Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Long-Term Debt Repayments (2009 - 2026)
Royal Caribbean Cruises' (RCL) quarterly Long-Term Debt Repayments came in at $3.1 billion in Q1 2026, up 152.58% year-on-year from $1.2 billion in Q1 2025, and up 571.9% quarter-over-quarter from $459.0 million in Q4 2025.
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Long-Term Debt Repayments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Royal Caribbean Cruises has disclosed Long-Term Debt Repayments across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $3.1 billion for Q1 2026.
- Long-Term Debt Repayments for Q1 2026 came in at $3.1 billion, up 152.58% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.4 billion (down 44.73% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $3.5 billion, down 69.67% from the prior year.
- Long-Term Debt Repayments came in at $3.1 billion for Q1 2026 at Royal Caribbean Cruises, up from $459.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Long-Term Debt Repayments ranged from a high of $5.0 billion in Q3 2024 to a low of $459.0 million in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Long-Term Debt Repayments is $1.7 billion (2024), against an average of $2.1 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Long-Term Debt Repayments surged 2969.8% in 2022 and sank 77.38% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Royal Caribbean Cruises' Long-Term Debt Repayments stood at $2.6 billion in 2022, then jumped by 66.21% to $4.3 billion in 2023, then slumped by 60.98% to $1.7 billion in 2024, then slumped by 72.71% to $459.0 million in 2025, then surged by 571.9% to $3.1 billion in 2026.
- The last three Long-Term Debt Repayments figures came in at $3.1 billion (Q1 2026), $459.0 million (Q4 2025), and $1.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Long-Term Debt Repayments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booking Holdings | 131.01 Bn | 114.99 Bn | 3.46 Bn | - |
| 2 | Airbnb | 79.86 Bn | 67.85 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 2.00 Bn |
| 3 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 75.60 Bn | 75.08 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 3.08 Bn |
| 4 | Carnival | 37.80 Bn | 36.39 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Expedia | 27.88 Bn | 22.09 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 1.83 Bn |
| 6 | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings | 8.56 Bn | 8.38 Bn | 953.34 Mn | 608.41 Mn |
| 7 | Global Business Travel | 4.79 Bn | 4.35 Bn | 714.00 Mn | 36.00 Mn |
| 8 | Travel & Leisure | 4.51 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 926.00 Mn | 640.00 Mn |
| 9 | Trip.com | 4.42 Bn | -788.25 Mn | 1.74 Bn | - |
| 10 | MakeMyTrip | 2.12 Bn | 1.35 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.08 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 459.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 459.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 724.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 724.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.22 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.68 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.68 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.87 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.87 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.31 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.31 Bn |