Growth Metrics

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Operating Income (2016 - 2025)

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) has disclosed Operating Income for 16 consecutive years, with $933.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Income rose 49.52% to $933.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $4.9 billion through Dec 2025, up 19.53% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $4.9 billion for FY2025, 19.58% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Income hit $933.0 million in Q4 2025 for Royal Caribbean Cruises, down from $1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of $1.7 billion in Q3 2025 to a low of -$218.6 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Income has averaged $799.1 million across 4 years, with a median of $771.0 million in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Income: soared 4145.18% in 2023 and later rose 4.16% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Operating Income stood at $13.4 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 4145.18% to $570.0 million in 2023, then grew by 9.47% to $624.0 million in 2024, then surged by 49.52% to $933.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Income for RCL at $933.0 million in Q4 2025, $1.7 billion in Q3 2025, and $1.3 billion in Q2 2025.