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

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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