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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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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to November
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 40.52 | 51.74 | 45.64 | 39.92 | 7.80 | 16.32 | 6.11 | 7.92 | 13.78 | 15.07 |
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| High | 54.90 | 69.89 | 72.70 | 59.24 | 51.94 | 31.52 | 23.86 | 19.74 | 27.17 | 32.89 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 97,200 | 99,200 | 102,000 | 92,000 | 58,000 | 30,000 | 75,000 | 92,000 | 100,000 | 101,000 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.26 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 16,389 | 17,510 | 18,881 | 20,825 | 5,595 | 1,908 | 12,168 | 21,593 | 25,021 | 26,622 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 42.75 | 40.03 | 41.35 | 38.14 | (12.21) | (112.95) | 6.99 | 33.70 | 37.50 | 40.10 | |||||
| EBT | 2,828 | 2,666 | 3,207 | 3,060 | (10,253) | (9,522) | (6,080) | (62) | 1,915 | 2,772 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 17.26 | 15.23 | 16.99 | 14.69 | (183.25) | (499.06) | (49.97) | (0.29) | 7.65 | 10.41 | |||||
| Net income | 2,779 | 2,606 | 3,152 | 2,990 | (10,236) | (9,501) | (6,093) | (74) | 1,916 | 2,760 | |||||
| Depreciation | 1,738 | 1,846 | 2,017 | 2,182 | 2,360 | 2,405 | 2,446 | 2,531 | 2,698 | 2,906 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 22.00 | 24.25 | 26.63 | 30.18 | 7.22 | 1.70 | 10.31 | 17.11 | 19.64 | 20.29 | ||||
| Earnings | 3.73 | 3.61 | 4.45 | 4.34 | (13.20) | (8.46) | (5.16) | (0.06) | 1.50 | 2.10 | |||||
| Cash flow | 6.89 | 7.37 | 7.83 | 7.93 | (8.13) | (3.66) | (1.42) | 3.39 | 4.65 | 4.74 | |||||
| Capex | (4.08) | (4.08) | (4.74) | (7.83) | (4.24) | (2.90) | (4.13) | (2.33) | (3.59) | (2.51) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 2.82 | 3.29 | 3.09 | 0.10 | (12.37) | (6.56) | (5.54) | 1.06 | 1.06 | 2.23 | |||||
| Book value | 30.33 | 33.54 | 34.48 | 36.76 | 26.52 | 10.81 | 5.99 | 5.45 | 7.26 | 9.36 | |||||
| Shares, m | 745 | 722 | 709 | 690 | 775 | 1,123 | 1,180 | 1,262 | 1,274 | 1,312 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 13.67 | 18.23 | 13.52 | 10.27 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.33 | 12.35 | ||||
| P/S | 2.34 | 2.71 | 2.26 | 1.47 | 2.77 | 10.37 | 0.96 | 0.88 | 1.32 | 1.28 | |||||
| P/B | 1.69 | 1.96 | 1.75 | 1.21 | 0.75 | 1.63 | 1.66 | 2.76 | 3.58 | 2.77 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 2.85 | 3.18 | 2.71 | 1.99 | 5.33 | 21.53 | 3.29 | 2.18 | 2.37 | 2.21 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 22.23 | 23.43 | 23.41 | 575.71 | (3.11) | (5.58) | (6.12) | 35.28 | 43.82 | 20.05 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 5,134 | 5,322 | 5,549 | 5,475 | (6,301) | (4,109) | (1,670) | 4,281 | 5,923 | 6,218 | ||||
| Capex | (3,036) | (2,944) | (3,360) | (5,403) | (3,286) | (3,256) | (4,870) | (2,944) | (4,568) | (3,288) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 2,098 | 2,378 | 2,189 | 72 | (9,587) | (7,365) | (6,540) | 1,337 | 1,355 | 2,930 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | (5,383) | (7,204) | (6,979) | (7,068) | 1,877 | (275) | (3,113) | (6,215) | (8,239) | (8,873) | ||||
| Total debt | 8,942 | 8,710 | 9,475 | 11,271 | 23,872 | 30,436 | 34,346 | 30,572 | 27,474 | 26,640 | |||||
| Net debt | 8,339 | 8,315 | 8,493 | 10,753 | 14,359 | 21,283 | 28,329 | 28,157 | 26,264 | 24,712 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 22,597 | 24,216 | 24,443 | 25,365 | 20,555 | 12,144 | 7,065 | 6,882 | 9,251 | 12,284 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 7.11 | 6.54 | 7.58 | 6.84 | (20.75) | (17.77) | (11.60) | (0.15) | 3.90 | 5.48 | ||||
| ROIC | 6.20 | 5.40 | 6.31 | 5.67 | (15.87) | (13.26) | (7.73) | 3.49 | 6.29 | 7.57 | |||||
| ROE | 11.99 | 11.13 | 12.96 | 12.01 | (44.58) | (58.11) | (63.44) | (1.06) | 23.75 | 25.63 | |||||
Negative figures in brackets.
