Carnival (CCL) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Carnival (CCL) posted EBIT Margin of 12.77% for Q2 2026, up 29.72% on a QoQ basis from 9.85% in Q1 2026, and down 199.0% year-over-year from 12.9% in Q2 2025.

Carnival (CCL) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Carnival's EBIT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 12.77% for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly EBIT Margin fell 199.0% year-over-year to 12.77% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 16.35% (up 11.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 16.84%, up 256.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin was 12.77% for Q2 2026 at Carnival, up from 9.85% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBIT Margin topped out at 27.85% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 91.87% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 1.22% and a median of 9.4% in 2024 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBIT Margin surged 576967 bps — and 2026, when it tumbled 199 bps.
  • Carnival's EBIT Margin stood at 29.56% in 2022, then jumped by 124 bps to 7.12% in 2023, then jumped by 33 bps to 9.45% in 2024, then gained by 23 bps to 11.61% in 2025, then rose by 10 bps to 12.77% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CCL's EBIT Margin at 12.77% in Q2 2026, 9.85% in Q1 2026, and 11.61% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Booking Holdings 136.54 Bn 120.51 Bn 3.46 Bn 22.98%
2 Royal Caribbean Cruises 86.11 Bn 85.59 Bn 2.21 Bn 26.10%
3 Airbnb 82.27 Bn 70.26 Bn 2.10 Bn 3.21%
4 Yatra Online 55.46 Bn 55.47 Bn 10.44 Mn -12.11%
5 Viking Holdings 44.18 Bn 40.37 Bn 713.43 Mn 61.84%
6 Carnival 34.61 Bn 32.38 Bn - 12.77%
7 Expedia 31.38 Bn 28.88 Bn 3.05 Bn 7.33%
8 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 8.54 Bn 8.35 Bn 953.34 Mn 9.99%
9 MakeMyTrip 5.02 Bn 4.60 Bn 199.14 Mn 16.11%
10 Global Business Travel 4.83 Bn 4.43 Bn 490.00 Mn 0.36%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 12.77%
Feb 28, 2026 9.85%
Nov 30, 2025 11.61%
Aug 31, 2025 27.85%
May 31, 2025 14.76%
Feb 28, 2025 9.35%
Nov 30, 2024 9.45%
Aug 31, 2024 27.58%
May 31, 2024 9.69%
Feb 29, 2024 5.11%
Nov 30, 2023 7.12%
Aug 31, 2023 23.69%
May 31, 2023 2.44%
Feb 28, 2023 -3.88%
Nov 30, 2022 -29.56%
Aug 31, 2022 -6.48%
May 31, 2022 -61.35%
Feb 28, 2022 -91.87%
Nov 30, 2021 -147.09%
Aug 31, 2021 -376.74%