What is Carnival Corporation's stock-based comp?

Carnival Corporation (CCL) reported stock-based comp of $22M in Q1 2026.

How has Carnival Corporation's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?

Carnival Corporation's stock-based comp decreased by 18.5% year-over-year, from $27M to $22M.

What is the long-term trend for Carnival Corporation's stock-based comp?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Carnival Corporation's stock-based comp has grown at a -5.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $121M to $98M.

What does stock-based comp mean?

Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.

Carnival Corporation CCL Stock-Based Comp

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$38M-28.3%

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$23.37M+15.2%

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$332M+4.7%

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$2.56M-28.0%

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$1.66M-31.9%

Alaska Air GroupALK

$25M+25.0%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$6.7B+5.3%

Gross profit$3.8B+4.9%

Operating income$851.0M-8.9%

Net income$537.0M-5.0%

EPS (diluted)$0.39-7.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.3B+4.1%

Total debt$28.3B-7.9%

Total equity$13.0B+29.6%

Total assets$52.2B+2.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.6B+9.9%

CapEx$875.0M+2.8%

Free cash flow$1.8B+13.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$44.13B+26.6%

Enterprise value$70.19B-31.6%

P/E14.4×+0.6×

P/S1.6×+0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin39.5%+2.5pp

Operating margin16.3%+0.1pp

Net margin11.2%+1.5pp

FCF margin11.7%+0.9pp

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

Reported directly by Carnival Corporation in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensation.

The official record: Carnival Corporation’s 10-Q, filed June 26, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Carnival Corporation's stock-based comp?: Carnival Corporation (CCL) reported stock-based comp of $22M in Q1 2026.
How has Carnival Corporation's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?: Carnival Corporation's stock-based comp decreased by 18.5% year-over-year, from $27M to $22M.
What is the long-term trend for Carnival Corporation's stock-based comp?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Carnival Corporation's stock-based comp has grown at a -5.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $121M to $98M.
What does stock-based comp mean?: Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.