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) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Royal Caribbean Cruises' (RCL) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 47.29% in Q2 2026, down 240.0% year-over-year from 33.78% in Q2 2025, and down 4.52% quarter-over-quarter from 49.53% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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 47.29% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Gross Margin fell 240.0% year-over-year to 47.29%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 49.07% (up 31.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 49.36%, up 184.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 47.29% for Q2 2026 at Royal Caribbean Cruises, down from 49.53% 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.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 40.77%, with a median of 46.36% recorded in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for Gross Margin was 75750 bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of 6855 bps in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, 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 retreated by 0 bps to 47.29% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Gross Margin figures were 47.29% in Q2 2026, 49.53% in Q1 2026, and 47.36% in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Royal Caribbean Cruises 71.23 Bn 70.31 Bn 2.29 Bn 47.29%
2 Viking Holdings 38.98 Bn 34.99 Bn 996.62 Mn 45.50%
3 Carnival 32.12 Bn 29.88 Bn - -
4 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 7.08 Bn 6.86 Bn 1.05 Bn 39.91%
5 Lindblad Expeditions Holdings 1.73 Bn 1.37 Bn 96.64 Mn 48.50%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 47.29%
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%