Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Royal Caribbean Cruises' Invested Capital came in at $33.3 billion for Q2 2026, up 17.4% from $28.37 billion a year earlier and up 6.9% from the prior quarter.
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Royal Caribbean Cruises' Invested Capital was $31.59 billion, up 13.6% from FY2024.
- Invested Capital has increased in each of the last four years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Invested Capital was $27.81 billion in FY2024 (+5.5%), $26.35 billion in FY2023 (+0.3%), $26.26 billion in FY2022 (+0.3%) and $26.18 billion in FY2021 (-6.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Invested Capital in data going back to Q4 2009.
- Year-over-year, Invested Capital has increased for 11 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 10.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Invested Capital over five years came in Q2 2026 (growth of 17.4%), and the weakest in Q1 2022 (a decline of 12.0%).
- Business Quant data shows RCL's Invested Capital at $31.14 billion (Q1 2026), $31.59 billion (Q4 2025) and $30.57 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriott International | 93.50 Bn | 91.55 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.39 Bn |
| 2 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings | 72.30 Bn | 68.78 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 7.04 Bn |
| 3 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 64.91 Bn | 62.49 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 33.30 Bn |
| 4 | Viking Holdings | 35.75 Bn | 20.87 Bn | 996.62 Mn | 7.60 Bn |
| 5 | Carnival | 30.35 Bn | 23.01 Bn | - | 37.87 Bn |
| 6 | Intercontinental Hotels | 26.52 Bn | 22.08 Bn | - | -5.07 Bn |
| 7 | Trip.com | 25.92 Bn | -19.63 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 27.47 Bn |
| 8 | Hyatt Hotels | 15.20 Bn | 12.68 Bn | 388.00 Mn | 7.91 Bn |
| 9 | H World | 13.30 Bn | 4.22 Bn | - | 2.71 Bn |
| 10 | Atour Lifestyle Holdings | 8.20 Bn | 4.90 Bn | 493.22 Mn | 528.30 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 33.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 31.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 31.59 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 30.57 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 28.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 27.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 27.81 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 28.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 25.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.57 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.94 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 26.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.53 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 26.61 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 26.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 27.31 Bn |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Invested Capital 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=invested-capital&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "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=invested-capital&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();