Carnival CCL
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As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Carnival (CCL) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)

Carnival's (CCL) quarterly Cash from Operations came in at $2.6 billion in Q2 2026, up 9.95% on a YoY basis from $2.4 billion in Q2 2025, and up 108.23% quarter-over-quarter from $1.3 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Carnival (CCL) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Carnival (CCL) has reported Cash from Operations for 18 consecutive years, with $2.6 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Cash from Operations rose 9.95% year-over-year to $2.6 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at $6.8 billion (up 25.05% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $6.2 billion, up 4.98% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations grew to $2.6 billion in Q2 2026 per CCL's latest filing, from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Operations topped out at $2.6 billion in Q2 2026 and bottomed at -$1.2 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Cash from Operations has averaged $1.0 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.2 billion in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Cash from Operations jumped 37800.0% in 2023, then plunged 47.68% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Cash from Operations stood at -$117.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 888.03% to $922.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 1.19% to $911.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 66.63% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then soared by 73.25% to $2.6 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash from Operations over the past three periods registered $2.6 billion, $1.3 billion, and $1.5 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Operations (Qtr)
1 Royal Caribbean Cruises 71.23 Bn 70.31 Bn 2.29 Bn 1.86 Bn
2 Viking Holdings 38.98 Bn 34.99 Bn 996.62 Mn 389.13 Mn
3 Carnival 32.12 Bn 29.88 Bn - 2.63 Bn
4 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 7.08 Bn 6.86 Bn 1.05 Bn 602.59 Mn
5 Lindblad Expeditions Holdings 1.73 Bn 1.37 Bn 96.64 Mn 59.06 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 2.63 Bn
Feb 28, 2026 1.26 Bn
Nov 30, 2025 1.52 Bn
Aug 31, 2025 1.38 Bn
May 31, 2025 2.39 Bn
Feb 28, 2025 925.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 911.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 1.21 Bn
May 31, 2024 2.04 Bn
Feb 29, 2024 1.77 Bn
Nov 30, 2023 922.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 1.83 Bn
May 31, 2023 1.14 Bn
Feb 28, 2023 388.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 -117.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 -344.00 Mn
May 31, 2022 3.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 -1.21 Bn
Nov 30, 2021 -368.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 -879.00 Mn