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Carnival financials

Yes. Carnival earned 3.14B USD of net income over the last twelve months, 11.4% of its revenue. It made a profit in 36 of its 40 fiscal years since 1986. Its last loss was in fiscal year 2023.

Revenue (TTM)
27.59B USD
Net income (TTM)
3.14B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
3.18B USD
Cash and short-term investments
1.22B USD
Total debt
25.16B USD
Shareholders' equity
14.19B USD

Cash, debt and equity as of 31 Aug 2026.

Carnival earnings

Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
0.22 USD
Revenue estimate
6.47B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS1.43Beat +5.9%Revenue8.44BBeat +0.6%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q3 FY20271.58——+10.51%8.77B——+3.93%
Q2 FY20270.46——+12.75%6.83B——+2.53%
Q1 FY20270.12——-40.54%6.26B——+1.50%
Q4 FY20260.22——-35.29%6.47B——+2.22%
Q3 FY20261.351.43+5.93%0.00%8.39B8.44B+0.57%+3.46%
Q2 FY20260.340.41+19.12%+17.14%6.69B6.66B-0.37%+5.29%
Q1 FY20260.180.20+8.46%+53.85%6.14B6.17B+0.42%+6.11%
Q4 FY20250.250.34+37.04%+142.86%6.37B6.33B-0.62%+6.60%
Q3 FY20251.321.43+8.33%+12.60%8.10B8.15B+0.62%+3.25%
Q2 FY20250.250.35+41.93%+218.18%6.21B6.33B+1.96%+9.46%

Carnival growth and profitability

Full income statement
Revenue (TTM)
27.59B USD
Net income (TTM)
3.14B USD
Gross margin
34.22%
Operating margin
15.99%
Net margin
11.37%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202526.62B+6.40%2.76B+44.05%29.62%16.84%10.37%6.91B+10.98%
FY202425.02B+15.88%1.92B—37.50%14.28%7.66%6.23B+42.36%
FY202321.59B+77.44%-74.00M—33.70%9.06%-0.34%4.37B—
FY202212.17B+537.79%-6.09B—3.39%-35.98%-50.07%-2.20B—
FY20211.91B-65.89%-9.50B—-143.97%-371.54%-497.96%-5.69B—

How Carnival makes its money

Tour And Other17.42B 65.4%
Cruise9.20B 34.6%
Revenue26.62B 100.0%
Cost of revenue18.74B 70.4%
Gross profit7.89B 29.6%
Selling and administration3.40B 12.8%
Operating income4.48B 16.8%
Tax12.00M 0.0%
Other expense1.71B 6.4%
Net income2.76B 10.4%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Carnival revenue breakdown

By product

FY2025
Tour And Other: 65.4%Cruise: 34.6%65.4%Tour And Other34.6%Cruise
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Tour And Other17.42B65.4%+5.8%
Cruise9.20B34.6%+7.5%

By region

FY2025
100.0%Europe Australia And Asia Cruise Brands
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Europe Australia And Asia Cruise Brands8.47B100.0%+11.8%

Operating and free cash flow

Full cash flow statement
Operating cash flow Free cash flow
Fiscal yearOperating cash flowFree cash flow
FY20256.22B2.61B
FY20245.92B1.30B
FY20234.28B997.00M
FY2022-1.67B-6.61B
FY2021-4.11B-7.72B
FY2020-6.30B-9.92B
FY20195.48B46.00M
FY20185.55B1.80B
FY20175.32B2.38B
FY20165.13B2.07B

Carnival financial health

Full balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments
1.22B USD
Total debt
25.16B USD
Net cash
-23.94B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
3.18B USD
Current ratio
0.27
Debt to equity
1.77
Piotroski score
6 / 9
Altman Z-score
1.44

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY20251.93B27.99B2.61B
FY20241.21B28.88B1.30B
FY20232.42B31.89B997.00M
FY20224.03B35.88B-6.61B
FY20219.14B34.61B-7.72B

Assets, liabilities and equity

Total assets Total liabilities Shareholders' equity
Fiscal yearTotal assetsTotal liabilitiesShareholders' equity
FY202551.69B39.40B12.28B
FY202449.06B39.81B9.25B
FY202349.12B42.24B6.88B
FY202251.70B44.64B7.06B
FY202153.34B41.20B12.15B
FY202053.59B33.04B20.56B
FY201945.06B19.69B25.37B
FY201842.40B17.96B24.44B
FY201740.78B16.56B24.22B
FY201638.94B16.34B22.60B

Carnival valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
12.81
Forward P/E (FY2026)
13.10
Price to sales (TTM)
1.44
Price to book
2.80
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
8.77

Capital structure

Market capitalization
39.79B USD
+
Total debt
25.16B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
1.22B USD
=
Enterprise value
63.73B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2028 (est.)9.68————
FY2027 (est.)11.489.68———
FY2026 (est.)13.1011.48———
Now (TTM)12.8111.571.442.808.77
FY202512.3511.561.282.778.69
FY202416.9511.851.293.509.65
FY2023-257.0011.210.882.7611.08
FY2022-1.921,951.110.961.66-19.84
FY2021-2.081,951.1110.371.63-7.99

Carnival against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: Expedia Group, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Airbnb, Booking Holdings, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, and Travel + Leisure, the US Travel Services companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • Gross marginAt its median29.6%
    -144.0%37.5%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 59.5%
  • Operating marginHighest in 5 years16.8%
    -371.5%16.8%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 19.5%
  • Net marginHighest in 5 years10.4%
    -498.0%10.4%
    Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 14.4%
  • Return on equityHighest in 5 years22.5%
    -86.3%22.5%
    Against its peers: 4 of 5Peers' median 36.6%
  • Free cash flow marginHighest in 5 years9.8%
    -404.4%9.8%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 17.1%
  • Revenue growthBelow its median6.4%
    -65.9%537.8%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 8.2%
  • Debt to EBITDALowest in 5 years4.05×
    4.05×7.29×
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 3.06×
  • Current ratioBelow its median0.32
    0.290.97
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 1.03

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Carnival dividends

Annual dividend
0.60 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
2.03%
Payout ratio
25.97%
Frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
0.15 USD
Last ex-dividend date
6 Nov 2026
Last payment date
27 Nov 2026

Dividends per share

Year2020201920182017201620152014201320122011
Dividends per share0.502.001.951.601.351.101.001.001.501.00

Carnival ownership

Institutions
69.40%
Institutional holders
1,074 (-60)
Free float
92.85%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 69.4% Others 30.6%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 1.25B shares ·92.8% Closely held 96.15M shares ·7.2%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q4 2026010.0025.00K
Q3 202600248.02K0.00
Q2 202603384.24K158.05K
Q1 2026021.10M691.16K

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY20251.31B1.40B+0.29%
FY20241.27B1.40B+10.78%
FY20231.26B1.26B+6.95%
FY20221.18B1.18B+5.08%
FY20211.12B1.12B+44.90%

Common questions about Carnival's financials

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

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