REG-Carnival PLC: Carnival Corporation 2Q 2025 Earnings
24/06/2025 14:30
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC TOPS GUIDANCE ACHIEVING HIGHEST-EVER SECOND
QUARTER OPERATING RESULTS AND EXCEEDING 2026 SEA CHANGE FINANCIAL TARGETS 18
MONTHS EARLY
MIAMI, June 24, 2025 -- Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE:
CUK) announced financial results for the second quarter 2025 and provided an
updated outlook for the full year and an outlook for the third quarter 2025.
* Exceeded 2026 SEA Change financial targets 18 months early, with adjusted
return on invested capital ("ROIC")1,2 and adjusted EBITDA per available
lower berth day ("ALBD")1,2 reaching the highest levels in nearly two decades.
* Improved second quarter net income by nearly $475 million and adjusted net
income1 more than tripled compared to 2024, outperforming March guidance by
$185 million.
* Delivered record second quarter revenues of $6.3 billion with record net
yields1 (in constant currency) significantly outperforming March guidance due
to strength in both close-in demand and onboard revenues.
* Cumulative advanced booked position for 2026 is in line with 2025 record
levels and at historical high prices (in constant currency).
* Achieved all-time high customer deposits of $8.5 billion.
* Extended and upsized its revolver capacity to $4.5 billion in June, a 50
percent increase.
According to Carnival Corporation & plc's Chief Executive Officer Josh
Weinstein, "Our amazing team delivered yet another phenomenal quarter, more
than tripling adjusted net income driven by record net yields (in constant
currency) and strong close-in demand. We also remain on track for a strong 4
percent net yield growth in the second half, consistent with what we
forecasted back in December which was before the complex macroeconomic and
geopolitical backdrop we have all experienced in the last few months.
Combined, this has enabled us to raise full year guidance again."
"On top of this, thanks to our consistent track record of significant
outperformance, we have already exceeded our 2026 SEA Change financial targets
a full 18 months early, increasing adjusted EBITDA per ALBD by 52 percent and
more than doubling adjusted ROIC to over 12.5 percent in less than two years.
We also met our third 2026 SEA Change commitment to cut carbon intensity by 20
percent from 2019 levels. That's a win for the planet and our bottom line," he
said.
"Our strong results, booked position and outlook are a testament to the
success of our ongoing strategy to deliver same-ship, high-margin revenue
growth. We continue to set ourselves up well for 2026 and beyond, with so much
more potential to take our margins, returns and results even higher over
time."
Second Quarter 2025 Results
* Net income was $565 million, or $0.42 diluted EPS, an improvement of nearly
$475 million compared to 2024.
* Adjusted net income of $470 million, or $0.35 adjusted EPS1, outperformed
March guidance by $185 million led by higher ticket prices, higher onboard
spending and the timing of expenses between the quarters.
* Record operating income3 of $934 million.
* Record adjusted EBITDA1,3 of $1.5 billion exceeded 2024 by 26 percent.
* Operating margins and adjusted EBITDA margins1 increased over 500 and 300
basis points, respectively, compared to 2024 and significantly exceeded 2019
levels.
* Record revenues3 of $6.3 billion, up nearly $550 million compared to the
prior year. * Gross margin yields were over 25 percent higher than 2024.
* Record net yields3 (in constant currency) were 6.4 percent higher than 2024
and significantly outperformed March guidance by 200 basis points.
* Cruise costs per ALBD decreased 0.3 percent compared to 2024. Adjusted
cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD1 (in constant currency) increased 3.5
percent compared to 2024 primarily due to higher dry-dock days and was better
than March guidance due to the timing of expenses between quarters.
* Fuel consumption per ALBD decreased 6.3 percent compared to the prior year
and was better than March guidance by approximately 300 basis points due to
the company's efforts and investments to continuously improve the energy
efficiency of its operations.
* Total customer deposits reached an all-time high of $8.5 billion.
Bookings
"Our guests continue to look to us as their preferred vacation choice given
the amazing experiences our cruise lines provide. Even with the price
increases we have achieved over the last few years, our tremendous value
compared to land-based alternatives has supported our ability to continue
demonstrating remarkable resilience amid heightened volatility. In fact,
close-in demand and onboard spending levels were incredibly strong for second
quarter sailings and our booking curve continues to be the furthest out on
record," Weinstein noted.
The company's cumulative advanced booked position for the remainder of the
year remains strong with occupancy the second-highest on record and pricing
(in constant currency) at historical highs. While early, the company's booked
position for 2026 is in line with 2025 record levels (at the same time last
year) and at historical high prices (in constant currency).
