Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Royal Caribbean Cruises' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 10.22% for Q2 2026, up 0.68 percentage points from 9.54% a year earlier but down 0.56 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Royal Caribbean Cruises' Return on Assets [ROA] was 10.91%, up 2.88 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has increased in each of the last five years, with a five-year change of +29.30 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 8.02% in FY2024 (+3.08 pp), 4.95% in FY2023 (+11.48 pp), -6.53% in FY2022 (+9.72 pp) and -16.25% in FY2021 (+2.14 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] is -16.24% (Q1 2022) to 10.78% (Q1 2026).
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for 19 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.63 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q2 2023 (a gain of 13.21 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2021 (a drop of 3.21 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows RCL's Return on Assets [ROA] at 10.78% (Q1 2026), 10.50% (Q4 2025) and 10.40% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriott International | 103.13 Bn | 101.17 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 9.25% |
| 2 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings | 78.47 Bn | 74.92 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 9.51% |
| 3 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 75.63 Bn | 72.99 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 10.22% |
| 4 | Viking Holdings | 37.26 Bn | 22.38 Bn | 996.62 Mn | 9.99% |
| 5 | Carnival | 36.04 Bn | 29.22 Bn | - | 6.08% |
| 6 | Intercontinental Hotels | 26.07 Bn | 22.04 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Trip.com | 26.03 Bn | -18.97 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 8.95% |
| 8 | Hyatt Hotels | 16.23 Bn | 13.39 Bn | 388.00 Mn | 0.58% |
| 9 | H World | 14.27 Bn | 5.68 Bn | 453.94 Mn | 7.80% |
| 10 | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings | 6.99 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 3.18% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.22% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.78% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.50% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.40% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.54% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.77% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.81% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.07% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.96% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.82% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.16% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -3.11% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -6.41% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -8.94% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -13.37% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -16.24% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -16.20% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -15.89% |
API Access
Royal Caribbean Cruises Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();