RCL vs VIK
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Viking Holdings Ltd., side by side — 4 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | RCL | VIK |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $17.9B | $6.5B |
| Net income | $4.3B | $1.1B |
| Gross margin | 49.4% | 43.3% |
| Net margin | 23.9% | 17.7% |
| Return on equity | 48.5% | · |
| Diluted EPS | $15.61 | $2.57 |
| Dividend / share | $3.50 | · |
| Payout ratio | 19.3% | 0.0% |
| Free cash flow | $1.2B | · |
| Equity | $10.0B | $1.1B |
| Net debt / equity | 2.04× | 1.70× |
| Current ratio | 0.18× | 0.79× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 52.0% | · |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
RCL bills 2.8× the revenue of VIK, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (23.9% against 17.7%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
4 years side by side
| Fiscal year | RCL | VIK |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $17.9B | $6.5B |
| FY2024 | $16.5B | $5.3B |
| FY2023 | $13.9B | $4.7B |
| FY2022 | $8.8B | $3.2B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | RCL | VIK |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.3B | $1.1B |
| FY2024 | $2.9B | $152.3M |
| FY2023 | $1.7B | $-1.9B |
| FY2022 | $-2.2B | $414.7M |
Standard deviation, each side
VIK's net margin has been more volatile than RCL's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 22.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 18.8.
4 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between RCL and VIK over these 4 fiscal years — RCL led in 3 and VIK in 1.
4 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.