Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Royal Caribbean Cruises' Inventory was $304 million in Q3 2026, up 13.0% from $269 million a year earlier and up 13.9% from the prior quarter.
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Inventory at Royal Caribbean Cruises came in at $264 million, down 0.4% from FY2024.
- Inventory shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 17.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Inventory was $265 million in FY2024 (+6.9%), $248 million in FY2023 (+10.7%), $224 million in FY2022 (+49.1%) and $150.22 million in FY2021 (+26.6%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Inventory in data going back to Q4 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Inventory has increased for three straight quarters, with growth averaging 5.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Inventory over five years was Q2 2022 (growth of 72.4%); the worst was Q2 2023 (a decline of 5.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, RCL's Inventory in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $267 million (Q2 2026), $271 million (Q1 2026) and $264 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriott International | 108.57 Bn | 106.84 Bn | 1.54 Bn | - |
| 2 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 87.25 Bn | 84.19 Bn | 2.88 Bn | 304.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings | 83.02 Bn | 79.75 Bn | 3.05 Bn | - |
| 4 | Carnival | 40.37 Bn | 33.56 Bn | - | 528.00 Mn |
| 5 | Viking Holdings | 38.85 Bn | 23.97 Bn | 996.62 Mn | 110.36 Mn |
| 6 | Trip.com | 29.18 Bn | -15.85 Bn | 1.84 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intercontinental Hotels | 27.60 Bn | 23.56 Bn | - | 4.00 Mn |
| 8 | Hyatt Hotels | 17.33 Bn | 14.74 Bn | 384.00 Mn | - |
| 9 | H World | 15.68 Bn | 7.08 Bn | 456.00 Mn | 8.00 Mn |
| 10 | U-Haul Holding | 11.03 Bn | 6.68 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 182.91 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 304.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 267.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 271.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 264.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 269.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 247.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 256.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 265.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 265.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 242.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 236.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 248.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 241.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 215.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 221.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 224.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 237.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 229.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 179.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 150.22 Mn |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Inventory 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=inventory&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "inventory", "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=inventory&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();