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 · Quarterly
ItemQ2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023
Operating cash flow1,8601,8341,6231,4691,7461,6271,4678971,5731,3281,116659
Depreciation and amortization464461453436417412410410393387368366
Capital expenditure-2,737-500-1,507-2,458-836-428-552-334-2,140-242-2,568-281
Investing cash flow-2,673-529-1,479-2,387-706-440-641-311-2,198-296-2,574-328
Financing cash flow1,176-1,617254615-696-1,191-852-559580-1,0911,353-457
Dividends paid-404-270-272-204-200-148-107—————
Share repurchases-205-1,021-504-414-2.0-301——————
Debt issued2,9092,8071,5092,4322504809604,6602,5192,1795,833600
Debt repaid-1,109-3,084-459-1,130-724-1,221-1,682-4,995-1,867-3,107-4,311-1,006
Effect of exchange rates0.0-1.0-5.00.05.02.0-4.0—-1.0-1.02.0-1.0
Net change in cash363-313393-303349-2.0-30.027.0-46.0-60.0-103-126
Free cash flow-8771,334116-9899101,199915563-5671,086-1,452378
Levered free cash flow-1,0341,071-23.1-1,6042801,068813228-968936-1,514-4.1