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Carnival Corporation & plc (CCL) Stock

$26.33 +4.19% NYSE: CCL Consumer Cyclical

Carnival Corporation & plc operates as a prominent global entity in the leisure travel sector. Its extensive fleet of vessels navigates to nearly 700 different ports globally, sailing under a diverse portfolio of acclaimed brands such as Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises (Australia), Seabourn, Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK), and Cunard.

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$26.33
Market Cap$36.06B
P/E Ratio13.09
P/B Ratio3.08
P/S Ratio1.46
EPS (TTM)$0.00
52-Week High$34.03
52-Week Low$23.45
Dividend Yield1.03%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE26.69%
ROA5.25%
ROCE36.50%
Gross Margin16.84%
Operating Margin16.84%
Net Margin11.24%
Debt/Equity2.02
Current Ratio0.33

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$1.9B$12.2B$21.6B$25.0B$26.6B
Operating Profit$-7.1B$-4.4B$2.0B$3.6B$4.5B
Net Profit$-9.5B$-6.1B$-74.0M$1.9B$2.8B
EPS$-8.46$-5.16$-0.06$1.44$2.02
Op Margin-371.5%-36.0%9.1%14.3%16.8%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$53.3B$51.7B$49.1B$49.1B$51.7B
Total Liabilities$41.2B$44.6B$42.2B$39.8B$39.4B
Cash$8.9B$4.0B$2.4B$1.2B$1.9B
Borrowings$34.6B$35.9B$31.9B$28.9B$28.0B

Latest News

Holland America Line Reveals Zuiderdam as Next Ship in Evolution, Set for Major Transformation PR Newswire · Jul 14, 2026 Is Carnival's Alaska Business Emerging as a Key Growth Driver? Zacks · Jul 13, 2026 RCL Stock Trades at a Discount: Should Investors Buy, Sell or Hold It? Zacks · Jul 13, 2026 Stocks making big moves this week: Lazard, Cloudflare, DigitalOcean, Sonos, and Carnival StockStory · Jul 10, 2026 CARNIVAL UNVEILS CARNIVAL DESTINY AS ITS NEWEST SHIP AND FIRST SHIP IN NEXT-GENERATION ACE CLASS PR Newswire · Jul 10, 2026

Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$-4.1B$-1.7B$4.3B$5.9B$6.2B
Investing Cash Flow$-7.2B$-9.7B$-6.1B$-9.2B$-6.9B
Financing Cash Flow$-137.0M$-147.0M$-195.0M$-243.0M$-261.0M
Net Cash Flow$-716.0M$-2.9B$-3.6B$-1.2B$718.0M
Free Cash Flow$-7.7B$-6.6B$997.0M$1.3B$2.6B

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio1.08
EV / EBITDA8.89
FCF Yield8.02%
Quick Ratio0.29
Interest Coverage3.32
Return 1Y-4.02%
Return 3Y54.32%
Return 5Y25.65%

Ownership

Insiders Held7.11%
Institutions Held65.80%
Institutions Float Held70.83%
Institutional HolderSharesReport Date
Blackrock Inc.89,979,4062026-03-31
Vanguard Capital Management LLC73,474,1072026-03-31
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC54,775,9452026-03-31
State Street Corporation50,238,5252026-03-31
Causeway Capital Management LLC37,096,5932026-03-31

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
CMGChipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. $32.96 +3.66% 31.43 $42.27B 0.00%
CPRTCopart, Inc. $30.94 +3.84% 21.03 $28.64B 0.00%
DHID.R. Horton, Inc. $150.07 +1.64% 13.69 $41.97B 1.04%
EBAYeBay Inc. $115.30 -1.82% 25.50 $51.19B 1.10%
FLUTFlutter Entertainment plc $107.58 +1.66% -56.24 $18.66B 0.00%

About Carnival Corporation & plc

Carnival Corporation & plc operates as a prominent global entity in the leisure travel sector. Its extensive fleet of vessels navigates to nearly 700 different ports globally, sailing under a diverse portfolio of acclaimed brands such as Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises (Australia), Seabourn, Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK), and Cunard. Beyond its core cruise operations, the company also provides port services and other related offerings. Its holdings include and it manages hotels, lodges, unique glass-domed railcars, and motor coaches. Customers primarily book their cruises through a network of travel agencies, tour operators, vacation planners, and direct online channels. The corporation maintains a broad international presence, with operations spanning the United States, Canada, continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and other global markets. It commands a significant fleet of 87 ships, collectively providing capacity for 223,000 passengers in lower berths. Carnival Corporation & plc was established in 1972 and has its headquarters situated in Miami, Florida.

Carnival Corporation & plc is led by CEO Joshua Ian Weinstein, employs 160,000 people, headquartered in Miami, US, publicly traded since 1987.

Carnival Corporation & plc (CCL) stock trades at $26.33 with a market capitalization of $36.06B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.09, price-to-book of 3.08, price-to-sales of 1.46. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $23.45 and $34.03, and currently trades 22.6% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 1.03%.

On profitability, Carnival Corporation & plc generates a return on equity (ROE) of 26.69% — well above the market average, a sign of a high-quality business, return on capital employed of 36.50%, an operating margin of 16.84%, a net profit margin of 11.24%.

In its most recent fiscal year, Carnival Corporation & plc reported annual revenue of $26.6B, net profit of $2.8B, revenue has compounded at 36.6% a year over the last five years.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.02 — a leveraged balance sheet worth monitoring, a current ratio of 0.33, total assets of $51.7B, $1.9B in cash and equivalents.

CCL has an average daily trading volume of 25,548,578 shares, a beta of 2.33 (more volatile than the overall market).

Official website: www.carnivalcorp.com

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