Carnival Corp (CCL) debt

What Carnival owes, when it comes due, and what it costs to carry, from the balances and cash flows the company reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

At a glance

MetricAug 2026Aug 2025Change
Total debt$23.91B$26.48B−$2.57B
Due within a year$2.04B$1.42B+$619M
Long-term debt$21.88B$25.06B−$3.19B
Cash and equivalents$1.22B$1.76B−$543M
Net debt$22.69B$24.72B−$2.03B

Debt over time

Total debt by quarter
$30.6BNov 2023$30.7BFeb 2024$29.3BMay 2024$28.9BAug 2024$27.5BNov 2024$27.0BFeb 2025$27.3BMay 2025$26.5BAug 2025$26.6BNov 2025$25.3BFeb 2026$24.9BMay 2026$23.9BAug 2026
Balance dateTotal debtDue within a yearLong-term debtCash
Aug 2026$23.91B$2.04B$21.88B$1.22B
May 2026$24.89B$1.47B$23.42B$2.24B
Feb 2026$25.29B$1.50B$23.79B$1.42B
Nov 2025$26.64B$2.60B$24.04B$1.93B
Aug 2025$26.48B$1.42B$25.06B$1.76B
May 2025$27.25B$1.39B$25.86B$2.15B
Feb 2025$27.02B$1.53B$25.49B$833M
Nov 2024$27.47B†$1.54B$25.94B$1.21B
Aug 2024$28.86B†$2.21B$26.64B$1.52B
May 2024$29.34B†$2.18B$27.15B$1.65B
Feb 2024$30.74B$2.19B$28.54B$2.24B
Nov 2023$30.57B$2.09B$28.48B$2.42B

† Sum of the debt lines the company reports at that date, not a reported total.

When it comes due

Principal due by year as of August 31, 2026.

Principal due
Within 1 yearWithin 1 year$2.5BYear 2Year 2$4.0BYear 3Year 3$3.6BYear 4Year 4$2.9B
DuePrincipalShare of total
Within 1 year$2.52B19.4%
Year 2$3.96B30.5%
Year 3$3.63B27.9%
Year 4$2.88B22.2%
Total$12.99B100%

Interest cost and borrowing

Interest expense by quarter
$467MNov 2023*$471MFeb 2024$450MMay 2024$431MAug 2024$403MNov 2024*$377MFeb 2025$341MMay 2025$317MAug 2025$314MNov 2025*$291MFeb 2026$285MMay 2026$285MAug 2026
Fiscal yearInterest expenseBorrowedRepaid
FY Nov 2025$1.35B——
FY Nov 2024$1.75B——
FY Nov 2023$2.07B——
FY Nov 2022$1.61B——
FY Nov 2021$1.60B——

* Fiscal fourth quarter computed from the annual filing minus the three reported quarters.

About these figures

These are the balances Carnival reports in its SEC filings as of each balance-sheet date, and the interest, borrowing and repayments it reports for each period. This page does not show market prices or yields of the company's bonds. "Long-term debt" is the line as the company tags it in its filings and may or may not include the portion due within a year.

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All figures from company filings with the SEC.

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