Item 1. Financial Statements.

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Item 1. Financial Statements.

CARNIVAL CORPORATION LTD.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

(in millions, except per share data)


	Three Months Ended August 31,				Nine Months Ended August 31,
	2026		2025		2026		2025
Passenger ticket	$	5,529	$	5,430	$	13,825	$	13,366
Onboard and other	2,906		2,723		7,438		6,925
Total Revenues	8,435		8,153		21,263		20,292
Cruise and tour operating expenses:
Commissions, transportation and other	988		973		2,638		2,603
Onboard and other	902		883		2,217		2,154
Payroll and related	641		636		2,024		1,915
Fuel	615		451		1,607		1,384
Food	401		398		1,172		1,124

Other operating	1,081		1,044		3,135		2,858
Total Cruise and tour operating expenses	4,628		4,385		12,792		12,037
Selling and administrative expense	834		779		2,621		2,442
Depreciation and amortization expense	754		717		2,172		2,064

Operating Income	2,220		2,271		3,678		3,748
Interest income	17		15		41		34
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest	(285)		(317)		(862)		(1,034)
Debt extinguishment and modification costs	(23)		(111)		(23)		(366)
Other income (expense), net	10		0		(60)		(4)
Income Before Income Taxes	1,939		1,860		2,774		2,377
Income tax expense, net	(16)		(6)		(50)		(30)
Net Income	1,923		1,854		2,725		2,348
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	3		2		9		10
Net Income attributable to Carnival Corporation Ltd.	$	1,920	$	1,852	$	2,715	$	2,338
Earnings Per Share
Basic	$	1.41	$	1.41	$	1.97	$	1.78
Diluted	$	1.40	$	1.33	$	1.96	$	1.71

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

CARNIVAL CORPORATION LTD.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

(in millions)


	Three Months Ended August 31,					Nine Months Ended August 31,
	2026			2025		2026		2025
Net Income	$	1,923		$	1,854	$	2,725	$	2,348
Items Included in Other Comprehensive Income
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment	27			18		97		233
Other	(0		)	20		(1)		27
Other Comprehensive Income	27			39		96		260
Total Comprehensive Income	1,950			1,893		2,821		2,608
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	3			2		9		10
Comprehensive Income attributable to Carnival Corporation Ltd.	$	1,947		$	1,890	$	2,811	$	2,598

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

CARNIVAL CORPORATION LTD.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

(in millions, except par values)


	August 31, 2026		November 30, 2025
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,220	$	1,928
Trade and other receivables, net	670		678
Inventories	528		505
Prepaid expenses and other	1,004		1,108
Total current assets	3,421		4,219
Property and Equipment, Net	43,397		43,494
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets, Net	1,228		1,328
Goodwill	579		579
Other Intangibles	1,181		1,177
Other Assets	1,166		890
	$	50,971	$	51,687
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	$	2,036	$	2,603
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	168		175
Accounts payable	1,159		1,245
Accrued liabilities and other	1,983		2,239
Customer deposits	7,129		6,831
Total current liabilities	12,475		13,092
Long-Term Debt	21,876		24,037
Long-Term Operating Lease Liabilities	1,082		1,178
Other Long-Term Liabilities	1,333		1,097
Contingencies and Commitments
Shareholders’ Equity
Carnival Corporation Ltd. common shares, $0.01 par value; 1,960 shares authorized; 1,514 shares issued at 2026 and 1,298 shares issued at 2025	15		13
Carnival plc ordinary shares, $1.66 par value; no shares issued at 2026 and 217 shares issued at 2025	—		361
Additional paid-in capital	15,663		17,253
Retained earnings	6,712		4,817
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”)	(1,714)		(1,810)
Treasury stock, 162 shares at 2026 and 131 shares at 2025 of Carnival Corporation Ltd. and no shares at 2026 and 72 shares at 2025 of Carnival plc, at cost	(6,488)		(8,364)
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to Carnival Corporation Ltd.	14,188		12,270
Noncontrolling interests	19		14
Total shareholders’ equity	14,207		12,284
	$	50,971	$	51,687

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

CARNIVAL CORPORATION LTD.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

(in millions)


	Nine Months Ended August 31,
	2026		2025
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	2,725	$	2,348
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization	2,172		2,064
Loss on debt extinguishment	23		358
Share-based compensation	73		70
Amortization of discounts and debt issue costs	81		88
Non-cash lease expense	127		119
(Gain) loss on sales of ships	2		(103)
Greenhouse gas regulatory expense	118		63
Other	96		35
	5,417		5,041
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Trade and other receivables, net	21		(63)
Inventories	(26)		35
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(221)		(138)
Accounts payable	(15)		15
Accrued liabilities and other	(190)		(360)
Customer deposits	318		171
Net cash provided by operating activities	5,303		4,700
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of property and equipment	(2,139)		(2,105)
Proceeds from sales of ships and other property and equipment	3		312
Advances to affiliates	(50)		(90)
Other	3		68
Net cash used in investing activities	(2,183)		(1,815)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repayments of long-term debt	(2,186)		(10,676)
Debt issuance costs	(51)		(68)
Debt extinguishment costs	(18)		(242)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	—		8,618
Dividends paid	(618)		—
Share repurchases	(929)		—
Other	(31)		13
Net cash used in financing activities	(3,832)		(2,355)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(5)		30
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(718)		560
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	1,958		1,231
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	1,240	$	1,792

