Carnival Corporation & plc (CCL) Balance Sheet
CCL balance sheet, FY2025
November 30, 2025 · U.S. dollars$51.69B assets = $39.40B liabilities + $12.28B equity
Both columns are drawn to the same scale: what CCL owns equals what it owes plus shareholders’ equity. Hover a block for its value.
CCL financial health
Current ratio0.32
Tight · current assets cover current liabilities 0.32×
Debt / equity2.28
High leverage · $2.28 of debt for each $1 of equity
Equity / assets23.8%
Balanced · of assets funded by shareholders
Cash / debt6.9%
Low cash cover · cash & short-term investments vs total debt
Goodwill & intangibles3.4%
Mostly tangible · of total assets
Descriptive bands, not a rating. Fiscal FY2025.
CCL balance sheet trends, FY2016–FY2025
| Metric | Trend | Then | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $38.94BFY2016 | $51.69BFY2025 | +3.2%/yr | |
| Total liabilities | $16.34BFY2016 | $39.40BFY2025 | +10.3%/yr | |
| Shareholders’ equity | $22.60BFY2016 | $12.28BFY2025 | −6.5%/yr | |
| Cash & short-term investments | $603.0MFY2016 | $1.93BFY2025 | +13.8%/yr | |
| Total debt | $9.40BFY2016 | $27.99BFY2025 | +12.9%/yr | |
| Net cash (debt) | −$8.80BFY2016 | −$26.07BFY2025 | −$17.3B | |
| Working capital | −$5.38BFY2016 | −$8.87BFY2025 | −$3.5B | |
| Book value per share | $30.25FY2016 | $8.76FY2025 | −12.9%/yr | |
| Current ratio | 0.24FY2016 | 0.32FY2025 | +0.08 | |
| Debt / equity | 0.42FY2016 | 2.28FY2025 | +1.86 | |
| Shares outstanding | 747.0MFY2016 | 1.40BFY2025 | +7.2%/yr |
Change is the average annual growth (CAGR) or the difference between the first and latest year.
CCL assets
Cash & ST investmentsReceivablesInventoryOther currentPP&EGoodwill & intangiblesLT investmentsOther non-current
CCL liabilities and equity
Current liabilitiesLong-term debtOther long-term liabilitiesEquity
CCL debt vs cash
Total debtCash & ST investmentsNet cash (debt)
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease obligations.
CCL balance sheet
| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.93B | $1.21B | $2.42B | $4.03B | $9.14B | $9.51B | $518.0M | $982.0M | $395.0M | $603.0M |
| Cash & equivalents | $1.93B | $1.21B | $2.42B | $4.03B | $8.94B | $9.51B | $518.0M | $982.0M | $395.0M | $603.0M |
| Short-term investments | — | — | $1.0M | $1.0M | $200.0M | $0 | — | — | $0 | $0 |
| Receivables | $678.0M | $590.0M | $556.0M | $395.0M | $246.0M | $273.0M | $444.0M | $358.0M | $312.0M | $298.0M |
| Inventory | $505.0M | $507.0M | $528.0M | $428.0M | $356.0M | $335.0M | $427.0M | $450.0M | $387.0M | $322.0M |
| Other current assets | $1.11B | $1.07B | $1.77B | $2.64B | $392.0M | $442.0M | $670.0M | $435.0M | $502.0M | $466.0M |
| Total current assets | $4.22B | $3.38B | $5.27B | $7.49B | $10.13B | $10.56B | $2.06B | $2.23B | $1.60B | $1.69B |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $44.82B | $43.16B | $41.38B | $39.96B | $39.44B | $39.44B | $38.13B | $35.34B | $34.43B | $32.43B |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $1.76B | $1.74B | $1.75B | $1.74B | $1.76B | $1.99B | $4.09B | $4.10B | $4.17B | $4.18B |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $244.0M | $0 | $0 |
| Other non-current assets | $890.0M | $774.0M | $725.0M | $2.52B | $2.01B | $1.59B | $782.0M | $495.0M | $585.0M | $633.0M |
