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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |