Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026)
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) posted Profit After Tax of $1.14 billion for Q2 2026, down 6.5% from $1.22 billion a year earlier but up 19.6% from the prior quarter.
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Profit After Tax at Royal Caribbean Cruises was $4.22 billion, up 26.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $4.29 billion, up 48.2% from FY2024.
- In prior years, Royal Caribbean Cruises' Profit After Tax was $2.9 billion in FY2024 (+69.8%), $1.71 billion in FY2023, -$2.09 billion in FY2022 and -$5.15 billion in FY2021.
- Quarterly Profit After Tax has run from a low of -$1.43 billion in Q3 2021 to a high of $1.46 billion in Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Profit After Tax increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 49.1%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Profit After Tax in the past five years was Q1 2025, with growth of 122.1%; the weakest was Q2 2026, with a decline of 6.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Profit After Tax for the three prior quarters was $950 million (Q1 2026), $673 million (Q4 2025) and $1.46 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriott International | 93.50 Bn | 91.55 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 766.00 Mn |
| 2 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings | 72.30 Bn | 68.78 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 482.00 Mn |
| 3 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 64.91 Bn | 62.49 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 1.14 Bn |
| 4 | Viking Holdings | 35.75 Bn | 20.87 Bn | 996.62 Mn | 601.25 Mn |
| 5 | Carnival | 30.35 Bn | 23.01 Bn | - | 538.00 Mn |
| 6 | Intercontinental Hotels | 26.52 Bn | 22.08 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Trip.com | 25.92 Bn | -19.63 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 44.06 Mn |
| 8 | Hyatt Hotels | 15.20 Bn | 12.68 Bn | 388.00 Mn | 109.00 Mn |
| 9 | H World | 13.30 Bn | 4.22 Bn | - | 430.45 Mn |
| 10 | Atour Lifestyle Holdings | 8.20 Bn | 4.90 Bn | 493.22 Mn | 155.40 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 950.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 673.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.46 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.22 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 735.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 361.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 805.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 331.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 227.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 932.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 426.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -73.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -403.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -41.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -514.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.31 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.43 Bn |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Profit After Tax 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=profit-after-tax&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "profit-after-tax", "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=profit-after-tax&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();