Royal Caribbean Cruises RCL
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As of: Sep 29, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Acquisitions (2009 - 2026)

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Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) posted Acquisitions of $5 million for Q2 2026, down 90.2% from $51 million a year earlier and down 86.8% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Acquisitions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Acquisitions at Royal Caribbean Cruises was $72 million, down 41.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $106 million, up 58.2% from FY2024.

  • Annual Acquisitions shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
  • In prior years, Royal Caribbean Cruises' Acquisitions was $67 million in FY2024 (+116.1%), $31 million in FY2023 and $70 million in FY2021 (-30.4%).
  • The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Acquisitions since Q4 2022.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Acquisitions increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 72.0%.
  • The strongest year-over-year quarter for Acquisitions in the past five years was Q2 2025, with growth of 363.6%; the weakest was Q2 2026, with a decline of 90.2%.
  • According to Business Quant data, Acquisitions for the three prior quarters was $38 million (Q1 2026), $12 million (Q4 2025) and $17 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Acquisitions (Qtr)
1 Marriott International 93.50 Bn 91.55 Bn 1.55 Bn -
2 Hilton Worldwide Holdings 72.30 Bn 68.78 Bn 3.08 Bn -
3 Royal Caribbean Cruises 64.91 Bn 62.49 Bn 2.29 Bn 5.00 Mn
4 Viking Holdings 35.75 Bn 20.87 Bn 996.62 Mn -
5 Carnival 30.35 Bn 23.01 Bn - -
6 Intercontinental Hotels 26.52 Bn 22.08 Bn - -
7 Trip.com 25.92 Bn -19.63 Bn 1.84 Bn -
8 Hyatt Hotels 15.20 Bn 12.68 Bn 388.00 Mn -
9 H World 13.30 Bn 4.22 Bn - -
10 Atour Lifestyle Holdings 8.20 Bn 4.90 Bn 493.22 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 5.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 38.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 12.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 17.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 51.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 26.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 20.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 27.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 11.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 9.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 9.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 22.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -614,000.00
Dec 31, 2019 18.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 3.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 916.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 10.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 544,000.00
Sep 30, 2016 8.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 1.91 Mn
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