Royal Caribbean Group RCL Return on invested capital
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Where this comes from
Calculated from Royal Caribbean Group’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
The official record: Royal Caribbean Group’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Royal Caribbean Group's return on invested capital?
- Royal Caribbean Group (RCL) reported return on invested capital of 55.7% in Q1 2026.
- How has Royal Caribbean Group's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
- Royal Caribbean Group's return on invested capital decreased by 6.7% year-over-year, from 59.7% to 55.7%.
- What is the long-term trend for Royal Caribbean Group's return on invested capital?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Royal Caribbean Group's return on invested capital has grown at a -7.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -299.4% to 221.5%.
- What does return on invested capital mean?
- The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
- How do you interpret return on invested capital?
- The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
- How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
- Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.