Carnival (CCL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Carnival (CCL) posted Debt Ratio of 0.48 for Q2 2026, down 10.66% on a QoQ basis from 0.53 in Q1 2026, and down 16.95% year-over-year from 0.57 in Q2 2025.

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

Carnival's Debt Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.48 for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 16.95% year-over-year to 0.48 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 0.48 (down 16.95% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.52, down 7.97% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was 0.48 for Q2 2026 at Carnival, down from 0.53 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.73 in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 0.48 in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 0.61 and a median of 0.61 in 2022 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio surged 39.54% — and 2025, when it dropped 18.56%.
  • Carnival's Debt Ratio stood at 0.66 in 2022, then dropped by 6.31% to 0.62 in 2023, then retreated by 10.02% to 0.56 in 2024, then dropped by 7.97% to 0.52 in 2025, then fell by 7.54% to 0.48 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CCL's Debt Ratio at 0.48 in Q2 2026, 0.53 in Q1 2026, and 0.52 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Booking Holdings 136.54 Bn 120.51 Bn 3.46 Bn 0.66
2 Royal Caribbean Cruises 86.11 Bn 85.59 Bn 2.21 Bn 0.50
3 Airbnb 82.27 Bn 70.26 Bn 2.10 Bn 0.09
4 Yatra Online 55.46 Bn 55.47 Bn 10.44 Mn 0.06
5 Viking Holdings 44.18 Bn 40.37 Bn 713.43 Mn 0.45
6 Carnival 34.61 Bn 32.38 Bn - 0.48
7 Expedia 31.38 Bn 28.88 Bn 3.05 Bn 0.17
8 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 8.54 Bn 8.35 Bn 953.34 Mn 0.64
9 MakeMyTrip 5.02 Bn 4.60 Bn 199.14 Mn -
10 Global Business Travel 4.83 Bn 4.43 Bn 490.00 Mn 0.30

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 0.48
Feb 28, 2026 0.53
Nov 30, 2025 0.52
Aug 31, 2025 0.52
May 31, 2025 0.57
Feb 28, 2025 0.56
Nov 30, 2024 0.56
Aug 31, 2024 0.64
May 31, 2024 0.65
Feb 29, 2024 0.62
Nov 30, 2023 0.62
Aug 31, 2023 0.59
May 31, 2023 0.67
Feb 28, 2023 0.67
Nov 30, 2022 0.66
Aug 31, 2022 0.73
May 31, 2022 0.60
Feb 28, 2022 0.72
Nov 30, 2021 0.57
Aug 31, 2021 0.66