Growth Metrics

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2025)

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) has disclosed EBITDA Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 15.92% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly EBITDA Margin rose 251.0% to 15.92% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 24.96% through Dec 2025, up 821.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 24.9% for FY2025, 822.0% up from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin hit 15.92% in Q4 2025 for Royal Caribbean Cruises, down from 30.47% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 30.65% in Q2 2025 to a low of 26.47% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 10.62% across 4 years, with a median of 13.4% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBITDA Margin: skyrocketed 3959bps in 2023 and later crashed -433bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, EBITDA Margin stood at 13.51% in 2022, then soared by 154bps to 7.3% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 84bps to 13.4% in 2024, then increased by 19bps to 15.92% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows EBITDA Margin for RCL at 15.92% in Q4 2025, 30.47% in Q3 2025, and 30.65% in Q2 2025.