2025 Outlook
For the full year 2025, the company expects:
* Net yields (in constant currency) approximately 5.0 percent higher than
strong 2024 levels, which were up 11 percent and 0.3 percentage points better
than March guidance.
* Adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD (in constant currency) up
approximately 3.6 percent compared to 2024, better than March guidance.
* Adjusted net income up over 40 percent compared to 2024 and better than
March guidance by $200 million.
* Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $6.9 billion, up over 10 percent compared
to 2024 and better than March guidance.
For the third quarter of 2025, the company expects:
* Net yields (in constant currency) up approximately 3.5 percent compared to
strong 2024 levels, which were up almost 9 percent.
* Adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD (in constant currency) up
approximately 7.0 percent compared to the third quarter of 2024 primarily due
to operating expenses for the opening of Celebration Key, higher investment in
advertising expenses and the impacts of lower 2025 capacity and favorable
one-time items in 2024.
See "Guidance" for additional information on the company's 2025 outlook,
"Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Reconciliation of Forecasted Data."
Financing
"We continued rebuilding an investment grade balance sheet, working
aggressively to reduce interest expense, simplify our capital structure and
manage our future debt maturities — refinancing nearly $7 billion of debt
already this year at favorable rates. Our success has been recognized with
credit rating upgrades that now put us within one notch of achieving
investment grade ratings with both S&P and Fitch," commented Carnival
Corporation & plc's Chief Financial Officer David Bernstein. "We also recently
extended and upsized our revolver capacity by 50 percent on more favorable
terms, meaningfully enhancing our liquidity. This, coupled with our well
managed near-term maturity towers, enables us to opportunistically accelerate
our debt reduction efforts," Bernstein added.
The company continued its efforts to proactively manage its debt profile.
Since February 28, 2025, the company has:
* Prepaid $350 million of its $1.4 billion 7.625 percent senior unsecured
notes due 2026 and refinanced the remainder with $1.0 billion 5.875 percent
senior unsecured notes due 2031. These transactions will reduce net interest
expense by over $20 million through its original scheduled maturity in 2026.
* Upsized its euro denominated floating rate loan by $112 million, extended
its maturity from 2025 to 2029 and amended its margin at a favorable rate.
* Entered into a new $4.5 billion multi-currency revolving credit facility
("New Revolver") in June, which contains an accordion feature allowing for
additional commitments up to $1.0 billion. The New Revolver replaced the
existing multi-currency revolving credit facility ("Revolving Facility") and
will mature in June 2030.
During the quarter, S&P upgraded the company's credit rating to BB+ with a
stable outlook and Fitch upgraded the company to BB+ with a positive outlook.
The company believes this is a reflection of its improved leverage metrics and
its strong momentum on its continuing journey to investment grade ratings.
The company ended the quarter with $27.3 billion of total debt. As of May 31,
2025, the company's debt maturities for the remainder of 2025 and full year
2026 are $0.7 billion and $1.4 billion. The company achieved a 3.7x net debt
to adjusted EBITDA1 ratio as of May 31, 2025, an improvement from 4.1x as of
February 28, 2025.
1 See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."
2 Trailing 12-months.
3 Second quarter record.
Other Recent Highlights
* Ordered two newbuilds for AIDA Cruises, scheduled to be delivered in fiscal
years 2030 and 2032, introducing a new mid-size class ship and bringing its
newbuild pipeline to eight ships through 2033 (learn more here
(https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4455220-1&h=2691960893&u=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.kscope.io%2Fks-doc-view%3Fkey%3Dfde6d8e0-6260-46ee-9286-9578b2baf99c%26content%3Dbenznews%26docid%3D19c6bcbeb9d7287ed1748f215d6caceb24575a9e%26allow_back%3Dtrue&a=here)).
* Carnival Cruise Line announced it will launch "Carnival Rewards," a new
loyalty program, in June 2026. The program will be a cruise-industry first by
tying status, benefits and rewards to spending on cruise fares and onboard
activities. It will also add new features, new ways to earn status and new
reward categories (learn more here
(https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4455220-1&h=3496782902&u=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.kscope.io%2Fks-doc-view%3Fkey%3Dfde6d8e0-6260-46ee-9286-9578b2baf99c%26content%3Dbenznews%26docid%3Da8bdb526c1d1f221b7d9b2079cbf38d5e06a1689%26allow_back%3Dtrue&a=here)).
