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Royal Caribbean Cruises

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Royal Caribbean Cruises cash flow and EPS65

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$4,449M
Royal Caribbean Cruises capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2010 Q130.53% · $166.397MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable69.47% · $378.596M100% · $544.993M
FY 2010 Q246.29% · $681.144MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable53.71% · $790.332M100% · $1,471.476M
FY 2010 Q327.23% · $78.285MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable72.77% · $209.171M100% · $287.456M
FY 2010 Q485.02% · $1,261.363MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable14.98% · $222.166M100% · $1,483.529M
FY 2011 Q16.56% · $66.304MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable93.44% · $944.269M100% · $1,010.573M
FY 2011 Q229.99% · $185.261MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable70.01% · $432.532M100% · $617.793M
FY 2011 Q365.53% · $778.537MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable34.47% · $409.613M100% · $1,188.15M
FY 2011 Q426.77% · $143.524MUnavailableUnavailable0% · $0M73.23% · $392.632M100% · $536.156M
FY 2012 Q150.27% · $177.235MUnavailableUnavailable12.34% · $43.506M37.39% · $131.81M100% · $352.551M
FY 2012 Q223.81% · $145.516MUnavailableUnavailable3.57% · $21.787M72.62% · $443.775M100% · $611.078M
FY 2012 Q313.41% · $106.558MUnavailableUnavailable0% · $0M86.59% · $688.184M100% · $794.742M
FY 2012 Q446.17% · $862.19MUnavailableUnavailable2.81% · $52.414M51.03% · $952.932M100% · $1,867.536M
FY 2013 Q157.13% · $178.376MUnavailableUnavailable8.88% · $27.735M33.99% · $106.137M100% · $312.248M
FY 2013 Q212.04% · $217.697MUnavailableUnavailable1.46% · $26.363M86.5% · $1,564.111M100% · $1,808.171M
FY 2013 Q325.85% · $137.973MUnavailableUnavailable0.01% · $0.061M74.14% · $395.717M100% · $533.751M
FY 2013 Q420.7% · $229.731MUnavailableUnavailable8.06% · $89.47M71.24% · $790.516M100% · $1,109.717M
FY 2014 Q19.4% · $177.791MUnavailableUnavailable4.03% · $76.264M86.57% · $1,638.146M100% · $1,892.201M
FY 2014 Q217.97% · $164.681MUnavailableUnavailable6.07% · $55.593M75.97% · $696.25M100% · $916.524M
FY 2014 Q325.76% · $216.546MUnavailableUnavailable0% · $0M74.24% · $624.031M100% · $840.577M
FY 2014 Q460.06% · $1,252.38MUnavailableUnavailable3.22% · $67.095M36.72% · $765.791M100% · $2,085.266M
FY 2015 Q129.76% · $304.644MUnavailable0% · $0M12.87% · $131.745M57.36% · $587.111M100% · $1,023.5M
FY 2015 Q236.54% · $846.972MUnavailable0% · $0M2.85% · $65.973M60.62% · $1,405.121M100% · $2,318.066M
FY 2015 Q318.93% · $209.021MUnavailable0% · $0M0% · $0M81.07% · $895.005M100% · $1,104.026M
FY 2015 Q414.31% · $252.703MUnavailable11.32% · $200M4.67% · $82.494M69.7% · $1,231.316M100% · $1,766.513M
FY 2016 Q112.52% · $249.84MUnavailable10.03% · $200.04M8.16% · $162.89M69.29% · $1,382.27M100% · $1,995.04M
FY 2016 Q241.95% · $1,797.355MUnavailable1.17% · $50.011M1.88% · $80.667M55% · $2,356.635M100% · $4,284.668M
FY 2016 Q319.1% · $266.636MUnavailable3.58% · $49.908M0% · $0M77.32% · $1,079.357M100% · $1,395.901M
FY 2016 Q49.86% · $180.532MUnavailable0% · $0.001M5.62% · $102.93M84.52% · $1,547.308M100% · $1,830.771M
FY 2017 Q15.94% · $122.783MUnavailable0% · $0M4.98% · $102.942M89.07% · $1,840.402M100% · $2,066.127M
FY 2017 Q27.08% · $148.758MUnavailable0% · $0M4.91% · $103.097M88.01% · $1,849.488M100% · $2,101.343M
FY 2017 Q35.14% · $115.794MUnavailable5.55% · $124.999M4.58% · $103.123M84.73% · $1,908.308M100% · $2,252.224M
