Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) reported Free Cash Flow of $1.3 billion for Q1 2026, up 11.26% on a YoY basis from $1.2 billion in Q1 2025, and up 137.87% sequentially from -$3.5 billion in Q4 2025.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $1.3 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 11.26% year-over-year to $1.3 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.4 billion (down 35.02% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.2 billion, down 38.11% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow climbed to $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, from -$3.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $3.2 billion in Q3 2024 to a low of -$3.5 billion in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $397.9 million and a median of $1.1 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 487.52% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 550.14% in 2022.
  • Tracing RCL's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $409.0 million in 2022, then soared by 166.5% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then plunged by 260.46% to -$1.7 billion in 2024, then plunged by 101.43% to -$3.5 billion in 2025, then soared by 137.87% to $1.3 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows RCL's Free Cash Flow at $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, -$3.5 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.7 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Booking Holdings 136.54 Bn 120.51 Bn 3.46 Bn 3.11 Bn
2 Royal Caribbean Cruises 86.11 Bn 85.59 Bn 2.21 Bn 1.33 Bn
3 Airbnb 82.27 Bn 70.26 Bn 2.10 Bn 1.71 Bn
4 Yatra Online 55.46 Bn 55.47 Bn 10.44 Mn -1.35 Mn
5 Viking Holdings 44.18 Bn 40.37 Bn 713.43 Mn 995.73 Mn
6 Carnival 34.61 Bn 32.38 Bn - 1.76 Bn
7 Expedia 31.38 Bn 28.88 Bn 3.05 Bn 3.75 Bn
8 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 8.54 Bn 8.35 Bn 953.34 Mn -625.22 Mn
9 MakeMyTrip 5.02 Bn 4.60 Bn 199.14 Mn 46.44 Mn
10 Global Business Travel 4.83 Bn 4.43 Bn 490.00 Mn -52.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 1.33 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.33 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -3.52 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -3.52 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.65 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.65 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 910.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 910.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.75 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.75 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.23 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.23 Bn
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