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The price of Carnival Corp (NYSE: CCL) closed at $25.78 in the last session, up 1.38% from day before closing price of $25.43. In other words, the price has increased by $1.38 from its previous closing price. On the day, 12.26 million shares were traded. CCL stock price reached its highest trading level at $26.01 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $25.51.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at CCL’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 19.06 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.53. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.27 and its Current Ratio is at 0.31. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.34 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.20.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on November 18, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $37.
On July 22, 2025, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $36. Citigroup reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on July 16, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $30 to $37.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 05 ’25 when BAND SIR JONATHON sold 12,500 shares for $29.75 per share. The transaction valued at 371,912 led to the insider holds 64,406 shares of the business.
BAND SIR JONATHON bought 12,500 shares of CCL for $363,375 on Aug 05 ’25. On May 15 ’25, another insider, Bernstein David, who serves as the CFO & CAO of the company, sold 105,010 shares for $22.84 each. As a result, the insider received 2,398,533 and left with 140,053 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CCL now has a Market Capitalization of 34954641408 and an Enterprise Value of 59949973504. As of this moment, Carnival’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.42, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.52. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.28 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.84. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.286 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.593.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CCL is 2.54, which has changed by -0.008080006 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1326145 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CCL has reached a high of $32.80, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.07. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.01%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.64%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CCL traded on average about 22.09M shares per day over the past 3-months and 21881110 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 1.17B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.07B. Insiders hold about 17.87% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 66.64% stake in the company. Shares short for CCL as of 1763078400 were 54477207 with a Short Ratio of 2.47, compared to 1760486400 on 49932315. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 54477207 and a Short% of Float of 5.050000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.21. . The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for CCL, which recently paid a dividend on 2020-02-20 with an ex-dividend date of 2020-02-20. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1998-06-15 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating of Carnival Corp (CCL) is currently shaped by the ongoing analysis conducted by 21.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.19, with high estimates of $0.21 and low estimates of $0.16.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.23 and $2.1 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.16. EPS for the following year is $2.43, with 29.0 analysts recommending between $2.62 and $2.14.
Revenue Estimates
According to 19 analysts, . The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $6.38B. It ranges from a high estimate of $6.42B to a low estimate of $6.3B. As of . The current estimate, Carnival Corp’s year-ago sales were $5.94BFor the next quarter, 19 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.11B. There is a high estimate of $6.24B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $5.99B.
A total of 25 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CCL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $26.88B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $26.27B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $26.65B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $25.02BBased on 25 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $27.81B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $28.23B and the low estimate is $27.28B.