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

Carnival (CCL) posted Share-based Compensation of $22.0 million for Q2 2026, down 21.43% on a QoQ basis from $28.0 million in Q1 2026, and down 18.52% year-over-year from $27.0 million in Q2 2025.

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

Carnival's Share-based Compensation history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $22.0 million for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation fell 18.52% year-over-year to $22.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $103.0 million (up 33.77% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $98.0 million, up 58.06% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $22.0 million for Q2 2026 at Carnival, down from $28.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $28.0 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $9.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $20.2 million and a median of $22.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Share-based Compensation plunged 65.38% — and 2025, when it soared 86.67%.
  • Carnival's Share-based Compensation stood at $22.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 54.55% to $10.0 million in 2023, then soared by 50.0% to $15.0 million in 2024, then surged by 86.67% to $28.0 million in 2025, then declined by 21.43% to $22.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CCL's Share-based Compensation at $22.0 million in Q2 2026, $28.0 million in Q1 2026, and $28.0 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Booking Holdings 136.54 Bn 120.51 Bn 3.46 Bn 141.00 Mn
2 Royal Caribbean Cruises 86.11 Bn 85.59 Bn 2.21 Bn 38.00 Mn
3 Airbnb 82.27 Bn 70.26 Bn 2.10 Bn 410.00 Mn
4 Yatra Online 55.46 Bn 55.47 Bn 10.44 Mn -
5 Viking Holdings 44.18 Bn 40.37 Bn 713.43 Mn 24.05 Mn
6 Carnival 34.61 Bn 32.38 Bn - 22.00 Mn
7 Expedia 31.38 Bn 28.88 Bn 3.05 Bn 103.00 Mn
8 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 8.54 Bn 8.35 Bn 953.34 Mn 23.37 Mn
9 MakeMyTrip 5.02 Bn 4.60 Bn 199.14 Mn -
10 Global Business Travel 4.83 Bn 4.43 Bn 490.00 Mn 14.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 22.00 Mn
May 31, 2026 22.00 Mn
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