Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2026)
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 15.57% for Q2 2026, down 0.60 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Royal Caribbean Cruises' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 16.22%, up 1.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- In prior years, Royal Caribbean Cruises' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 14.92% in FY2024 (+4.02 pp) and 10.90% in FY2023.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriott International | 93.60 Bn | 91.65 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 25.47% |
| 2 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 74.32 Bn | 71.90 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 15.57% |
| 3 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings | 72.10 Bn | 68.58 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 30.61% |
| 4 | Viking Holdings | 36.31 Bn | 21.43 Bn | 996.62 Mn | 22.74% |
| 5 | Carnival | 34.66 Bn | 27.87 Bn | - | 11.50% |
| 6 | Intercontinental Hotels | 26.64 Bn | 22.19 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Trip.com | 24.74 Bn | -20.81 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 5.36% |
| 8 | Hyatt Hotels | 14.98 Bn | 12.46 Bn | 388.00 Mn | -23.58% |
| 9 | H World | 12.83 Bn | 3.76 Bn | - | 42.27% |
| 10 | Atour Lifestyle Holdings | 8.08 Bn | 4.77 Bn | 493.22 Mn | 73.26% |
API Access
Royal Caribbean Cruises Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();