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

CARNIVAL CORPORATION LTD.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

(in millions)


	Three Months Ended
	Common shares		Ordinary shares		Additional paid-in capital		Retained earnings		AOCI		Treasury stock		Non-controlling interests		Total shareholders’ equity
At May 31, 2026	$	15	$	—	$	15,640	$	4,996	$	(1,741)	$	(5,943)	$	16	$	12,984
Net income	—		—		—		1,920		—		—		3		1,923
Other comprehensive income	—		—		—		—		27		—		—		27

Cash dividends ($0.15 per share)	—		—		—		(204)		—		—		—		(204)

Share repurchases	—		—		—		—		—		(549)		—		(549)

Share-based compensation and other	—		—		23		(1)		—		4		—		26
At August 31, 2026	$	15	$	—	$	15,663	$	6,712	$	(1,714)	$	(6,488)	$	19	$	14,207

At May 31, 2025	$	13	$	361	$	17,197	$	2,543	$	(1,753)	$	(8,364)	$	11	$	10,007
Net income	—		—		—		1,852		—		—		2		1,854
Other comprehensive income	—		—		—		—		39		—		—		39





Share-based compensation and other	0		0		29		0		—		0		—		29
At August 31, 2025	$	13	$	361	$	17,225	$	4,395	$	(1,715)	$	(8,364)	$	13	$	11,928


	Nine Months Ended
	Common shares		Ordinary shares		Additional paid-in capital		Retained earnings		AOCI		Treasury stock		Non-controlling interests		Total shareholders’ equity
At November 30, 2025	$	13	$	361	$	17,253	$	4,817	$	(1,810)	$	(8,364)	$	14	$	12,284
Net income	—		—		—		2,715		—		—		9		2,725
Other comprehensive income	—		—		—		—		96		—		—		96
DLC unification share exchange and related costs	1		(361)		(2,225)		—		—		2,563		—		(22)
Cash dividends ($0.45 per share)	—		—		—		(618)		—		—		—		(618)
Conversion of Convertible Notes	1		—		617		—		—		—		—		618
Share repurchases	—		—		—		—		—		(939)		—		(939)
Issuance of treasury shares for vested share-based awards	—		—		(61)		(202)		—		262		—		—
Share-based compensation and other	0		0		78		(1)		—		(10)		(4)		64
At August 31, 2026	$	15	$	—	$	15,663	$	6,712	$	(1,714)	$	(6,488)	$	19	$	14,207

At November 30, 2024	$	13	$	361	$	17,150	$	2,101	$	(1,975)	$	(8,404)	$	6	$	9,251
Net income	—		—		—		2,338		—		—		10		2,348
Other comprehensive income	—		—		—		—		260		—		—		260




Issuance of treasury shares for vested share-based awards	—		—		—		(44)		—		44		—		—
Share-based compensation and other	0		0		76		0		—		(5)		(2)		69
At August 31, 2025	$	13	$	361	$	17,225	$	4,395	$	(1,715)	$	(8,364)	$	13	$	11,928

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

CARNIVAL CORPORATION LTD.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

NOTE 1 – General

Carnival Corporation Ltd. and its consolidated subsidiaries are collectively referred to as “Carnival Corporation,” “our,” “us” and “we” in these consolidated financial statements and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

DLC Unification and Redomiciliation

In May 2026, we completed the unification of the dual listed company structure under a single company, Carnival Corporation Ltd., listed solely on the New York Stock Exchange (“DLC Unification”). Carnival plc shareholders received Carnival Corporation Ltd. shares on a one-for-one basis, and the Carnival plc shares and American Depositary Receipts were de-listed from the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. Additionally, we completed the migration of our legal incorporation from Panama to Bermuda (“Redomiciliation”). There have been no material changes to our business, including strategy, underlying assets and operations following the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation. As a result of these transactions, the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity as of and subsequent to May 31, 2026, reflect only the equity of Carnival Corporation Ltd.

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements are unaudited and, in the opinion of our management, contain all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted as permitted by such Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations. The preparation of our interim consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed. We have made reasonable estimates and judgments of such items within our consolidated financial statements and there may be changes to those estimates in future periods. Our operations are seasonal and results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year.

Our interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in the Carnival Corporation & plc 2025 joint Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on January 27, 2026 (“Form 10-K”).

For 2025, we reclassified certain immaterial amounts within operating activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications did not affect net cash provided by operating activities. We also reclassified certain immaterial amounts in the Consolidated Statements of Income, Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity to separately present amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests primarily associated with our subsidiaries that operate Isla Tropicale and Amber Cove.

