Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) reported Debt Ratio of 0.5 for Q1 2026, down 2.87% on a YoY basis from 0.52 in Q1 2025, and down 1.96% sequentially from 0.51 in Q4 2025.
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) has 18 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.5 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 2.87% year-over-year to 0.5; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.5 (down 2.87% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.51, down 5.3% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio eased to 0.5 in Q1 2026, from 0.51 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.69 in Q4 2022 to a low of 0.14 in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.56 and a median of 0.57 in 2024 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio tumbled 78.71% in 2022 and soared 348.67% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Tracing RCL's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.69 in 2022, then declined by 11.83% to 0.61 in 2023, then declined by 11.31% to 0.54 in 2024, then dropped by 5.3% to 0.51 in 2025, then retreated by 1.96% to 0.5 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows RCL's Debt Ratio at 0.5 in Q1 2026, 0.51 in Q4 2025, and 0.51 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booking Holdings | 136.54 Bn | 120.51 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 0.66 |
| 2 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 86.11 Bn | 85.59 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 0.50 |
| 3 | Airbnb | 82.27 Bn | 70.26 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 0.09 |
| 4 | Yatra Online | 55.46 Bn | 55.47 Bn | 10.44 Mn | 0.06 |
| 5 | Viking Holdings | 44.18 Bn | 40.37 Bn | 713.43 Mn | 0.45 |
| 6 | Carnival | 34.61 Bn | 32.38 Bn | - | 0.48 |
| 7 | Expedia | 31.38 Bn | 28.88 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 0.17 |
| 8 | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings | 8.54 Bn | 8.35 Bn | 953.34 Mn | 0.64 |
| 9 | MakeMyTrip | 5.02 Bn | 4.60 Bn | 199.14 Mn | - |
| 10 | Global Business Travel | 4.83 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 490.00 Mn | 0.30 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.50 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.51 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.51 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.49 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.52 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.54 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.56 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.57 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.58 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.61 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.61 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.62 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.65 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.69 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.14 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.68 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.68 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.65 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.64 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.62 |