Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Royal Caribbean Cruises' (RCL) quarterly Debt to Equity came in at $2.01 in Q1 2026, down 15.77% year-on-year from $2.38 in Q1 2025, and up 12.72% quarter-over-quarter from $1.78 in Q4 2025.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Royal Caribbean Cruises has disclosed Debt to Equity across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $2.01 for Q1 2026.

  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 came in at $2.01, down 15.77% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.01 (down 15.77% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.78, down 25.85% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity came in at $2.01 for Q1 2026 at Royal Caribbean Cruises, up from $1.78 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $8.15 in Q4 2022 to a low of $1.78 in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $3.85 (2024), against an average of $4.23.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt to Equity jumped 155.86% in 2022 and sank 50.51% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Royal Caribbean Cruises' Debt to Equity stood at $8.15 in 2022, then tumbled by 50.51% to $4.03 in 2023, then slumped by 40.52% to $2.4 in 2024, then decreased by 25.85% to $1.78 in 2025, then advanced by 12.72% to $2.01 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $2.01 (Q1 2026), $1.78 (Q4 2025), and $2.01 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Booking Holdings 131.01 Bn 114.99 Bn 3.46 Bn -2.11
2 Airbnb 79.86 Bn 67.85 Bn 2.10 Bn 0.32
3 Royal Caribbean Cruises 75.60 Bn 75.08 Bn 2.21 Bn 2.01
4 Carnival 37.80 Bn 36.39 Bn - 1.94
5 Expedia 27.88 Bn 22.09 Bn 3.05 Bn 2.43
6 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 8.56 Bn 8.38 Bn 953.34 Mn 6.23
7 Global Business Travel 4.79 Bn 4.35 Bn 714.00 Mn 0.94
8 Travel & Leisure 4.51 Bn 4.25 Bn 926.00 Mn -
9 Trip.com 4.42 Bn -788.25 Mn 1.74 Bn 0.18
10 MakeMyTrip 2.12 Bn 1.35 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.01
Dec 31, 2025 1.78
Sep 30, 2025 2.01
Jun 30, 2025 2.03
Mar 31, 2025 2.38
Dec 31, 2024 2.40
Sep 30, 2024 2.88
Jun 30, 2024 3.42
Mar 31, 2024 3.85
Dec 31, 2023 4.03
Sep 30, 2023 4.34
Jun 30, 2023 5.76
Mar 31, 2023 7.09
Dec 31, 2022 8.15
Sep 30, 2022 7.28
Jun 30, 2022 6.83
Mar 31, 2022 5.64
Dec 31, 2021 4.15
Sep 30, 2021 3.22
Jun 30, 2021 2.67