Carnival Operating Margin Growth & History (CCL)

Carnival's operating margin was 16.84% for fiscal 2025.

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Carnival annual operating margin history

Carnival annual operating margin

Fiscal yearPeriod endedOperating marginChange (percentage points)
20252025-11-3016.84%+2.56 pp
20242024-11-3014.28%+5.23 pp
20232023-11-309.06%+45.05 pp
20222022-11-30−35.99%+335.55 pp
20212021-11-30−371.54%−213.10 pp
20202020-11-30−158.45%−174.18 pp
20192019-11-3015.73%−1.88 pp
20182018-11-3017.61%+1.57 pp
20172017-11-3016.04%−2.70 pp
20162016-11-3018.74%+2.36 pp
20152015-11-3016.38%+5.22 pp
20142014-11-3011.16%−5.22 pp
20092009-11-3016.37%−2.26 pp
20082008-11-3018.63%−2.28 pp
20072007-11-3020.91%

Carnival operating margin trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, Carnival's operating margin increased from −158.45% to 16.84%, a change of +175.28 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 12.77%.

About the metric

What operating margin means

Operating margin measures the percentage of revenue left after operating costs and expenses. It shows how much operating profit a company generates from each dollar of revenue.

Calculation and source

How operating margin is calculated

TickerStat calculates operating margin as SEC-reported operating income divided by SEC-reported revenue for the same fiscal period. Changes are shown in percentage points. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.

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