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Carnival · Q2 2026 earnings

Q2 2026 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Carnival reported record Q2 2026 results with revenues of $6.7 billion and adjusted net income of $569 million.

Carnival Corporation delivered record second-quarter revenues, net yields, and adjusted net income for the period ended May 31, 2026. The company achieved adjusted EPS of $0.41, beating expectations, and reached an all-time high in customer deposits of $9.0 billion. Strong demand and cost management helped outperform March guidance despite geopolitical and fuel cost challenges.

  • Record revenues of $6.7 billion and adjusted net income of $569 million, up over 20% YoY.
  • Adjusted EPS of $0.41, with diluted EPS of $0.39; record adjusted EBITDA of $1.6 billion.
  • Customer deposits hit record $9.0 billion, up over $450 million YoY; booked position strong for remainder of 2026.
  • Full-year 2026 guidance updated with net yields up ~3.2% and adjusted EPS ~$2.22.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$6.7B

Previous: $6.33B+5.9%
EPS (adj)

$0.41

Previous: $0.42-2.4%
Customer Deposits

$9B

Previous: $8.5B+5.9%
Adjusted EBITDA

$1.6B

No prior period
Net Income

$537M

Previous: $565M-5.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Carnival · Revenue · Quarterly

$6.7B

Q2 2026+5.9%vs Q2 2025
Beat estimate in 1 of 1 quarters(100%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Carnival · $4.31B total across 2 segments · Q3 2022

  • Passenger Ticket
    $2.6B
  • Onboard and Other
    $1.71B

Forward guidance

Full year 2026 net yields expected up approximately 3.2% (1.75% constant currency); adjusted EPS ~$2.22.

Tailwinds

  • Strong demand and booking trends for 2026 and 2027
  • Cost efficiency efforts and operational improvements
  • Share repurchases exceeding $450 million

Headwinds

  • Geopolitical volatility impacting European deployments
  • Higher fuel prices (nearly 30% increase)

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 18 quarterly earnings reports

Historical avg

+1.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.8%

Avg return

30 days after

64%

21 / 33 earnings

Positive

+19.5%

Q4 2025

Best reaction

-25.4%

Q3 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026
Q1 2026+1.5%
Q4 2025+19.5%+18.2%+9.0%
Q3 2025-4.8%-4.8%-8.6%
Q2 2025+11.1%+14.8%+25.8%
Q1 2025-2.0%-1.0%-14.8%
Q4 2024+2.2%+1.8%+2.5%
Q3 2024-3.4%-3.0%+19.1%
Q1 2024-4.3%-5.0%-11.6%
Q4 2023+4.5%+2.6%-4.7%
Q3 2023-5.7%-9.1%-21.9%
Q2 2023+0.1%+18.9%+12.8%
Q1 2023+0.6%+10.8%-4.4%
Q4 2022-2.8%-3.2%+31.2%
Q3 2022-25.4%-18.5%-1.1%
Q2 2022+9.7%-7.3%-6.1%
Q1 2022-3.6%-3.7%+2.2%
Q4 2021+12.4%+16.9%+17.3%
Q3 2021+6.8%+3.4%-9.5%
Q2 2021-1.8%-6.4%-18.5%
Q4 2017+1.7%-0.0%+5.0%
Q3 2017+0.5%+1.1%+4.8%
Q2 2017-0.3%-1.7%+0.9%
Q1 2017+0.1%+0.3%+5.2%
Q4 2016+2.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Q3 2016+3.1%+3.6%-1.0%
Q2 2016+2.7%+4.3%+9.3%
Q1 2016+5.8%
Q4 2015+7.0%
Q3 2015-2.4%
Q2 2015+0.3%
Q1 2015+8.5%
Q1 2014-5.1%
Q4 2013+8.0%

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