secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Carnival Corp Ltd. (CCL)
CIK:        0000815097
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-29T13:16:12+00:00
Accession:  0000815097-26-000104
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Carnival Q3 2026: record net income $1.9B, adjusted EPS $1.43; FY outlook raised $150M+
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- Diluted EPS of $1.40 and adjusted EPS of $1.43, in line with prior year despite a $0.10 ($131M) unfavorable net impact from fuel prices and currency rates.
- All-time high net income of $1.9B and adjusted net income of $2.0B; adjusted EBITDA of $3.0B, $110M better than June guidance.
- Constant-currency net yields up 2.4%, over a point above June guidance; adjusted cruise costs ex-fuel per ALBD up 1.8%, one point better than guidance; fuel use per ALBD improved 3.8%.
- Record Q3 customer deposits of $7.6B, surpassing the prior-year record by $0.5B on flat capacity; 2027 booked occupancy and pricing at record levels.
- Full-year outlook operational improvement of more than $150M in adjusted net income versus June guidance, overcoming a spike in fuel prices; ~$1.2B of share repurchases completed year to date.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815097/000081509726000104/0000815097-26-000104-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815097/000081509726000104/ccl-20260929.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000815097-26-000104

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