What is Carnival Corporation's expected EPS for Q3 2026?

Analysts expect Carnival Corporation (CCL) to report consensus EPS of approximately $1.35 for Q3 2026. Estimates range from $1.30 to $1.39.

What revenue do analysts expect for Carnival Corporation in Q3 2026?

The consensus revenue forecast for Carnival Corporation (CCL) in Q3 2026 is approximately $8.39B. Forecasts range from $8.26B to $8.57B.

How many analysts cover Carnival Corporation?

13 analysts contribute to the Carnival Corporation (CCL) Q3 2026 consensus estimate.

Has Carnival Corporation beaten earnings estimates recently?

Carnival Corporation beat analyst EPS estimates in 2 of the last 2 quarters. Carnival Corporation beat revenue estimates in 1 of 2. In the most recent quarter (Q2 2026), Carnival Corporation EPS beat by 19.1% and revenue missed by 0.4%.

When does Carnival Corporation report Q3 2026 earnings?

Carnival Corporation (CCL) is expected to report Q3 2026 earnings on September 28, 2026 before market open.

CCL Q3 2026 earnings estimate

Consensus EPS · Q3 2026

$1.35

Consensus revenue · Q3 2026

$8.4B

Analysts

Expected report

Sep 28, 2026

Before open

Upcoming earnings

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Revenue$8.4B$8.3B – $8.6B

EPS$1.35$1.30 – $1.39

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Analyst consensus

Based on estimates from 13 analysts.

Metric	Low	Consensus	High
Revenue	$8.3B	$8.4B	$8.6B
EPS	$1.30	$1.35	$1.39
EBITDA	-$796.2M	-$788.7M	-$780.2M
EBIT	-$1.7B	-$1.6B	-$1.6B
Net income	$1.9B	$1.9B	$1.9B

Revenue$8.4B
EPS$1.35
EBITDA-$788.7M
EBIT-$1.6B
Net income$1.9B

Historical beat/miss

Actual reported results vs. analyst consensus at the time. Positive = beat, negative = miss.

Period	Rev. actual	Rev. est.	Rev. surprise	EPS actual	EPS est.	EPS surprise
Q2 2026	$6.7B	$6.7B	-0.4%	$0.41	$0.34	+19.1%
Q1 2026	$6.2B	$6.1B	+0.4%	$0.20	$0.18	+8.5%

Q2 2026-0.4%+19.1%
Q1 2026+0.4%+8.5%

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How analyst consensus estimates have changed over the past 90 days.

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Analyst price target

Based on price targets from 3 analysts.

Low: $30.00
Consensus: $35.80
Median: $36.00
High: $42.00
Current: $26.33
Upside: +36.0%

Upside calculated vs most recent trading price of $26.33.

Analyst ratings

Consensus: Buy — based on 47 analyst ratings.

Buy 28Hold 17Sell 2

24-month trend

Recent analyst actions

Date	Firm	Action	From	To
Jul 23, 2026	Truist Securities	maintain	Hold	Hold
Jun 30, 2026	Tigress Financial	maintain	Buy	Buy
Jun 25, 2026	Wells Fargo	maintain	Overweight	Overweight
Jun 24, 2026	Susquehanna	maintain	Positive	Positive
Jun 24, 2026	Barclays	maintain	Overweight	Overweight
Jun 16, 2026	Citigroup	maintain	Buy	Buy
Jun 12, 2026	Stifel	maintain	Buy	Buy
May 22, 2026	Truist Securities	maintain	Hold	Hold
May 15, 2026	TD Cowen	maintain	Buy	Buy
Apr 15, 2026	Wells Fargo	maintain	Overweight	Overweight

Jul 23, 2026Truist SecuritiesHold
Jun 30, 2026Tigress FinancialBuy
Jun 25, 2026Wells FargoOverweight
Jun 24, 2026SusquehannaPositive
Jun 24, 2026BarclaysOverweight
Jun 16, 2026CitigroupBuy
Jun 12, 2026StifelBuy
May 22, 2026Truist SecuritiesHold
May 15, 2026TD CowenBuy
Apr 15, 2026Wells FargoOverweight

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