Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. RCL
242.70
3.72
1.56%
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $64.9B
- P/E
- 14.9×
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) Free cash flow
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s free cash flow for fiscal 2025 was $1.2B, down 38.1% from $2.0B in fiscal 2024. Over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 it was −$416.0M. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −$5.7B (fiscal 2020) to $2.5B (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ranks 18th of 19 Travel Services companies by free cash flow.
Free cash flow, annual
Annual
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.2B | (38.11%) |
| FY2024 | $2.0B | 244.31% |
| FY2023 | $580.0M | — |
| FY2022 | −$2.2B | — |
| FY2021 | −$3.9B | — |
| FY2020 | −$5.7B | — |
| FY2019 | $691.7M | — |
| FY2018 | −$180.9M | — |
| FY2017 | $2.5B | 11,278.28% |
| FY2016 | $22.3M | (93.30%) |
Quarterly
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | −$877.0M | — |
| Mar 2026 | $1.3B | 1,050.00% |
| Dec 2025 | $116.0M | — |
| Sep 2025 | −$989.0M | — |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low −$5.7B
High $2.5B
Ten-year median
$333.0M
Current reading's percentile
82
Free cash flow against peers
| Company | Free cash flow |
|---|---|
| BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. compare | $9.5B |
| TCOM Trip.com Group Limited Sponsored ADR compare | $7.9B |
| ABNB Airbnb, Inc. compare | $4.9B |
| EXPE Expedia Group, Inc. compare | $4.5B |
| CCL Carnival Corporation compare | $3.2B |
| VIK Viking Holdings Ltd. compare | $1.2B |
| GBTG Global Business Travel Group, Inc. compare | $102.0M |
| RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | −$416.0M |
| NCLH Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. compare | −$1.2B |
What Free cash flow is
Free Cash Flow tells an investor how much cash a company’s operations generate after paying for its investment in physical and intangible assets.
Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)
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