MAR vs MSC vs CCL Stock Comparison

Marriott International, Studio City International Holdings and Carnival Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCL Carnival Corp Ltd.
$28.08 +26.7% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$39.40B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.59B
Div. yield
–
Cruise Lines Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Marriott International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Marriott International 5, Carnival 5, Studio City International Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMARMSCCCLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $105.33B $152.14M $39.40B MAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.7x -3.4x 12.6x CCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.4x — 13.1x CCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.7% +0.7% +5.2% CCL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% -6.5% 11.4% CCL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.5% 2.7% 11.5% MAR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x -14.3x 3.1x MSC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.6% -81.4% +0.8% MAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.8%/yr -37.4%/yr +4.9%/yr MAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 108.8% 49.1% MAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 51/100 66/100 CCL

Percentile Scorecard

MARMSCCCL

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

AxisMARMSCCCL
Valuation 22 #22 of 28 74 #8 of 28 85 #5 of 28
Growth 58 #11 of 25 71 #8 of 25 75 #7 of 25
Profitability 63 #10 of 25 33 #17 of 25 71 #8 of 25
Financial Health 45 #17 of 30 28 #22 of 30 59 #13 of 30
Shareholder Returns 61 #8 of 19 – 39 #12 of 19
Overall 50 51 66
  • MAR ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • MSC ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • CCL ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMARMSCCCLSPY
1 month +10.0%-1.2%+26.7% +0.9%
3 months +3.5%-55.1%+0.9% +5.9%
6 months +11.4%-67.4%+9.8% +8.5%
Year to date +27.1%-77.7%-8.1% +13.3%
1 year +48.6%-81.4%+0.8% +12.4%
3 years +112.9%-83.9%+152.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +28.7%-45.6%+36.2% +23.5%
5 years +146.5%-90.4%+26.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +19.8%-37.4%+4.9% +11.0%
10 years +484.8%—-42.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +19.3%—-5.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMARMSCCCLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%108.8%49.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.8%124.5%44.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.64-1.262.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.79-0.750.02 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.7%-91.3%-74.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.4%-81.4%-17.4% -0.9%
52-week high $404.00$4.24$33.99 $779.14
52-week low $260.58$0.77$21.80 $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.

MultipleMARMSCCCL
P/E now vs peer median 40.2xmedian 18.2x -3.4xmedian 18.2x 12.2xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.5x 0.2xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 14.1x -15.4xmedian 14.1x 8.1xmedian 14.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 16.4x 1.2xmedian 16.4x 11.9xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median -22.7xmedian 2.5x 0.3xmedian 2.5x 2.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 17.46median 0.30 -0.08median 0.30 0.21median 0.30

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 monthsMARMSCCCL
Revenue $26.90B $684.09M $27.59B
Gross profit $5.33B $596.35M –
Operating income $4.25B $76.15M $4.41B
Net income $2.59B -$55.45M $3.14B
Free cash flow $3.13B $124.87M $3.18B
EPS (diluted) $9.78 $-0.23 $2.29
Cash & equivalents $462.00M $106.14M $1.22B
Total debt $16.92B $1.96B $23.91B
Shares (diluted) 264.50M 192.59M 1.37B
Enterprise value $103.38B -$226.26M $32.58B

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
MetricMARMSCCCL
P/E 40.2x -3.4x 12.2x
P/FCF 32.8x 1.2x 11.9x
P/Operating cash flow 27.6x 0.7x 5.5x
P/S 3.8x 0.2x 1.4x
P/B -22.7x 0.3x 2.7x
P/Tangible book -6.9x 0.3x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 24.1x -15.4x 8.1x
EV/EBIT 28.1x 26.4x 13.7x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 2.9x 2.2x
EV/FCF 38.1x 16.1x 19.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.0x 9.4x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 17.46 -0.08 0.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMARMSCCCL
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.7% 0.7% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 57.9% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.6% 1.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 90.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.5% 27.6% 2.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 34.0% 116.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.9% 22.3% 18.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.4% 42.2% 57.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.9% 32.3% 21.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 45.5% 58.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.8% 3.1% 21.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 53.8% 28.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 86.2% -1.3% 9.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 75.3% 98.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMARMSCCCL
Gross margin 19.8% 87.2% –
EBITDA margin 18.4% -19.0% 26.9%
Operating margin 15.8% 11.1% 16.0%
Pretax margin 12.9% -7.0% 11.5%
Net margin 9.6% -6.5% 11.4%
FCF margin 11.6% 18.3% 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin 13.9% 31.2% 24.7%
Return on equity – -10.1% 23.1%
Return on assets 9.2% -2.0% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 25.5% 2.7% 11.5%
Return on capital employed 21.2% 3.0% 11.3%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -3.8x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMARMSCCCL
Debt / assets 60.2% 72.1% 46.9%
Debt / equity -3.7x 3.6x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x -14.3x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 5.4x 15.7x 7.5x
Liabilities / assets 116.1% 80.1% 72.1%
Equity / assets -16.1% 19.9% 27.9%
Interest coverage 5.0x 0.6x 3.8x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.8x 0.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.16 -0.70 1.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMARMSCCCL
Dividend yield 0.7% – 1.6%
Net buyback yield 3.4% – 1.5%
Shareholder yield 4.1% – 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 28.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 13.2% – –

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.

ConsensusMARMSCCCL
Forward P/E 34.4xFY2026 – 13.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.47FY2026 – $2.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.5%FY2026 – -4.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.1% – +15.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.29BFY2026 $1.25BFY2026 $29.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 +80.1%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% – -4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMARMSCCCL
Held by institutions 61.3% 22.7% 69.1%
Institutions holding 1,751 12 1,030
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% 0.0% +9.5%
Institutions buying 860 2 993
Institutions selling 550 2 13
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.00 76.38

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.

MARMSCCCL
MAR 1.00 -0.07 0.51
MSC -0.07 1.00 -0.04
CCL 0.51 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAR, MSC and CCL?

Marriott International (MAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marriott International (MAR) $105.33B, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) $152.14M, Carnival (CCL) $39.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAR, MSC and CCL?

Carnival (CCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marriott International (MAR) 40.7x, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -3.4x, Carnival (CCL) 12.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carnival (CCL) is cheapest (Marriott International (MAR) 34.4x, Carnival (CCL) 13.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Carnival (CCL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Marriott International (MAR) +4.7%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) +0.7%, Carnival (CCL) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carnival (CCL) has the highest net margin (Marriott International (MAR) 9.6%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -6.5%, Carnival (CCL) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Marriott International (MAR) leads (Marriott International (MAR) 25.5%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 2.7%, Carnival (CCL) 11.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marriott International (MAR) returned the most: Marriott International (MAR) +48.6%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -81.4%, Carnival (CCL) +0.8%. Over five years, Marriott International (MAR) compounded fastest (Marriott International (MAR) +19.8%/yr, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -37.4%/yr, Carnival (CCL) +4.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Marriott International (MAR) 0.01%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 0.00%, Carnival (CCL) 0.00%. Studio City International Holdings (MSC) and Carnival (CCL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Marriott International (MAR) has been the steadiest (Marriott International (MAR) 27.2%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 108.8%, Carnival (CCL) 49.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAR, MSC and CCL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Marriott International (MAR) leads on 5. 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.