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