Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) reported Payables of $979 million for Q3 2026, up 18.2% from $828 million a year earlier but down 10.4% from the prior quarter.
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Royal Caribbean Cruises posted Payables of $953 million, up 3.7% from FY2024.
- Payables has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Payables came in at $919 million in FY2024 (+16.0%), $792 million in FY2023 (+22.4%), $647 million in FY2022 (+18.5%) and $545.98 million in FY2021 (-28.4%).
- Five-year quarterly Payables spans a low of $545.98 million in Q4 2021 and a high of $1.09 billion in Q2 2026.
- Year over year, Payables has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 10.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Payables in five years was Q2 2022 (growth of 97.8%); the low point was Q4 2021 (a decline of 28.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $1.09 billion (Q2 2026), $1.01 billion (Q1 2026) and $953 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriott International | 108.57 Bn | 106.84 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 796.00 Mn |
| 2 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 87.25 Bn | 84.19 Bn | 2.88 Bn | 979.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings | 83.02 Bn | 79.75 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 2.45 Bn |
| 4 | Carnival | 40.37 Bn | 33.56 Bn | - | 1.16 Bn |
| 5 | Viking Holdings | 38.85 Bn | 23.97 Bn | 996.62 Mn | 327.44 Mn |
| 6 | Trip.com | 29.18 Bn | -15.85 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 2.94 Bn |
| 7 | Intercontinental Hotels | 27.60 Bn | 23.56 Bn | - | -1.82 Bn |
| 8 | Hyatt Hotels | 17.33 Bn | 14.74 Bn | 384.00 Mn | 375.00 Mn |
| 9 | H World | 15.68 Bn | 7.08 Bn | 456.00 Mn | 287.00 Mn |
| 10 | U-Haul Holding | 11.03 Bn | 6.68 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 872.73 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 979.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 953.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 828.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 959.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 956.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 919.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 851.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 821.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 876.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 792.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 715.39 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 692.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 714.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 647.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 623.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 760.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 668.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 545.98 Mn |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Payables 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=payables&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();