Carnival (CCL) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Carnival (CCL) reported Debt to Equity of $1.94 for Q1 2026, down 34.13% on a YoY basis from $2.94 in Q1 2025, and down 10.63% quarter-over-quarter from $2.17 in Q4 2025.

Carnival (CCL) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Carnival has reported Debt to Equity for 18 years, with the latest figure at $1.94 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt to Equity fell 34.13% year-over-year to $1.94; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $1.94 (down 34.13% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.17, down 26.98% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 stood at $1.94, down from $2.17 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt to Equity was $5.75 in Q2 2023, with the low at $1.94 in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged $3.68 across 5 years, with a median of $3.72 in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt to Equity surged 137.79% — and 2025, when it sank 36.74%.
  • Carnival's Debt to Equity stood at $4.86 in 2022, then dropped by 8.62% to $4.44 in 2023, then slumped by 33.15% to $2.97 in 2024, then declined by 26.98% to $2.17 in 2025, then retreated by 10.63% to $1.94 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $1.94 (Q1 2026), $2.17 (Q4 2025), and $2.22 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Booking Holdings 131.01 Bn 114.99 Bn 3.46 Bn -2.11
2 Airbnb 79.86 Bn 67.85 Bn 2.10 Bn 0.32
3 Royal Caribbean Cruises 75.60 Bn 75.08 Bn 2.21 Bn 2.01
4 Carnival 37.80 Bn 36.39 Bn - 1.94
5 Expedia 27.88 Bn 22.09 Bn 3.05 Bn 2.43
6 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 8.56 Bn 8.38 Bn 953.34 Mn 6.23
7 Global Business Travel 4.79 Bn 4.35 Bn 714.00 Mn 0.94
8 Travel & Leisure 4.51 Bn 4.25 Bn 926.00 Mn -
9 Trip.com 4.42 Bn -788.25 Mn 1.74 Bn 0.18
10 MakeMyTrip 2.12 Bn 1.35 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 1.94
Nov 30, 2025 2.17
Aug 31, 2025 2.22
May 31, 2025 2.72
Feb 28, 2025 2.94
Nov 30, 2024 2.97
Aug 31, 2024 3.36
May 31, 2024 4.31
Feb 29, 2024 4.60
Nov 30, 2023 4.44
Aug 31, 2023 4.24
May 31, 2023 5.75
Feb 28, 2023 5.33
Nov 30, 2022 4.86
Aug 31, 2022 3.72
May 31, 2022 3.87
Feb 28, 2022 3.12
Nov 30, 2021 2.58
Aug 31, 2021 1.89
May 31, 2021 1.63