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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 6.48%, EPS fell 5.39%, free cash flow fell 196.4% and total debt rose 20.1%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for three consecutive years, revenue growth for three, operating cash flow growth for five.
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) Return on invested capital
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 9.84%, down 0.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (9.98%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.8% (fiscal 2020) to 9.98% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Travel Services industry median of 5.08% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 2.95%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 9.98% | 0.62 |
| FY2024 | 9.36% | 2.40 |
| FY2023 | 6.96% | 8.93 |
| FY2022 | −1.97% | 8.33 |
| FY2021 | −10.3% | 1.48 |
| FY2020 | −11.8% | (17.45) |
| FY2019 | 5.67% | 0.19 |
| FY2018 | 5.48% | (0.54) |
| FY2017 | 6.02% | 1.00 |
| FY2016 | 5.02% | 1.70 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| VIK Viking Holdings Ltd. compare | 26.5% |
| MMYT MakeMyTrip Limited compare | 16.6% |
| RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | 9.84% |
| CCL Carnival Corporation compare | 7.47% |
| TCOM Trip.com Group Limited Sponsored ADR compare | 6.10% |
| NCLH Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. compare | 5.51% |
| ABNB Airbnb, Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| EXPE Expedia Group, Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| Travel Services industry median | 5.08% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 2.95% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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