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Carnival Corporation & plc operates as a prominent global entity in the leisure travel sector. Its extensive fleet of vessels navigates to nearly 700 different ports globally, sailing under a diverse portfolio of acclaimed brands such as Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises (Australia), Seabourn, Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK), and Cunard. Beyond its core cruise operations, the company also provides port services and other related offerings.
Detailed revenue, brand and relationship research has not yet been completed for CCL.
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
55
Fair
PoorElite
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
50
Fair
Financial Strength
68
Business Quality / Moat
35
Management
60
Growth Quality
37
Risk / Durability
29
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Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
74
Fair
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
69/100
Building Historical Record
Model Score 69/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from WallStreetScore (company quality).
Probability unavailable — the model has not produced a calibrated probability yet.
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WSS View
The quick read
WSS currently rates the company as mixed to moderately strong.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as relatively attractive.
The model outlook is currently moderate.
What we like
•Balance-sheet / debt profile scores strongly
•Valuation scores attractively
What to watch
•Revenue fundamentals are weak
•Asset quality is a weaker factor
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for CCL
Research inputs 100% complete
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
•Can CCL maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
•Is CCL's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
•Is CCL's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
•Is CCL's valuation discount tied to a temporary concern or to a longer-term business risk?
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
Volatility = How violently is it moving?
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
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What the Bulls Say
+Product opportunity: Carnival Corporation & plc operates as a prominent global entity in the leisure travel sector. Its extensive fleet of vessels navigates to nearly 700 different ports globally, sailing under a diverse portfolio of acclaimed brands such as Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises (Australia), Seabourn, Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK), and Cunard. Beyond its core cruise operations, the company also provides port services and other related offerings. It.
+Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
What the Bears Say
No strong bearish data point is currently available.
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Scores
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Wall Street Score
Fair55/ 100
Weak (0–50)Fair (51–71)Strong (72+)
Debt
Strong
70
Debt Cost4.8%
Debt Reduction YoY3.1%
Debt / Equity2.28x
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Revenue
Poor
35
Revenue YoY3.6%
Revenue CAGR11.0%
Net Margin11.4%
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Asset
Weak
45
Asset Growth YoY5.4%
Liquidation/Share$10.12
Net Assets/MCap0.73x
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Capital
Fair
52
Earnings Yield9.3%
Buyback Yield0.0%
Debt Cost4.8%
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Management
Fair
60
ROIC11.7%
ROE22.1%
ROA6.3%
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Moat
Poor
35
EPS Growth9.7%
FCF/Share Growth30.6%
Rev/Share Growth8.9%
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Valuation
Elite
97
Intrinsic Value$88.93
Value Reference$53.36
MOS0.7%
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Buffett
Fair
55
Revenue35
Moat35
Valuation97
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MOS
Elite
100
MOS %0.7%
Value Reference$53.36
Deep Discount Reference$35.57
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Financial
Poor
8
Interest Coverage3.3x
ROIC11.7%
FCF Yield7.8%
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Master
Weak
46
Financial8
Valuation97
Debt70
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Resilience
Poor
32
Survival Years0.9 yrs
Current Ratio0.32x
FCF Margin0.1%
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Score Changes
8 historical score records available
Previous Score
55
Sep 30, 2026
Change
+0.1
points
Current Score
55
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
Revenue+0.1
Debt0
Assets+0.1
Capital0
Management0
Moat0
Valuation0
Buffett0
CCL increased 0.1 points because overall fundamentals improved.
Projected Score
Projected Score
54
Projected Change
-100.0%
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest decline of approximately 1.0 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.