Carnival (CCL) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Carnival (CCL) reported Share-based Compensation of $28.0 million for Q1 2026, up 55.56% on a YoY basis from $18.0 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $28.0 million in Q4 2025.

Carnival (CCL) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Carnival has reported Share-based Compensation for 18 years, with the latest figure at $28.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 55.56% year-over-year to $28.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $108.0 million (up 56.52% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $98.0 million, up 58.06% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $28.0 million, roughly flat from $28.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $28.0 million in Q2 2022, with the low at $9.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $20.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $22.0 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Share-based Compensation sank 65.38% — and 2025, when it soared 86.67%.
  • Carnival's Share-based Compensation stood at $22.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 54.55% to $10.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 50.0% to $15.0 million in 2024, then soared by 86.67% to $28.0 million in 2025, then changed by 0.0% to $28.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $28.0 million (Q1 2026), $28.0 million (Q4 2025), and $25.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Booking Holdings 131.01 Bn 114.99 Bn 3.46 Bn 141.00 Mn
2 Airbnb 79.86 Bn 67.85 Bn 2.10 Bn 410.00 Mn
3 Royal Caribbean Cruises 75.60 Bn 75.08 Bn 2.21 Bn 38.00 Mn
4 Carnival 37.80 Bn 36.39 Bn - 28.00 Mn
5 Expedia 27.88 Bn 22.09 Bn 3.05 Bn 103.00 Mn
6 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 8.56 Bn 8.38 Bn 953.34 Mn 23.37 Mn
7 Global Business Travel 4.79 Bn 4.35 Bn 714.00 Mn 17.00 Mn
8 Travel & Leisure 4.51 Bn 4.25 Bn 926.00 Mn 13.00 Mn
9 Trip.com 4.42 Bn -788.25 Mn 1.74 Bn -
10 MakeMyTrip 2.12 Bn 1.35 Bn - -

Historic Data

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Feb 28, 2026 28.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 28.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 28.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 28.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 25.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 25.00 Mn
May 31, 2025 27.00 Mn
May 31, 2025 27.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 18.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 18.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 15.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 15.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 17.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 17.00 Mn
May 31, 2024 19.00 Mn
May 31, 2024 19.00 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 11.00 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 11.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 10.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 10.00 Mn