Carnival (CCL) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Carnival (CCL) reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 2.09 for Q1 2026, up 44.82% on a YoY basis from 1.44 in Q1 2025, and down 10.6% quarter-over-quarter from 2.33 in Q4 2025.

Carnival (CCL) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Carnival has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 2.09 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio rose 44.82% year-over-year to 2.09; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 3.6 (up 55.52% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.32, up 63.18% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 2.09, down from 2.33 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Interest Coverage Ratio was 7.16 in Q3 2025, with the low at 4.05 in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Interest Coverage Ratio has averaged 0.98 across 5 years, with a median of 1.24 in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Interest Coverage Ratio declined 7.66% — and 2023, when it soared 574.2%.
  • Carnival's Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 2.53 in 2022, then jumped by 132.53% to 0.82 in 2023, then surged by 68.93% to 1.39 in 2024, then jumped by 67.62% to 2.33 in 2025, then slipped by 10.6% to 2.09 in 2026.
  • The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 2.09 (Q1 2026), 2.33 (Q4 2025), and 7.16 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Booking Holdings 131.01 Bn 114.99 Bn 3.46 Bn 5.02
2 Airbnb 79.86 Bn 67.85 Bn 2.10 Bn -
3 Royal Caribbean Cruises 75.60 Bn 75.08 Bn 2.21 Bn 4.18
4 Carnival 37.80 Bn 36.39 Bn - 2.09
5 Expedia 27.88 Bn 22.09 Bn 3.05 Bn 2.26
6 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 8.56 Bn 8.38 Bn 953.34 Mn -
7 Global Business Travel 4.79 Bn 4.35 Bn 714.00 Mn 0.11
8 Travel & Leisure 4.51 Bn 4.25 Bn 926.00 Mn 4.82
9 Trip.com 4.42 Bn -788.25 Mn 1.74 Bn -22.75
10 MakeMyTrip 2.12 Bn 1.35 Bn - 2.43

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 2.09
Nov 30, 2025 2.33
Aug 31, 2025 7.16
May 31, 2025 2.74
Feb 28, 2025 1.44
Nov 30, 2024 1.39
Aug 31, 2024 5.05
May 31, 2024 1.24
Feb 29, 2024 0.59
Nov 30, 2023 0.82
Aug 31, 2023 3.14
May 31, 2023 0.22
Feb 28, 2023 -0.32
Nov 30, 2022 -2.53
Aug 31, 2022 -0.66
May 31, 2022 -3.98
Feb 28, 2022 -4.05
Nov 30, 2021 -5.44
Aug 31, 2021 -4.92
May 31, 2021 -3.70