Growth Metrics

Carnival (CCL) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Carnival's Operating Expenses history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $3.9 billion for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 4.59% year-over-year to $3.9 billion; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached $16.1 billion, down 5.86%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $15.9 billion, 1.98% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses reached $3.9 billion in Q1 2026 per CCL's latest filing, up from $3.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $5.2 billion in Q2 2024 to a low of -$307.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $3.6 billion, with a median of $3.9 billion recorded in 2025.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Expenses: crashed 266.85% in 2023, then soared 1348.53% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $184.0 million in 2022, then plummeted by 266.85% to -$307.0 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 1348.53% to $3.8 billion in 2024, then rose by 2.01% to $3.9 billion in 2025, then grew by 0.74% to $3.9 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CCL's Operating Expenses are $3.9 billion (Q1 2026), $3.9 billion (Q4 2025), and $4.4 billion (Q3 2025).