Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Operating Leases (2019 - 2026)
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) posted Operating Leases of $611 million for Q2 2026, down 4.4% from $639 million a year earlier but up 2.0% from the prior quarter.
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Operating Leases (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Royal Caribbean Cruises' Operating Leases came in at $600 million, down 10.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Leases shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Royal Caribbean Cruises' Operating Leases was $670 million in FY2024 (+9.3%), $613 million in FY2023 (+17.2%), $523 million in FY2022 (-2.2%) and $534.73 million in FY2021 (-5.2%).
- Quarterly Operating Leases has run from a low of $509.53 million in Q1 2023 to a high of $670 million in Q4 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Leases has declined in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 2.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Leases in the past five years was Q3 2024, with growth of 25.3%; the weakest was Q4 2025, with a decline of 10.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Leases for the three prior quarters was $599 million (Q1 2026), $600 million (Q4 2025) and $613 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriott International | 93.50 Bn | 91.55 Bn | 1.55 Bn |
| 2 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings | 72.30 Bn | 68.78 Bn | 3.08 Bn |
| 3 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 64.91 Bn | 62.49 Bn | 2.29 Bn |
| 4 | Viking Holdings | 35.75 Bn | 20.87 Bn | 996.62 Mn |
| 5 | Carnival | 30.35 Bn | 23.01 Bn | - |
| 6 | Intercontinental Hotels | 26.52 Bn | 22.08 Bn | - |
| 7 | Trip.com | 25.92 Bn | -19.63 Bn | 1.84 Bn |
| 8 | Hyatt Hotels | 15.20 Bn | 12.68 Bn | 388.00 Mn |
| 9 | H World | 13.30 Bn | 4.22 Bn | - |
| 10 | Atour Lifestyle Holdings | 8.20 Bn | 4.90 Bn | 493.22 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 611.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 599.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 600.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 613.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 639.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 655.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 670.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 648.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 591.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 603.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 613.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 517.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 537.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 509.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 523.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 542.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 561.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 523.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 534.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 549.10 Mn |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Operating Leases 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=operating-leases&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-leases", "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=operating-leases&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();