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.
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 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
| 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 |
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_KEY
import 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();