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CCL Carnival Corporation

retail · 2026-09-23

N/A
too hard · 28
Owner-earnings value$27.39
Price$22.28
Margin of safety +23.0%

Quality gate · 28/100

Returns on capital 4.4/30
Consistency 6.0/22
Margins / pricing power 9.0/16
Balance sheet 2.4/16
Cash conversion 3.3/10
Capital allocation 3.1/6

⚠ sub-hurdle returns (median roic 8% < 9%) · unprofitable in too many years

Median ROIC7.6%
Gross margin39.7%
Net debt / EBITDA3.6x
Share count / yr+1.4%
Profitable years2/4

Moat & management

Owner-earnings inputs

Owner earnings (TTM)3.07B
Owner-earnings yield10.1%
Free-cash-flow yield10.5%
Growth used (normalized)10.0%
Market-implied growth (reverse DCF)4.5%
Terminal growth3.0%
Discount rate (hurdle)14.0%

Projected owner earnings

YrOwner earningsGrowthPV
13.38B 10.0%2.96B
23.69B 9.2%2.84B
34.00B 8.4%2.70B
44.31B 7.7%2.55B
54.60B 6.9%2.39B
64.88B 6.1%2.23B
75.14B 5.3%2.06B
85.38B 4.6%1.89B
95.58B 3.8%1.72B
105.75B 3.0%1.56B

Recent news

score · 8 articles

  • Carnival (CCL) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: Should You Buy?
  • Air, Cruise Lines Stage Uneven Rally As Oil Ebbs; Are They Ready To Rebound?
  • Carnival Corp Stock Looks Cheap to Value Investors Ahead of Earnings Next Week
  • Carnival (CCL) Exceeds Market Returns: Some Facts to Consider
  • Can Carnival's Fuel Efficiency Create a Lasting Margin Tailwind?
  • Carnival (CCL) Stock Gets Fair Value Trim As Analysts Weigh Demand Against Yield Risks
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  • 2 Cash-Producing Stocks with Competitive Advantages and 1 Facing Headwinds

⚠ maintenance capex ≈ min(capex, D&A), capped at FCF · Price pays for ~4%/yr owner-earnings growth over 10y (reverse DCF); model credits 10%.

History

DateQualityPriceValueMoSRating
2026-09-23 28 $22.28 $27.39 +23.0% N/A
2026-08-17 28 $28.12 $28.11 -0.0% N/A
2026-07-09 28 $25.64 $28.47 +11.0% N/A
2026-07-02 28 $28.52 $28.74 +0.8% N/A
2026-06-25 28 $28.91 $37.23 +28.8% N/A
2026-06-23 28 $28.72 $27.60 -3.9% N/A