Carnival (CCL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE: CCL) is one of the world’s largest leisure travel and cruise companies. It operates cruise lines that provide vacation travel, onboard entertainment, dining, accommodations, recreational activities and shore excursions. The company’s brands serve a broad range of travelers, from mainstream and contemporary vacationers to premium and luxury guests.

Carnival’s portfolio includes Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, Cunard, Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises UK and P&O Cruises Australia. Its cruise operations serve destinations across the Caribbean, Alaska, Europe, the Mediterranean, Australia, New Zealand, Asia and other regions worldwide. The company also operates related port and destination experiences in selected markets.

The business traces its origins to Carnival Cruise Lines, founded by Ted Arison in 1972. Carnival Corporation & plc is a dual-listed company with corporate operations in the United States and the United Kingdom. Micky Arison serves as chairman, and Josh Weinstein serves as chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $25.78 to $26.94
• 50-Day Range: $21.80 to $28.40
• 52-Week Range: $21.45 to $34.03
• Volume: 22.60 million shs
• Average Volume: 26.03 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $34.82 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.31
• Dividend Yield: 2.32%
• Price Target: $34.14
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Carnival Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Carnival scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 20th out of 485 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Carnival has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.82, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 21 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Carnival has a consensus price target of $34.14, representing about 31.8% upside from its current price of $25.90.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Carnival has been the subject of 18 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.83%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Carnival are expected to grow by 12.83% in the coming year, from $2.26 to $2.55 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Carnival is 10.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.70.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Carnival is 10.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 42.00.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Carnival has a PEG Ratio of 1.11. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Carnival has a P/B Ratio of 2.46. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.31% of the float of Carnival has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Carnival has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.28, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Carnival has recently decreased by 14.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Carnival pays a meaningful dividend of 2.32%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Carnival does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Carnival is 26.20%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Carnival will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.53% next year. This indicates that Carnival will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.36

News Sentiment

Carnival has a news sentiment score of 0.36. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for Carnival this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

101 people have searched for CCL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 53% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

18 people have added Carnival to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 80% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Carnival insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

7.90% of the stock of Carnival is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

67.19% of the stock of Carnival is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/28 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/28/2026
• Last Earnings: 9/29/2026
• Today: 10/18/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 11/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/18/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
• Sub-Industry: Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CCL
• CIK: 815097
• Web: www.carnivalcorp.com
• Phone: (305) 599-2600
• Fax: 305-399-4696
• Employees: 101,000
• Year Founded: 1972

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Carnival: $34.14
• High Price Target: $45.00
• Low Price Target: $28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +31.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.82
• Research Coverage: 28 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.29
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.31
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.46
• P/E Growth: 1.11
• Net Income: $2.76 billion
• Net Margins: 11.37%
• Pretax Margin: 11.48%
• Return on Equity: 24.83%
• Return on Assets: 6.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.54
• Current Ratio: 0.27
• Quick Ratio: 0.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $26.62 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.31
• Cash Flow: $5.13 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.05
• Book Value: $10.53 per share
• Price / Book: 2.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,344,610,000
• Free Float: 1,238,386,000
• Market Cap: $34.82 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.38