Carnival (CCL) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Carnival's (CCL) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 12.77% in Q2 2026, down 199.0% YoY from 12.9% in Q2 2025, and up 29.72% on a QoQ basis from 9.85% in Q1 2026.

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

Carnival (CCL) has 18 years of EBIT Margin data on file, last reported at 12.77% in 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 improved to 12.77% in Q2 2026, from 9.85% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 27.85% in Q3 2025 to a low of 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 plunged 199 bps.
  • Tracing CCL's EBIT Margin over 5 years: stood at 29.56% in 2022, then surged by 124 bps to 7.12% in 2023, then surged by 33 bps to 9.45% in 2024, then increased by 23 bps to 11.61% in 2025, then grew by 10 bps to 12.77% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 12.77% (Q2 2026), 9.85% (Q1 2026), and 11.61% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Booking Holdings 159.34 Bn 142.12 Bn 4.98 Bn 34.00%
2 Airbnb 108.60 Bn 96.53 Bn 2.98 Bn 21.01%
3 Royal Caribbean Cruises 81.57 Bn 80.88 Bn 2.29 Bn 27.05%
4 Viking Holdings 44.18 Bn 40.38 Bn 713.43 Mn 20.91%
5 Carnival 38.51 Bn 36.29 Bn - 12.77%
6 Expedia 38.08 Bn 30.96 Bn 3.91 Bn 18.54%
7 Trip.com 29.19 Bn 17.73 Bn 1.86 Bn 24.24%
8 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 8.73 Bn 8.51 Bn 1.05 Bn 13.76%
9 MakeMyTrip 5.85 Bn 5.09 Bn 212.91 Mn 15.30%
10 Global Business Travel 4.94 Bn 4.47 Bn 514.00 Mn 2.76%

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%