Fiscal years to Nov 2025 · latest quarter Aug 2026 · fundamentals updated 1 Oct 2026
Charts ten years each
Carnival Corporation vs peers in Travel Services (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. | $124.6B | 18.0× | 15.9× | +8.15% (above 0%: growing) | +130.57% (above 0%: growing) | +16.13% (above 0%: growing) | 100.00% | 34.00% | Compare |
| ABNB Airbnb, Inc. | $104.4B | 38.9× | 26.3× | +16.54% (above 0%: growing) | +32.69% (above 0%: growing) | +30.26% (above 0%: growing) | 82.46% | 21.01% | Compare |
| RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | $74.9B | 17.1× | 16.3× | +6.48% (above 0%: growing) | −5.39% (below 0%: shrinking) | −196.37% (below 0%: shrinking) | 47.29% | 27.07% | Compare |
| VIK Viking Holdings Ltd. | $37.5B | 27.5× | 27.3× | +16.49% (above 0%: growing) | +33.33% (above 0%: growing) | −75.64% (below 0%: shrinking) | 45.50% | 29.40% | Compare |
| CCL Carnival Corporation | $35.6B | 11.2× | 12.3× | +3.46% (above 0%: growing) | +0.06% (above 0%: growing) | −3.26% (below 0%: shrinking) | 45.13% | 26.31% | |
| EXPE Expedia Group, Inc. | $35.0B | 17.3× | 14.4× | +13.97% (above 0%: growing) | +179.69% (above 0%: growing) | +38.87% (above 0%: growing) | 90.66% | 18.54% | Compare |
| TCOM Trip.com Group Limited Sponsored ADR | $25.9B | 7.7× | 12.8× | +11.39% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +531.82% (above 0%: growing) | 79.81% | (9.36%) | Compare |
| NCLH Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. | $7.1B | 9.0× | 12.6× | +4.89% (above 0%: growing) | +585.71% (above 0%: growing) | −61.99% (below 0%: shrinking) | 39.91% | 13.76% | Compare |
| MMYT MakeMyTrip Limited | $4.4B | 133× | 82.6× | +6.22% (above 0%: growing) | −60.87% (below 0%: shrinking) | −36.17% (below 0%: shrinking) | 74.55% | 15.30% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $36.3B | 17.7× | 16.1× | +9.77% | +33.33% | −10.02% | 77.18% | 19.78% |
CCL metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
- Beneish M-score
Carnival Corporation (CCL) key facts
- Strength: Carnival Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended November 2025) was $26.6 billion, up 6.40% from fiscal 2024.
- Carnival Corporation (CCL) is a Travel Services company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, CCL traded at $25.89, a market capitalization of $35.6 billion.
- Carnival Corporation pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share, a yield of 1.74%, with a payout ratio of 19.6%.
- Return on equity was 25.6% and debt-to-equity 1.68.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 8 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 1.24 (distress zone) for fiscal 2025.
Financial Analysis (summary)
Updated
Carnival generated $26.6 billion of revenue and $2.8 billion of net income in FY2025, with diluted EPS of $2.02 in FY2025. In Q3 FY2026, revenue was $8.4 billion, net income was $1.9 billion, and diluted EPS was $1.41. Revenue over the TTM to Q3 FY2026 was $27.6 billion, while net income was $3.1 billion.
Total debt was $26.6 billion in FY2025 and net debt was $22.7 billion in Q3 FY2026. Operating cash flow reached $6.2 billion and free cash flow was $2.9 billion in FY2025. As of September 30, 2026, market capitalisation was $33.4 billion and the P/E was 10.6×.