Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Royal Caribbean Cruises' (RCL) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 37.94% in Q1 2026, down 170.0% year-on-year from 54.2% in Q1 2025, and down 69.36% quarter-over-quarter from 123.81% in Q4 2025.
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Royal Caribbean Cruises has disclosed FCF Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 37.94% for Q1 2026.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 37.94%, down 170.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 35.33% (up 121.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 35.65%, up 399.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin came in at 37.94% for Q1 2026 at Royal Caribbean Cruises, down from 123.81% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 123.81% in Q4 2025 to a low of 178.61% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 29.13% (2024), against an average of 16.43%.
- Peak annual rise in FCF Margin reached 427436 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 103303 bps in 2022.
- Royal Caribbean Cruises' FCF Margin stood at 80.98% in 2022, then soared by 140 bps to 32.72% in 2023, then surged by 236 bps to 110.0% in 2024, then increased by 13 bps to 123.81% in 2025, then sank by 69 bps to 37.94% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 37.94% (Q1 2026), 123.81% (Q4 2025), and 19.24% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booking Holdings | 131.01 Bn | 114.99 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 56.18% |
| 2 | Airbnb | 79.86 Bn | 67.85 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 63.78% |
| 3 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 75.60 Bn | 75.08 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 37.94% |
| 4 | Carnival | 37.80 Bn | 36.39 Bn | - | 11.31% |
| 5 | Expedia | 27.88 Bn | 22.09 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 109.37% |
| 6 | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings | 8.56 Bn | 8.38 Bn | 953.34 Mn | -26.82% |
| 7 | Global Business Travel | 4.79 Bn | 4.35 Bn | 714.00 Mn | -6.19% |
| 8 | Travel & Leisure | 4.51 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 926.00 Mn | 1.98% |
| 9 | Trip.com | 4.42 Bn | -788.25 Mn | 1.74 Bn | - |
| 10 | MakeMyTrip | 2.12 Bn | 1.35 Bn | - | 18.57% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 37.94% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 123.81% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -19.24% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 39.63% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 110.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.52% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -13.80% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 29.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 32.72% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 40.46% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.92% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 36.66% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -80.98% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.25% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 82.80% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -178.61% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -19.99% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -85.99% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1,115.83% |