stockrowRoyal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
RCL Consumer Cyclical Travel Services
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $17.9 billion, up 8.80% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +6.48%
- EPS
- −5.39%
- Free cash flow
- −196.4%
- Total debt
- +20.1%
Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) Free cash flow margin
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was −2.23%, down 9.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (6.89%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −256.7% (fiscal 2021) to 28.9% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is below the Travel Services industry median of 7.43% and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.11%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 6.89% | (5.22) |
| FY2024 | 12.1% | 7.94 |
| FY2023 | 4.17% | 29.38 |
| FY2022 | −25.2% | 231.45 |
| FY2021 | −256.7% | (0.01) |
| FY2020 | −256.7% | (262.97) |
| FY2019 | 6.32% | 8.23 |
| FY2018 | −1.91% | (30.85) |
| FY2017 | 28.9% | 28.68 |
| FY2016 | 0.26% | (3.75) |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| ABNB Airbnb, Inc. compare | 36.9% |
| BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. compare | 33.8% |
| EXPE Expedia Group, Inc. compare | 28.4% |
| VIK Viking Holdings Ltd. compare | 16.6% |
| CCL Carnival Corporation compare | 11.6% |
| TNL Travel + Leisure Co. compare | 11.0% |
| TCOM Trip.com Group Limited Sponsored ADR compare | 0.00% |
| RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | −2.23% |
| NCLH Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. compare | −11.7% |
| Travel Services industry median | 7.43% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.11% |
| Market median | 0.67% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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