Carnival (CCL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Carnival (CCL) posted EBT Margin of 8.33% for Q2 2026, up 83.4% on a QoQ basis from 4.54% in Q1 2026, and down 92.0% year-over-year from 104.12% in Q2 2025.

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

Carnival's EBT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 8.33% for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly EBT Margin fell 92.0% year-over-year to 8.33% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 11.34% (up 152.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 10.41%, up 276.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin was 8.33% for Q2 2026 at Carnival, up from 4.54% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 22.78% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 116.33% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 10.34% and a median of 0.47% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBT Margin surged 749521 bps — and 2026, when it slumped 92 bps.
  • Carnival's EBT Margin stood at 41.73% in 2022, then jumped by 98 bps to 0.72% in 2023, then soared by 773 bps to 4.87% in 2024, then surged by 31 bps to 6.38% in 2025, then soared by 31 bps to 8.33% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CCL's EBT Margin at 8.33% in Q2 2026, 4.54% in Q1 2026, and 6.38% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Booking Holdings 136.54 Bn 120.51 Bn 3.46 Bn 25.29%
2 Royal Caribbean Cruises 86.11 Bn 85.59 Bn 2.21 Bn 21.92%
3 Airbnb 82.27 Bn 70.26 Bn 2.10 Bn 10.49%
4 Yatra Online 55.46 Bn 55.47 Bn 10.44 Mn -9.64%
5 Viking Holdings 44.18 Bn 40.37 Bn 713.43 Mn 17.70%
6 Carnival 34.61 Bn 32.38 Bn - 8.33%
7 Expedia 31.38 Bn 28.88 Bn 3.05 Bn 0.73%
8 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 8.54 Bn 8.35 Bn 953.34 Mn 4.62%
9 MakeMyTrip 5.02 Bn 4.60 Bn 199.14 Mn 12.11%
10 Global Business Travel 4.83 Bn 4.43 Bn 490.00 Mn 1.31%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 8.33%
Feb 28, 2026 4.54%
Nov 30, 2025 6.38%
Aug 31, 2025 22.78%
May 31, 2025 9.24%
Feb 28, 2025 -1.17%
Nov 30, 2024 4.87%
Aug 31, 2024 22.07%
May 31, 2024 1.66%
Feb 29, 2024 -3.96%
Nov 30, 2023 -0.72%
Aug 31, 2023 15.54%
May 31, 2023 -8.19%
Feb 28, 2023 -15.48%
Nov 30, 2022 -41.73%
Aug 31, 2022 -17.63%
May 31, 2022 -76.26%
Feb 28, 2022 -116.33%
Nov 30, 2021 -203.89%
Aug 31, 2021 -523.63%