Carnival (NYSE:CUK) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Carnival (NYSE:CUK) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.480-2.480 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 2.140. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Carnival also updated its Q1 2026 guidance to 0.170-0.17 EPS.

Carnival Price Performance

Shares of CUK traded up $4.51 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $30.83. 4,042,467 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,906,899. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $24.84 and a 200 day moving average price of $25.77. The company has a market cap of $5.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.00 and a beta of 2.57. The company has a current ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.10. Carnival has a 1 year low of $13.65 and a 1 year high of $30.46.

Carnival (NYSE:CUK) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, December 19th. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter. Carnival had a return on equity of 27.86% and a net margin of 10.07%.Carnival has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.480-2.480 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.170-0.17 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Carnival will post 1.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Carnival in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

Institutional Trading of Carnival

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. NINE MASTS CAPITAL Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Carnival during the third quarter worth $17,600,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp acquired a new position in shares of Carnival during the 3rd quarter worth about $8,279,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Carnival during the 3rd quarter worth about $7,517,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its stake in Carnival by 80.9% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 551,168 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,573,000 after purchasing an additional 246,438 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its holdings in Carnival by 14,733.6% in the third quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 247,869 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,554,000 after purchasing an additional 246,198 shares in the last quarter. 23.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Carnival

Carnival Plc operates as a global cruise and vacation company. The firm offers holiday and vacation products to a customer base that is broadly varied in terms of cultures, languages and leisure-time preferences. It operates through the North America and Australia (NAA), Europe and Asia (EA), Cruise Support, and Tour and Other segments.