Carnival (CCL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Carnival (CCL) reported EBT Margin of 22.99% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 0.17 percentage points from 22.81% a year earlier and up 14.66 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Carnival (CCL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 31, 2026, Carnival's EBT Margin came in at 11.48%, up 1.32 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Nov 30, 2025), it was 10.41%, up 2.76 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin has increased for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +193.67 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, EBT Margin came in at 7.65% in FY2024 (+7.94 pp), -0.29% in FY2023 (+49.68 pp), -49.97% in FY2022 (+449.09 pp) and -499.06% in FY2021 (-315.80 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EBT Margin since fiscal Q3 2019.
- Year over year, EBT Margin gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.88 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year EBT Margin in five years was fiscal Q1 2022 (a gain of 7495.21 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2026 (a drop of 0.92 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 8.33% (Q2 2026), 4.54% (Q1 2026) and 6.24% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriott International | 108.57 Bn | 106.84 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 15.13% |
| 2 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 87.25 Bn | 84.19 Bn | 2.88 Bn | 31.51% |
| 3 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings | 83.02 Bn | 79.75 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 21.71% |
| 4 | Carnival | 40.37 Bn | 33.56 Bn | - | 22.99% |
| 5 | Viking Holdings | 38.85 Bn | 23.97 Bn | 996.62 Mn | 27.14% |
| 6 | Trip.com | 29.18 Bn | -15.85 Bn | 1.84 Bn | -14.17% |
| 7 | Intercontinental Hotels | 27.60 Bn | 23.56 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Hyatt Hotels | 17.33 Bn | 14.74 Bn | 384.00 Mn | 4.53% |
| 9 | H World | 15.68 Bn | 7.08 Bn | 456.00 Mn | 31.43% |
| 10 | U-Haul Holding | 11.03 Bn | 6.68 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 9.81% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 22.99% |
| May 31, 2026 | 8.33% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 4.54% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 6.24% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 22.81% |
| 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% |
Carnival EBT Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=CCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "CCL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=CCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();