Growth Metrics

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

Carnival's Return on Invested Capital history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.11% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 5.0% year-over-year to 0.11%; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached 0.11%, down 5.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.18%, 20.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital reached 0.11% in Q1 2026 per CCL's latest filing, up from 0.11% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.16% in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.24% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.02%, with a median of 0.09% recorded in 2024.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Invested Capital: rose 27bps in 2023, then dropped -5bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.17% in 2022, then soared by 159bps to 0.1% in 2023, then surged by 48bps to 0.15% in 2024, then fell by -23bps to 0.11% in 2025, then rose by 1bps to 0.11% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CCL's Return on Invested Capital are 0.11% (Q1 2026), 0.11% (Q4 2025), and 0.11% (Q3 2025).