Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) EBIT (2009 - 2026)
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) reported EBIT of $1.87 billion for Q3 2026, up 9.9% from $1.7 billion a year earlier and up 43.2% from the prior quarter.
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Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) EBIT (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Royal Caribbean Cruises' EBIT came in at $5.27 billion, up 14.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $4.91 billion, up 19.6% from FY2024.
- By year, EBIT came in at $4.11 billion in FY2024 (+42.7%), $2.88 billion in FY2023, -$766 million in FY2022 and -$3.87 billion in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EBIT in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year over year, EBIT gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 17.7%.
- The high point for year-over-year EBIT in five years was Q3 2023 (growth of 323.9%); the low point was Q2 2026 (a decline of 1.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $1.31 billion (Q2 2026), $1.16 billion (Q1 2026) and $933 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriott International | 108.57 Bn | 106.84 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 1.27 Bn |
| 2 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 87.25 Bn | 84.19 Bn | 2.88 Bn | 1.87 Bn |
| 3 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings | 83.02 Bn | 79.75 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 909.00 Mn |
| 4 | Carnival | 40.37 Bn | 33.56 Bn | - | 2.22 Bn |
| 5 | Viking Holdings | 38.85 Bn | 23.97 Bn | 996.62 Mn | 643.90 Mn |
| 6 | Trip.com | 29.18 Bn | -15.85 Bn | 1.84 Bn | -216.00 Mn |
| 7 | Intercontinental Hotels | 27.60 Bn | 23.56 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Hyatt Hotels | 17.33 Bn | 14.74 Bn | 384.00 Mn | -1.16 Bn |
| 9 | H World | 15.68 Bn | 7.08 Bn | 456.00 Mn | 326.00 Mn |
| 10 | U-Haul Holding | 11.03 Bn | 6.68 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 265.05 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.87 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.31 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 933.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.70 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 945.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 624.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.63 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 750.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 570.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 771.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 272.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 298.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -218.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -859.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.03 Bn |
API Access
Royal Caribbean Cruises EBIT 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=ebit&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit", "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=ebit&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();