Carnival Corporation & plc (CUK) Stock

About Carnival Corporation & plc

Carnival Corporation & plc functions as a prominent global leisure travel conglomerate, primarily centered on providing cruise experiences. Its extensive fleet of vessels, operating under a distinguished portfolio of brands including Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises (Australia), Seabourn, Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK), and Cunard, docks at approximately 700 ports across the globe. Beyond its core maritime offerings, the company broadens its hospitality footprint by managing various port destinations and other associated services. It also possesses and operates land-based assets such as hotels, lodges, distinctive glass-domed railcars, and motor coaches. Voyages are primarily distributed to customers through travel agents, tour operators, specialized vacation planners, and direct online platforms. With a significant international presence spanning the United States, Canada, Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia, Carnival commands an impressive fleet of 87 ships, collectively offering a capacity of 223,000 lower berths. Established in 1972, the company maintains its corporate headquarters in Miami, Florida.

Carnival Corporation & plc is headquartered in US.

Carnival Corporation & plc (CUK) stock trades at $27.47 with a market capitalization of $36.52B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.69, price-to-book of 2.91, price-to-sales of 1.35. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $18.16 and $33.72, and currently trades 18.5% below its 52-week high.

On profitability, Carnival Corporation & plc generates a return on equity (ROE) of 26.21% — well above the market average, a sign of a high-quality business, return on capital employed of 11.62%, an operating margin of 16.86%, a net profit margin of 11.48%.

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 2.04 — a leveraged balance sheet worth monitoring, a current ratio of 0.27, total assets of $51.7B, $1.9B in cash and equivalents.

CUK has an average daily trading volume of 3,090,614 shares, a beta of 2.33 (more volatile than the overall market).

Official website: www.carnivalcorp.com