Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL)

Pretax margin

Dec 31, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
Earnings before tax but after interest (EBT) (ttm) US$ in thousands 4,304,000 4,087,000 3,627,000 3,270,000 2,897,000 2,615,922 2,511,922 2,116,922 1,704,922 925,794 -52,238 -1,036,820 -2,155,960 -3,012,724 -4,470,242 -5,295,920 -5,260,500 -5,270,470 -5,185,230 -5,469,820
Revenue (ttm) US$ in thousands 17,935,000 17,437,000 17,184,000 16,756,000 16,485,000 16,055,420 15,329,420 14,742,420 13,900,420 13,172,990 12,006,070 10,667,310 8,840,540 7,218,797 4,682,675 2,549,349 1,532,133 584,024 93,378 218,069
Pretax margin 24.00% 23.44% 21.11% 19.52% 17.57% 16.29% 16.39% 14.36% 12.27% 7.03% -0.44% -9.72% -24.39% -41.73% -95.46% -207.74% -343.34% -902.44% -5,552.95% -2,508.30%

December 31, 2025 calculation

Pretax margin = EBT (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $4,304,000K ÷ $17,935,000K
= 24.00%


Peer comparison

Dec 31, 2025

Company name
Symbol
Pretax margin
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd
RCL
24.00%
Carnival Corporation
CCL
10.41%