Growth Metrics

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

Carnival filings provide 18 years of Free Cash Flow readings, the most recent being $697.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 119.18% to $697.0 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Feb 2026 was $3.0 billion, a 50.43% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $2.6 billion, up 101.0% from a year prior.
  • Free Cash Flow hit $697.0 million in Q1 2026 for Carnival, 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.
  • Median Free Cash Flow over the past 5 years was $318.0 million (2025), compared with a mean of -$59.5 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: skyrocketed 213.04% in 2023 and later plummeted 96.24% in 2025.
  • Carnival's Free Cash Flow 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.
  • The last three reported values for Free Cash Flow were $697.0 million (Q1 2026), $12.0 million (Q4 2025), and $736.0 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.