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Carnival Corp

NYQ:CCL · PA1436583006
Hotels, Restaurants & LeisureXX-Large

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53
EV / EBIT49
Price / Owner Earnings54
Owner Earnings Yield70
Dividend Yield91
Price/Sales52
EV / Gross Profit70
Price/Book50
Return on Capital58
Cash Return on Capital59
Return on Equity67
EBIT Margin51
Gross Profitability66
Cash Conversion54
Accruals42
Owner Earnings Margin51
Sales growth49
Profit Growth91
Long-Term EPS Growth47
Owner Earnings Growth49
Reinvestment25
Price momentum65
Debt load64
Refinancing23
Debt Payback31
Liquidity70
Analyst ratings75
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside43
Market mood62
Value Creation8/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Carnival Corp clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
SizeXX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1974
Employees14,232
ISINPA1436583006
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S)TourismTravel AccommodationsMarine TransportationPollution ControlVacation Rental

Description

Carnival Corporation Ltd. operates as a global cruise company. The company is a leisure travel company with a portfolio of world-class cruise lines – AIDA Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises, Princ…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Carnival Corporation Ltd. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is fair. You pay 16.3× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically fair zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 4% yearly growth; analysts expect 11%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analyst sentiment is cautious.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
87
2023202420252026

All-time high

95

Jan 2026

All-time low

17

Jan 2023

Average rank

61

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
52
54
62
62
Price/Earnings
72
70
40
3
Price/Book
50
54
41
73
Dividend Yield
91
1
1
1
Value (overall)
94
30
30
55

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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