Growth Metrics

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Cost of Revenue (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly results put Cost of Revenue at $2.2 billion for Q1 2026, up 8.08% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was $9.3 billion (up 6.65% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $9.1 billion, up 4.98%.

Royal Caribbean Cruises has reported Cost of Revenue over the past 18 years, most recently at $2.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Cost of Revenue reached $2.2 billion in Q1 2026 per RCL's latest filing, roughly flat from $2.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cost of Revenue topped out at $2.5 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $1.2 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Median Cost of Revenue over the past 5 years was $2.1 billion (2024), compared with a mean of $2.0 billion.
  • The largest annual shift saw Cost of Revenue skyrocketed 317.99% in 2022 before it grew 1.12% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Cost of Revenue stood at $1.8 billion in 2022, then increased by 5.9% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then increased by 8.57% to $2.1 billion in 2024, then increased by 9.26% to $2.2 billion in 2025, then rose by 0.22% to $2.2 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Cost of Revenue for RCL at $2.2 billion in Q1 2026, $2.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.5 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Booking Holdings 126.21 Bn 110.19 Bn 3.46 Bn 2.07 Bn
2 Airbnb 80.30 Bn 68.29 Bn 2.10 Bn 581.00 Mn
3 Royal Caribbean Cruises 70.38 Bn 69.87 Bn 2.21 Bn 2.25 Bn
4 Carnival 36.09 Bn 34.68 Bn - -
5 Expedia 26.59 Bn 20.80 Bn 3.05 Bn 377.00 Mn
6 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 7.61 Bn 7.43 Bn 953.34 Mn 1.38 Bn
7 Global Business Travel 4.83 Bn 4.39 Bn 714.00 Mn 126.00 Mn
8 Trip.com 4.46 Bn -748.83 Mn 1.74 Bn 463.00 Mn
9 Travel & Leisure 4.11 Bn 3.85 Bn 926.00 Mn 35.00 Mn
10 MakeMyTrip 2.06 Bn 1.63 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.25 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 2.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.24 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.48 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.48 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.28 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.28 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.08 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.08 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.05 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.39 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.39 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.15 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.15 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.89 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.89 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 2.14 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 2.14 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.96 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.96 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.79 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.79 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.78 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.78 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.97 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.97 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.68 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.68 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.18 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.18 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 813.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 813.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 424.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 424.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 283.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 283.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 69.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 69.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 53.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 53.82 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 34.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 34.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 1.51 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 1.51 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 1.62 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 1.62 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 181.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 181.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 160.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 160.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 1.36 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 1.36 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 182.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 182.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 172.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 172.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 160.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 160.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 4.39 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 4.39 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 1.32 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 1.32 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 170.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 170.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 681.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 681.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 4.48 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 4.48 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 178.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 178.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 308.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 308.22 Mn