Royal Caribbean
RCL
282.32
-6.46
-2.24%
Royal Caribbean
US · RCL
#333 by market cap
Listed 1970
282.32
-6.46
-2.24%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 51s ago
· 2026-10-08 07:00
Pre-market
281.00
-0.47%
After-hours
283.50
+0.42%
Overnight
286.00
+1.30%
- Market cap
- 75.51B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 17.44
- P/Bi
- 7.38
- EPSi
- 15.61
- Div yieldi
- 1.77%
- 52W posi
- 47%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Fair
- Altman Z-Score is 2.18, in the 1.8-3.0 "grey zone".
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year +8.80% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 49.35%
- Operating margin
- 27.38%
- Net margin
- 23.80%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 96.12B
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 2.18
Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 9.49B | 10.95B | 2.21B | 1.53B | 8.84B | 13.90B | 16.48B | 17.94B |
| Gross profit | 4.23B | 4.89B | -556.30M | -1.21B | 2.22B | 6.13B | 7.83B | 8.85B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 1.30B | 1.56B | 1.20B | 1.37B | 1.58B | 1.79B | 2.13B | 2.22B |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 1.89B | 2.08B | -3.04B | -3.87B | -766.00M | 2.88B | 4.11B | 4.91B |
| Pretax profit | 1.82B | 1.91B | -5.78B | -5.26B | -2.16B | 1.71B | 2.94B | 4.37B |
| Tax | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.00M | 46.00M | 82.00M |
| Net profit | 1.82B | 1.91B | -5.78B | -5.26B | -2.16B | 1.70B | 2.90B | 4.29B |
| Basic EPS | 9 | 9 | -27 | -21 | -8 | 7 | 11 | 16 |
| Diluted EPS | 8.56 | 8.95 | -27.05 | -20.89 | -8.45 | 6.31 | 10.94 | 15.61 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 4.00B | 4.54B | 5.14B | 4.26B | 4.45B | 4.83B |
| Gross profit | 1.92B | 2.26B | 2.66B | 2.02B | 2.21B | 2.29B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 562.00M | 508.00M | 522.00M | 630.00M | 582.00M | 513.00M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 947.00M | 1.33B | 1.70B | 934.00M | 1.16B | 1.31B |
| Pretax profit | 751.00M | 1.23B | 1.58B | 846.00M | 976.00M | 1.15B |
| Tax | 16.00M | 17.00M | -- | -- | 26.00M | 14.00M |
| Net profit | 736.00M | 1.21B | 1.58B | 762.00M | 950.00M | 1.14B |
| Basic EPS | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Diluted EPS | 2.70 | 4.41 | 5.74 | 2.76 | 3.48 | 4.20 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 1.24B | 1.16B | 4.31B | 3.60B | 3.21B | 1.79B | 1.71B | 2.21B |
| Cash & ST investments | 287.85M | 243.74M | 3.68B | 2.70B | 1.94B | 497.00M | 388.00M | 825.00M |
| Inventory | 153.57M | 162.11M | 118.70M | 150.22M | 224.00M | 248.00M | 265.00M | 264.00M |
| Total assets | 27.70B | 30.32B | 32.47B | 32.26B | 33.78B | 35.13B | 37.07B | 41.62B |
| Total current liabilities | 7.11B | 7.95B | 4.54B | 7.29B | 8.57B | 9.40B | 9.82B | 12.06B |
| Short-term debt | 2.42B | 2.72B | 1.47B | 2.31B | 2.17B | 1.79B | 1.68B | 3.27B |
| Long-term debt | 8.36B | 8.41B | 17.96B | 18.85B | 21.30B | 19.73B | 18.47B | 18.17B |
| Total liabilities | 16,050,789,000.00 | 17,586,457,000.00 | 23,704,518,000.00 | 27,172,799,000.00 | 30,907,000,000.00 | 30,232,000,000.00 | 29,335,000,000.00 | 31,374,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 11.65B | 12.73B | 8.76B | 5.09B | 2.87B | 4.90B | 7.74B | 10.25B |
| Retained earnings | 10.26B | 11.52B | 5.56B | 302.28M | -1.71B | -10.00M | 2.61B | 5.93B |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 1.83B | 2.45B | 1.89B | 2.21B | 2.20B | 2.43B |
| Cash & ST investments | 386.00M | 735.00M | 432.00M | 825.00M | 512.00M | 875.00M |
| Inventory | 256.00M | 247.00M | 269.00M | 264.00M | 271.00M | 267.00M |
| Total assets | 37.45B | 38.54B | 40.11B | 41.62B | 41.99B | 44.64B |
| Total current liabilities | 10.30B | 10.57B | 11.47B | 12.06B | 11.07B | 11.66B |