| Total assets | $51.69B | $49.06B | $49.12B | $51.70B | $53.34B | $53.59B | $45.06B | $42.40B | $40.78B | $38.94B |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $1.25B | $1.13B | $1.17B | $1.05B | $797.0M | $624.0M | $756.0M | $730.0M | $762.0M | $713.0M |
| Short-term debt | $2.78B | $1.70B | $2.24B | $2.74B | $4.86B | $4.98B | $1.83B | $2.43B | $2.20B | $1.10B |
| Deferred revenue | $6.83B | $6.42B | $6.07B | $4.87B | $3.11B | $1.94B | $4.74B | $4.39B | $3.96B | $3.52B |
| Total current liabilities | $13.09B | $11.62B | $11.48B | $10.61B | $10.41B | $8.69B | $9.13B | $9.20B | $8.80B | $7.07B |
| Long-term debt | $24.04B | $25.94B | $28.48B | $31.95B | $28.51B | $22.13B | $9.68B | $7.90B | $6.99B | $8.30B |
| Lease obligations | $1.35B | $1.40B | $1.32B | $1.33B | $1.38B | $1.42B | — | — | — | — |
| Other long-term liabilities | $2.27B | $2.25B | $2.27B | $2.08B | $2.28B | $2.22B | $891.0M | $857.0M | $769.0M | $965.0M |
| Total liabilities | $39.40B | $39.81B | $42.24B | $44.64B | $41.20B | $33.04B | $19.69B | $17.96B | $16.56B | $16.34B |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $374.0M | $374.0M | $373.0M | $373.0M | $372.0M | $372.0M | $365.0M | $365.0M | $365.0M | $365.0M |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | $4.82B | $2.10B | $185.0M | $269.0M | $6.45B | $16.07B | $26.65B | $25.07B | $23.29B | $21.84B |
| Treasury stock | — | — | — | — | −$8.47B | −$8.40B | −$8.39B | −$7.79B | −$6.35B | −$5.79B |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | −$1.81B | −$1.97B | −$1.94B | −$1.98B | −$1.50B | −$1.44B | −$2.07B | −$1.95B | −$1.78B | −$2.45B |
| Minority interest | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $0 |
| Total shareholders' equity | $12.28B | $9.25B | $6.88B | $7.06B | $12.14B | $20.55B | $25.36B | $24.44B | $24.22B | $22.60B |
| Key figures | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $27.99B | $28.88B | $31.89B | $35.88B | $34.61B | $28.38B | $11.50B | $10.32B | $9.20B | $9.40B |
| Net cash (debt) | −$26.07B | −$27.67B | −$29.48B | −$31.85B | −$25.47B | −$18.87B | −$10.98B | −$9.34B | −$8.80B | −$8.80B |
| Working capital | −$8.87B | −$8.24B | −$6.21B | −$3.11B | −$275.0M | $1.88B | −$7.07B | −$6.98B | −$7.20B | −$5.38B |
| Tangible book value | $10.53B | $7.51B | $5.13B | $5.33B | $10.38B | $18.56B | $21.28B | $20.34B | $20.05B | $18.41B |
| Book value per share | $8.76 | $6.62 | $5.45 | $5.99 | $10.81 | $26.52 | $36.65 | $34.43 | $33.40 | $30.25 |
| Shares outstanding | 1.40B | 1.40B | 1.26B | 1.18B | 1.12B | 775.0M | 692.0M | 710.0M | 725.0M | 747.0M |
| Current ratio | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.46 | 0.71 | 0.97 | 1.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.24 |
| Quick ratio | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.26 | 0.42 | 0.90 | 1.13 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.13 |
| Debt / equity | 2.28 | 3.12 | 4.63 | 5.08 | 2.85 | 1.38 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.42 |
| Equity / assets | 23.8% | 18.9% | 14.0% | 13.7% | 22.8% | 38.4% | 56.3% | 57.6% | 59.4% | 58.0% |
| Aug '26 | May '26 | Feb '26 | Nov '25 | Aug '25 | May '25 | Feb '25 | Nov '24 | Aug '24 | May '24 | Feb '24 | Nov '23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.22B | $2.24B | $1.42B | $1.93B | $1.76B | $2.15B | $833.0M | $1.21B | $1.52B | $1.65B | $2.24B | $2.42B |