Property and Equipment

We review estimated useful lives and residual values of our ships for reasonableness whenever events or circumstances indicate a revision is warranted. In December 2025, we completed such review considering the period over which we expect to operate our ships and our long-term plans. As a result, we extended our ships’ depreciable lives to 35 years. In connection with the increase in estimated useful life, we reduced our estimated residual value of each ship to be 5% of our original ship cost for LNG powered ships and a range of salvage values under $25 million for all other ships, depending on the class and tonnage of the ship. This revision did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and has been applied prospectively beginning December 1, 2025.

Substantially all of our long-lived assets consist of our ships, which are mobile and may be deployed in different geographic areas.

Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance, Income Taxes - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This guidance requires disaggregation of rate reconciliation categories and income taxes paid by jurisdiction, as well as other amendments relating to income tax disclosures. This guidance is effective for our fiscal 2026 annual financial statements on a prospective basis with the option to apply retrospectively. While this guidance will not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements, it will affect certain income tax disclosures.

In November 2024, the FASB issued guidance, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures - Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. This guidance requires annual and interim disclosure of disaggregated information for certain costs and expenses. This guidance is required to be adopted by us beginning with our fiscal 2028 annual financial statements and fiscal 2029 interim periods on a prospective or retrospective basis. We are evaluating the impact this guidance may have on our consolidated financial statements.

In July 2025, the FASB issued guidance, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses - Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets. This guidance provides a practical expedient permitting an entity to assume that conditions at the balance sheet date remain unchanged over the life of the asset when estimating expected credit losses for current accounts receivable and current contract assets accounted for under Revenue from Contracts with Customers. We early adopted this guidance on a prospective basis as of August 31, 2026 and elected the practical expedient. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In September 2025, the FASB issued guidance, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software - Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. This guidance removes references to software development stages. Entities will be required to start capitalizing software costs when (i) management has authorized and committed to funding the software project, and (ii) it is probable the project will be completed and the software will be used as intended. This guidance is required to be adopted by us in the first quarter of 2029 on a prospective, modified or retrospective basis. We are evaluating the impact this guidance may have on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2026, the FASB issued guidance, Environmental Credits and Environmental Credit Obligations. This guidance establishes recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure requirements for all entities that generate, purchase, or receive environmental credits or have a regulatory compliance obligation that may be settled with environmental credits. This guidance is required to be adopted by us in the first quarter of 2029 on a retrospective basis. While this guidance will not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements, it will affect certain disclosures related to environmental credit obligations.

NOTE 2 – Revenue and Expense Recognition

Guest cruise ticket deposits and advance onboard purchases are initially included in Customer deposits when received. Customer deposits are subsequently recognized as cruise revenues, together with revenues from onboard and other activities, and all associated direct expenses of a voyage are recognized as cruise expenses, upon completion of voyages with durations of ten nights or less and on a pro rata basis for voyages in excess of ten nights. The impact of recognizing these shorter duration cruise revenues and expenses on a completed voyage basis versus on a pro rata basis is not material. Certain of our product offerings are bundled and we allocate the value of the bundled services and goods between Passenger ticket revenues and Onboard and other revenues based upon the estimated standalone selling prices of those goods and services. Future travel discount vouchers are included as a reduction of Passenger ticket revenues when such vouchers are utilized. Guest cancellation fees, when applicable, are recognized in Passenger ticket revenues at the time of cancellation.

Our sales to guests of air and other transportation to and from airports near the home ports of our ships are included in Passenger ticket revenues. The related expenses of these services are included in Prepaid expenses and other when paid prior to the start of a voyage and are subsequently recognized in Commissions, transportation and other expenses at the time of revenue recognition. We had prepaid air and other transportation expenses of $200 million as of August 31, 2026 and $233 million as of November 30, 2025. The proceeds that we collect from the sales of third-party shore excursions are included in Onboard and other revenues and the related expenses are included in Onboard and other expenses. The amounts collected on behalf of our onboard concessionaires, net of the amounts remitted to them, are included in Onboard and other revenues as concession revenues. All of these amounts are recognized on a completed voyage or pro rata basis as discussed above.

Fees, taxes and charges that vary with guest head counts are expensed in Commissions, transportation and other expenses when the corresponding revenues are recognized. The remaining portion of fees, taxes and charges are expensed in Other operating expenses when the corresponding revenues are recognized.

Revenues and expenses from our hotel and transportation operations, which are included in our Tour and Other segment, are recognized at the time the services are performed.

Revenues by Country

Revenues by country are based on where our guests are sourced and were as follows:


	Three Months Ended August 31,				Nine Months Ended August 31,
(in millions)	2026		2025		2026		2025
United States	$	4,989	$	4,764	$	11,875	$	11,424
Germany	991		987		2,678		2,498
United Kingdom	903		870		2,472		2,276
Other (a)	1,552		1,532		4,239		4,094
	$	8,435	$	8,153	$	21,263	$	20,292

(a)No other individual country’s revenue exceeded 10% for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2026 and 2025.

