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

Carnival (CCL) posted Interest Coverage Ratio of 1.25 for Q2 2026, up 46.79% on a QoQ basis from 0.85 in Q1 2026, and down 54.38% year-over-year from 2.74 in Q2 2025.

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

Carnival's Interest Coverage Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.25 for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio fell 54.38% year-over-year to 1.25 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 6.56 (up 146.75% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.32, up 63.18% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio was 1.25 for Q2 2026 at Carnival, up from 0.85 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 3.21 in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 4.05 in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.49 and a median of 0.84 in 2023 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Interest Coverage Ratio surged 638.26% — and 2026, when it slumped 54.38%.
  • Carnival's Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 2.53 in 2022, then soared by 132.53% to 0.82 in 2023, then jumped by 68.93% to 1.39 in 2024, then soared by 67.62% to 2.33 in 2025, then slumped by 46.44% to 1.25 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CCL's Interest Coverage Ratio at 1.25 in Q2 2026, 0.85 in Q1 2026, and 2.33 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Booking Holdings 136.54 Bn 120.51 Bn 3.46 Bn 4.67
2 Royal Caribbean Cruises 86.11 Bn 85.59 Bn 2.21 Bn 3.63
3 Airbnb 82.27 Bn 70.26 Bn 2.10 Bn 0.52
4 Yatra Online 55.46 Bn 55.47 Bn 10.44 Mn 4.85
5 Viking Holdings 44.18 Bn 40.37 Bn 713.43 Mn -12.55
6 Carnival 34.61 Bn 32.38 Bn - 1.25
7 Expedia 31.38 Bn 28.88 Bn 3.05 Bn 1.27
8 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 8.54 Bn 8.35 Bn 953.34 Mn 57.59
9 MakeMyTrip 5.02 Bn 4.60 Bn 199.14 Mn 2.43
10 Global Business Travel 4.83 Bn 4.43 Bn 490.00 Mn 0.11

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 1.25
Feb 28, 2026 0.85
Nov 30, 2025 2.33
Aug 31, 2025 3.21
May 31, 2025 2.74
Feb 28, 2025 1.44
Nov 30, 2024 1.39
Aug 31, 2024 2.76
May 31, 2024 0.68
Feb 29, 2024 0.34
Nov 30, 2023 0.82
Aug 31, 2023 2.04
May 31, 2023 0.15
Feb 28, 2023 -0.21
Nov 30, 2022 -2.53
Aug 31, 2022 -0.38
May 31, 2022 -3.98
Feb 28, 2022 -4.05
Nov 30, 2021 -5.44
Aug 31, 2021 -4.92