Carnival Corporation & plc (CCL)Consumer Cyclical | Travel Services | Miami, United States | NYSE
29.71 USD
+2.40
(8.788%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 11:43 a.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:01 p.m. EDT
Carnival Corporation (CCL) shows signs of both short-term and long-term potential, but with significant volatility and uncertainty. The recent price movements and options activity suggest a cautious approach. While the company has a solid revenue base and analyst recommendations, the high beta and short-term price fluctuations indicate that it may not be the best choice for a stable investment. The dividend yield is low, which may not appeal to income-focused investors. Overall, CCL is a stock that could be considered for a short-term trade or as part of a diversified portfolio, but with careful monitoring. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.111091 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.112749 |
| AutoETS | 0.112749 |
| AutoTheta | 0.126652 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 44% |
| H-stat | 10.45 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.171 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.35 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-02-12 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-02-12 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 203.901 |
| Revenue per Share | 20.291 |
| Market Cap | 41,152,495,616 |
| Trailing P/E | 13.09 |
| Forward P/E | 11.44 |
| Beta | 2.48 |
| Profit Margins | 11.48% |
| Website | https://www.carnivalcorp.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 3:01 p.m. EDT: Options activity suggests mixed signals. There is a notable presence of both calls and puts, with increased volatility observed in certain strike prices. The ATM IV is relatively stable, but there are spikes in IV for out-of-the-money strikes, which may indicate speculative activity or anticipated price movements. The overall options positioning seems to suggest a cautious outlook, with traders potentially hedging against downside risks or anticipating short-term price fluctuations.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.47% | 0.47% | 0.16% | 0.09% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-13 | 0.1500 | 0.472144 |
| 2020-02-20 | 0.5000 | 1.181909 |
| 2019-11-21 | 0.5000 | 1.181250 |
| 2019-08-22 | 0.5000 | 1.140075 |
| 2019-05-23 | 0.5000 | 1.006809 |
| 2019-02-21 | 0.5000 | 0.900463 |
| 2018-11-21 | 0.5000 | 0.881405 |
| 2018-08-23 | 0.5000 | 0.874839 |
| 2018-05-24 | 0.5000 | 0.838659 |
| 2018-02-22 | 0.4500 | 0.715501 |
| 2017-11-22 | 0.4500 | 0.735362 |
| 2017-08-23 | 0.4000 | 0.649038 |
| 2017-05-24 | 0.4000 | 0.712864 |
| 2017-02-22 | 0.3500 | 0.701565 |
| 2016-11-22 | 0.3500 | 0.756852 |
| 2016-08-24 | 0.3500 | 0.834248 |
| 2016-05-25 | 0.3500 | 0.800779 |
| 2016-02-17 | 0.3000 | 0.746980 |
| 2015-11-18 | 0.3000 | 0.686646 |
| 2015-08-19 | 0.3000 | 0.664224 |
| 2015-05-20 | 0.2500 | 0.612679 |
| 2015-02-18 | 0.2500 | 0.667103 |
| 2014-11-19 | 0.2500 | 0.707761 |
| 2014-08-20 | 0.2500 | 0.784603 |
| 2014-05-21 | 0.2500 | 0.752919 |
| 2014-02-19 | 0.2500 | 0.765684 |
| 2013-11-20 | 0.2500 | 0.844456 |
| 2013-08-21 | 0.2500 | 0.834553 |
| 2013-05-22 | 0.2500 | 0.926586 |
| 2013-02-20 | 0.2500 | 0.870519 |
| 2012-12-05 | 0.5000 | 1.669182 |
| 2012-11-20 | 0.2500 | 0.824296 |
| 2012-08-22 | 0.2500 | 0.929267 |
| 2012-05-23 | 0.2500 | 1.001862 |
| 2012-02-22 | 0.2500 | 1.068449 |
| 2011-11-22 | 0.2500 | 1.028028 |
| 2011-08-24 | 0.2500 | 1.035766 |
| 2011-05-18 | 0.2500 | 0.819123 |
| 2011-02-16 | 0.2500 | 0.706080 |
| 2010-11-17 | 0.1000 | 0.320387 |
| 2010-08-18 | 0.1000 | 0.404469 |
| 2010-05-19 | 0.1000 | 0.362078 |
| 2010-02-17 | 0.1000 | 0.395180 |
| 2008-11-19 | 0.4000 | 3.273909 |
| 2008-08-20 | 0.4000 | 1.540646 |
| 2008-05-21 | 0.4000 | 1.488073 |
| 2008-02-20 | 0.4000 | 1.350108 |
| 2007-11-20 | 0.4000 | 1.305795 |
| 2007-08-22 | 0.3500 | 1.111932 |
| 2007-05-16 | 0.3500 | 1.055913 |
| 2007-02-14 | 0.2750 | 0.817989 |
| 2006-11-15 | 0.2750 | 0.810046 |
| 2006-08-16 | 0.2500 | 0.961784 |
| 2006-05-17 | 0.2500 | 0.902923 |
| 2006-02-15 | 0.2500 | 0.699168 |
| 2005-11-16 | 0.2500 | 0.715010 |
| 2005-08-17 | 0.2000 | 0.604472 |
| 2005-05-18 | 0.2000 | 0.570712 |
| 2005-02-16 | 0.1500 | 0.403761 |
| 2004-11-17 | 0.1500 | 0.441931 |
| 2004-08-18 | 0.1250 | 0.427186 |
| 2004-05-19 | 0.1250 | 0.475011 |
| 2004-02-18 | 0.1250 | 0.425151 |
| 2003-11-19 | 0.1250 | 0.563635 |
| 2003-08-20 | 0.1050 | 0.455691 |
| 2003-05-21 | 0.1050 | 0.569578 |
| 2003-02-26 | 0.1050 | 0.735497 |