FY 2017 Q46.69% · $176.803M0% · $0M3.78% · $99.999M4.86% · $128.293M84.67% · $2,236.889M100% · $2,641.984M
FY 2018 Q148.91% · $1,720.232MUnavailable7.82% · $275.038M3.63% · $127.84M39.64% · $1,394.222M100% · $3,517.332M
FY 2018 Q220.97% · $492.648MUnavailable4.02% · $94.438M5.4% · $126.805M69.62% · $1,635.722M100% · $2,349.613M
FY 2018 Q38.63% · $296.247MUnavailable5.99% · $205.563M3.69% · $126.82M81.68% · $2,803.658M100% · $3,432.288M
FY 2018 Q447.42% · $1,150.901M0% · $0M0% · $0M6.02% · $146.029M46.56% · $1,129.909M100% · $2,426.839M
FY 2019 Q126.66% · $470.116MUnavailable0% · $0M8.32% · $146.817M65.02% · $1,146.674M100% · $1,763.607M
FY 2019 Q241% · $1,396.025MUnavailable0% · $0M4.3% · $146.38M54.7% · $1,862.219M100% · $3,404.624M
FY 2019 Q345.85% · $475.754MUnavailable0% · $0M14.11% · $146.346M40.04% · $415.446M100% · $1,037.546M
FY 2019 Q443.18% · $682.768M0% · $0M6.3% · $99.582M10.32% · $163.131M40.21% · $635.905M100% · $1,581.386M
FY 2020 Q153.57% · $1,252.554MUnavailableUnavailable7% · $163.563M39.43% · $921.867M100% · $2,337.984M
FY 2020 Q24.97% · $139.337MUnavailableUnavailable5.81% · $162.858M89.23% · $2,502.52M100% · $2,804.715M
FY 2020 Q396.87% · $181.35MUnavailableUnavailable0% · $0M3.13% · $5.858M100% · $187.208M
FY 2020 Q448.57% · $391.89MUnavailableUnavailable0% · $0M51.43% · $414.888M100% · $806.778M
FY 2021 Q171.27% · $1,061.691MUnavailableUnavailable0% · $0M28.73% · $427.978M100% · $1,489.669M
FY 2021 Q222.86% · $224.484MUnavailableUnavailable0% · $0M77.14% · $757.512M100% · $981.996M
FY 2021 Q326.38% · $368.096MUnavailableUnavailable0% · $0M73.62% · $1,027.02M100% · $1,395.116M
FY 2021 Q487.2% · $575.433MUnavailableUnavailable0% · $0M12.8% · $84.48M100% · $659.913M
FY 2022 Q157.5% · $1,363.086MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable42.5% · $1,007.632M100% · $2,370.718M
FY 2022 Q257.72% · $954.661MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable42.28% · $699.175M100% · $1,653.836M
FY 2022 Q36.17% · $225.519MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable93.83% · $3,428.516M100% · $3,654.035M
FY 2022 Q46.04% · $166.797MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable93.96% · $2,593.245M100% · $2,760.042M
FY 2023 Q18.64% · $251.933MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable91.36% · $2,663.665M100% · $2,915.598M
FY 2023 Q233.44% · $796.456MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable66.56% · $1,585.436M100% · $2,381.892M
FY 2023 Q320.96% · $280.254MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable79.04% · $1,056.865M100% · $1,337.119M
FY 2023 Q437.61% · $2,568.357MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable62.39% · $4,260.034M100% · $6,828.391M
FY 2024 Q17.23% · $242MUnavailable0% · $0M0% · $0M92.77% · $3,107M100% · $3,349M
FY 2024 Q253.41% · $2,140MUnavailable0% · $0M0% · $0M46.59% · $1,867M100% · $4,007M
FY 2024 Q36.27% · $334MUnavailable0% · $0M0% · $0M93.73% · $4,995M100% · $5,329M
FY 2024 Q423.58% · $552MUnavailable0% · $0M4.57% · $107M71.85% · $1,682M100% · $2,341M
FY 2025 Q121% · $428MUnavailable11.83% · $241M7.26% · $148M59.91% · $1,221M100% · $2,038M
FY 2025 Q247.5% · $836MUnavailable0% · $0M11.36% · $200M41.14% · $724M100% · $1,760M
FY 2025 Q358.44% · $2,458MUnavailable9.84% · $414M4.85% · $204M26.87% · $1,130M100% · $4,206M
FY 2025 Q454.96% · $1,507MUnavailable18.38% · $504M9.92% · $272M16.74% · $459M100% · $2,742M
FY 2026 Q110.66% · $500MUnavailable17.83% · $836M5.76% · $270M65.76% · $3,084M100% · $4,690M
FY 2026 Q261.52% · $2,737MUnavailable4.47% · $199M9.08% · $404M24.93% · $1,109M100% · $4,449M
Mar 31, 2010 through Jun 30, 2026

