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: $27.47 to $27.47
• 50-Day Range: $23.87 to $29.16
• 52-Week Range: $17.73 to $33.72
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 3.15 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.18 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.21
• Dividend Yield: 0.55%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Carnival Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Carnival scored higher than 31% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 205th out of 269 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 12.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.38.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Carnival is 12.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.01.

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: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.71% 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 0.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Carnival has recently increased by 21.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Carnival has a dividend yield of 0.55%, 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: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Carnival this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Carnival to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 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.

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: 5/20/2026
• 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: 12.21
• 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: $40.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.68
• 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