Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Royal Caribbean Cruises' (RCL) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.47 in Q1 2026, down 9.48% year-on-year from 0.52 in Q1 2025, and up 6.98% quarter-over-quarter from 0.44 in Q4 2025.
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Royal Caribbean Cruises has disclosed Debt Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.47 for Q1 2026.
- Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.47, down 9.48% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.47 (down 9.48% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.44, down 12.52% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio came in at 0.47 for Q1 2026 at Royal Caribbean Cruises, up from 0.44 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.7 in Q3 2022 to a low of 0.44 in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.57 (2024), against an average of 0.58.
- Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio grew 12.07% in 2022 and declined 18.75% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Royal Caribbean Cruises' Debt Ratio stood at 0.69 in 2022, then retreated by 18.75% to 0.56 in 2023, then dropped by 11.0% to 0.5 in 2024, then dropped by 12.52% to 0.44 in 2025, then rose by 6.98% to 0.47 in 2026.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.47 (Q1 2026), 0.44 (Q4 2025), and 0.51 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booking Holdings | 131.01 Bn | 114.99 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 0.66 |
| 2 | Airbnb | 79.86 Bn | 67.85 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 0.09 |
| 3 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 75.60 Bn | 75.08 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 0.47 |
| 4 | Carnival | 37.80 Bn | 36.39 Bn | - | 0.49 |
| 5 | Expedia | 27.88 Bn | 22.09 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 0.17 |
| 6 | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings | 8.56 Bn | 8.38 Bn | 953.34 Mn | 0.64 |
| 7 | Global Business Travel | 4.79 Bn | 4.35 Bn | 714.00 Mn | 0.30 |
| 8 | Travel & Leisure | 4.51 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 926.00 Mn | - |
| 9 | Trip.com | 4.42 Bn | -788.25 Mn | 1.74 Bn | 0.12 |
| 10 | MakeMyTrip | 2.12 Bn | 1.35 Bn | - | 0.80 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.47 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.44 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.51 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.49 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.52 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.50 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.56 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.57 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.58 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.56 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.61 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.62 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.65 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.69 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.70 |
| 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 |