Customer Deposits

Our payment terms generally require an initial deposit to confirm a reservation, with the balance due prior to the voyage. We also offer our guests the opportunity to make advance purchases of certain onboard and other services. Cash received from guests in advance of the cruise is recorded in Customer deposits and in Other long-term liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. These amounts include refundable deposits. We had total customer deposits of $7.6 billion as of August 31, 2026 and $7.2 billion as of November 30, 2025. Our customer deposits balance changes due to the seasonal nature of cash collections, which typically results from higher ticket prices and occupancy levels during the third quarter, the recognition of revenue, refunds of customer deposits and foreign currency changes.

Trade and Other Receivables

We have receivables primarily from credit card merchants for cruise ticket purchases and onboard revenue, as well as receivables from travel agents and other parties. Although we generally require full payment from our guests prior to or concurrently with their cruise, we grant credit terms to a relatively small portion of our revenue source. These receivables are included within Trade and other receivables, net of allowances for expected credit losses.

Contract Costs

We recognize incremental travel agent commissions and credit and debit card fees incurred as a result of obtaining the ticket contract as assets when paid prior to the start of a voyage. We record these amounts within Prepaid expenses and other and subsequently recognize these amounts as Commissions, transportation and other at the time of revenue recognition or at the time of voyage cancellation. We had incremental costs of obtaining contracts with customers recognized as assets of $394 million as of August 31, 2026 and $363 million as of November 30, 2025.

NOTE 3 – Debt


(in millions)	Maturity	Rate (a)	August 31, 2026		November 30, 2025





Unsecured Subsidiary Guaranteed
Notes
Convertible Notes	Dec 2025 (b)	5.75%	$	—	$	1,131
Notes (c)	Jun 2027	7.88%	192		192
Notes (c)	Aug 2028	4.00%	2,406		2,406
Notes (d)	Aug 2029	7.00%	—		500
Export Credit Facilities
Floating rate	Dec 2031	SOFR + 1.20% (e)	377		446
Fixed rate	Aug 2027 - Dec 2032	2.42 - 3.38%	1,710		1,983
EUR floating rate	Oct 2026 - Nov 2034	EURIBOR + 0.55 - 0.80%	1,631		1,839
EUR fixed rate	Feb 2031 - Sep 2037	1.05 - 4.00%	4,637		5,123
Total Unsecured Subsidiary Guaranteed			10,953		13,619
Unsecured (No Subsidiary Guarantee)
Notes
Notes	Jan 2028	6.65%	200		200
Notes (f)	May 2029	5.13%	1,250		1,250
EUR Notes	Oct 2029	1.00%	695		696
EUR Notes (f)	Jan 2030	5.75%	579		580
Notes (f)	Mar 2030	5.75%	1,000		1,000
Notes (f)	Jun 2031	5.88%	1,000		1,000
EUR Notes (f)	Jul 2031	4.13%	1,158		1,160
Notes (f)	Aug 2032	5.75%	3,000		3,000
Notes (f)	Feb 2033	6.13%	2,000		2,000
Loans
Floating rate (f)	Aug 2027 - Nov 2027	SOFR + 1.13 - 1.38%	900		900
EUR floating rate	Apr 2029	EURIBOR + 1.95%	348		348
Export Credit Facilities
EUR floating rate (f)	Dec 2033	EURIBOR + 0.55%	548		621
EUR fixed rate (f)	Jan 2034 - Apr 2036	1.25 - 1.73%	928		1,010
Total Unsecured (No Subsidiary Guarantee)			13,606		13,764
Total Debt			24,559		27,383
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs and discounts			(647)		(744)
Total Debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs and discounts			23,912		26,640

Less: Current portion of long-term debt			(2,036)		(2,603)
Long-Term Debt			$	21,876	$	24,037

(a)The reference rates, together with any applicable credit adjustment spread, for all of our floating rate debt have a 0.00% floor.

(b)See “Convertible Notes” below.

(c)Our 7.88% notes due 2027 and 4.00% notes due 2028 that were secured on a first-priority basis by certain collateral as of November 30, 2025, were no longer secured as of August 31, 2026.

(d)Our 7.00% notes due 2029 that were secured on a first-priority basis by certain collateral as of November 30, 2025, became unsecured in June 2026. We subsequently redeemed the outstanding principal amount of the notes and recognized $23 million of debt extinguishment costs as a result of the redemption.

(e)Includes applicable credit adjustment spread.

(f)Certain of our notes, loans and export credit facilities that were subject to subsidiary guarantees as of November 30, 2025, were no longer subject to such guarantees as of August 31, 2026.

As of August 31, 2026, all of our outstanding debt is issued or guaranteed by substantially the same entities with the exception of the $1.7 billion of export credit facilities of Sun Princess Limited and Sun Princess II Limited, which do not guarantee our other outstanding debt.

As of August 31, 2026, the scheduled maturities of our debt are as follows:


(in millions)
Year	Principal Payments
Remainder of 2026	$	301
2027	2,517
2028	3,961
2029	3,631
2030	2,885
Thereafter	11,264
Total	$	24,559

Revolving Facility

As of August 31, 2026, we had $4.5 billion available for borrowing under the Revolving Facility. We may borrow or utilize available amounts under the Revolving Facility through June 2030, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions in the facility.

