Growth Metrics

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

Royal Caribbean Cruises' Operating Income history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at $933.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Operating Income rose 49.76% year-over-year to $933.0 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $4.9 billion, up 19.58%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $4.9 billion, 19.58% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Income for Q4 2025 was $933.0 million at Royal Caribbean Cruises, down from $1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Income topped out at $1.7 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$5.7 billion in Q4 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Income is $772.0 million (2023), against an average of $436.8 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Operating Income soared 4137.73% in 2023 before it increased 4.22% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Income shows it stood at -$5.7 billion in 2021, then surged by 100.24% to $13.4 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 4137.73% to $569.0 million in 2023, then rose by 9.49% to $623.0 million in 2024, then surged by 49.76% to $933.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for RCL's Operating Income are $933.0 million (Q4 2025), $1.7 billion (Q3 2025), and $1.3 billion (Q2 2025).