At the archive date, ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD was expected to release its Q3 2026 10-Q filing on October 26, 2026, before market open. Last quarter: RCL’s 2026-Q2 revenue rose 6.5% year over year to $4.832B on added ship capacity and stronger onboard spending, but higher fuel, crew, and new-ship costs reduced net income attributable to RCL by 6.8% to $1.128B. Source: 10-Q Item 2 MD&A, pp.24-25 and p.30.
EPS Estimate
$6.39
Revenue Estimate
$5.65B
Analyst consensus captured from Finnhub and Financial Modeling Prep. This archived preview is no longer updated with later results; see the RCL page for retained reports.
Drawn from management commentary in the Q2 2026 10-Q:
2026-Q2 total revenue increased $294M, or 6.5%, year over year to $4.832B. Passenger ticket revenue increased 4.5% to $3.344B, primarily reflecting 4.9% capacity growth from Star of the Seas and Celebrity Xcel, while onboard and other revenue increased 11.1% to $1.488B, including $83M from higher per-passenger onboard spending.
Cruise operating expenses increased $264M, or 11.6%, to $2.547B in 2026-Q2, exceeding the 6.5% revenue growth rate. Management attributed the increase primarily to $111M from capacity growth, $76M in higher crew payroll and related costs associated with new ships, and $76M in higher fuel costs per metric ton.
Net income attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. decreased to $1.128B in 2026-Q2 from $1.210B in the prior-year period, while diluted EPS declined to $4.20 from $4.41. Operating income fell to $1.307B from $1.329B, and adjusted EBITDA declined to $1.830B from $1.851B.
Revenue
$4.83B
+6.48% YoY
EPS (Diluted)
$4.20
-4.76% YoY
Operating Income
$1.31B
-1.66% YoY
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