Royal 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
- +8.80%
- EPS
- +11.6%
- Free cash flow
- +194.7%
- Total debt
- +10.2%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) Revenue growth
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s revenue growth over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 9.74%, up 0.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (8.80%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −79.8% (fiscal 2020) to 477.0% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is below the Travel Services industry median of 11.3% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 4.18%.
Revenue growth, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Revenue growth | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 8.80% | (9.79) |
| FY2024 | 18.6% | (38.65) |
| FY2023 | 57.2% | (419.78) |
| FY2022 | 477.0% | 507.66 |
| FY2021 | −30.6% | 49.19 |
| FY2020 | −79.8% | (95.17) |
| FY2019 | 15.3% | 7.18 |
| FY2018 | 8.16% | 4.85 |
| FY2017 | 3.31% | 0.93 |
| FY2016 | 2.38% | (0.41) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Revenue growth | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 8.80% | 2.32 |
| Jun 2026 | 6.48% | (4.85) |
| Mar 2026 | 11.3% | (1.94) |
| Dec 2025 | 13.3% | 8.09 |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Revenue growth against peers
| Company | Revenue growth |
|---|---|
| TCOM Trip.com Group Limited Sponsored ADR compare | 22.0% |
| VIK Viking Holdings Ltd. compare | 20.0% |
| ABNB Airbnb, Inc. compare | 16.7% |
| EXPE Expedia Group, Inc. compare | 12.9% |
| RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | 9.74% |
| BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. compare | 8.01% |
| MMYT MakeMyTrip Limited compare | 5.49% |
| CCL Carnival Corporation compare | 5.20% |
| NCLH Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. compare | 4.85% |
| Travel Services industry median | 11.3% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 4.18% |
| Market median | 7.58% |
What Revenue growth is
Revenue Growth shows how fast a company’s sales are rising or falling compared with the same period a year earlier.
(Revenue − Revenue a year earlier) ÷ |Revenue a year earlier|
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