| Cash & equivalents | $1.22B | $2.24B | $1.42B | $1.93B | $1.76B | $2.15B | $833.0M | $1.21B | $1.52B | $1.65B | $2.24B | $2.42B |
| Short-term investments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $19.0M | $1.0M | $1.0M |
| Receivables | $670.0M | $633.0M | $663.0M | $678.0M | $651.0M | $569.0M | $543.0M | $590.0M | $632.0M | $494.0M | $644.0M | $556.0M |
| Inventory | $528.0M | $552.0M | $510.0M | $505.0M | $475.0M | $476.0M | $518.0M | $507.0M | $492.0M | $509.0M | $531.0M | $528.0M |
| Other current assets | $1.00B | $1.06B | $726.0M | $1.11B | $979.0M | $1.16B | $1.08B | $1.07B | $980.0M | $1.12B | $1.07B | $1.77B |
| Total current assets | $3.42B | $4.49B | $3.32B | $4.22B | $3.87B | $4.35B | $2.98B | $3.38B | $3.63B | $3.77B | $4.48B | $5.27B |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $44.62B | $44.88B | $44.99B | $44.82B | $44.24B | $44.12B | $42.99B | $43.16B | $43.76B | $43.39B | $42.75B | $41.38B |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $1.76B | $1.76B | $1.76B | $1.76B | $1.76B | $1.76B | $1.74B | $1.74B | $1.75B | $1.75B | $1.75B | $1.75B |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other non-current assets | $1.17B | $1.10B | $1.49B | $890.0M | $962.0M | $943.0M | $822.0M | $774.0M | $664.0M | $702.0M | $777.0M | $725.0M |
| Total assets | $50.97B | $52.23B | $51.57B | $51.69B | $50.83B | $51.16B | $48.53B | $49.06B | $49.80B | $49.60B | $49.76B | $49.12B |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $1.16B | $1.25B | $1.24B | $1.25B | $1.17B | $1.20B | $1.09B | $1.13B | $1.06B | $1.06B | $1.10B | $1.17B |
| Short-term debt | $2.20B | $1.64B | $1.67B | $2.78B | $1.59B | $1.57B | $1.70B | $1.70B | $2.37B | $2.33B | $2.33B | $2.24B |
| Deferred revenue | $7.13B | $8.46B | $7.47B | $6.83B | $6.69B | $8.08B | $6.85B | $6.42B | $6.44B | $7.88B | $6.64B | $6.07B |
| Total current liabilities | $12.47B | $13.43B | $12.42B | $13.09B | $11.44B | $12.92B | $11.58B | $11.62B | $12.27B | $13.38B | $12.40B | $11.48B |
| Long-term debt | $0 | $23.42B | $23.79B | $24.04B | $25.06B | $25.86B | $25.49B | $25.94B | $26.64B | $27.15B | $28.54B | $28.48B |
| Lease obligations | — | $1.28B | $1.32B | $1.35B | $1.38B | $1.39B | $1.37B | $1.40B | $1.42B | $1.32B | $1.28B | $1.32B |
| Other long-term liabilities | $24.29B | $2.39B | $2.31B | $2.27B | $2.40B | $2.38B | $2.29B | $2.25B | $2.30B | $2.25B | $2.14B | $2.27B |
| Total liabilities | $36.77B | $39.24B | $38.52B | $39.40B | $38.90B | $41.16B | $39.35B | $39.81B | $41.21B | $42.79B | $43.08B | $42.24B |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $15.0M | $15.0M | $375.0M | $374.0M | $374.0M | $374.0M | $374.0M | $374.0M | $374.0M | $374.0M | $374.0M | $373.0M |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | $6.71B | $5.00B | $4.73B | $4.82B | $4.39B | $2.54B | $1.99B | $2.10B | $1.80B | $62.0M | −$29.0M | $185.0M |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | −$1.71B | −$1.74B | −$1.74B | −$1.81B | −$1.72B | −$1.75B | −$1.99B | −$1.97B | −$1.89B | −$1.92B | −$1.94B | −$1.94B |
