Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Tax Rate (2025 - 2026)
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) reported Tax Rate of 1.53% for Q3 2026, down 0.58 percentage points from 2.11% a year earlier but up 0.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Tax Rate (2025 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Royal Caribbean Cruises' Tax Rate came in at 1.76%, up 0.37 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 1.88%, up 0.31 percentage points from FY2024.
- By year, Tax Rate came in at 1.56% in FY2024 (+1.21 pp) and 0.35% in FY2023.
- Five-year quarterly Tax Rate spans a low of 1.22% in Q2 2026 and a high of 2.66% in Q1 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 1.22% (Q2 2026), 2.66% (Q1 2026) and 1.93% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriott International | 109.41 Bn | 107.69 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 25.09% |
| 2 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 90.03 Bn | 86.97 Bn | 2.88 Bn | 1.53% |
| 3 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings | 83.91 Bn | 80.64 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 25.76% |
| 4 | Carnival | 41.71 Bn | 34.90 Bn | - | 0.83% |
| 5 | Viking Holdings | 38.79 Bn | 23.91 Bn | 996.62 Mn | 1.14% |
| 6 | Trip.com | 28.71 Bn | -16.33 Bn | 1.84 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intercontinental Hotels | 27.85 Bn | 23.82 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Hyatt Hotels | 17.55 Bn | 14.96 Bn | 384.00 Mn | 22.78% |
| 9 | H World | 15.48 Bn | 6.88 Bn | 456.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | U-Haul Holding | 11.19 Bn | 6.84 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 21.45% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.53% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.22% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.66% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.93% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.11% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.38% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.13% |
API Access
Royal Caribbean Cruises Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();