Export Credit Facilities

As of August 31, 2026, we had $10.7 billion of undrawn export credit facilities to fund ship deliveries planned through 2033. As of August 31, 2026, the net book value of our ships subject to negative pledges was $20.6 billion.

Convertible Notes

In December 2025, we settled $1.1 billion principal amount of the 2027 Convertible Notes, resulting in the issuance of 69.1 million shares of Carnival Corporation common stock and a cash payment of $500 million.

Covenant Compliance

As of August 31, 2026, the most restrictive covenants for our Revolving Facility, unsecured loans and export credit facilities include the following:

Maintain minimum interest coverage (adjusted EBITDA to consolidated net interest charges, as defined in the agreements) at a ratio of not less than 3.0 to 1.0
Maintain minimum issued capital and consolidated reserves (as defined in the agreements) of $5.0 billion
Limit our debt to capital (as defined in the agreements) percentage to a percentage not to exceed 65%
Maintain minimum liquidity of $1.5 billion
Limit the amounts of our secured assets as well as secured and other indebtedness

At August 31, 2026, we were in compliance with the applicable covenants under our debt agreements. Generally, if an event of default under any debt agreement occurs, then, pursuant to cross-default and/or cross-acceleration clauses therein, substantially all of our outstanding debt could become due, and our debt could be terminated. Any financial covenant amendment may lead to increased costs, increased interest rates, additional restrictive covenants and other available lender protections that would be applicable.

NOTE 4 – Contingencies and Commitments

Litigation

We are routinely involved in legal proceedings, claims, disputes, regulatory matters and governmental inspections or investigations arising in the ordinary course of or incidental to our business. We have insurance coverage for certain of these claims and actions, or any settlement of these claims and actions, and historically the maximum amount of our liability, net of any insurance recoverables, has been limited to our self-insurance retention levels.

We record provisions in the consolidated financial statements for pending litigation when we determine that an unfavorable outcome is probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated.

Legal proceedings and government investigations are subject to inherent uncertainties, and unfavorable rulings or other events could occur. Unfavorable resolutions could involve substantial monetary damages. In addition, in matters for which conduct remedies are sought, unfavorable resolutions could include an injunction or other order prohibiting us from selling one or more products at all or in particular ways, precluding particular business practices or requiring other remedies. An unfavorable outcome might result in a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

As previously disclosed, on May 2, 2019, the Havana Docks Corporation filed a lawsuit against Carnival Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida under Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, also known as the Helms-Burton Act, alleging that Carnival Corporation “trafficked” in confiscated Cuban property. On December 30, 2022, the court entered judgment against Carnival Corporation in the amount of $110 million plus $4 million in fees and costs. We appealed. On October 22, 2024, the Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit reversed the District Court’s judgment against us. The plaintiffs appealed. On May 21, 2026, the Supreme Court vacated the 11th Circuit’s ruling and remanded the case to the 11th Circuit for further proceedings on several remaining appellate issues. We believe the ultimate outcome of this matter will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

As of August 31, 2026, two purported class actions brought against us by former guests in the Federal Court in Australia and in Italy remain pending. These actions include claims based on a variety of theories, including negligence, gross negligence and failure to warn, physical injuries and severe emotional distress associated with being exposed to and/or contracting COVID-19 onboard our ships. On March 31, 2025, the court in the Italian matter returned a ruling rejecting most of the plaintiffs’ claims and awarding a half-price fare reduction for certain passengers. Plaintiffs appealed the ruling. On April 21, 2026, the appellate court reversed the lower court’s decision, ordering us to pay damages of a non-material amount. We believe the ultimate outcome of these matters will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In April 2026, six purported class actions were brought in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Carnival Corporation in relation to a data security incident which occurred on April 14, 2026. These actions include claims based on a variety of theories, including negligence, breach of implied contract, invasion of privacy and unjust enrichment, and seek equitable relief and monetary damages. In May 2026, the District Court granted the various plaintiffs’ motion to consolidate the matters. On June 22, 2026, the plaintiffs filed an amended consolidated complaint. On August 14, 2026, the court entered an order staying the proceedings until December 11, 2026. We believe the ultimate outcome of this matter will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Regulatory or Governmental Inquiries and Investigations

We have been, and may continue to be, impacted by breaches in data security and lapses in data privacy, which occur from time to time. These can vary in scope and range from inadvertent events to malicious motivated attacks.

We have incurred legal and other costs in connection with cyber incidents that have impacted us. The costs associated with cyber incidents over the last three years were not material. While past incidents did not have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial position or liquidity, no assurances can be given about the future and we may be subject to future attacks, incidents or litigation that could have such a material adverse effect.

On March 14, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency notified us of potential civil penalties and injunctive relief for alleged Clean Water Act violations by owned and operated vessels covered by the 2013 Vessel General Permit. We are working with these agencies to reach a resolution of this matter. We believe the ultimate outcome will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Other Contingent Obligations

Some of the debt contracts we enter into include indemnification provisions obligating us to make payments to the counterparty if certain events occur. These contingencies generally relate to changes in taxes or changes in laws which increase the lender’s costs. There are no stated or notional amounts included in the indemnification clauses, and we are not able to estimate the maximum potential amount of future payments, if any, under these indemnification clauses.

