Carnival (NYSE:CUK) Updates Q1 2026 Earnings Guidance

Carnival (NYSE:CUK) issued an update on its first quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.170-0.17 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Carnival also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 2.480-2.480 EPS.

Carnival Price Performance

Shares of Carnival stock traded up $4.01 during trading on Friday, reaching $30.33. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,957,531 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,896,163. Carnival has a one year low of $13.65 and a one year high of $29.80. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $24.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $25.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.80 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 (NYSE:CUK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, September 29th. The company reported $1.43 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $8.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.11 billion. Carnival had a return on equity of 27.86% and a net margin of 10.07%.Carnival has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.140-2.140 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.230-0.230 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Carnival will post 1.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Carnival

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC grew its holdings in Carnival by 376.5% during the 3rd quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 953 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 753 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd boosted its stake in Carnival by 26.9% in the third quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 59,584 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,575,000 after acquiring an additional 12,622 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd purchased a new position in Carnival during the 3rd quarter worth $7,517,000. Creative Planning increased its holdings in shares of Carnival by 5.0% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 12,032 shares of the company’s stock valued at $318,000 after acquiring an additional 577 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Carnival in the third quarter worth $1,715,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 23.80% of the company’s stock.

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.