* Introduced the Paradise Collection by Carnival, which will include the
following (learn more here
(https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4455220-1&h=2118385114&u=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.kscope.io%2Fks-doc-view%3Fkey%3Dfde6d8e0-6260-46ee-9286-9578b2baf99c%26content%3Dbenznews%26docid%3D52d34ffd19a091a5785b716a3684938304702fc3%26allow_back%3Dtrue&a=here)): *
Celebration Key, its new exclusive destination on Grand Bahama Island,
opening in July 2025, which will feature five portals built for fun offering
an abundance of features and amenities for guests.
* RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay, its highly rated and award-winning exclusive
destination in the Bahamas, which will be enhanced and expanded to feature a
newly constructed pier in the summer of 2026.
* Mahogany Bay, its port destination in Roatan, Honduras, will be renamed to
Isla Tropicale in 2026 and expanded to include a pool with a swim up bar and
cabanas, beach expansion and a private beach club.
* More enhancements to come for its Caribbean destinations.
* Named one of America's Best Employers for New Grads in 2025 by Forbes (learn
more here
(https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4455220-1&h=2473080286&u=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.kscope.io%2Fks-doc-view%3Fkey%3Dfde6d8e0-6260-46ee-9286-9578b2baf99c%26content%3Dbenznews%26docid%3D060db1cc0f6613c1d815a24bc207e24a9dd86893%26allow_back%3Dtrue&a=here)).
* Sold Costa Fortuna and recorded a gain on the sale. The ship is expected to
leave the fleet in September 2026.
Guidance
(See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Reconciliation of Forecasted Data")
3Q 2025 Full Year 2025
Year over year change Current Constant Current Constant
Dollars Currency Dollars Currency
Net yields Approx. 5.2% Approx. 3.5% Approx. 5.6% Approx. 5.0%
Adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD Approx. 8.9% Approx. 7.0% Approx. 4.4% Approx. 3.6%
3Q 2025 Full Year 2025
ALBDs (in millions) (a) 24.6 96.5
Capacity growth compared to prior year (2.4) % 1.0 %
Fuel consumption in metric tons (in millions) 0.7 2.9
Fuel cost per metric ton consumed (excluding European Union Allowance ("EUA")) $ 619 $ 624
Fuel expense (including EUA expense) (in billions) $ 0.48 $ 1.88
Depreciation and amortization (in billions) $ 0.72 $ 2.79
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest and interest income (in billions) $ 0.33 $ 1.38
Adjusted EBITDA (in billions) Approx. $2.87 Approx. $6.9
Adjusted net income (loss) (in millions) Approx. $1,800 Approx. $2,690
Adjusted earnings per share - diluted (b) Approx. $1.30 Approx. $1.97
Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic 1,313 1,312
Adjusted weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted (b) 1,402 1,401
(a) See "Notes to Statistical Information"
(b) Diluted adjusted earnings per share includes the add-back of dilutive interest expense related to the company's convertible notes of $18 million for the third quarter of 2025 and $71 million for full year 2025.
Currencies (USD to 1) 3Q 2025 Full Year 2025
AUD $ 0.65 $ 0.64
CAD $ 0.73 $ 0.73
EUR $ 1.15 $ 1.11
GBP $ 1.34 $ 1.31
Sensitivities (impact to adjusted net income (loss) in millions) 3Q 2025 Remainder of 2025
1% change in net yields $ 60 $ 104
1% change in adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD $ 27 $ 55
10% change in fuel cost per metric ton (excluding EUA) $ 44 $ 88
100 basis point change in variable rate debt (including derivatives) — $ 24
1% change in currency exchange rates $ 10 $ 16
Capital Expenditures
For the remainder of 2025, newbuild capital expenditures are $1.1 billion and
non-newbuild capital expenditures are $1.2 billion. These future capital
expenditures will fluctuate with foreign currency movements relative to the
U.S. Dollar. In addition, these figures do not include potential stage
payments for ship orders that the company may place in the future.
Conference Call
The company has scheduled a conference call with analysts at 10:00 a.m. EDT
(3:00 p.m. BST) today to discuss its earnings release. This call can be
listened to live, and additional information including the company's earnings
presentation and debt maturities schedule, can be obtained via Carnival
Corporation & plc's website at www.carnivalcorp.com and www.carnivalplc.com.
Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest global cruise company, and among the
largest leisure travel companies, with a portfolio of world-class cruise lines
– AIDA Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland America
Line, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn.
