Carnival Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (CCL)

Carnival reported $2.61B in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, an increase of 101.00% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 9.79%.

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Carnival free cash flow by year

Carnival annual free cash flow

Fiscal yearPeriod endedFree cash flowChangeGrowthFCF margin
20252025-11-30$2.61B$1.31B+101.00%+9.79%
20242024-11-30$1.30B$300.0M+30.09%+5.18%
20232023-11-30$997.0M$7.61B+4.62%
20222022-11-30−$6.61B$1.11B−54.32%
20212021-11-30−$7.72B$2.21B−404.40%
20202020-11-30−$9.92B−$9.97B−177.32%
20192019-11-30$46.0M−$1.75B−97.44%+0.22%
20182018-11-30$1.80B−$578.0M−24.31%+9.53%
20172017-11-30$2.38B$306.0M+14.77%+13.58%
20162016-11-30$2.07B−$179.0M−7.95%+12.64%
20152015-11-30$2.25B$1.40B+165.76%+14.32%
20142014-11-30$847.0M$162.0M+23.65%+5.33%
20132013-11-30$685.0M$18.0M+2.70%
20122012-11-30$667.0M−$403.0M−37.66%
20112011-11-30$1.07B$831.0M+347.70%
20102010-11-30$239.0M$277.0M
20092009-11-30−$38.0M−$76.0M−0.29%
20082008-11-30$38.0M−$719.0M−94.98%+0.26%
20072007-11-30$757.0M+5.81%

Carnival free cash flow growth trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow grew from −$9.92B to $2.61B, a net increase of $12.53B. Carnival's latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, generated $1.75B in free cash flow, an increase of 13.89% year over year.

About the metric

What free cash flow means

Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.

Calculation and source

How free cash flow is calculated

TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.

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