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

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DateValue
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%