Royal Caribbean Cruises RCL
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$264.53 -0.66 (-0.25%)
As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Royal Caribbean Cruises' (RCL) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$877.0 million in Q2 2026, down 196.37% year-over-year from $910.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 165.74% quarter-over-quarter from $1.3 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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 -$877.0 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 196.37% year-over-year to -$877.0 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at -$416.0 million (down 111.6% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.2 billion, down 38.11% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at -$877.0 million for Q2 2026 at Royal Caribbean Cruises, down from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $1.3 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of -$1.9 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $113.4 million, with a median of $393.5 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow plunged 455.01% in 2023 and jumped 260.49% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $409.0 million in 2022, then sank by 455.01% to -$1.5 billion in 2023, then soared by 163.02% to $915.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 87.32% to $116.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 856.03% to -$877.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were -$877.0 million in Q2 2026, $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, and $116.0 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Royal Caribbean Cruises 71.23 Bn 70.31 Bn 2.29 Bn -877.00 Mn
2 Viking Holdings 38.98 Bn 34.99 Bn 996.62 Mn 1.12 Bn
3 Carnival 32.12 Bn 29.88 Bn - 1.76 Bn
4 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 7.08 Bn 6.86 Bn 1.05 Bn 144.89 Mn
5 Lindblad Expeditions Holdings 1.73 Bn 1.37 Bn 96.64 Mn 51.06 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -877.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 1.33 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 116.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -989.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 910.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 915.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 563.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -567.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.45 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 378.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 596.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 1.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 409.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -270.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -476.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -1.89 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -780.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -771.31 Mn