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$1,860M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$2,737M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$-877M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

$30M

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

—

SBC / operating cash flow

%

1.61%

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

$4.2

Quarterly data

Royal Caribbean Cruises cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2026 Q2Jun 30, 20261,8602,737-87730—1.61%—$4.2
FY 2026 Q1Mar 31, 20261,8345001,334382.85%2.07%—$3.48
FY 2025 Q4Dec 31, 20251,6231,5071163933.62%2.4%——
FY 2025 Q3Sep 30, 20251,4692,458-98944—3%—$5.74
FY 2025 Q2Jun 30, 20251,746836910394.29%2.23%—$4.41
FY 2025 Q1Mar 31, 20251,6274281,199534.42%3.26%—$2.7
FY 2024 Q4Dec 31, 20241,46755291515817.27%10.77%——
FY 2024 Q3Sep 30, 2024897334563264.62%2.9%—$4.21
FY 2024 Q2Jun 30, 20241,5732,140-56738—2.42%—$3.11
FY 2024 Q1Mar 31, 20241,3282421,086454.14%3.39%—$1.35
FY 2023 Q4Dec 31, 20231,1162,568.36-1,452.3646.69—4.18%——
FY 2023 Q3Sep 30, 2023659.74280.25379.4913.593.58%2.06%—$3.65
FY 2023 Q2Jun 30, 20231,391.35796.46594.8939.456.63%2.84%—$1.7
FY 2023 Q1Mar 31, 20231,309.92251.931,057.9926.272.48%2.01%—$-0.19
FY 2022 Q4Dec 31, 2022576.6166.8409.811.832.89%2.05%——
FY 2022 Q3Sep 30, 2022-44.53225.52-270.0514.15———$0.13
FY 2022 Q2Jun 30, 2022478.64954.66-476.02-12.71—-2.65%—$-2.05
FY 2022 Q1Mar 31, 2022-528.851,363.09-1,891.9322.84———$-4.58
FY 2021 Q4Dec 31, 2021-205.05575.43-780.488.2————
FY 2021 Q3Sep 30, 2021-403.22368.1-771.3119.87———$-5.59
FY 2021 Q2Jun 30, 2021-460.37224.48-684.8616.73———$-5.29
FY 2021 Q1Mar 31, 2021-809.181,061.69-1,870.8718.83———$-4.66
FY 2020 Q4Dec 31, 2020-825.4391.89-1,217.299.91———$-6.09
FY 2020 Q3Sep 30, 2020-857.43181.35-1,038.7821.11———$-6.29
FY 2020 Q2Jun 30, 2020-2,247.53139.34-2,386.8716.19———$-7.83
FY 2020 Q1Mar 31, 2020198.711,252.55-1,053.84-7.43—-3.74%—$-6.91
FY 2019 Q4Dec 31, 2019609.3682.77-73.4724.67—4.05%—$1.3
FY 2019 Q3Sep 30, 2019911.54475.75435.799.282.13%1.02%—$4.2
FY 2019 Q2Jun 30, 20191,117.071,396.03-278.9514.65—1.31%—$2.25
