Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Royal Caribbean Cruises' (RCL) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 49.53% in Q1 2026, up 152.0% year-on-year from 19.65% in Q1 2025, and up 4.58% quarter-over-quarter from 47.36% in Q4 2025.
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Royal Caribbean Cruises has disclosed Gross Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 49.53% for Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 49.53%, up 152.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 49.69% (up 146.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 49.36%, up 184.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin came in at 49.53% for Q1 2026 at Royal Caribbean Cruises, up from 47.36% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 51.76% in Q3 2025 to a low of 11.87% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 45.43% (2024), against an average of 40.39%.
- Peak annual rise in Gross Margin reached 75750 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 6855 bps in 2022.
- Royal Caribbean Cruises' Gross Margin stood at 31.45% in 2022, then surged by 38 bps to 43.26% in 2023, then rose by 5 bps to 45.43% in 2024, then increased by 4 bps to 47.36% in 2025, then rose by 5 bps to 49.53% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 49.53% (Q1 2026), 47.36% (Q4 2025), and 51.76% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booking Holdings | 131.01 Bn | 114.99 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 62.62% |
| 2 | Airbnb | 79.86 Bn | 67.85 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 78.30% |
| 3 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 75.60 Bn | 75.08 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 49.53% |
| 4 | Carnival | 37.80 Bn | 36.39 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Expedia | 27.88 Bn | 22.09 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 89.00% |
| 6 | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings | 8.56 Bn | 8.38 Bn | 953.34 Mn | 40.89% |
| 7 | Global Business Travel | 4.79 Bn | 4.35 Bn | 714.00 Mn | 85.00% |
| 8 | Travel & Leisure | 4.51 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 926.00 Mn | 96.36% |
| 9 | Trip.com | 4.42 Bn | -788.25 Mn | 1.74 Bn | 78.84% |
| 10 | MakeMyTrip | 2.12 Bn | 1.35 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 49.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 47.36% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 51.76% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 49.69% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 48.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 45.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 51.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 47.64% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 44.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 43.26% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 48.63% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 44.51% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 37.87% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 31.45% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 34.30% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 23.09% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -11.87% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 100.00% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -78.07% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -734.41% |