Ship Commitments

As of August 31, 2026, our new ship contractual capital commitments were $0.3 billion for the remainder of 2026 and $1.6 billion, $1.5 billion, $1.8 billion, $1.7 billion and $11.4 billion for the years ending November 30, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030 and thereafter.

NOTE 5 – Fair Value Measurements and Financial Risks

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the amount that would be received for selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and is measured using inputs in one of the following three categories:

Level 1 measurements are based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that we have the ability to access. Valuation of these items does not entail a significant amount of judgment.
Level 2 measurements are based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active or market data other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities.
Level 3 measurements are based on unobservable data that are supported by little or no market activity and are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Considerable judgment may be required in interpreting market data used to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, certain estimates of fair value presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a current or future market exchange.

Financial Instruments that are not Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis


	August 31, 2026												November 30, 2025
	Carrying Value			Fair Value									Carrying Value			Fair Value
(in millions)			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3
Liabilities
Fixed rate debt (a)	$	20,756		$	—		$	20,171		$	—		$	23,229		$	—		$	24,167	$	—
Floating rate debt (a)	3,804			—			3,807			—			4,154			—			4,142		—
Total	$	24,559		$	—		$	23,978		$	—		$	27,383		$	—		$	28,308	$	—

(a)The debt amounts above do not include the impact of debt issuance costs and discounts. The fair values of our publicly-traded notes were based on their unadjusted quoted market prices in markets that are not sufficiently active to be Level 1 and, accordingly, are considered Level 2. The fair values of our other debt were estimated based on current market interest rates being applied to this debt.

Financial Instruments that are Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Cash equivalents consisting of money market funds and cash investments with original maturities of less than 90 days were $0.6 billion as of August 31, 2026 and $1.4 billion as of November 30, 2025. These cash equivalents are considered Level 1 instruments.

Nonfinancial Instruments that are Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

Valuation of Goodwill and Trademarks

As of July 31, 2026, we performed our annual impairment reviews and determined there was no impairment for goodwill or trademarks.

As of August 31, 2026 and November 30, 2025, goodwill for our North America segment was $579 million.


	Trademarks
(in millions)	North America Segment		Europe Segment		Total
November 30, 2025	$	927	$	249	$	1,176
Exchange movements	—		4		4
August 31, 2026	$	927	$	253	$	1,180

Financial Risks

Fuel Price Risks

We manage our exposure to fuel price risk by managing our consumption of fuel. Substantially all of our exposure to market risk for changes in fuel prices relates to the consumption of fuel on our ships. We manage fuel consumption through fleet optimization, energy efficiency, itinerary efficiency, new technologies and alternative fuels.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risks

Overall Strategy

We manage our exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates through our normal operating and financing activities, including netting certain exposures to take advantage of any natural offsets and, when considered appropriate, through the use of derivative and non-derivative financial instruments. Our primary focus is to monitor our exposure to, and manage, the economic foreign currency exchange risks faced by our operations and realized if we exchange one currency for another. We consider hedging certain of our ship commitments and net investments in foreign operations. When we utilize hedging instruments, the financial impacts generally offset the changes in the underlying exposures being hedged.

Operational Currency Risks

Our operations primarily utilize U.S. dollar, Euro or Sterling as their functional currencies. Our operations also have revenue and expenses denominated in non-functional currencies. Movements in foreign currency exchange rates affect our consolidated financial statements.

Investment Currency Risks

We consider our investments in foreign operations to be denominated in stable currencies and of a long-term nature. We have euro-denominated debt which provides an economic offset for our operations with euro functional currency. In addition, we have in the past and may in the future utilize derivative financial instruments, such as cross currency swaps, to manage our exposure to investment currency risks.

Newbuild Currency Risks

Our shipbuilding contracts are typically denominated in euros. At August 31, 2026, our newbuild currency exchange rate risk relates to euro-denominated newbuild contract payments for non-euro functional currency cruise lines. The cost of shipbuilding orders that we may place in the future that are denominated in a different currency than the functional currency of the cruise line will be affected by foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. We have in the past and may in the future utilize derivative financial instruments, such as foreign currency derivatives, to manage our exposure to newbuild currency risks. Our decisions to hedge non-functional currency ship commitments for our cruise lines are made on a case-by-case basis, considering the amount and duration of the exposure, market volatility, economic trends, our overall expected net cash flows by currency and other offsetting risks.

Interest Rate Risks

We manage our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates through our debt portfolio management and investment strategies. We evaluate our debt portfolio to determine whether to make periodic adjustments to the mix of fixed and floating rate debt through the use of interest rate swaps, refinancing of existing debt and the issuance of new debt.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

As part of our ongoing control procedures, we monitor concentrations of credit risk associated with financial and other institutions with which we conduct significant business. We seek to manage these credit risk exposures, including counterparty nonperformance primarily associated with our cash and cash equivalents, investments, notes receivables, future financing facilities, contingent obligations, derivative instruments, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees, by:

Conducting business with well-established financial institutions, insurance companies and export credit agencies
Diversifying our counterparties
Having guidelines regarding credit ratings and investment maturities that we follow to help safeguard liquidity and minimize risk
Generally requiring collateral and/or guarantees to support notes receivable on significant asset sales and new ship progress payments to shipyards

We also monitor the creditworthiness of travel agencies, tour operators and credit and debit card providers to which we extend credit in the normal course of our business. Our credit exposure also includes contingent obligations related to cash payments received directly by travel agents and tour operators for cash collected by them on cruise sales in certain European countries where we are obligated to honor our guests’ cruise payments made by them to their travel agents and tour operators regardless of whether we have received these payments.

