Carnival (CCL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Carnival (CCL) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $4.2 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 8.72% year-over-year to $4.2 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at $16.5 billion (up 4.25% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $15.9 billion, up 1.98% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses advanced to $4.2 billion in Q2 2026 per CCL's latest filing, from $3.9 billion in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $5.2 billion in Q3 2023 and bottomed at -$307.0 million in Q4 2023.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $4.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of $4.3 billion in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Expenses slumped 106.17% in 2023, then soared 1348.53% in 2024.
• Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $5.0 billion in 2022, then plunged by 106.17% to -$307.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 1348.53% to $3.8 billion in 2024, then climbed by 2.01% to $3.9 billion in 2025, then gained by 8.06% to $4.2 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $4.2 billion, $3.9 billion, and $3.9 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.