Carnival Corporation
CCL Consumer Cyclical Travel Services
Carnival Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended November 2025) was $26.6 billion, up 6.40% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to August 2026, revenue grew 3.46%, EPS was flat, free cash flow fell 3.26% and total debt fell 9.70%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; revenue growth for three consecutive years, operating cash flow growth for five.
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Carnival Corporation (CCL) Free cash flow margin
Carnival Corporation's free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 11.6%, up 0.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (11.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −386.0% (fiscal 2021) to 14.3% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is above the Travel Services industry median of 3.61% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 2.70%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 11.0% | 5.59 |
| FY2024 | 5.42% | (0.77) |
| FY2023 | 6.19% | 59.94 |
| FY2022 | −53.8% | 332.26 |
| FY2021 | −386.0% | (214.66) |
| FY2020 | −171.4% | (171.70) |
| FY2019 | 0.35% | (11.24) |
| FY2018 | 11.6% | (1.99) |
| FY2017 | 13.6% | 0.78 |
| FY2016 | 12.8% | (1.52) |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| ABNB Airbnb, Inc. compare | 36.9% |
| BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. compare | 33.8% |
| EXPE Expedia Group, Inc. compare | 28.4% |
| VIK Viking Holdings Ltd. compare | 16.6% |
| MMYT MakeMyTrip Limited compare | 15.8% |
| CCL Carnival Corporation | 11.6% |
| TCOM Trip.com Group Limited Sponsored ADR compare | 0.00% |
| RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. compare | −2.23% |
| NCLH Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. compare | −11.7% |
| Travel Services industry median | 3.61% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 2.70% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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