Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 15.83% in Q3 2026, down 0.69 percentage points from 16.51% a year earlier and down 0.29 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Royal Caribbean Cruises reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 17.99%, up 2.37 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for five straight years, with a five-year change of +35.13 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 15.62% in FY2024 (+4.13 pp), 11.49% in FY2023 (+14.62 pp), -3.13% in FY2022 (+12.30 pp) and -15.43% in FY2021 (+1.70 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] rose in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.47 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 20.17 percentage points in Q2 2023, against a drop of 2.30 percentage points in Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 16.12% (Q2 2026), 16.68% (Q1 2026) and 17.04% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriott International | 108.57 Bn | 106.84 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 21.81% |
| 2 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 87.25 Bn | 84.19 Bn | 2.88 Bn | 15.83% |
| 3 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings | 83.02 Bn | 79.75 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 26.29% |
| 4 | Carnival | 40.37 Bn | 33.56 Bn | - | 11.28% |
| 5 | Viking Holdings | 38.85 Bn | 23.97 Bn | 996.62 Mn | 21.91% |
| 6 | Trip.com | 29.18 Bn | -15.85 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 6.12% |
| 7 | Intercontinental Hotels | 27.60 Bn | 23.56 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Hyatt Hotels | 17.33 Bn | 14.74 Bn | 384.00 Mn | -48.39% |
| 9 | H World | 15.68 Bn | 7.08 Bn | 456.00 Mn | 15.38% |
| 10 | U-Haul Holding | 11.03 Bn | 6.68 Bn | 1.75 Bn | - |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 15.83% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.12% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.68% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.04% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.51% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.53% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.07% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.80% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.07% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.72% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.83% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.83% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.53% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -7.57% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -14.34% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -15.94% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -15.37% |
API Access
Royal Caribbean Cruises Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();