Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)
Royal Caribbean Cruises' Total Debt came in at $22.84 billion for Q2 2026, up 20.1% from $19.01 billion a year earlier and up 8.2% from the prior quarter.
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Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Royal Caribbean Cruises' Total Debt was $21.35 billion, up 6.3% from FY2024.
- Total Debt carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Total Debt was $20.08 billion in FY2024 (-6.4%), $21.45 billion in FY2023 (-8.3%), $23.39 billion in FY2022 (+10.9%) and $21.09 billion in FY2021 (+9.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Total Debt since Q4 2022.
- Year-over-year, Total Debt has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 1.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Total Debt over five years came in Q2 2026 (growth of 20.1%), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a decline of 14.4%).
- Business Quant data shows RCL's Total Debt at $21.11 billion (Q1 2026), $21.35 billion (Q4 2025) and $20.28 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriott International | 93.50 Bn | 91.55 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 16.92 Bn |
| 2 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings | 72.30 Bn | 68.78 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 13.34 Bn |
| 3 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 64.91 Bn | 62.49 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 22.84 Bn |
| 4 | Viking Holdings | 35.75 Bn | 20.87 Bn | 996.62 Mn | 5.94 Bn |
| 5 | Carnival | 30.35 Bn | 23.01 Bn | - | 24.89 Bn |
| 6 | Intercontinental Hotels | 26.52 Bn | 22.08 Bn | - | -2.09 Bn |
| 7 | Trip.com | 25.92 Bn | -19.63 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 3.88 Bn |
| 8 | Hyatt Hotels | 15.20 Bn | 12.68 Bn | 388.00 Mn | 4.28 Bn |
| 9 | H World | 13.30 Bn | 4.22 Bn | - | 620.63 Mn |
| 10 | Atour Lifestyle Holdings | 8.20 Bn | 4.90 Bn | 493.22 Mn | 34.81 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.84 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.84 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.52 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.45 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.97 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.39 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.33 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 23.21 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.09 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.84 Bn |
API Access
Royal Caribbean Cruises Total Debt 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=total-debt&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "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=total-debt&ticker=RCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();