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

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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