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Carnival Corporation CCL Free cash flow margin

Free cash flow margin at other companies

Royal Caribbean Group logo
Royal Caribbean GroupRCL
20.9%
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Hyatt HotelsH
9.8%+2.0pp
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7.6%+1.4pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$6.2B+6.1%
Gross profit$3.8B+4.9%
Operating income$607.0M+11.8%
Net income$258.0M+431%
EPS (diluted)$0.19+417%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.5B+70.2%
Total debt$28.8B-5.9%
Total equity$13.0B+41.9%
Total assets$51.6B+6.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.3B+36.5%
CapEx$566.0M-6.8%
Free cash flow$697.0M+119%

Valuation

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Market cap$42.76B+34.8%
Enterprise value$70.13B+14.3%
P/E13.8×-1.7×
P/S1.6×+0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin39.5%+2.5pp
Operating margin16.9%+1.7pp
Net margin11.5%+3.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity27.9%+2.0pp
Debt / equity2.2×-1.1×
Current ratio0.3×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Carnival Corporation’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Carnival Corporation’s 10-Q, filed March 27, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Carnival Corporation's free cash flow margin?
Carnival Corporation (CCL) reported free cash flow margin of 11.1% in Q4 2025.
How has Carnival Corporation's free cash flow margin changed year-over-year?
Carnival Corporation's free cash flow margin increased by 41.8% year-over-year, from 7.8% to 11.1%.
What is the long-term trend for Carnival Corporation's free cash flow margin?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Carnival Corporation's free cash flow margin has grown at a -44.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -177.4% to 9.8%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?
How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.
How do you interpret free cash flow margin?
A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.
How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.