Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Gross Profit (2009 - 2026)
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) recorded Gross Profit of $2.88 billion in Q3 2026, up 8.3% from $2.66 billion a year earlier and up 26.0% from the prior quarter.
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Gross Profit (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Royal Caribbean Cruises' Gross Profit came in at $9.39 billion as of Sep 30, 2026, up 9.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $8.85 billion, up 13.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Gross Profit has increased for three straight years.
- Across earlier years, Gross Profit came in at $7.83 billion in FY2024 (+27.9%), $6.13 billion in FY2023 (+175.4%), $2.22 billion in FY2022 and -$1.21 billion in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Gross Profit in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Profit has increased for 14 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 12.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Gross Profit has ranged between 1.3% (Q2 2026) and 210.9% (Q2 2023) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $2.29 billion (Q2 2026), $2.21 billion (Q1 2026) and $2.02 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriott International | 109.31 Bn | 107.58 Bn | 1.54 Bn |
| 2 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 90.26 Bn | 87.19 Bn | 2.88 Bn |
| 3 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings | 83.34 Bn | 80.08 Bn | 3.05 Bn |
| 4 | Carnival | 41.72 Bn | 34.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | Viking Holdings | 38.51 Bn | 23.64 Bn | 996.62 Mn |
| 6 | Trip.com | 28.88 Bn | -16.16 Bn | 1.84 Bn |
| 7 | Intercontinental Hotels | 27.75 Bn | 23.71 Bn | - |
| 8 | Hyatt Hotels | 17.35 Bn | 14.77 Bn | 384.00 Mn |
| 9 | H World | 15.42 Bn | 6.82 Bn | 456.00 Mn |
| 10 | U-Haul Holding | 11.00 Bn | 6.65 Bn | 1.75 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.88 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.29 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.02 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.66 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.26 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.71 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.50 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.44 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.57 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 818.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 504.32 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -125.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -234.88 Mn |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Gross Profit API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-profit&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-profit", "ticker": "RCL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-profit&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();