Concentrations of credit risk associated with trade receivables and other receivables, charter-hire agreements and contingent obligations are not considered to be material, principally due to the large number of unrelated accounts, the nature of these contingent obligations and their short maturities. Normally, we have not required collateral or other security to support normal credit sales and have not experienced significant credit losses.

NOTE 6 – Segment Information

The chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), who is our Chief Executive Officer, assesses performance and makes decisions to allocate resources based upon review of the results across all of our segments. The operating segments within each of our reportable segments have been aggregated based on the similarity of their economic and other characteristics, including geographic guest sourcing. Our four reportable segments are comprised of (1) North America cruise operations (“North America”), (2) Europe cruise operations (“Europe”), (3) Cruise Support and (4) Tour and Other.

Our Cruise Support segment includes our portfolio of leading port destinations and exclusive islands as well as other services, all of which are operated for the benefit of our cruise lines. Our Tour and Other segment represents the hotel and transportation operations of Holland America Princess Alaska Tours and other operations.

Our CODM uses adjusted operating income (loss) in assessing segment performance and determining how to allocate resources. This metric is used to review segment operating trends and monitor variances against the plan and prior year results. Resource allocation primarily occurs during the annual capital appropriation process.

The below tables include our calculation of adjusted operating income (loss), our significant segment expenses, and a reconciliation of adjusted operating income (loss) to income before income taxes:


	Three Months Ended August 31, 2026
(in millions)	North America		Europe		Cruise Support			Tour and Other		Total
Total Revenues	$	5,543	$	2,606	$	96		$	191	$	8,435
Cruise and tour operating expenses:
Commissions, transportation and other	713		312		(37)		(e)	—
Onboard and other	722		165		15			—
Payroll and related	342		254		45			—
Fuel	403		210		2			—
Food	287		113		1			—
Adjusted other operating (a)(b)	639		301		35			104
Total adjusted Cruise and tour operating expenses	3,106		1,355		61			104		4,625
Adjusted selling and administrative expense (c)	471		257		92			4		825
Adjusted depreciation and amortization expense (d)	489		206		43			7		746
Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)	1,477		788		(100)			75		2,240
Gain (loss) on ship sales and impairments										(2)
Restructuring expense										(8)
Other										(10)
Interest income										17
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest										(285)
Debt extinguishment and modification costs										(23)
Other income (expense), net										10
Income Before Income Taxes										$	1,939

Capital Expenditures	$	445	$	140	$	105		$	8	$	698

(a)Represents other operating expenses, which include port costs that do not vary with guest head counts; repairs and maintenance, including minor improvements and dry-dock expenses; hotel costs; entertainment; freight and logistics; insurance premiums; tour and other expense for our hotel and transportation operations and all other ship operating expenses.

(b)Excludes gain (loss) on ship sales and impairments.

(c)Excludes restructuring and other expenses that are not part of our core operating business.

(d)Excludes depreciation adjustment that is not an indication of future performance.

(e)Includes intercompany port fees, taxes and charges to our cruise segments related to our port destinations and exclusive islands, which eliminate in consolidation.


	Three Months Ended August 31, 2025
(in millions)	North America		Europe		Cruise Support			Tour and Other		Total
Total Revenues	$	5,348	$	2,551	$	74		$	179	$	8,153
Cruise and tour operating expenses:
Commissions, transportation and other	676		321		(25)		(d)	—
Onboard and other	705		167		12			—
Payroll and related	345		252		38			—
Fuel	295		155		0			—
Food	280		118		1			—
Adjusted other operating (a)(b)	634		288		25			97
Total adjusted Cruise and tour operating expenses	2,936		1,301		52			97		4,385
Adjusted selling and administrative expense (c)	436		244		88			4		773
Depreciation and amortization expense	461		196		53			7		717
Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)	1,515		810		(118)			71		2,278
Gain (loss) on ship sales and impairments										0
Restructuring expense										(3)
Other										(4)
Interest income										15
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest										(317)
Debt extinguishment and modification costs										(111)
Other income (expense), net										0
Income Before Income Taxes										$	1,860

Capital Expenditures	$	320	$	119	$	205		$	4	$	648

(a)Represents other operating expenses, which include port costs that do not vary with guest head counts; repairs and maintenance, including minor improvements and dry-dock expenses; hotel costs; entertainment; freight and logistics; insurance premiums; tour and other expenses for our hotel and transportation operations and all other ship operating expenses.

(b)Excludes gain (loss) on ship sales and impairments.

