What is Royal Caribbean Group's share buybacks?

Royal Caribbean Group (RCL) reported share buybacks of $836M in Q1 2026.

How has Royal Caribbean Group's share buybacks changed year-over-year?

Royal Caribbean Group's share buybacks increased by 246.9% year-over-year, from $241M to $836M.

What does share buybacks mean?

Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.

Royal Caribbean Group RCL Share Buybacks

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.5B+11.3%

Gross profit$2.2B+14.8%

Operating income$1.2B+23.0%

Net income$941.0M+28.9%

EPS (diluted)$3.48+28.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$512.0M+32.6%

Total debt$678.0M-19.9%

Total equity$9.8B+23.2%

Total assets$42.0B+12.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.8B+12.7%

CapEx$500.0M+16.8%

Free cash flow$1.3B+11.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$85.32B+12.0%

Enterprise value$85.49B+12.1%

P/E19×-2.1×

P/S4.6×+0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin49.7%+1.5pp

Operating margin27.9%+2.2pp

Net margin24.4%+5.0pp

FCF margin20.9%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity50.4%+0.9pp

Debt / equity0.1×0.0×

Current ratio0.2×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Royal Caribbean Group in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock.

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 share buybacks?: Royal Caribbean Group (RCL) reported share buybacks of $836M in Q1 2026.
How has Royal Caribbean Group's share buybacks changed year-over-year?: Royal Caribbean Group's share buybacks increased by 246.9% year-over-year, from $241M to $836M.
What does share buybacks mean?: Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.