Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Income After Tax (2009 - 2026)
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) posted Income After Tax of $1.74 billion for Q3 2026, up 9.9% from $1.58 billion a year earlier and up 52.7% from the prior quarter.
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Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Income After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Income After Tax at Royal Caribbean Cruises was $4.58 billion, up 17.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $4.29 billion, up 48.2% from FY2024.
- In prior years, Royal Caribbean Cruises' Income 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.
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Income After Tax in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Income After Tax increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 53.5%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Income 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, Income After Tax for the three prior quarters was $1.14 billion (Q2 2026), $950 million (Q1 2026) and $762 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Income After Tax (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriott International | 109.25 Bn | 107.52 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 794.00 Mn |
| 2 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 90.47 Bn | 87.41 Bn | 2.88 Bn | 1.74 Bn |
| 3 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings | 83.45 Bn | 80.18 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 536.00 Mn |
| 4 | Carnival | 41.82 Bn | 35.01 Bn | - | 1.92 Bn |
| 5 | Viking Holdings | 38.66 Bn | 23.78 Bn | 996.62 Mn | 587.70 Mn |
| 6 | Trip.com | 28.86 Bn | -16.18 Bn | 1.84 Bn | -209.00 Mn |
| 7 | Intercontinental Hotels | 27.79 Bn | 23.75 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Hyatt Hotels | 17.39 Bn | 14.80 Bn | 384.00 Mn | 61.00 Mn |
| 9 | H World | 15.45 Bn | 6.85 Bn | 456.00 Mn | 431.00 Mn |
| 10 | U-Haul Holding | 11.03 Bn | 6.68 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 136.68 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.74 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 950.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 762.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.58 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 |
API Access
Royal Caribbean Cruises Income 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_KEYimport 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();