Growth Metrics

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

Royal Caribbean Cruises' FCF Margin history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 37.94% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin fell 170.0% to 37.94% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 35.33%, a 121.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 35.65%, up 399.0% from a year prior.
  • FCF Margin hit 37.94% in Q1 2026 for Royal Caribbean Cruises, down from 123.81% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Margin for RCL hit a ceiling of 123.81% in Q4 2025 and a floor of 178.61% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 16.43% across 5 years, with a median of 29.13% in 2024.
  • The widest YoY moves for FCF Margin: up 427436bps in 2022, down -103303bps in 2022.
  • Tracing RCL's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 80.98% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 140bps to 32.72% in 2023, then soared by 236bps to 110.0% in 2024, then rose by 13bps to 123.81% in 2025, then crashed by -69bps to 37.94% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Margin for RCL at 37.94% in Q1 2026, 123.81% in Q4 2025, and 19.24% in Q3 2025.