Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) posted Times Interest Earned of $5.54 for Q2 2026, up 52.51% sequentially from $3.63 in Q1 2026, and down 4.99% YoY from $5.83 in Q2 2025.
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Royal Caribbean Cruises has reported Times Interest Earned for 18 years, with the latest figure at $5.54 in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned fell 4.99% year-over-year to $5.54 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $4.77 (up 44.69% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $3.42, up 32.5% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned grew to $5.54 in Q2 2026 per RCL's latest filing, from $3.63 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Times Interest Earned peaked at $6.86 in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$3.09 in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $2.42 and a median of $2.53 in 2024 frame the typical range for Times Interest Earned.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Times Interest Earned plunged 91.75% in 2022, then surged 518.84% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Times Interest Earned stood at $0.49 in 2022, then soared by 244.74% to $1.69 in 2023, then jumped by 39.11% to $2.35 in 2024, then jumped by 48.96% to $3.49 in 2025, then surged by 58.49% to $5.54 in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Times Interest Earned over the past three periods registered $5.54, $3.63, and $3.49 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booking Holdings | 158.46 Bn | 141.25 Bn | 4.98 Bn | 8.28 |
| 2 | Airbnb | 106.78 Bn | 94.71 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 3.97 |
| 3 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 80.66 Bn | 79.74 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 5.54 |
| 4 | Viking Holdings | 44.63 Bn | 40.83 Bn | 713.43 Mn | 10.00 |
| 5 | Expedia | 38.98 Bn | 31.85 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 13.11 |
| 6 | Carnival | 38.25 Bn | 36.01 Bn | - | 1.25 |
| 7 | Trip.com | 29.13 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 1.86 Bn | -33.50 |
| 8 | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings | 8.43 Bn | 8.21 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 15.97 |
| 9 | MakeMyTrip | 5.84 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 212.91 Mn | 1.25 |
| 10 | Global Business Travel | 4.86 Bn | 4.34 Bn | 514.00 Mn | 0.75 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.54 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.63 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.49 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.86 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.83 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.39 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.35 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.71 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.69 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.77 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.69 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.72 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.60 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.70 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.49 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.85 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.72 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -3.09 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.93 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -2.34 |