Carnival Corporation & plc operates as a prominent global entity in the leisure travel sector. Its extensive fleet of vessels navigates to nearly 700 different ports globally, sailing under a diverse portfolio of acclaimed brands such as Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises (Australia), Seabourn, Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK), and Cunard. Beyond its core cruise operations, the company also provides port services and other related offerings. Its holdings include and it manages hotels, lodges, unique glass-domed railcars, and motor coaches. Customers primarily book their cruises through a network of travel agencies, tour operators, vacation planners, and direct online channels. The corporation maintains a broad international presence, with operations spanning the United States, Canada, continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and other global markets. It commands a significant fleet of 87 ships, collectively providing capacity for 223,000 passengers in lower berths. Carnival Corporation & plc was established in 1972 and has its headquarters situated in Miami, Florida.

Carnival Corporation (CCL) Stock Price & Market Analysis
CCL · NYSE · Travel Services
$25.76
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CCL financial overview
Annual revenue
USD 26.62B
Sales for the fiscal year ended Nov 30, 2025. This is not trailing twelve-month revenue.
Revenue change
+6.4%
Change versus the fiscal year ended Nov 30, 2024.
Net profit margin
10.4%
Net income divided by revenue for the fiscal year ended Nov 30, 2025. This is not the trailing margin.
These reported results describe the business’s recent scale and profitability. Compare cash generation and valuation before forming an investment view; historical growth is not a forecast.
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About Carnival Corporation (CCL)
Sector, leadership, and how Carnival Corporation earns its revenue.
Consumer Cyclical
Company · Profile
About Carnival Corporation (CCL)
Sector, leadership, and how Carnival Corporation earns its revenue.
Carnival Corporation
NYSE · CCL · US
Company overview as of Oct 5, 2026.
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Travel Services
- Headquarters
- Miami, FL, United States
- Country
- US
- Founded
- 1987
- Employees
- 160,000
- CEO
- Joshua Ian Weinstein
- Exchange
- NYSE
Business model & operating evidence
AI business exposure
- Revenue exposure
- AI-specific revenue is not separated in the available company statements.
- Capital-spending dependency
- No reviewed quantitative dependency model is available.
- Compute role
- See the sourced business description; AI labels do not establish compute revenue.
- Platform examples
- An exhaustive, consistently defined product inventory is unavailable.
- Ecosystem links
- Supplier and customer links require reviewed disclosures.
Narrative versus numbers
Demand is expanding
Supporting observation: 3.5%
Year-over-year growth in the latest quarter. This differs from the fiscal-year revenue change shown above. · SEC Companyfacts · 2026-08-31
Growth produces accounting profit
Supporting observation: 11.4%
Reported-period net margin. A positive figure supports accounting profitability, not cash generation. · SEC Companyfacts · 2026-10-04T23:32:20.549Z
The business generates cash after investment
Supporting observation: USD 712M
Latest reported free cash flow. It is not a forecast and may cover a different period from the fiscal-year figures above. · SEC Companyfacts · 2026-08-31
These are explicit tests of individual claims, not an overall bull/bear rating. Demand growth can coexist with valuation, concentration and financing risk.
Operating measures
- Revenue
- $8.44Bquarter ended Aug 31, 2026
- Operating margin
- 26.3%quarter ended Aug 31, 2026
- EPS
- $1.40quarter ended Aug 31, 2026
- Capital expenditure
- $698.00Mquarter ended Aug 31, 2026
- Free cash flow
- $712.00Mquarter ended Aug 31, 2026
- Free cash flow margin
- 8.4%quarter ended Aug 31, 2026
- Operating cash / net income
- 0.73×quarter ended Aug 31, 2026
- Revenue growth year over year
- 3.5%quarter ended Aug 31, 2026
Leadership
Chief executive officerJoshua Ian Weinstein
Source: Financial Modeling Prep · Oct 5, 2026
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