Growth Metrics

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Gross Margin (2016 - 2025)

Royal Caribbean Cruises' Gross Margin history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 47.36% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Gross Margin rose 193.0% year-over-year to 47.36%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 49.36%, up 184.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 49.36%, 184.0% up from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q4 2025 was 47.36% at Royal Caribbean Cruises, down from 51.76% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 136.51% in Q4 2021 and bottomed at 34.3% in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 47.5% (2024), against an average of 52.21%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Gross Margin soared 1434bps in 2023 before it soared 70bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 136.51% in 2021, then tumbled by -75bps to 34.3% in 2022, then grew by 26bps to 43.26% in 2023, then increased by 5bps to 45.43% in 2024, then rose by 4bps to 47.36% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for RCL's Gross Margin are 47.36% (Q4 2025), 51.76% (Q3 2025), and 49.69% (Q2 2025).