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Operating Cash Flow for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$1.83B

YoY change

+22.8%

5Y CAGR

—

Peak year (2025)

$6.46B

Operating Cash Flow history chart for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) from 1991 to 2025

Latest: $6.46B

Operating Cash Flow growth chart for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) from 1991 to 2025

Latest: +22.8%

Operating Cash Flow history table for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) from 1991 to 2025

  • 2025$6.46B+22.8%
  • 2024$5.26B+17.6%
  • 2023$4.48B+830.8%
  • 2022$481.00M-125.6%
  • 2021−$1.88B-49.7%
  • 2020−$3.73B-200.4%
  • 2019$3.72B+6.8%
  • 2018$3.48B+21.0%
  • 2017$2.87B+14.2%
  • 2016$2.52B+29.3%
  • 2015$1.95B+11.6%
  • 2014$1.74B+23.5%
  • 2013$1.41B+2.2%
  • 2012$1.38B-5.1%
  • 2011$1.46B-12.5%
  • 2010$1.66B+96.8%
  • 2009$844.88M-21.1%
  • 2008$1.07B-15.6%
  • 2007$1.27B+33.8%
  • 2006$948.51M-14.7%
  • 2005$1.11B+3.2%
  • 2004$1.08B+25.6%
  • 2003$857.80M-1.5%
  • 2002$870.47M+37.4%
  • 2001$633.69M-9.9%
  • 2000$703.32M+20.6%
  • 1999$583.36M+10.7%
  • 1998$526.86M+21.4%
  • 1997$434.10M+44.9%
  • 1996$299.50M+33.3%
  • 1995$224.60M+3.3%
  • 1994$217.50M+0.1%
  • 1993$217.30M+26.0%
  • 1992$172.50M+119.2%
  • 1991$78.70M—

Operating Cash Flow values are taken from Royal Caribbean Cruises's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Operating Cash Flow at Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL)

Operating Cash Flow for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL): headline value $1.83B · YoY +22.8%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

In 2025, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) operating cash flow totalled $6.46B – grew 22.8% year-over-year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises operating cash flow compound annual growth for the 2015–2025 (10 years) window is +12.8%, sustaining 5 straight years of year-over-year growth.

The highest annual operating cash flow of $6.46B was reported in 2025. The lowest in the available history was −$3.73B in 2020.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Operating Cash Flow by Year

Royal Caribbean Cruises Operating Cash Flow 2025: $6.46B

2025's operating cash flow for Royal Caribbean Cruises came in at $6.46B, grew 22.8% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Operating Cash Flow 2024: $5.26B

Royal Caribbean Cruises posted operating cash flow of $5.26B in 2024, grew 17.6% from 2023.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Operating Cash Flow 2023: $4.48B

In 2023, Royal Caribbean Cruises reported operating cash flow of $4.48B, surged 830.8% from 2022.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Operating Cash Flow 2022: $481.00M

Royal Caribbean Cruises operating cash flow in 2022 was $481.00M, plunged 125.6% below 2021.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Operating Cash Flow 2021: −$1.88B

Royal Caribbean Cruises operating cash flow in 2021 was −$1.88B.

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