Carnival (CCL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Carnival (CCL) posted Free Cash Flow of $1.8 billion for Q2 2026, up 151.79% on a QoQ basis from $697.0 million in Q1 2026, and up 13.89% year-over-year from $1.5 billion in Q2 2025.

Carnival (CCL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Carnival's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.8 billion for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 13.89% year-over-year to $1.8 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $3.2 billion (up 14.04% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.6 billion, up 101.0% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $1.8 billion for Q2 2026 at Carnival, up from $697.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $1.8 billion in Q2 2026 and bottomed at -$3.9 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $41.3 million and a median of $318.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow surged 213.04% — and 2025, when it sank 96.24%.
  • Carnival's Free Cash Flow stood at -$1.3 billion in 2022, then jumped by 119.03% to $247.0 million in 2023, then gained by 29.15% to $319.0 million in 2024, then sank by 96.24% to $12.0 million in 2025, then soared by 14525.0% to $1.8 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CCL's Free Cash Flow at $1.8 billion in Q2 2026, $697.0 million in Q1 2026, and $12.0 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Booking Holdings 136.54 Bn 120.51 Bn 3.46 Bn 3.11 Bn
2 Royal Caribbean Cruises 86.11 Bn 85.59 Bn 2.21 Bn 1.33 Bn
3 Airbnb 82.27 Bn 70.26 Bn 2.10 Bn 1.71 Bn
4 Yatra Online 55.46 Bn 55.47 Bn 10.44 Mn -1.35 Mn
5 Viking Holdings 44.18 Bn 40.37 Bn 713.43 Mn 995.73 Mn
6 Carnival 34.61 Bn 32.38 Bn - 1.76 Bn
7 Expedia 31.38 Bn 28.88 Bn 3.05 Bn 3.75 Bn
8 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 8.54 Bn 8.35 Bn 953.34 Mn -625.22 Mn
9 MakeMyTrip 5.02 Bn 4.60 Bn 199.14 Mn 46.44 Mn
10 Global Business Travel 4.83 Bn 4.43 Bn 490.00 Mn -52.00 Mn

Historic Data

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May 31, 2026 1.76 Bn
May 31, 2026 1.76 Bn
Feb 28, 2026 697.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 697.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 12.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 12.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 736.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 736.00 Mn
May 31, 2025 1.54 Bn
May 31, 2025 1.54 Bn
Feb 28, 2025 318.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 318.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 319.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 319.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 628.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 628.00 Mn
May 31, 2024 720.00 Mn
May 31, 2024 720.00 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 -370.00 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 -370.00 Mn