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Carnival Corporation &

CCL
54
Leisure · Consumer Cyclical
Winston Score
54
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Carnival Corporation is the world's largest cruise company. It owns nine cruise line brands, including Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America, and Costa Cruises. These ships carry millions of vacationing passengers each year across the Caribbean, Europe, Alaska, and beyond.

Carnival makes money by selling cruise tickets and then earning additional revenue onboard through dining, drinks, casinos, and shore excursions. The company operates globally, with ships sailing on nearly every major ocean, and its sheer size gives it a cost advantage over smaller rivals when buying ships and fuel. The biggest risk the business faces is its heavy debt load, built up during the COVID-19 pandemic when ships sat idle for months, which limits financial flexibility if demand were to slow or interest rates stay elevated.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+6.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+418.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

0.4%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.4B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Carnival Corporation & is growing revenue at 6% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin
36.1%
Modest — 36.1% gross margin
Operating Margin
9.8%
Modest — 9.8% operating margin
ROCE
1.6%
Weak — 1.6% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+6.1%
Slow sales growth (6.1% YoY)
EPS YoY
+51.3%
Earnings growing fast (51.3% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
212%
Turns 212% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
11.1%
Modest free cash flow (11.1%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.95
Elevated debt (1.95)
Interest Cover
3.66x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.7x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
11.5x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 11.5

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward
N/A
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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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