| Short-term debt | 1.47B | 1.49B | 3.16B | 3.27B | 1.53B | 1.64B |
| Long-term debt | 17.99B | 17.61B | 17.20B | 18.17B | 19.67B | 21.26B |
| Total liabilities | 29,310,000,000.00 | 29,182,000,000.00 | 29,821,000,000.00 | 31,374,000,000.00 | 31,962,000,000.00 | 34,183,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 8.14B | 9.36B | 10.29B | 10.25B | 10.03B | 10.46B |
| Retained earnings | 3.14B | 4.14B | 5.44B | 5.93B | 6.46B | 7.19B |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 3.48B | 3.72B | -3.73B | -1.88B | 481.00M | 4.48B | 5.27B | 6.47B |
| Depreciation & amortization | 1.03B | 1.25B | 1.28B | 1.29B | 1.41B | 1.46B | 1.60B | 1.72B |
| Free cash flow | -180.89M | 691.70M | -5.70B | -4.11B | -2.23B | 580.00M | 2.00B | 1.24B |
| Dividends paid | -527.49M | -602.67M | -326.42M | -- | 0 | 0 | -107.00M | -824.00M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -575.04M | -99.58M | 1.43B | 1.62B | -- | 0 | 0 | -1.16B |
| Ending cash balance | 287.85M | 243.74M | 3.68B | 2.70B | 1.94B | 497.00M | 388.00M | 825.00M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 1.63B | 1.75B | 1.47B | 1.62B | 1.83B | 1.86B |
| Depreciation & amortization | 412.00M | 417.00M | 436.00M | 453.00M | 461.00M | 464.00M |
| Free cash flow | 1.20B | 910.00M | -989.00M | 116.00M | 1.33B | -877.00M |
| Dividends paid | -148.00M | -200.00M | -204.00M | -272.00M | -270.00M | -404.00M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -241.00M | 0 | -414.00M | -504.00M | -836.00M | -199.00M |
| Ending cash balance | 386.00M | 735.00M | 432.00M | 825.00M | 512.00M | 875.00M |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 16.61 | 16.15 | -55.41 | -75.98 | -54.21 | 44.70 | 46.83 | 48.50 |
| ROA %i | 7.25 | 6.48 | -18.47 | -16.26 | -6.53 | 4.93 | 7.97 | 10.85 |
| ROIC %i | 10.12 | 9.43 | -18.89 | -14.35 | -3.09 | 10.09 | 14.66 | 17.26 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | 13.01 | 14.45 | 1.74 | -16.45 | -30.57 | -24.95 | -18.81 | 1.97 |
| EBIT margin %i | 22.64 | 21.15 | -223.24 | -259.03 | -8.96 | 22.35 | 27.22 | 29.92 |
| FCF / sales %i | -- | 6.32 | -- | -- | -- | 4.17 | 12.11 | 6.89 |
| Current ratioi | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.95 | 0.49 | 0.37 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.18 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.87 | 0.43 | 0.29 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.09 |
| Debt / assetsi | 38.91 | 38.70 | 61.59 | 67.25 | 71.04 | 62.99 | 56.16 | 52.94 |
| LT debt / equityi | 75.24 | 74.12 | 211.42 | 381.12 | 760.75 | 430.67 | 253.11 | 186.96 |
| Interest coveragei | 6.44 | 5.67 | -5.84 | -3.07 | -0.58 | 2.22 | 2.82 | 5.41 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | 4.59 | 8.83 | -36.87 | -45.56 | -6.89 | 84.62 | 120.77 | 26.59 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | 39.59 | 13.55 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | 214.07 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 49.53 | 47.48 | 47.45 | 48.50 | 50.41 | 45.33 |
| ROA %i | 8.94 | 9.54 | 10.54 | 10.85 | 11.28 | 10.57 |
| ROIC %i | 15.77 | 16.19 | 16.05 | 17.26 | 18.27 | 17.20 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 27.96 | 28.92 | 29.12 | 29.92 | 30.56 | 29.68 |
| FCF / sales %i | 12.59 | 20.87 | 11.67 | 6.89 | 7.46 | -- |
| Current ratioi | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.21 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.11 |
| Debt / assetsi | 53.72 | 51.21 | 52.30 | 52.94 | 51.90 | 52.68 |
| LT debt / equityi | 234.27 | 199.05 | 176.54 | 186.96 | 206.57 | 213.70 |
| Interest coveragei | 3.31 | 3.69 | 5.12 | 5.41 | 5.50 | 5.39 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Single segment100.00%
Quote time 2026-10-08 07:00:16 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.