| 2002-11-26 | 0.1050 | 0.599922 |
| 2002-08-28 | 0.1050 | 0.658271 |
| 2002-05-29 | 0.1050 | 0.539817 |
| 2002-02-26 | 0.1050 | 0.624261 |
| 2001-11-28 | 0.1050 | 0.653603 |
| 2001-08-29 | 0.1050 | 0.527953 |
| 2001-05-29 | 0.1050 | 0.589049 |
| 2001-02-26 | 0.1050 | 0.544712 |
| 2000-11-28 | 0.1050 | 0.744494 |
| 2000-08-29 | 0.1050 | 0.810390 |
| 2000-05-26 | 0.1050 | 0.683832 |
| 2000-02-24 | 0.1050 | 0.611538 |
| 1999-11-26 | 0.1050 | 0.364163 |
| 1999-08-27 | 0.0900 | 0.321780 |
| 1999-05-26 | 0.0900 | 0.360746 |
| 1999-02-18 | 0.0900 | 0.327121 |
| 1998-11-25 | 0.0900 | 0.424405 |
| 1998-08-27 | 0.0750 | 0.384826 |
| 1998-05-27 | 0.0750 | 0.362836 |
| 1998-02-11 | 0.0750 | 0.425726 |
| 1997-11-25 | 0.0750 | 0.490134 |
| 1997-08-27 | 0.0550 | 0.425697 |
| 1997-05-28 | 0.0550 | 0.489851 |
| 1997-02-26 | 0.0550 | 0.517049 |
| 1996-11-25 | 0.0550 | 0.615500 |
| 1996-08-28 | 0.0450 | 0.520565 |
| 1996-05-29 | 0.0450 | 0.533623 |
| 1996-02-27 | 0.0450 | 0.562317 |
| 1995-11-28 | 0.0450 | 0.591235 |
| 1995-08-29 | 0.0375 | 0.581069 |
| 1995-05-24 | 0.0375 | 0.526546 |
| 1995-02-22 | 0.0375 | 0.571898 |
| 1994-11-23 | 0.0375 | 0.607401 |
| 1994-08-23 | 0.0350 | 0.544973 |
| 1994-05-24 | 0.0350 | 0.549753 |
| 1994-02-22 | 0.0350 | 0.487033 |
| 1993-11-23 | 0.0350 | 0.545369 |
| 1993-08-25 | 0.0350 | 0.577599 |
| 1993-05-24 | 0.0350 | 0.723813 |
| 1993-02-23 | 0.0350 | 0.711081 |
| 1992-11-23 | 0.0350 | 0.784173 |
| 1992-08-25 | 0.0350 | 0.952710 |
| 1992-05-26 | 0.0350 | 0.863383 |
| 1992-02-24 | 0.0350 | 0.789544 |
| 1991-11-22 | 0.0325 | 1.024463 |
| 1991-08-26 | 0.0300 | 1.029386 |
| 1991-05-24 | 0.0300 | 0.946086 |
| 1991-02-22 | 0.0300 | 1.263536 |
| 1990-11-26 | 0.0300 | 1.634015 |
| 1990-08-27 | 0.0300 | 1.283501 |
| 1990-05-24 | 0.0300 | 1.000574 |
| 1990-02-22 | 0.0300 | 1.205688 |
| 1989-11-24 | 0.0250 | 1.090759 |
| 1989-08-25 | 0.0250 | 0.767857 |
| 1989-05-24 | 0.0250 | 1.093364 |
| 1989-02-22 | 0.0250 | 1.183542 |
| 1988-12-09 | 0.0550 | 3.036962 |
| 1988-11-23 | 0.0250 | 1.402278 |
| 1988-08-25 | 0.0250 | 1.580171 |
| 1988-05-24 | 0.0250 | 1.658471 |
| 1988-02-23 | 0.0250 | 1.655341 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.5841067 |
| Address1 | 3,655 N.W. 87th Avenue |
| All Time High | 72.7 |
| All Time Low | 2.03125 |
| Ask | 29.64 |
| Ask Size | 1,200 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.6 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 25,907,220 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 25,696,906 |
| Average Volume | 25,696,906 |
| Average Volume10Days | 25,907,220 |
| Beta | 2.482 |
| Bid | 29.68 |
| Bid Size | 1,500 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 9.409 |
| City | Miami |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 29.71 |
| Current Ratio | 0.299 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 30.16 |
| Day Low | 28.95 |
| Debt To Equity | 203.901 |
| Display Name | Carnival Corporation & |
| Dividend Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.15 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.55 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,774,620,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,774,620,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,774,614,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,782,304,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,782,304,200 |
| Ebitda | 7,255,000,064 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.26893 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 8.688 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.336 |
| Enterprise Value | 63,029,161,984 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.22967 |
| Eps Forward | 2.59609 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.27 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,770,940,800 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 28.2362 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.4737988 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.052195363 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 58.410667 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 34.03 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.3199997 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.1269468 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 17.05 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 12.66 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.742522 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 17.05 - 34.03 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 554,131,800,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 4.21 |