Additional information can be found on www.carnivalcorp.com, www.aida.de,
www.carnival.com, www.costacruises.com, www.cunard.com,
www.hollandamerica.com, www.pocruises.com, www.princess.com and
www.seabourn.com.
Cautionary Note Concerning Factors That May Affect Future Results
Some of the statements, estimates or projections contained in this
document are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks, uncertainties
and assumptions with respect to us, including statements concerning future
results, operations, strategy, outlooks, plans, goals, reputation, cash flows,
liquidity and other events which have not yet occurred. These statements are
intended to qualify for the safe harbors from liability provided by Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical
facts are statements that could be deemed forward-looking. These statements
are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about
our business and the industry in which we operate and the beliefs and
assumptions of our management. We have tried, whenever possible, to identify
these statements by using words like "will," "may," "could," "should,"
"would," "believe," "depends," "expect," "goal," "aspiration," "anticipate,"
"forecast," "project," "future," "intend," "plan," "estimate," "target,"
"indicate," "outlook," and similar expressions of future intent or the
negative of such terms.
Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that
relate to our outlook and financial position, as well as, statements
regarding:
• Pricing • Adjusted EBITDA
• Booking levels • Adjusted EBITDA per ALBD
• Occupancy • Adjusted EBITDA margin
• Interest, tax and fuel expenses • Adjusted earnings per share
• Currency exchange rates • Net debt to adjusted EBITDA
• Goodwill, ship and trademark fair values • Net yields
• Liquidity and credit ratings • Adjusted cruise costs per ALBD
• Investment grade leverage metrics • Adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD
• Estimates of ship depreciable lives and residual values • Adjusted ROIC
• Adjusted net income (loss)
Because forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are
many factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements
to differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking
statements. This note contains important cautionary statements of the known
factors that we consider could materially affect the accuracy of our
forward-looking statements and adversely affect our business, results of
operations and financial position. These factors include, but are not limited
to, the following:
* Events and conditions around the world, including geopolitical uncertainty,
war and other military actions, pandemics, inflation, higher fuel prices,
higher interest rates and other general concerns impacting the ability or
desire of people to travel could lead to a decline in demand for cruises as
well as have significant negative impacts on our financial condition and
operations.
* Incidents concerning our ships, guests or the cruise industry may negatively
impact the satisfaction of our guests and crew and lead to reputational
damage.
* Changes in and non-compliance with laws and regulations under which we
operate, such as those relating to health, environment, safety and security,
data privacy and protection, anti-money laundering, anti-corruption, economic
sanctions, trade protection, labor and employment, and tax may be costly and
lead to litigation, enforcement actions, fines, penalties and reputational
damage.
* Factors associated with climate change, including evolving and increasing
regulations, increasing concerns about climate change and the shift in climate
conscious consumerism and stakeholder scrutiny, and increasing frequency
and/or severity of adverse weather conditions could have a material impact on
our business.
* Inability to meet or achieve our targets, goals, aspirations, initiatives,
and our public statements and disclosures regarding them, including those
related to sustainability matters, may expose us to risks that may adversely
impact our business.
* Cybersecurity incidents and data privacy breaches, as well as disruptions
and other damages to our principal offices, information technology operations
and system networks and failure to keep pace with developments in technology
have adversely impacted and may in the future materially adversely impact our
business operations, the satisfaction of our guests and crew and may lead to
fines, penalties and reputational damage.
* The loss of key team members, our inability to recruit or retain qualified
shoreside and shipboard team members and increased labor costs could have an
adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
* Increases in fuel prices, changes in the types of fuel consumed and
availability of fuel supply may adversely impact our scheduled itineraries and
costs.
* We rely on suppliers who are integral to the operations of our businesses.
These suppliers and service providers may be unable to deliver on their
commitments, which could negatively impact our business.
* Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may adversely impact our
financial results.
* Overcapacity and competition in the cruise and land-based vacation industry
may negatively impact our cruise sales, pricing and destination options.
* Inability to implement our shipbuilding programs and ship repairs,
maintenance and refurbishments may adversely impact our business operations
and the satisfaction of our guests.
* We require a significant amount of cash to service our debt and sustain our
operations. Our ability to generate cash depends on many factors, including
those beyond our control, and we may not be able to generate cash required to
service our debt and sustain our operations.
* Our substantial debt could adversely affect our financial health and
operating flexibility.
