Operating Cash Flow
Royal Caribbean Group Operating Cash Flow increased by 13.0% to $1.83B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 12.7%, from $1.63B to $1.83B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 36.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$460.37M | -$403.22M | -$205.05M | -$528.85M | $478.64M | -$44.53M | $576.60M | $1.31B | $1.39B | $659.74M | $1.12B | $1.33B | $1.57B | $897.00M | $1.47B | $1.63B | $1.75B | $1.47B | $1.62B | $1.83B |
| QoQ Change | — | +12.4% | +49.1% | -157.9% | +190.5% | -109.3% | >999% | +127.2% | +6.2% | -52.6% | +69.2% | +19.0% | +18.4% | -43.0% | +63.5% | +10.9% | +7.3% | -15.9% | +10.5% | +13.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +204.0% | +89.0% | +381.2% | +347.7% | +190.7% | >999% | +93.5% | +1.4% | +13.1% | +36.0% | +31.5% | +22.5% | +11.0% | +63.8% | +10.6% | +12.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Royal Caribbean Group's operating cash flow?
- Royal Caribbean Group (RCL) reported operating cash flow of $1.83B in Q1 2026.
- How has Royal Caribbean Group's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Royal Caribbean Group's operating cash flow increased by 12.7% year-over-year, from $1.63B to $1.83B.
- What is the long-term trend for Royal Caribbean Group's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Royal Caribbean Group's operating cash flow has grown at a 36.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.88B to $6.47B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.