Carnival (CUK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Carnival plc (NYSE: CUK) is one of the world’s leading cruise operators, offering leisure travel services to millions of passengers each year. Through its portfolio of brands, the company provides passenger cruises that combine accommodations, entertainment, dining, shore excursions and onboard amenities. Carnival’s vessels range from contemporary “fun ships” to premium and luxury experiences, catering to a broad spectrum of travelers from families and couples to solo adventurers.

Founded in 1972 by Ted Arison, the company has grown through organic fleet expansion and strategic acquisitions. Over the decades, Carnival plc has assembled a diverse lineup of cruise brands, including Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises (UK and Australia), Cunard, Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises and Seabourn. Each brand maintains its own identity and target market, while leveraging the company’s centralized operations, purchasing and safety standards.

Carnival plc serves guests on itineraries that span every major ocean and region, including the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Northern Europe, Alaska, Australia, Asia and South America. The company’s ships call on hundreds of ports worldwide, partnering with local tour operators to curate shore excursions and cultural experiences. Operating under a dual-listed structure with a U.S. parent company, Carnival plc is headquartered in Southampton, England, and maintains offices in major cruise hubs around the globe.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $26.77 to $27.60
• 50-Day Range: $23.87 to $32.60
• 52-Week Range: $17.73 to $33.72
• Volume: 5.03 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.29 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.18 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.22
• Dividend Yield: 0.55%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Carnival Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Carnival scored higher than 52% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 145th out of 272 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: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Carnival has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Carnival has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Carnival is 12.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 42.35.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Carnival is 12.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 15.00.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Carnival has a P/B Ratio of 0.32. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.58% 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 0.41, 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 12.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Carnival has a dividend yield of 0.58%, which is in 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 6.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.23

News Sentiment

Carnival has a news sentiment score of 0.23. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Carnival this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for CUK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Carnival to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Carnival insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $314,265.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.08% of the stock of Carnival is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

23.80% of the stock of Carnival is held by institutions.

CUK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CUK shares performed this year?

Carnival's stock was trading at $30.31 at the start of the year. Since then, CUK shares have decreased by 9.3% and is now trading at $27.5060.

How were Carnival's earnings last quarter?

Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CUK) announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March, 27th. The company reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.02. The company earned $6.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.13 billion. Carnival had a net margin of 11.48% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 26.92%.

Who are Carnival's major shareholders?

Carnival's top institutional shareholders include Credit Industriel ET Commercial (0.32%), Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC (0.29%), ABC Arbitrage SA (0.04%) and QRG Capital Management Inc. (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Randall J Weisenburger, David Bernstein and Sir Jonathon Band.
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How do I buy shares of Carnival?

Shares of CUK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Carnival own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Carnival investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), ExxonMobil (XOM) and Delta Air Lines (DAL).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 2/27 Dividend: 2/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 2/27 Dividend: 2/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 2/27/2026
• Last Earnings: 3/27/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 6/23/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 11/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: LEISURE&REC SVS
• Sub-Industry: Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CUK
• CIK: 1125259
• Web: www.carnivalplc.com
• Phone: 442380655000
• Fax: 44-20-7805-1240
• Employees: 101,000
• Year Founded: 1972

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.25
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.22
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $2.76 billion
• Net Margins: 11.48%
• Pretax Margin: 11.57%
• Return on Equity: 26.92%
• Return on Assets: 6.20%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.82
• Current Ratio: 0.30
• Quick Ratio: 0.26

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $26.62 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.19
• Cash Flow: $42.98 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.64
• Book Value: $84.72 per share
• Price / Book: 0.32

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 188,490,000
• Free Float: 188,336,000
• Market Cap: $5.18 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.36