Carnival Corporation Ltd. Common Shares (CCL) earnings date & stock reaction
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Carnival Corporation Ltd. Common Shares earnings date & time
Schedule
- Korea time (KST)
- Fri, December 18
- Reporting pattern
- 12 of last 12 before open
- Typical move
- ±5.6% · 12-report avg
What the market expects
Consensus EPS
$0.22Coming in above this counts as a beat
- Year-ago quarter
- $0.34→-35.3%
- Guided EPS
- $1.43→$0.20-86.0%
Price after the latest report
Carnival Corporation Ltd. Common Shares (CCL) rose the day after earnings in 7 of its last 12 reports (58%), moving ±5.6% on average. It has fallen despite beating the consensus estimate 5 times.
Even when EPS beat expectations, the stock fell 3 of the last 6 times. The number alone doesn't move it.
When results drop, skip the EPS number. Check if the growth above holds or accelerates, and whether guidance beats expectations.
How this stock reacts to earnings
Traits seen across its recent earnings reactions
Earnings number vs guidance: which drives it?
How often the beat/miss matched the actual price move
5/12 beats fell next day · watches Bookings · RevPAR · occupancy
- Aug 2026 report+13.4%
- May 2026 report-4.9%
- Feb 2026 report-4.3%
- Nov 2025 report+9.8%
- Aug 2025 report-4.0%
- May 2025 report+6.9%
Earnings timeline · bars = next-day move, ▲▼ = beat/miss
Earnings trend · last 12 quarters
Earnings history and price reaction
| Quarter ended | Reported (ET) | vs market expectation (consensus) | Earnings day | After 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/2026 | 2026-09-29 | +5.9% | +13.4% | +15.4% |
| 5/2026 | 2026-06-23 | +21.1% | -4.9% | -3.3% |
| 2/2026 | 2026-03-27 | — | -4.3% | +1.4% |
| 11/2025 | 2025-12-19 | +36.0% | +9.8% | +8.3% |
| 8/2025 | 2025-09-29 | +8.5% | -4.0% | -6.7% |
| 5/2025 | 2025-06-24 | +45.3% | +6.9% | +17.0% |
12 reports, quarters ending 11/2023 to 8/2026. The earnings-day move is the first trading day that reflects the report; the five-day figure is the cumulative move from that point.
Frequently asked questions
When is the next Carnival Corporation Ltd. Common Shares earnings date?
The next Carnival Corporation Ltd. Common Shares (CCL) earnings report is expected Fri, December 18 around 8:00 AM ET, before the open. It comes from an earnings calendar and may not be a company-confirmed date; it updates automatically if it changes.
What is the consensus EPS forecast for Carnival Corporation Ltd. Common Shares's next earnings?
Analysts expect EPS of about $0.22 for Carnival Corporation Ltd. Common Shares (CCL). Coming in above that counts as a beat, below it a miss — though a beat does not guarantee the stock rises.
Does Carnival Corporation Ltd. Common Shares (CCL) stock usually go up after earnings?
Over the last 12 earnings reports, the stock rose on 7 of them (58%). The average move on earnings day was ±5.6%.
Does Carnival Corporation Ltd. Common Shares react more to the earnings numbers or to guidance?
In 5 of the last 12 reports (42%), the stock moved the opposite way from whether it beat or missed the forecast. A high share means guidance and expectations drive the move more than the reported numbers.
Can Carnival Corporation Ltd. Common Shares stock fall even when earnings are good?
Yes. In 3 of the last 12 reports, Carnival Corporation Ltd. Common Shares fell on the earnings day despite growing EPS. Expectations already priced in, or guidance, can matter more than the reported numbers.
Does Carnival Corporation Ltd. Common Shares stock keep moving after the earnings day?
Over the last 12 reports, the move continued in the same direction for the following five trading days 42% of the time. This tendency is known as post-earnings announcement drift.