Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 16.68% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 72.0% year-over-year to 16.68%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 16.68% (up 72.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 17.99%, up 237.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed declined to 16.68% in Q1 2026, from 17.04% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 17.04% in Q4 2025 to a low of 15.94% in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of 7.53% and a median of 13.29% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 230 bps in 2022 and soared 2017 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
• Tracing RCL's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 3.06% in 2022, then soared by 483 bps to 11.72% in 2023, then increased by 29 bps to 15.07% in 2024, then advanced by 13 bps to 17.04% in 2025, then decreased by 2 bps to 16.68% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows RCL's Return on Capital Employed at 16.68% in Q1 2026, 17.04% in Q4 2025, and 16.51% in Q3 2025.