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RCL (Royal Caribbean Group) Degree of Operating Leverage : 2.25 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Royal Caribbean Group Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Royal Caribbean Group's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 2.25. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for Royal Caribbean Group's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

RCL's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked worse than
62.87% of 808 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 1.25 vs RCL: 2.25

Royal Caribbean Group Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Royal Caribbean Group's Degree of Operating Leverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Royal Caribbean Group Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Royal Caribbean Group Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Degree of Operating Leverage
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Royal Caribbean Group Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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Competitive Comparison of Royal Caribbean Group's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Travel Services subindustry, Royal Caribbean Group's Degree of Operating Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Operating Leverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Royal Caribbean Group's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Royal Caribbean Group's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Royal Caribbean Group's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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Royal Caribbean Group Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Royal Caribbean Group's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Degree of Operating Leverage=% Change in EBIT**/% Change in Revenue
=( 4686 (Mar. 2025) / 3583 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 16756 (Mar. 2025) / 14742 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=0.3078/0.1366
=2.25***

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

** TTM data of EBIT and Revenue was used to calculate Degree of Operating Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Operating Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


Royal Caribbean Group  (NYSE:RCL) Degree of Operating Leverage Explanation

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operting income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), to fluctuations in its Revenue. DOL is a method used to quantify a company’s operating risk. This risk is related to the company's structure of variable costs and fixed costs. Since the fixed costs do not allow the company to adjust the operating costs, the operating risk rises with a higher fixed-to-variable costs proportion.

A high Degree of Operating Leverage indicates that the company’s fixed costs exceed its variable costs. By increasing the sales, the company can earn more profits. In addition, the company must be able to maintain relatively high sales to cover all fixed costs.

Be Aware

The use of operating leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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Royal Caribbean Group Business Description

Address
1050 Caribbean Way, Miami, FL, USA, 33132
Royal Caribbean is the world's second-largest cruise company by revenues, operating 67 ships across five global and partner brands in the cruise vacation industry. Brands the company operates include Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea. The company also has a 50% investment in a joint venture that operates TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. The selection of brands in the portfolio allows Royal to compete on the basis of innovation, quality of ships and service, variety of itineraries, choice of destinations, and price. The company completed the divestiture of its Azamara brand in 2021 and plans to launch its new Celebrity River Cruise brand in 2027.
Executives
Richard D Fain director, officer: Chairman and CEO ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD, 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Maritza Gomez Montiel director C/O APTARGROUP, INC., 265 EXCHANGE DRIVE, SUITE 100, CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014
Naftali Holtz officer: Chief Financial Officer 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Jason T Liberty officer: President and CEO GATE NO 4, PLANT 10 / 11 GODREJ & BOYCE, PIROJSHANAGAR, LBS MARG, VIKHROLI (WEST), MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA K7 400079
Laura H Bethge officer: President, Celebrity Cruises 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Michael W Bayley officer: EVP, International ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD., 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen director ANDERS WILHELMSEN & CO. AS, BEDDINGEN 8, AKER BRYGGE, OSLO Q8 NO-0118
Harri U Kulovaara officer: EVP, Maritime ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD., 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Henry L Pujol officer: Vice President, Controller ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD., 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Vagn O Sorensen director ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD., 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Robert Alexander Lake officer: SVP, CLO, Secretary & CCO C/O WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION, 9800 N.W. 41ST STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
Rebecca Yeung director 205 CROSSPOINT PARKWAY, GETZVILLE NY 14068
Lisa Lutoff-perlo officer: EVP, Operations, RCI 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Michael O Leavitt director LEAVITT PARTNERS LLC, 299 SOUTH MAIN STREET STE 2300, SALT LAKE CITY X1 84111
Bradley H Stein officer: SVP, GC & Chief Compliance Off 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132