Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Royal Caribbean Cruises' Cash & Equivalents was $875 million in Q2 2026, up 19.0% from $735 million a year earlier and up 70.9% from the prior quarter.
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Cash & Equivalents at Royal Caribbean Cruises came in at $825 million, up 112.6% from FY2024.
- Cash & Equivalents shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -25.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Cash & Equivalents was $388 million in FY2024 (-21.9%), $497 million in FY2023 (-74.3%), $1.94 billion in FY2022 (-28.4%) and $2.7 billion in FY2021 (-26.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Cash & Equivalents since Q1 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash & Equivalents has increased for five straight quarters, with growth averaging 24.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash & Equivalents over five years was Q4 2025 (growth of 112.6%); the worst was Q4 2023 (a decline of 74.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, RCL's Cash & Equivalents in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $512 million (Q1 2026), $825 million (Q4 2025) and $432 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriott International | 93.50 Bn | 91.55 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 462.00 Mn |
| 2 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings | 72.30 Bn | 68.78 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 3 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 64.91 Bn | 62.49 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 875.00 Mn |
| 4 | Viking Holdings | 35.75 Bn | 20.87 Bn | 996.62 Mn | 3.99 Bn |
| 5 | Carnival | 30.35 Bn | 23.01 Bn | - | 2.24 Bn |
| 6 | Intercontinental Hotels | 26.52 Bn | 22.08 Bn | - | 825.00 Mn |
| 7 | Trip.com | 25.92 Bn | -19.63 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 8.26 Bn |
| 8 | Hyatt Hotels | 15.20 Bn | 12.68 Bn | 388.00 Mn | 537.00 Mn |
| 9 | H World | 13.30 Bn | 4.22 Bn | - | 2.10 Bn |
| 10 | Atour Lifestyle Holdings | 8.20 Bn | 4.90 Bn | 493.22 Mn | 578.45 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 875.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 512.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 825.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 432.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 735.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 386.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 388.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 418.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 391.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 437.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 497.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 600.12 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 726.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.94 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.60 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.30 Bn |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Cash & Equivalents 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=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "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=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();