Carnival (CCL) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Carnival (CCL) posted Interest Expenses of $285 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 10.1% from $317 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
Carnival (CCL) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 31, 2026, Interest Expenses at Carnival was $1.18 billion, down 18.2% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Nov 30, 2025), it was $1.35 billion, down 23.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Interest Expenses shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Carnival's Interest Expenses was $1.76 billion in FY2024 (-15.1%), $2.07 billion in FY2023 (+28.4%), $1.61 billion in FY2022 (+0.5%) and $1.6 billion in FY2021 (+78.9%).
- Quarterly Interest Expenses has run from a low of $285 million in fiscal Q2 2026 to a high of $542 million in fiscal Q2 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Expenses has declined in each of the last 11 quarters, with an average decline of 19.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Interest Expenses in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2023, with growth of 46.5%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2025, with a decline of 26.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Interest Expenses for the three prior fiscal quarters was $285 million (Q2 2026), $291 million (Q1 2026) and $315 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriott International | 103.13 Bn | 101.17 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 221.00 Mn |
| 2 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings | 78.47 Bn | 74.92 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 183.00 Mn |
| 3 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 75.63 Bn | 72.99 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 236.00 Mn |
| 4 | Viking Holdings | 37.26 Bn | 22.38 Bn | 996.62 Mn | 82.17 Mn |
| 5 | Carnival | 36.04 Bn | 29.22 Bn | - | 285.00 Mn |
| 6 | Intercontinental Hotels | 26.07 Bn | 22.04 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Trip.com | 26.03 Bn | -18.97 Bn | 1.84 Bn | -17.18 Mn |
| 8 | Hyatt Hotels | 16.23 Bn | 13.39 Bn | 388.00 Mn | 64.00 Mn |
| 9 | H World | 14.27 Bn | 5.68 Bn | 453.94 Mn | -9.25 Mn |
| 10 | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings | 6.99 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 1.05 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 285.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 285.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 291.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 315.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 317.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 341.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 377.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 403.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 431.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 450.00 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 471.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 466.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 518.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 542.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 539.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 448.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 422.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 370.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 368.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 348.00 Mn |
Carnival Interest Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=CCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "ticker": "CCL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=CCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();