Carnival (CCL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Carnival (CCL) reported Debt Ratio of 0.49 for Q1 2026, down 11.9% on a YoY basis from 0.56 in Q1 2025, and down 4.85% quarter-over-quarter from 0.52 in Q4 2025.

Carnival (CCL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Carnival has reported Debt Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.49 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 11.9% year-over-year to 0.49; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 0.49 (down 11.9% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.52, down 7.97% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.49, down from 0.52 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.66 in Q4 2022, with the low at 0.49 in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.58 across 5 years, with a median of 0.59 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio increased 22.27% — and 2026, when it retreated 11.9%.
  • Carnival's Debt Ratio stood at 0.66 in 2022, then decreased by 6.31% to 0.62 in 2023, then declined by 10.02% to 0.56 in 2024, then decreased by 7.97% to 0.52 in 2025, then decreased by 4.85% to 0.49 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.49 (Q1 2026), 0.52 (Q4 2025), and 0.52 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Booking Holdings 131.01 Bn 114.99 Bn 3.46 Bn 0.66
2 Airbnb 79.86 Bn 67.85 Bn 2.10 Bn 0.09
3 Royal Caribbean Cruises 75.60 Bn 75.08 Bn 2.21 Bn 0.47
4 Carnival 37.80 Bn 36.39 Bn - 0.49
5 Expedia 27.88 Bn 22.09 Bn 3.05 Bn 0.17
6 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 8.56 Bn 8.38 Bn 953.34 Mn 0.64
7 Global Business Travel 4.79 Bn 4.35 Bn 714.00 Mn 0.30
8 Travel & Leisure 4.51 Bn 4.25 Bn 926.00 Mn -
9 Trip.com 4.42 Bn -788.25 Mn 1.74 Bn 0.12
10 MakeMyTrip 2.12 Bn 1.35 Bn - 0.80

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 0.49
Nov 30, 2025 0.52
Aug 31, 2025 0.52
May 31, 2025 0.53
Feb 28, 2025 0.56
Nov 30, 2024 0.56
Aug 31, 2024 0.58
May 31, 2024 0.59
Feb 29, 2024 0.62
Nov 30, 2023 0.62
Aug 31, 2023 0.59
May 31, 2023 0.65
Feb 28, 2023 0.63
Nov 30, 2022 0.66
Aug 31, 2022 0.60
May 31, 2022 0.60
Feb 28, 2022 0.60
Nov 30, 2021 0.59
Aug 31, 2021 0.53
May 31, 2021 0.53