Royal Caribbean Cruises revenue and financials

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Close · October 6, 2026

In the fiscal year ended December 2025, Royal Caribbean Cruises reported revenue of $17.94B (+8.80% year over year). Net income was $4.27B, a net margin of 23.8%.

Annual revenue · 2025: $17.94B
  1. $8.5B2016
  2. $8.78B2017
  3. $9.49B2018
  4. $10.95B2019
  5. $2.21B2020
  6. $1.53B2021
  7. $8.84B2022
  8. $13.9B2023
  9. $16.48B2024
  10. $17.94B2025

Fiscal year ending in December. Sources and method on the page Methodology and sources.

At a glance

Revenue growth
+8.80%
2025 vs 2024
Net income growth
+48.35%
2025 vs 2024
Net margin
23.8%
2024: 17.5%

Financial data

Amounts in millions of USD; per-share values in USD; shares in millions.

Cash flow · Annual
Item2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Operating cash flow6,4655,2654,477481-1,878-3,7323,7163,4792,8752,517
Depreciation and amortization1,7181,6001,4551,4071,2931,2791,2461,034951895
Capital expenditure-5,229-3,268-3,897-2,710-2,230-1,965-3,025-3,660-564-2,494
Investing cash flow-5,012-3,446-3,923-2,987-2,145—————
Financing cash flow-1,018-1,922-1,9931,7413,041—————
Dividends paid-824-1070.00.00.0-326-603-527-437-346
Share repurchases-1,1590.00.0—0.00.0-99.6-575-225-300
Debt issued4,67110,3187,6419,7874,468—————
Debt repaid-3,534-11,651-9,566-7,729-2,712—————
Effect of exchange rates2.0-6.01.0-2.0——————
Net change in cash437-109-1,438-767-982—————
Free cash flow1,2361,997580-2,229-4,108—————
Levered free cash flow-1981,072-11.9-1,316-2,204—————