| Minority interest | — | $16.0M | $18.0M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total shareholders' equity | $14.19B | $12.97B | $13.03B | $12.28B | $11.93B | $10.01B | $9.18B | $9.25B | $8.60B | $6.81B | $6.68B | $6.88B |
| Key figures | ||||||||||||
| Total debt | $25.16B | $26.17B | $26.61B | $27.99B | $27.86B | $28.65B | $28.39B | $28.88B | $30.27B | $30.65B | $32.02B | $31.89B |
| Net cash (debt) | −$23.94B | −$23.93B | −$25.18B | −$26.07B | −$26.10B | −$26.50B | −$27.56B | −$27.67B | −$28.75B | −$29.01B | −$29.77B | −$29.48B |
| Working capital | −$9.05B | −$8.94B | −$9.10B | −$8.87B | −$7.57B | −$8.57B | −$8.60B | −$8.24B | −$8.64B | −$9.62B | −$7.91B | −$6.21B |
| Tangible book value | $12.43B | $11.21B | $11.27B | $10.53B | $10.17B | $8.25B | $7.44B | $7.51B | $6.84B | $5.07B | $4.93B | $5.13B |
| Book value per share | $10.37 | $9.34 | $9.36 | $8.76 | $8.51 | $7.15 | $7.02 | $6.61 | $6.15 | $5.36 | $5.29 | $5.45 |
| Shares outstanding | 1.37B | 1.39B | 1.39B | 1.40B | 1.40B | 1.40B | 1.31B | 1.40B | 1.40B | 1.27B | 1.26B | 1.26B |
| Current ratio | 0.27 | 0.33 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.36 | 0.46 |
| Quick ratio | 0.15 | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.26 |
| Debt / equity | 1.77 | 2.02 | 2.04 | 2.28 | 2.34 | 2.86 | 3.09 | 3.12 | 3.52 | 4.50 | 4.79 | 4.63 |
| Equity / assets | 27.8% | 24.8% | 25.3% | 23.8% | 23.5% | 19.6% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 17.3% | 13.7% | 13.4% | 14.0% |
Quarterly columns are labeled by the month the quarter ended. Figures in U.S. dollars as reported (latest annual report filed January 27, 2026); data from EODHD.
CCL financial position
At the end of fiscal 2025 (November 30, 2025), Carnival had total assets of $51.7 billion (up 5.4% from a year earlier), total liabilities of $39.4 billion and shareholders' equity of $12.3 billion. It held $1.9 billion in cash and short-term investments against $28.0 billion of debt, net debt of $26.1 billion. Its current ratio was 0.32. In the latest quarter (ended August 31, 2026) total assets were $51.0 billion and equity $14.2 billion.
Related: CCL income statement, CCL cash flow statement, CCL key metrics. See the CCL stock overview for the latest quote and news.
CCL balance sheet FAQ
What are Carnival's total assets?
Carnival reported total assets of $51.7 billion at the end of fiscal 2025 (November 30, 2025), compared with $49.1 billion a year earlier.
How much debt does Carnival have?
Carnival had $28.0 billion of total debt at the end of fiscal 2025, including short-term borrowings and lease obligations. Its debt-to-equity ratio was 2.28.
How much cash does Carnival have?
Carnival held $1.9 billion in cash and short-term investments at the end of fiscal 2025; with $28.0 billion of debt that is net debt of $26.1 billion.
What is Carnival's book value?
Carnival's shareholders' equity (book value) was $12.3 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, or $8.76 per share.
What is Carnival's current ratio?
Carnival had current assets of $4.2 billion and current liabilities of $13.1 billion, a current ratio of 0.32 (current liabilities exceed current assets).
How much goodwill does Carnival have?
Carnival carried $1.8 billion of goodwill and intangible assets, 3.4% of total assets, at the end of fiscal 2025.