---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000815097-26-000034"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CUK"
cik: "0001125259"
company_name: "CARNIVAL PLC"
filed_at: "2026-03-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T08:31:45.326493+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Carnival posts record Q1 revenues $6.2B; adj. EPS $0.20 (+50% YoY); launches $2.5B buyback; PROPEL targets to 2029

## Summary
- Diluted EPS $0.19, adj. EPS $0.20 (+50% YoY); net income $258M, adj. net income $275M.
- Record revenues $6.2B; net yields +2.7% (constant currency); bookings for 2026 up double digits.
- Record adjusted EBITDA $1.3B; FY2026 operational outlook raised ~$150M despite fuel headwinds.
- Launches PROPEL long-term targets through 2029; announces initial $2.5B share buyback program.
- Fuel consumption per ALBD down 4.7% due to efficiency investments.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000815097-26-000034
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CUK
- cik: 0001125259
- company_name: CARNIVAL PLC
- filed_at: 2026-03-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125259/000081509726000034/0000815097-26-000034-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815097/000081509726000034/ccl-20260327.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000815097-26-000034.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CARNIVAL PLC reported first quarter 2026 results: revenue $6.2 billion, net income $258 million, EPS $0.19.
  - Period: first quarter 2026
  - Revenue: $6.2 billion
  - Net income: $258 million
  - EPS: $0.19
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) announced financial results for the first quarter 2026 and provided an updated outlook. • D iluted EPS of $0.19 and adjusted EPS 1 of $0.20, up 50 percent compared to the prior year. • Record revenues 2 of $6.2 billion, gross margin yields up nearly 10 percent and record net yields 1,2 (in constant currency), outperforming guidance on strong close-in demand.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125259/000081509726000034/0000815097-26-000034-index.htm

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