Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd balance sheet RCL

As of Sep 30, 2026, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd had total assets of $44.8 billion and total liabilities of $32.9 billion. Total assets were up 11.7% from a year earlier. Stockholders' equity was $11.7 billion. It held $851.0 million in cash and investments against $23.2 billion of total debt, net debt of $22.3 billion. The current ratio, current assets divided by current liabilities, was 0.22.

USD in millions, except ratios and per-share amounts. The percent under a figure is the change from the year before.

Line
FY 2026
Sep 30, 2026
FY 2025
Dec 31, 2025
FY 2024
Dec 31, 2024
FY 2023
Dec 31, 2023
FY 2022
Dec 31, 2022
FY 2021
Dec 31, 2021
FY 2020
Dec 31, 2020
FY 2019
Dec 31, 2019
FY 2018
Dec 31, 2018
FY 2017
Dec 31, 2017
FY 2016
Dec 31, 2016
Assets
Cash
851
+97.0%
825
+112.6%
388
-21.9%
497
-74.3%
1,935
-28.4%
2,702
-26.7%
3,684
+1411.7%
244
-15.3%
288
+139.7%
120
-9.4%
133
Cash and investments
851
+97.0%
825
+112.6%
388
-21.9%
497
-74.3%
1,935
-28.4%
2,702
-26.7%
3,684
+1411.7%
244
-15.3%
288
+139.7%
120
-9.4%
133
Receivables
409
+14.9%
317
-14.6%
371
-8.4%
405
-23.7%
531
+30.1%
408
+43.6%
284
-7.1%
306
-5.8%
325
+1.8%
319
+9.2%
292
Inventory
304
+13.0%
264
-0.4%
265
+6.9%
248
+10.7%
224
+49.1%
150
+26.6%
119
-26.8%
162
+5.6%
154
+37.9%
111
-2.4%
114
Total current assets
2,474
+31.1%
2,211
+29.7%
1,705
-4.9%
1,792
-44.1%
3,205
-11.0%
3,600
-16.5%
4,312
+270.9%
1,163
-6.4%
1,242
+36.8%
908
+21.3%
748
Property and equipment, net
38,297
+10.6%
35,696
+12.1%
31,831
+5.7%
30,114
+9.3%
27,546
+6.3%
25,908
+2.6%
25,247
-0.9%
25,467
+8.5%
23,466
+18.9%
19,735
-2.1%
20,161
Goodwill
808
+0.0%
808
+0.0%
808
-0.1%
809
+0.0%
809
-0.0%
809
-0.0%
809
-41.6%
1,386
+0.5%
1,378
+377.7%
289
+0.0%
288
Total assets
44,813
+11.7%
41,619
+12.3%
37,070
+5.5%
35,131
+4.0%
33,776
+4.7%
32,258
-0.6%
32,465
+7.1%
30,320
+9.5%
27,698
+23.9%
22,361
+0.2%
22,310
Liabilities and equity
Accounts payable
979
+18.2%
953
+3.7%
919
+16.0%
792
+22.4%
647
+18.5%
546
+54.5%
353
-37.3%
564
+15.5%
488
+35.6%
360
+17.9%
305
Total current liabilities
11,413
-0.5%
12,055
+22.8%
9,817
+4.4%
9,401
+9.7%
8,573
+17.7%
7,286
+60.6%
4,537
-43.0%
7,953
+11.8%
7,112
+46.5%
4,855
+9.3%
4,442
Total liabilities
32,900
+10.3%
31,374
+7.0%
29,335
-3.0%
30,232
-2.2%
30,907
+13.7%
27,173
+14.6%
23,705
+34.8%
17,586
+9.6%
16,051
—
—
Stockholders' equity
11,713
+16.1%
10,037
+32.7%
7,563
+60.1%
4,724
+64.7%
2,869
-43.6%
5,086
-42.0%
8,761
-28.0%
12,164
+9.5%
11,105
+3.8%
10,702
+17.3%
9,121
Debt
Debt due within a year
22,355
+10.2%
21,345
+6.3%
20,076
-6.4%
21,452
-8.3%
23,391
+10.9%
21,090
+6.8%
19,738
+58.3%
12,469
+7.9%
11,553
+53.2%
7,539
-19.7%
9,387
Lease liabilities
815
-3.8%
849
-1.4%
861
-17.8%
1,047
+9.7%
954
-11.3%
1,076
+22.3%
880
-5.3%
929
—
—
—
Total debt
23,170
+9.7%
22,194
+6.0%
20,937
-6.9%
22,499
-7.6%
24,345
+9.8%
22,166
+7.5%
20,618
+53.9%
13,398
+16.0%
11,553
+53.2%
7,539
-19.7%
9,387
Net cash
-22,319
-7.9%
-21,369
-4.0%
-20,549
+6.6%
-22,002
+1.8%
-22,410
-15.1%
-19,464
-14.9%
-16,934
-28.7%
-13,154
-16.8%
-11,265
-51.8%
-7,419
+19.8%
-9,255
Ratios
Current ratio
0.22x
0.18x
0.17x
0.19x
0.37x
0.49x
0.95x
0.15x
0.17x
0.19x
0.17x
Debt to equity
1.98x
2.21x
2.77x
4.76x
8.49x
4.36x
2.35x
1.10x
1.04x
0.70x
1.03x
Debt to EBITDA
3.24x
3.35x
3.67x
5.19x
37.98x
—
—
4.03x
3.95x
2.80x
3.96x
Return on equity
38.86%
42.52%
38.04%
35.92%
-75.15%
-103.43%
-66.18%
15.45%
16.31%
15.18%
14.07%
Return on assets
10.16%
10.25%
7.76%
4.83%
-6.38%
-16.31%
-17.86%
6.20%
6.54%
7.27%
5.75%
How these figures are calculated

Annual columns are full-year amounts from the annual report (Form 10-K, 20-F, or 40-F). If a company restates a year, the latest filed number is shown. USD in millions, except ratios and per-share amounts. Cash and investments adds short-term and long-term marketable securities to cash. Debt due within a year is the borrowings that are not already in long-term debt. Total debt is those borrowings plus lease liabilities. Net cash is cash and investments minus total debt. Return on equity and return on assets divide the trailing twelve months of net income by the balance on that date. Debt to EBITDA uses the trailing twelve months of EBITDA. The first column is the latest balance sheet when it is newer than the latest fiscal year. More on our methodology.

Company profile

Industry
Water Transportation (SIC 4400)
Listed as
RCL (NYSE)
Fiscal year ends
December 31
Headquarters
Miami, FL
SEC filer status
Large accelerated filer
SEC CIK
884887

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