Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Royal Caribbean Cruises' (RCL) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $1.7 billion in Q1 2026, up 6.56% year-on-year from $1.6 billion in Q1 2025, and down 67.97% quarter-over-quarter from $5.3 billion in Q4 2025.
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Royal Caribbean Cruises has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $1.7 billion for Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $1.7 billion, up 6.56% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $6.5 billion (up 13.64% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $6.4 billion, up 22.52% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow came in at $1.7 billion for Q1 2026 at Royal Caribbean Cruises, down from $5.3 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $5.3 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of -$2.1 billion in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $1.1 billion (2023), against an average of $911.6 million.
- Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow plunged 973.95% in 2022 and soared 4603.49% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Royal Caribbean Cruises' Free Cash Flow stood at -$2.1 billion in 2022, then jumped by 151.7% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then soared by 279.45% to $4.1 billion in 2024, then climbed by 27.49% to $5.3 billion in 2025, then sank by 67.97% to $1.7 billion in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $1.7 billion (Q1 2026), $5.3 billion (Q4 2025), and -$989.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booking Holdings | 131.01 Bn | 114.99 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 3.11 Bn |
| 2 | Airbnb | 79.86 Bn | 67.85 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 1.71 Bn |
| 3 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 75.60 Bn | 75.08 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 1.69 Bn |
| 4 | Carnival | 37.80 Bn | 36.39 Bn | - | 697.00 Mn |
| 5 | Expedia | 27.88 Bn | 22.09 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 3.75 Bn |
| 6 | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings | 8.56 Bn | 8.38 Bn | 953.34 Mn | -625.22 Mn |
| 7 | Global Business Travel | 4.79 Bn | 4.35 Bn | 714.00 Mn | -52.00 Mn |
| 8 | Travel & Leisure | 4.51 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 926.00 Mn | 19.00 Mn |
| 9 | Trip.com | 4.42 Bn | -788.25 Mn | 1.74 Bn | - |
| 10 | MakeMyTrip | 2.12 Bn | 1.35 Bn | - | 46.44 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.69 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.69 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.27 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -989.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -989.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 524.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 524.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.59 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 563.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 563.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -567.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -567.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.09 Bn |