The ordering of the risk factors set forth above is not intended to reflect
our indication of priority or likelihood. Additionally, many of these risks
and uncertainties are currently, and in the future may continue to be,
amplified by our substantial debt balance incurred during the pause of our
guest cruise operations. There may be additional risks that we consider
immaterial or which are unknown.
Forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual
results. Subject to any continuing obligations under applicable law or any
relevant stock exchange rules, we expressly disclaim any obligation to
disseminate, after the date of this document, any updates or revisions to any
such forward-looking statements to reflect any change in expectations or
events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based.
Forward-looking and other statements in this document may also address our
sustainability progress, plans, and goals (including climate change- and
environmental-related matters). In addition, historical, current, and
forward-looking sustainability- and climate-related statements may be based on
standards and tools for measuring progress that are still developing, internal
controls and processes that continue to evolve, and assumptions and
predictions that are subject to change in the future and may not be generally
shared.
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)
(UNAUDITED)
(in millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended May 31, Six Months Ended May 31,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Revenues
Passenger ticket $ 4,104 $ 3,754 $ 7,936 $ 7,370
Onboard and other 2,224 2,027 4,202 3,817
6,328 5,781 12,139 11,187
Operating Expenses
Commissions, transportation and other 780 732 1,631 1,552
Onboard and other 671 628 1,271 1,178
Payroll and related 640 614 1,280 1,237
Fuel 468 525 933 1,030
Food 372 360 726 706
Other operating 955 938 1,813 1,800
Cruise and tour operating expenses 3,886 3,798 7,653 7,502
Selling and administrative 816 789 1,663 1,603
Depreciation and amortization 692 634 1,346 1,247
5,394 5,221 10,662 10,352
Operating Income 934 560 1,477 836
Nonoperating Income (Expense)
Interest income 12 25 18 58
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest (341) (450) (718) (921)
Debt extinguishment and modification costs (4) (33) (255) (66)
Other income (expense), net (20) (7) (12) (25)
(353) (464) (967) (953)
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes 582 96 510 (118)
Income Tax Expense, Net (17) (5) (24) (5)
Net Income (Loss) $ 565 $ 92 $ 486 $ (123)
Earnings Per Share
Basic $ 0.43 $ 0.07 $ 0.37 $ (0.10)
Diluted $ 0.42 $ 0.07 $ 0.37 $ (0.10)
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding - Basic 1,312 1,267 1,310 1,265
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding - Diluted 1,400 1,271 1,316 1,265
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
(in millions, except par values)
May 31, November 30,
2025 2024
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,146 $ 1,210
Trade and other receivables, net 569 590
Inventories 476 507
Prepaid expenses and other 1,158 1,070
Total current assets 4,349 3,378
Property and Equipment, Net 42,751 41,795
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets, Net 1,365 1,368
Goodwill 579 579
Other Intangibles 1,178 1,163
Other Assets 943 775
$ 51,165 $ 49,057
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt $ 1,392 $ 1,538
Current portion of operating lease liabilities 177 163
Accounts payable 1,198 1,133
Accrued liabilities and other 2,072 2,358
Customer deposits 8,082 6,425
Total current liabilities 12,920 11,617
Long-Term Debt 25,862 25,936
Long-Term Operating Lease Liabilities 1,217 1,239
Other Long-Term Liabilities 1,159 1,012
Shareholders' Equity
Carnival Corporation common stock, $0.01 par value; 1,960 shares authorized; 1,298 13 13
shares issued at 2025 and 1,294 shares issued at 2024
Carnival plc ordinary shares, $1.66 par value; 217 shares issued at 2025 and 2024 361 361
Additional paid-in capital 17,208 17,155
Retained earnings 2,543 2,101
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (1,753) (1,975)
Treasury stock, 131 shares at 2025 and 130 shares at 2024 of Carnival Corporation and (8,364) (8,404)
72 shares at 2025 and 73 shares at 2024 of Carnival plc, at cost
Total shareholders' equity 10,007 9,251
$ 51,165 $ 49,057
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
OTHER INFORMATION
OTHER BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION (in millions) May 31, 2025 November 30, 2024
Liquidity (a) $ 5,172 $ 4,155
Debt (current and long-term) $ 27,254 $ 27,475
Customer deposits (current and long-term) $ 8,530 $ 6,779
(a) As of May 31, 2025, includes $2.1 billion of cash and cash equivalents and $3.0 billion of borrowings available under the company's Revolving Facility. In June 2025, the company entered into a $4.5 billion unsecured multi-currency revolving credit facility, which replaced its existing Revolving Facility, increasing its available liquidity by $1.5 billion.
