Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. RCL
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1.56%
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $64.9B
- P/E
- 14.9×
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) Gross margin
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 49.1%, down 0.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (49.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −78.8% (fiscal 2021) to 49.4% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is below the Travel Services industry median of 67.6% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 35.0%.
Gross margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 49.4% | 1.85 |
| FY2024 | 47.5% | 3.45 |
| FY2023 | 44.1% | 18.90 |
| FY2022 | 25.2% | 103.95 |
| FY2021 | −78.8% | (53.60) |
| FY2020 | −25.2% | (69.83) |
| FY2019 | 44.6% | 0.07 |
| FY2018 | 44.6% | 0.35 |
| FY2017 | 44.2% | 3.25 |
| FY2016 | 41.0% | 2.42 |
Quarterly
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 47.3% | (2.24) |
| Mar 2026 | 49.5% | 2.17 |
| Dec 2025 | 47.4% | (4.38) |
| Sep 2025 | 51.7% | 2.05 |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low −78.8%
High 49.4%
Ten-year median
44.1%
Current reading's percentile
100
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. compare | 100.0% |
| EXPE Expedia Group, Inc. compare | 90.4% |
| ABNB Airbnb, Inc. compare | 82.9% |
| TCOM Trip.com Group Limited Sponsored ADR compare | 80.1% |
| GBTG Global Business Travel Group, Inc. compare | 58.5% |
| RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | 49.1% |
| VIK Viking Holdings Ltd. compare | 43.2% |
| NCLH Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. compare | 42.5% |
| CCL Carnival Corporation compare | 39.7% |
| Travel Services industry median | 67.6% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 35.0% |
| Market median | 46.3% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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