Growth Metrics

Carnival (CCL) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Carnival's Return on Capital Employed history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.12% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1.0% year-over-year to 0.12%; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached 0.12%, up 1.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.12%, 2.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed reached 0.12% in Q1 2026 per CCL's latest filing, down from 0.12% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.12% in Q4 2025 to a low of 0.17% in Q2 2022.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.02%, with a median of 0.06% recorded in 2024.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Capital Employed: dropped -2bps in 2022, then increased 16bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.11% in 2022, then surged by 149bps to 0.05% in 2023, then surged by 83bps to 0.09% in 2024, then grew by 24bps to 0.12% in 2025, then fell by -1bps to 0.12% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CCL's Return on Capital Employed are 0.12% (Q1 2026), 0.12% (Q4 2025), and 0.11% (Q3 2025).