Three Months Ended May 31, Six Months Ended May 31,
CASH FLOW INFORMATION (in millions) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Cash from operations (a) $ 2,392 $ 2,040 $ 3,317 $ 3,807
Capital expenditures (Purchases of Property and $ 850 $ 1,318 $ 1,458 $ 3,457
Equipment)
(a) Cash from operations for the six months ended May 31, 2024 includes the release of $818 million of credit card reserve funds.
Three Months Ended May 31, Six Months Ended May 31,
STATISTICAL INFORMATION 2025 2024 2025 2024
Passenger cruise days ("PCDs") (in millions) (a) 25.3 24.3 49.6 47.8
ALBDs (in millions) (b) 24.2 23.5 47.8 46.5
Occupancy percentage (c) 104 % 104 % 104 % 103 %
Passengers carried (in millions) 3.4 3.3 6.5 6.3
Fuel consumption in metric tons (in millions) 0.7 0.7 1.4 1.5
Fuel consumption in metric tons per thousand ALBDs 29.9 31.9 30.1 31.8
Fuel cost per metric ton consumed (excluding EUA) $ 614 $ 684 $ 628 $ 685
Currencies (USD to 1)
AUD $ 0.63 $ 0.66 $ 0.63 $ 0.66
CAD $ 0.71 $ 0.73 $ 0.70 $ 0.74
EUR $ 1.11 $ 1.08 $ 1.08 $ 1.08
GBP $ 1.31 $ 1.26 $ 1.28 $ 1.26
Notes to Statistical Information
(a) PCD represents the number of cruise passengers on a voyage multiplied by the number of revenue-producing ship operating days for that voyage.
(b) ALBD is a standard measure of passenger capacity for the period that we use to approximate rate and capacity variances, based on consistently applied formulas that we use to perform analyses to determine the main non-capacity driven factors that cause our cruise revenues and expenses to vary. ALBDs assume that each cabin we offer for sale accommodates two passengers and is computed by multiplying passenger capacity by revenue-producing ship operating days in the period.
(c) Occupancy, in accordance with cruise industry practice, is calculated using a numerator of PCDs and a denominator of ALBDs, which assumes two passengers per cabin even though some cabins can accommodate three or more passengers. Percentages in excess of 100% indicate that on average more than two passengers occupied some cabins.
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
Three Months Ended May 31, Six Months Ended May 31,
(in millions, except per share data) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Net income (loss) $ 565 $ 92 $ 486 $ (123)
(Gains) losses on ship sales and impairments (101) — (101) —
Debt extinguishment and modification costs 4 33 255 66
Restructuring expenses 2 10 2 11
Other — — — —
Adjusted net income (loss) $ 470 $ 134 $ 643 $ (46)
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest 341 450 718 921
Interest income (12) (25) (18) (58)
Income tax expense, net 17 5 24 5
Depreciation and amortization 692 634 1,346 1,247
Adjusted EBITDA $ 1,508 $ 1,197 $ 2,713 $ 2,068
Earnings per share - diluted (a) $ 0.42 $ 0.07 $ 0.37 $ (0.10)
Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted (a) 1,400 1,271 1,316 1,265
Adjusted earnings per share - diluted (b) $ 0.35 $ 0.11 $ 0.48 $ (0.04)
Adjusted weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted (b) 1,400 1,271 1,400 1,265
(See Non-GAAP Financial Measures)
(a) Diluted earnings per share includes the add-back of dilutive interest expense related to the company's convertible notes of $18 million for the three months ended May 31, 2025. The company's convertible notes were antidilutive to the six months ended May 31, 2025 and the three and six months ended, May 31, 2024, earnings per share and therefore were not included in the calculations of diluted earnings per share.
(b) Diluted adjusted earnings per share includes the add-back of dilutive interest expense related to the company's convertible notes of $18 million and $35 million for the three and six months ended May 31, 2025. The company's convertible notes were antidilutive to the three and six months ended May 31, 2024 and therefore were not included in the calculations of diluted adjusted earnings per share.
