Booking vs Royal Caribbean Group
Booking reported revenue of $26.9 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.5 times Royal Caribbean Group's $17.9 billion in fiscal 2025. Booking's revenue grew 13.4% in its latest year, and Royal Caribbean Group's grew 8.8%. Booking had an operating margin of 32.8%, against 27.4% at Royal Caribbean Group. Free cash flow was $9.1 billion at Booking and $1.2 billion at Royal Caribbean Group.
Side by side
| Booking | Royal Caribbean Group | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $26.9B | $17.9B |
| Revenue growth | 13.4% | 8.8% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 31.7% | 52.0% |
| Gross margin | — | 49.4% |
| Operating margin | 32.8% | 27.4% |
| Net margin | 20.1% | 23.8% |
| Free cash flow | $9.1B | $1.2B |
| Free cash flow margin | 33.8% | 6.9% |
| Return on capital | — | 16.6% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.2x | 3.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $7.7B | $2.0B |
| Change in diluted share count | −4.2% | −1.8% |
| Last close | $153.14 | $280.60 |
| P/E at the last close | 23.1× | 17.3× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $55.8 million | sold $631.0 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 8 | 9 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Booking and Royal Caribbean Group pages.