Q3 FY2026 · ended Sep 30, 2026 · Revenue $5.59B, +8.8% YoY · Filed Oct 27, 2026
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL) files with the SEC under industry code 4400, Water Transportation. In Q3 of fiscal 2026, the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, it reported revenue of $5.6 billion and net income of $1.7 billion. Free cash flow was $937.0 million. As of Sep 30, 2026 it held $851.0 million in cash and investments and $23.2 billion in total debt.
Revenue
$5.59B
+8.8% vs year-ago quarter
Net income
$1.73B
+9.7% vs year-ago quarter
Operating cash flow
$1.58B
+7.6% vs year-ago quarter
Free cash flow
$937.00M
+194.7% vs year-ago quarter
EPS
$6.45
+12.4% vs year-ago quarter
Dividend per share
$1.50
+50.0% vs year-ago quarter
Shares outstanding
267.47M
-1.9% vs year-ago quarter
Net cash
$-22.32B
Q3 FY2026
Operating margin
27.6%
TTM
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
Other Water Transportation companies
- Carnival Corp Ltd. CCL
- Viking Holdings Ltd VIK
- Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. NCLH
- Kirby Corp KEX
- Matson, Inc. MATX
- International Seaways, Inc. INSW
- Golar LNG Ltd GLNG
- Tidewater Inc TDW
Key figures
Fiscal-year totals from the annual reports; switch to Annual for the full-year view. Balance sheet lines are as of each year end.
| Line | Q3 FY2026 Sep 30, 2026 |
Q2 FY2026 Jun 30, 2026 |
Q1 FY2026 Mar 31, 2026 |
Q4 FY2025 Dec 31, 2025 |
Q3 FY2025 Sep 30, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.6B | $4.8B | $4.5B | $4.3B | $5.1B |
| Operating income | $1.9B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $933.0M | $1.7B |
| Net income | $1.7B | $1.1B | $941.0M | $754.0M | $1.6B |
| Diluted EPS | $6.45 | $4.20 | $3.48 | $2.78 | $5.74 |
| Operating cash flow | $1.6B | $1.9B | $1.8B | $1.6B | $1.5B |
| Free cash flow | $937.0M | -$877.0M | $1.3B | $116.0M | -$989.0M |
| Total assets | $44.8B | $44.6B | $42.0B | $41.6B | $40.1B |
| Total liabilities | $32.9B | $34.2B | $32.0B | $31.4B | $29.8B |
| Stockholders' equity | $11.7B | $10.2B | $9.8B | $10.0B | $10.1B |
| Cash and investments | $851.0M | $875.0M | $512.0M | $825.0M | $432.0M |
| Total debt | $23.2B | $23.5B | $21.8B | $22.2B | $21.1B |
Recent SEC filings
| Form | Description | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Oct 27, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Results of operations
|
Oct 27, 2026 | Oct 27, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Other events
|
Sep 23, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Material agreement, New debt
|
Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Material agreement
|
Aug 7, 2026 | Aug 6, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Jul 28, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
All 1002 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd SEC filings
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.