FY 2019 Q1Mar 31, 20191,078.45470.12608.3427.324.49%2.53%—$1.19
FY 2018 Q4Dec 31, 2018732.161,150.9-418.75-17.36—-2.37%—$1.5
FY 2018 Q3Sep 30, 2018815.4296.25519.1531.66.09%3.88%—$3.86
FY 2018 Q2Jun 30, 20181,007.46492.65514.8211.662.26%1.16%—$2.19
FY 2018 Q1Mar 31, 2018924.121,720.23-796.1120.16—2.18%—$1.02
FY 2017 Q4Dec 31, 2017419.97176.8243.1616.996.99%4.05%—$1.34
FY 2017 Q3Sep 30, 2017795.32115.79679.5317.092.51%2.15%—$3.49
FY 2017 Q2Jun 30, 2017862.75148.7671418.122.54%2.1%—$1.71
FY 2017 Q1Mar 31, 2017796.53122.78673.7417.262.56%2.17%—$0.99
FY 2016 Q4Dec 31, 2016515.74180.53335.2110.623.17%2.06%—$1.21
FY 2016 Q3Sep 30, 2016730.04266.64463.48.711.88%1.19%—$3.21
FY 2016 Q2Jun 30, 2016793.021,797.36-1,004.347.57—0.95%—$1.06
FY 2016 Q1Mar 31, 2016477.9249.84228.065.772.53%1.21%—$0.46
FY 2015 Q4Dec 31, 2015338.43252.785.73————$0.94
FY 2015 Q3Sep 30, 2015567.59209.02358.57————$1.03
FY 2015 Q2Jun 30, 2015613.92846.97-233.05————$0.84
FY 2015 Q1Mar 31, 2015426.43304.64121.78————$0.2
FY 2014 Q4Dec 31, 2014284.21,252.38-968.19————$0.49
FY 2014 Q3Sep 30, 2014578.64216.55362.09————$2.19
FY 2014 Q2Jun 30, 2014565.14164.68400.46————$0.62
FY 2014 Q1Mar 31, 2014315.79177.79138————$0.12
FY 2013 Q4Dec 31, 2013181.96229.73-47.77————$0.03
FY 2013 Q3Sep 30, 2013557.32137.97419.34————$1.65
FY 2013 Q2Jun 30, 2013431.53217.7213.83————$0.11
FY 2013 Q1Mar 31, 2013241.26178.3862.88————$0.35
FY 2012 Q4Dec 31, 2012209.48862.19-652.71————$-1.8
FY 2012 Q3Sep 30, 2012588.74106.56482.18————$1.68
FY 2012 Q2Jun 30, 2012368.3145.52222.79————$-0.02
FY 2012 Q1Mar 31, 2012215.22177.2437.98————$0.21
FY 2011 Q4Dec 31, 2011183.02143.5239.5————$0.17
FY 2011 Q3Sep 30, 2011505.98778.54-272.56————$1.82
FY 2011 Q2Jun 30, 2011481.32185.26296.06————$0.43
FY 2011 Q1Mar 31, 2011285.4266.3219.11————$0.42
FY 2010 Q4Dec 31, 2010227.111,261.36-1,034.25————$0.15
FY 2010 Q3Sep 30, 2010425.0178.29346.72————$1.64
FY 2010 Q2Jun 30, 2010597.98681.14-83.17————$0.28
FY 2010 Q1Mar 31, 2010412.92166.4246.53————$0.4
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · RCL, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.