Growth Metrics

Carnival (CCL) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Carnival's Free Cash Flow history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $697.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 119.18% year-over-year to $697.0 million; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached $3.0 billion, up 50.43%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $2.6 billion, 101.0% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow reached $697.0 million in Q1 2026 per CCL's latest filing, up from $12.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $1.5 billion in Q2 2025 to a low of -$3.9 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is -$59.5 million, with a median of $318.0 million recorded in 2025.
  • Peak YoY movement for Free Cash Flow: soared 213.04% in 2023, then crashed 96.24% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$1.3 billion in 2022, then skyrocketed by 119.03% to $247.0 million in 2023, then grew by 29.15% to $319.0 million in 2024, then plummeted by 96.24% to $12.0 million in 2025, then surged by 5708.33% to $697.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CCL's Free Cash Flow are $697.0 million (Q1 2026), $12.0 million (Q4 2025), and $736.0 million (Q3 2025).