Carnival CCL
NYSE CCL
$23.18 -0.33 (-1.40%)
As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Carnival's (CCL) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $1.8 billion in Q2 2026, up 13.89% on a YoY basis from $1.5 billion in Q2 2025, and up 151.79% quarter-over-quarter from $697.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Carnival (CCL) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $1.8 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 13.89% year-over-year to $1.8 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at $3.2 billion (up 14.04% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.6 billion, up 101.0% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow climbed to $1.8 billion in Q2 2026 per CCL's latest filing, 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.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $41.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $318.5 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Free Cash Flow soared 213.04% in 2023, then tumbled 96.24% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, 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.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $1.8 billion, $697.0 million, and $12.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Royal Caribbean Cruises 71.23 Bn 70.31 Bn 2.29 Bn -877.00 Mn
2 Viking Holdings 38.98 Bn 34.99 Bn 996.62 Mn 1.12 Bn
3 Carnival 32.12 Bn 29.88 Bn - 1.76 Bn
4 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 7.08 Bn 6.86 Bn 1.05 Bn 144.89 Mn
5 Lindblad Expeditions Holdings 1.73 Bn 1.37 Bn 96.64 Mn 51.06 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 1.76 Bn
Feb 28, 2026 697.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 12.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 736.00 Mn
May 31, 2025 1.54 Bn
Feb 28, 2025 318.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 319.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 628.00 Mn
May 31, 2024 720.00 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 -370.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 247.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 997.00 Mn
May 31, 2023 440.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 -687.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 -1.30 Bn
Aug 31, 2022 -882.00 Mn
May 31, 2022 -488.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 -3.94 Bn
Nov 30, 2021 -855.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 -1.84 Bn