| Float Shares | 1,286,074,395 |
| Forward Eps | 2.59609 |
| Forward P E | 11.444133 |
| Free Cashflow | 2,174,000,128 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 160,000 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.55966 |
| Gross Profits | 15,098,000,384 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.07836 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.71168 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 1,385,139,577 |
| Industry | Travel Services |
| Industry Disp | Travel Services |
| Industry Key | travel-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,770,940,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.15 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,764,460,800 |
| Last Split Date | 897,868,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Carnival Corporation & plc, a cruise company, provides leisure travel services in North America, Australia, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: North America Cruise Operations, Europe Cruise Operations, Cruise Support, and Tour and Other. It operates port destinations and islands, as well as owns and operates hotels, lodges, glass-domed railcars, and motorcoaches. The company offers its services under the AIDA Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises (Australia), P&O Cruises (UK), Princess Cruises, and Seabourn brands. It sells its cruises through travel agents, tour operators, vacation planners, websites, and onboard future cruise consultants. Carnival Corporation & plc was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida. |
| Long Name | Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 41,152,495,616 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_258823 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,772,236,800 |
| Net Income To Common | 3,096,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,795,996,800 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 37,828,161,847 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 22 |
| Open | 29.06 |
| Operating Cashflow | 6,556,000,256 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0983 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0661 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.0847 |
| Phone | 305 599 2600 |
| Previous Close | 27.31 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 13.3248415 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.1576147 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.525466 |
| Profit Margins | 0.11476 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.168 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.55556 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 2.3999996 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 8.787989 |
| Regular Market Day High | 30.16 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 28.95 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 28.95 - 30.16 |
| Regular Market Open | 29.06 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 27.31 |
| Regular Market Price | 29.71 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,440,582 |
| Regular Market Volume | 21,734,015 |
| Return On Assets | 0.05523 |
| Return On Equity | 0.27853 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.061 |
| Revenue Per Share | 20.291 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.36506534 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 1,239,000,212 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0312 |
| Shares Short | 43,180,065 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 38,516,187 |
| Short Name | Carnival Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0378 |
| Short Ratio | 1.35 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | FL |
| Symbol | CCL |
| Target High Price | 45.0 |
| Target Low Price | 28.7 |
| Target Mean Price | 34.55455 |
| Target Median Price | 34.0 |
| Total Cash | 1,424,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.028 |
| Total Debt | 26,606,999,552 |
| Total Revenue | 26,976,999,424 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.15 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.005492494 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.27 |
| Trailing P E | 13.088105 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 28.97785 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.7321491 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.02526582 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 21,734,015 |
| Website | https://www.carnivalcorp.com |
| Zip | 33,178-2428 |