Growth Metrics

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2026)

Royal Caribbean Cruises' EBITDA Margin history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 26.08% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBITDA Margin rose 515.0% to 26.08% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 26.18%, a 720.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 25.03%, up 824.0% from a year prior.
  • EBITDA Margin hit 26.08% in Q1 2026 for Royal Caribbean Cruises, up from 16.46% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBITDA Margin for RCL hit a ceiling of 30.54% in Q2 2025 and a floor of 89.77% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 5.65% across 5 years, with a median of 13.56% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBITDA Margin: soared 253148bps in 2022 and later crashed -437bps in 2024.
  • Tracing RCL's EBITDA Margin over 5 years: stood at 13.51% in 2022, then soared by 155bps to 7.45% in 2023, then soared by 82bps to 13.56% in 2024, then increased by 21bps to 16.46% in 2025, then skyrocketed by 58bps to 26.08% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EBITDA Margin for RCL at 26.08% in Q1 2026, 16.46% in Q4 2025, and 30.47% in Q3 2025.