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (CONTINUED)
Gross margin yields and net yields were computed by dividing the gross margin and adjusted gross margin by ALBDs as follows:
Three Months Ended May 31, Six Months Ended May 31,
(in millions, except yields data) 2025 2025 Constant Currency 2024 2025 2025 Constant Currency 2024
Total revenues $ 6,328 $ 5,781 $ 12,139 $ 11,187
Less: Cruise and tour operating (3,886) (3,798) (7,653) (7,502)
expenses
Depreciation and amortization (692) (634) (1,346) (1,247)
Gross margin 1,750 1,350 3,140 2,438
Less: Tour and other revenues (31) (37) (33) (41)
Add: Payroll and related 640 614 1,280 1,237
Fuel 468 525 933 1,030
Food 372 360 726 706
Ship and other impairments — — — —
Other operating 955 938 1,813 1,800
Depreciation and amortization 692 634 1,346 1,247
Adjusted gross margin $ 4,846 $ 4,810 $ 4,384 $ 9,204 $ 9,245 $ 8,416
ALBDs 24.2 24.2 23.5 47.8 47.8 46.5
Gross margin yields (per ALBD) $ 72.25 $ 57.45 $ 65.71 $ 52.45
Net yields (per ALBD) $ 200.07 $ 198.58 $ 186.60 $ 192.61 $ 193.46 $ 181.04
(See Non-GAAP Financial Measures)
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (CONTINUED)
Cruise costs per ALBD, adjusted cruise costs per ALBD and adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD were computed by
dividing cruise costs, adjusted cruise costs and adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel by ALBDs as follows:
Three Months Ended May 31, Six Months Ended May 31,
(in millions, except costs per ALBD 2025 2025 Constant Currency 2024 2025 2025 Constant Currency 2024
data)
Cruise and tour operating expenses $ 3,886 $ 3,798 $ 7,653 $ 7,502
Selling and administrative expenses 816 789 1,663 1,603
Less: Tour and other expenses (37) (49) (56) (69)
Cruise costs 4,665 4,538 9,260 9,036
Less: Commissions, transportation and (780) (732) (1,631) (1,552)
other
Onboard and other costs (671) (628) (1,271) (1,178)
Gains (losses) on ship sales and 101 — 101 —
impairments
Restructuring expenses (2) (10) (2) (11)
Other — — — —
Adjusted cruise costs 3,312 3,286 3,167 6,458 6,467 6,296
Less: Fuel (468) (467) (525) (933) (933) (1,030)
Adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel $ 2,845 $ 2,819 $ 2,642 $ 5,525 $ 5,535 $ 5,266
ALBDs 24.2 24.2 23.5 47.8 47.8 46.5
Cruise costs per ALBD $ 192.61 $ 193.16 $ 193.78 $ 194.37
Adjusted cruise costs per ALBD $ 136.75 $ 135.68 $ 134.83 $ 135.14 $ 135.34 $ 135.42
Adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel $ 117.45 $ 116.39 $ 112.46 $ 115.62 $ 115.82 $ 113.27
per ALBD
(See Non-GAAP Financial Measures)
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We use non-GAAP financial measures and they are provided along with their most
comparative U.S. GAAP financial measure:
Non-GAAP Measure U.S. GAAP Measure Use Non-GAAP Measure to Assess
• Adjusted net income (loss), • Net income (loss) • Company Performance
adjusted EBITDA, adjusted
EBITDA per ALBD and adjusted
EBITDA margin
• Adjusted earnings per share • Earnings per share • Company Performance
• Net debt to adjusted EBITDA — • Company Leverage
• Net yields • Gross margin yields • Cruise Segments Performance
• Adjusted cruise costs per ALBD • Gross cruise costs per • Cruise Segments Performance
and adjusted cruise costs excluding ALBD
fuel per ALBD
• Adjusted ROIC — • Company Performance
The presentation of our non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be
considered in isolation from, as a substitute for, or superior to the
financial information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. It is possible
that our non-GAAP financial measures may not be exactly comparable to the
like-kind information presented by other companies, which is a potential risk
associated with using these measures to compare us to other companies.
Adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted earnings per share provide additional
information to us and investors about our future earnings performance by
excluding certain gains, losses and expenses that we believe are not part of
our core operating business and are not an indication of our future earnings
performance. We believe that gains and losses on ship sales, impairment
charges, debt extinguishment and modification costs, restructuring costs and
certain other gains and losses are not part of our core operating business and
are not an indication of our future earnings performance.
Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA per ALBD and adjusted EBITDA margin provide
additional information to us and investors about our core operating
profitability, including on a per ALBD basis, by excluding certain gains,
losses and expenses that we believe are not part of our core operating
business and are not an indication of our future earnings performance as well
as excluding interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization. In addition,
we believe that the presentation of adjusted EBITDA provides additional
information to us and investors about our ability to operate our business in
compliance with the covenants set forth in our debt agreements. We define
adjusted EBITDA as adjusted net income (loss) adjusted for (i) interest, (ii)
taxes and (iii) depreciation and amortization. There are material limitations
to using adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA does not take into account certain
significant items that directly affect our net income (loss). These
limitations are best addressed by considering the economic effects of the
excluded items independently and by considering adjusted EBITDA in conjunction
with net income (loss) as calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We define
adjusted EBITDA margin as adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenues.
Net debt to adjusted EBITDA provides additional information to us and
investors about our overall leverage. We define net debt to adjusted EBITDA as
total debt less cash and cash equivalents excluding a minimum cash balance
divided by twelve-month adjusted EBITDA.
Net yields enable us and investors to measure the performance of our cruise
segments on a per ALBD basis. We use adjusted gross margin rather than gross
margin to calculate net yields. We believe that adjusted gross margin is a
more meaningful measure in determining net yields than gross margin because it
reflects the cruise revenues earned net of only our most significant variable
costs, which are travel agent commissions, cost of air and other
transportation, certain other costs that are directly associated with onboard
and other revenues and credit and debit card fees.
Adjusted cruise costs per ALBD and adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per
ALBD enable us and investors to separate the impact of predictable capacity or
ALBD changes from price and other changes that affect our business. We believe
these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to us and investors and
expanded insight to measure our cost performance. Adjusted cruise costs per
ALBD and adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD are the measures we use
to monitor our ability to control our cruise segments' costs rather than
cruise costs per ALBD. We exclude gains and losses on ship sales, impairment
charges, restructuring costs and certain other gains and losses that we
believe are not part of our core operating business as well as excluding our
most significant variable costs, which are travel agent commissions, cost of
air and other transportation, certain other costs that are directly associated
with onboard and other revenues and credit and debit card fees. We exclude
fuel expense to calculate adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel. The price of
fuel, over which we have no control, impacts the comparability of
period-to-period cost performance. The adjustment to exclude fuel provides us
and investors with supplemental information to understand and assess the
company's non-fuel adjusted cruise cost performance. Substantially all of our
adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel are largely fixed, except for the impact
of changing prices once the number of ALBDs has been determined.
Adjusted ROIC provides additional information to us and investors about our
operating performance relative to the capital we have invested in the company.
We define adjusted ROIC as the twelve-month adjusted net income (loss) before
interest expense and interest income divided by the monthly average of debt
plus equity minus construction-in-progress, excess cash, goodwill and
intangibles.
Reconciliation of Forecasted Data
We have not provided a reconciliation of forecasted non-GAAP financial
measures to the most comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures because
preparation of meaningful U.S. GAAP forecasts would require unreasonable
effort. We are unable to predict, without unreasonable effort, the future
movement of foreign exchange rates and fuel prices. We are unable to determine
the future impact of gains and losses on ship sales, impairment charges, debt
extinguishment and modification costs, restructuring costs and certain other
non-core gains and losses.
Constant Currency
Our operations primarily utilize the U.S. dollar, Australian dollar, euro and
sterling as functional currencies to measure results and financial condition.
Functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar subject us to foreign
currency translational risk. Our operations also have revenues and expenses
that are in currencies other than their functional currency, which subject us
to foreign currency transactional risk.
Constant currency reporting removes the impact of changes in exchange rates on
the translation of our operations plus the transactional impact of changes in
exchange rates from revenues and expenses that are denominated in a currency
other than the functional currency.
We report adjusted gross margin, net yields, adjusted cruise costs excluding
fuel and adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD on a "constant
currency" basis assuming the current periods' currency exchange rates have
remained constant with the prior periods' rates. These metrics facilitate a
comparative view for the changes in our business in an environment with
fluctuating exchange rates.
Examples:
* The translation of our operations with functional currencies other than U.S.
dollar to our U.S. dollar reporting currency results in decreases in reported
U.S. dollar revenues and expenses if the U.S. dollar strengthens against these
foreign currencies and increases in reported U.S. dollar revenues and expenses
if the U.S. dollar weakens against these foreign currencies.
* Our operations have revenue and expense transactions in currencies other
than their functional currency. If their functional currency strengthens
against these other currencies, it reduces the functional currency revenues
and expenses. If the functional currency weakens against these other
currencies, it increases the functional currency revenues and expenses.
SOURCE: Carnival Corporation & plc
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