per share changed from 36.65 in 2015 to 36.80 in 2025, a change of 0.4%.



Financial statements for NYSE:RCL last updated on 5/3/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff. New filings and market data are monitored continuously.
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