Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2012 - 2026)
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) reported Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd of $404 million for Q2 2026, up 102.0% from $200 million a year earlier and up 49.6% from the prior quarter.
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Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Royal Caribbean Cruises' Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $1.15 billion, up 152.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $824 million, up 670.1% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 20.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $107 million in FY2024.
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in data going back to Q1 2012.
- Year over year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has now increased in each of the last three quarters.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $270 million (Q1 2026), $272 million (Q4 2025) and $204 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriott International | 93.50 Bn | 91.55 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 192.00 Mn |
| 2 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings | 72.30 Bn | 68.78 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 34.00 Mn |
| 3 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 64.91 Bn | 62.49 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 404.00 Mn |
| 4 | Viking Holdings | 35.75 Bn | 20.87 Bn | 996.62 Mn | - |
| 5 | Carnival | 30.35 Bn | 23.01 Bn | - | 206.00 Mn |
| 6 | Intercontinental Hotels | 26.52 Bn | 22.08 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Trip.com | 25.92 Bn | -19.63 Bn | 1.84 Bn | - |
| 8 | Hyatt Hotels | 15.20 Bn | 12.68 Bn | 388.00 Mn | 14.00 Mn |
| 9 | H World | 13.30 Bn | 4.22 Bn | - | -419.00 Mn |
| 10 | Atour Lifestyle Holdings | 8.20 Bn | 4.90 Bn | 493.22 Mn | -72.52 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 404.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 270.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 272.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 204.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 200.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 148.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 107.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 162.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 163.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 163.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 146.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 146.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 146.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 146.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 126.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 126.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 127.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 128.29 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 103.12 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 103.10 Mn |
API Access
Royal Caribbean Cruises Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "ticker": "RCL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();