Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Acquisitions (2009 - 2026)
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) posted Acquisitions of $6 million for Q3 2026, down 64.7% from $17 million a year earlier but up 20.0% from the prior quarter.
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Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Acquisitions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Acquisitions at Royal Caribbean Cruises was $61 million, down 46.5% 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%).
- Quarterly Acquisitions has run from a low of -$614,000 in Q4 2022 to a high of $51 million in Q2 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Acquisitions increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 61.1%.
- 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 $5 million (Q2 2026), $38 million (Q1 2026) and $12 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Acquisitions (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriott International | 108.57 Bn | 106.84 Bn | 1.54 Bn | - |
| 2 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 87.25 Bn | 84.19 Bn | 2.88 Bn | 6.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings | 83.02 Bn | 79.75 Bn | 3.05 Bn | - |
| 4 | Carnival | 40.37 Bn | 33.56 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Viking Holdings | 38.85 Bn | 23.97 Bn | 996.62 Mn | - |
| 6 | Trip.com | 29.18 Bn | -15.85 Bn | 1.84 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intercontinental Hotels | 27.60 Bn | 23.56 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Hyatt Hotels | 17.33 Bn | 14.74 Bn | 384.00 Mn | - |
| 9 | H World | 15.68 Bn | 7.08 Bn | 456.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | U-Haul Holding | 11.03 Bn | 6.68 Bn | 1.75 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.00 Mn |
| 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 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 11.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 931.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 10.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 544,000.00 |
API Access
Royal Caribbean Cruises Acquisitions API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=acquisitions&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "acquisitions", "ticker": "RCL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=acquisitions&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();