(c)Excludes restructuring and other expenses that are not part of our core operating business.

(d)Includes intercompany port fees, taxes and charges to our cruise segments related to our port destinations and exclusive islands, which eliminate in consolidation.


	Nine Months Ended August 31, 2026
(in millions)	North America		Europe		Cruise Support			Tour and Other		Total
Total Revenues	$	13,974	$	6,797	$	268		$	224	$	21,263
Cruise and tour operating expenses:
Commissions, transportation and other	1,688		1,057		(107)		(e)	—
Onboard and other	1,725		436		57			—
Payroll and related	1,097		796		130			—
Fuel	1,063		541		2			—
Food	829		340		3			—
Adjusted other operating (a)(b)	1,939		941		93			159
Total adjusted Cruise and tour operating expenses	8,342		4,111		178			159		12,790
Adjusted selling and administrative expense (c)	1,501		799		262			15		2,577
Adjusted depreciation and amortization expense (d)	1,426		603		114			21		2,164
Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)	2,705		1,284		(287)			30		3,732
Gain (loss) on ship sales and impairments										(2)
Restructuring expense										(8)
Other										(43)
Interest income										41
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest										(862)
Debt extinguishment and modification costs										(23)
Other income (expense), net										(60)
Income Before Income Taxes										$	2,774

Capital Expenditures	$	1,244	$	496	$	363		$	36	$	2,139

(a)Represents other operating expenses, which include port costs that do not vary with guest head counts; repairs and maintenance, including minor improvements and dry-dock expenses; hotel costs; entertainment; freight and logistics; insurance premiums; tour and other expenses for our hotel and transportation operations and all other ship operating expenses.

(b)Excludes gain (loss) on ship sales and impairments.

(c)Excludes restructuring and other expenses that are not part of our core operating business.

(d)Excludes depreciation adjustment that is not an indication of future performance.

(e)Includes intercompany port fees, taxes and charges to our cruise segments related to our port destinations and exclusive islands, which eliminate in consolidation.


	Nine Months Ended August 31, 2025
(in millions)	North America		Europe		Cruise Support			Tour and Other		Total
Total Revenues	$	13,469	$	6,392	$	219		$	212	$	20,292
Cruise and tour operating expenses:
Commissions, transportation and other	1,624		1,051		(72)		(d)	—
Onboard and other	1,703		413		37			—
Payroll and related	1,062		745		108			—
Fuel	924		458		1			—
Food	799		324		1			—
Adjusted other operating (a)(b)	1,902		845		67			144
Total adjusted Cruise and tour operating expenses	8,015		3,836		143			144		12,138
Adjusted selling and administrative expense (c)	1,427		743		251			13		2,434
Depreciation and amortization expense	1,345		552		148			19		2,064
Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)	2,681		1,261		(322)			36		3,656
Gain (loss) on ship sales and impairments										101
Restructuring expense										(5)
Other										(4)
Interest income										34
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest										(1,034)
Debt extinguishment and modification costs										(366)
Other income (expense), net										(4)
Income Before Income Taxes										$	2,377

Capital Expenditures	$	1,116	$	397	$	559		$	34	$	2,105

(a)Represents other operating expenses, which include port costs that do not vary with guest head counts; repairs and maintenance, including minor improvements and dry-dock expenses; hotel costs; entertainment; freight and logistics; insurance premiums; tour and other expenses for our hotel and transportation operations and all other ship operating expenses.

(b)Excludes gain (loss) on ship sales and impairments.

(c)Excludes restructuring and other expenses that are not part of our core operating business.

(d)Includes intercompany port fees, taxes and charges to our cruise segments related to our port destinations and exclusive islands, which eliminate in consolidation.

Total assets were as follows:


(in millions)	August 31, 2026		November 30, 2025
North America	$	31,164	$	31,400
Europe	16,087		16,030
Cruise Support	3,281		3,836
Tour and Other	439		421
	$	50,971	$	51,687

NOTE 7 – Earnings Per Share


	Three Months Ended August 31,				Nine Months Ended August 31,
(in millions, except per share data)	2026		2025		2026		2025
Net income attributable to Carnival Corporation Ltd.	$	1,920	$	1,852	$	2,715	$	2,338
Interest expense on dilutive Convertible Notes	—		18		0		53
Net income attributable to Carnival Corporation Ltd. for diluted earnings per share	$	1,920	$	1,870	$	2,716	$	2,391

Weighted-average shares outstanding	1,363		1,313		1,375		1,311
Dilutive effect of equity awards	5		5		6		5
Dilutive effect of Convertible Notes	—		84		1		84
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding	1,368		1,402		1,382		1,401

Basic earnings per share	$	1.41	$	1.41	$	1.97	$	1.78
Diluted earnings per share	$	1.40	$	1.33	$	1.96	$	1.71

NOTE 8 – Supplemental Cash Flow Information


(in millions)	August 31, 2026		November 30, 2025
Cash and cash equivalents (Consolidated Balance Sheets)	$	1,220	$	1,928
Restricted cash (included in Prepaid expenses and other and Other assets)	20		30
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows)	$	1,240	$	1,958

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