Royal Caribbean 10-Q: Q3 Net Income $1.73B, Diluted EPS $6.45, Debt Rises to $22.9B
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Summary
Royal Caribbean's Q3 10-Q confirms revenue of $5.6 billion (+8.8%) and diluted EPS of $6.45, with total debt up to $22.9 billion against $7.4 billion of liquidity. The company returned $2.1 billion to shareholders in nine months and carries a committed $3 billion facility for the pending Sandals acquisition.
Key Events · Earnings and Guidance · RCL
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Q3 Revenue Up 8.8% to $5.6B
Total revenues rose to $5,591 million from $5,139 million, driven by 8.4% capacity growth and higher pricing; operating income increased to $1,871 million from $1,702 million.
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Diluted EPS $6.45, Net Income $1.73B
Net income attributable to Royal Caribbean was $1,728 million versus $1,575 million a year earlier; nine-month diluted EPS reached $14.12 on net income of $3,798 million.
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Debt Rises to $22.9B, Liquidity $7.4B
Total debt was $22,872 million at September 30, 2026 versus $21,902 million at year-end 2025, after $1.25 billion of August 2034 notes at 5.550%; liquidity was $7.4 billion including $6.6 billion of undrawn revolver capacity, and covenants were met.
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$2.1B Returned to Shareholders
Nine-month repurchases totaled $1,035 million and dividends paid $1,075 million; $805 million remains available under the $2 billion Board-authorized buyback.
Analysis · RCL · Energy & Transportation
This is the full financial statement behind this morning's earnings headline, and it confirms the quarter was strong on both revenue and cost control: revenue rose 8.8% to $5.6 billion while operating income climbed to $1.87 billion from $1.70 billion. The balance sheet is where the story gets more interesting. Total debt rose to $22.9 billion from $21.9 billion at year-end as the company layered in new senior notes, but it still carries $7.4 billion of liquidity including $6.6 billion of undrawn revolver capacity, and it stayed in compliance with its debt covenants. Capital returns remain aggressive: $1.0 billion of buybacks and $1.1 billion of dividends in nine months, with $805 million left on the repurchase authorization. The open item is the roughly $3.0 billion Sandals and Beaches acquisition, expected to close in early 2027 and backed by a committed $3 billion 364-day term loan.
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At the time of this filing, RCL was trading at $295.85 on NYSE in the Energy & Transportation sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $79.1B. The 52-week trading range was $222.22 to $356.39. This filing was assessed with positive market sentiment and an importance score of 7 out of 10.