CCL vs LIND vs DIS Stock Comparison

Carnival, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings and Walt Disney Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCL Carnival Corp Ltd.
$26.85 +20.6% 1M -8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$37.98B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.59B
Div. yield
–
Cruise Lines Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
DIS Walt Disney Co
$110.41 +4.0% 1M -1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$191.04B
P/E
22.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Carnival leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Carnival 4, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings 4, Walt Disney 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCLLINDDISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.98B $2.34B $191.04B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.1x -115.6x 22.2x CCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 183.4x 15.0x CCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +18.3% +4.6% LIND
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% -2.4% 8.7% CCL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.5% 12.3% -18.0% LIND
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 2.7x -1.2x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.7% +179.0% -1.1% LIND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.4%/yr +20.3%/yr -8.2%/yr LIND
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.4% 50.8% 27.3% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 46/100 58/100 CCL

Percentile Scorecard

CCLLINDDIS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCCLLINDDIS
Valuation 86 #5 of 29 50 #15 of 29 42 #72 of 124
Growth 76 #7 of 26 84 #5 of 26 61 #43 of 108
Profitability 76 #7 of 26 48 #14 of 26 39 #65 of 106
Financial Health 57 #14 of 31 47 #17 of 31 63 #49 of 132
Shareholder Returns 42 #12 of 20 0 #20 of 20 82 #14 of 74
Overall 67 46 58
  • CCL ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • LIND ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • DIS ranked among 135 companies in Communication Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCCLLINDDISSPY
1 month +20.6%+22.5%+4.0% -0.8%
3 months -1.1%+24.1%+14.2% +3.5%
6 months +0.3%+90.3%+7.9% +7.0%
Year to date -12.1%+141.7%-3.0% +12.2%
1 year -8.7%+179.0%-1.1% +13.0%
3 years +141.2%+500.9%+39.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +34.1%+81.9%+11.7% +23.1%
5 years +24.1%+151.8%-34.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.4%+20.3%-8.2% +11.0%
10 years -43.1%+316.9%+18.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year -5.5%+15.3%+1.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCCLLINDDISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.4%50.8%27.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.9%43.6%27.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.141.810.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.183.52-0.04 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.3%-68.8%-55.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-4.2%-5.3% -1.8%
52-week high $33.99$36.37$116.65 $779.14
52-week low $21.80$11.45$92.42 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCCLLINDDIS
P/E now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 18.8x -112.6xmedian 18.8x 22.3xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 15.2x 20.2xmedian 15.2x -6.6xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 16.1x 20.9xmedian 16.1x 23.0xmedian 9.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.5x -11.7xmedian 2.5x 1.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.38 -2.97median 0.38 0.38median 0.29

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCCLLINDDIS
Revenue $27.59B $830.61M $98.86B
Gross profit – $387.48M $43.29B
Operating income $4.41B $58.03M -$40.54B
Net income $3.14B -$12.56M $9.24B
Free cash flow $3.18B $109.03M $8.29B
EPS (diluted) $2.29 $-0.31 $4.93
Cash & equivalents $1.22B $318.89M $5.19B
Total debt $23.91B $663.87M $46.04B
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 65.47M 1.74B
Enterprise value $31.16B $1.23B $168.80B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCCLLINDDIS
P/E 11.7x -112.6x 22.3x
P/FCF 11.4x 20.9x 23.0x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 16.0x 11.2x
P/S 1.3x 2.7x 1.9x
P/B 2.5x -11.7x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.8x -10.8x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x 20.2x -6.6x
EV/EBIT 13.3x 45.3x -5.7x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 3.2x 2.3x
EV/FCF 18.5x 24.1x 27.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x 18.4x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 -2.97 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCLLINDDIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 18.3% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 16.1% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 20.0% -6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 21.0% 14.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.4% 57.1% -18.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 116.1% 132.1% 7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.5% -111.1% -26.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 57.8% 40.7% 46.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 21.7% -15.2% -22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.4% 38.0% 58.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.6% 32.7% -11.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.1% 376.8% 30.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 86.0% -28.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 98.3% 77.1% 42.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCLLINDDIS
Gross margin – 46.6% 43.8%
EBITDA margin 26.9% 15.6% -35.4%
Operating margin 16.0% 7.0% -41.0%
Pretax margin 11.5% -1.1% 12.9%
Net margin 11.4% -2.4% 8.7%
FCF margin 11.5% 13.1% 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin 24.7% 17.2% 17.2%
Return on equity 23.1% – 8.0%
Return on assets 6.1% -1.2% 4.5%
Return on invested capital 11.5% 12.3% -18.0%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 11.9% -23.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x -11.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 1.0% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCLLINDDIS
Debt / assets 46.9% 64.2% 22.5%
Debt / equity 1.7x -3.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 2.7x -1.2x
Debt / FCF 7.5x 6.1x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 72.1% 118.9% 42.9%
Equity / assets 27.9% -18.9% 57.1%
Interest coverage 3.8x – –
Current ratio 0.3x 0.8x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.39 1.45 1.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCLLINDDIS
Dividend yield 1.7% – 1.4%
Net buyback yield 1.5% -0.3% 4.3%
Shareholder yield 3.2% -0.3% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 18.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 20.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 109.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCCLLINDDIS
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 183.4xFY2026 15.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.15FY2026 $0.19FY2026 $7.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.4%FY2026 – +24.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.8% +184.2% -2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $29.26BFY2026 $919.42MFY2026 $95.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% -1.1% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCLLINDDIS
Held by institutions 69.1% 80.4% 75.9%
Institutions holding 1,030 224 2,940
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.5% +10.0% +1.8%
Institutions buying 993 147 1,209
Institutions selling 13 56 1,369
Buyers to sellers 76.38 2.63 0.88

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CCLLINDDIS
CCL 1.00 0.62 0.35
LIND 0.62 1.00 0.27
DIS 0.35 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCL, LIND and DIS?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carnival (CCL) $37.98B, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) $2.34B, Walt Disney (DIS) $191.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCL, LIND and DIS?

Carnival (CCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carnival (CCL) 12.1x, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) -115.6x, Walt Disney (DIS) 22.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carnival (CCL) is cheapest (Carnival (CCL) 12.5x, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) 183.4x, Walt Disney (DIS) 15.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carnival (CCL) +5.2%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) +18.3%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carnival (CCL) has the highest net margin (Carnival (CCL) 11.4%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) -2.4%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) leads (Carnival (CCL) 11.5%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) 12.3%, Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) returned the most: Carnival (CCL) -8.7%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) +179.0%, Walt Disney (DIS) -1.1%. Over five years, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) compounded fastest (Carnival (CCL) +4.4%/yr, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) +20.3%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -8.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Carnival (CCL) 0.00%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) 0.00%, Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%. Carnival (CCL) and Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Carnival (CCL) 49.4%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) 50.8%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCL, LIND and DIS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Carnival (CCL) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.