Carnival — Mar 27, 2026 release
Fiscal 2026 first-quarter results · 8-K Item 2.02 · Exhibit 99.1 · 0000815097-26-000034
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Adjusted EBITDA
“$7 billion”
Period
FY2026
Measure
Company-defined measure
Source
Prose
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Share buyback program
“initial $2.5 billion”
Adjusted net income operational improvement … for FY2026
“nearly $150 million”
Adjusted EBITDA for FY2026
“$7 billion”
Net yields (Constant Currency) for FY2026
“up approximately 2.75 percent”
Net yields (in constant currency) for FY2026
“up approximately 2.75 percent compared to record 2025 levels and 0.25 percentage points better than December guidance”
Net yields (constant currency, normalized) for FY2026
“up approximately 3.25 percent”
Net yields (in constant currency), after nor… for FY2026
“up approximately 3.25 percent”
Adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALB… for FY2026
“up approximately 3.1 percent”
Adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALB… for FY2026
“up approximately 3.1 percent compared to 2025 and better than December guidance”
Adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALB… for FY2026
“up approximately 2.3 percent”
Fuel price impact on adjusted net income for FY2026
“more than $500 million”
Brent crude oil price assumption for FY2026
“$90 per barrel”
Brent crude oil price assumption for Q3 FY2026
“$85 per barrel”
Brent crude oil price assumption for Q4 FY2026
“$80”
PROPEL return on invested capital target for FY2029
“Greater than 16 percent”
PROPEL adjusted EPS growth target for FY2029
“More than 50 percent adjusted EPS growth from 2025”
PROPEL cash from operations distributed to s… for FY2029
“More than 40 percent of cash from operations distributed to shareholders (approximately $14 billion)”
Shareholder returns roadmap for FY2029
“approximately $14 billion”
PROPEL net debt to adjusted EBITDA target for FY2029
“2.75x”
PROPEL greenhouse gas emissions rate reduction for FY2029
“more than 25 percent compared to 2019 levels”
Total dividend distributions for FY2026
“more than $800 million”
Net yields (Current Dollars) for Q2 FY2026
“Approx. 3.7%”
Net yields (Constant Currency) for Q2 FY2026
“Approx. 2.0%”
Net yields (Current Dollars) for FY2026
“Approx. 4.1%”
Adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALB… for Q2 FY2026
“Approx. 4.0%”
Adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALB… for Q2 FY2026
“Approx. 2.6%”
Adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALB… for FY2026
“Approx. 4.4%”
ALBDs (in millions) for Q2 FY2026
“24.7”
ALBDs (in millions) (a) for FY2026
“24.7”
Capacity growth compared to prior year for Q2 FY2026
“1.9 %”
Capacity growth compared to prior year for FY2026
“0.9 %”
Fuel consumption in metric tons (in millions) for FY2026
“2.8”
Fuel cost per metric ton consumed (excluding… for Q2 FY2026
“$795”
Fuel cost per metric ton consumed (excluding… for FY2026
“$ 795”
Fuel expense (including emission allowances … for Q2 FY2026
“$0.61”
Fuel expense (including emission allowances … for FY2026
“$ 2.15”
CAD for FY2026
“$ 0.73”
Depreciation and amortization expense (in bi… for Q2 FY2026
“$0.73”
Depreciation and amortization expense (in bi… for FY2026
“$ 2.97”
Interest expense, net of capitalized interes… for Q2 FY2026
“$0.27”
Interest expense, net of capitalized interes… for FY2026
“$ 1.09”
Adjusted EBITDA (in billions) for Q2 FY2026
“Approx. $1.48”
Adjusted EBITDA (in billions) for FY2026
“Approx. $7.19”
Adjusted net income (in millions) for Q2 FY2026
“Approx. $470”
Adjusted net income (in millions) for FY2026
“Approx. $3,070”
Adjusted earnings per share - diluted for Q2 FY2026
“Approx. $0.34”
Adjusted earnings per share - diluted for FY2026
“Approx. $2.21”
Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic for Q2 FY2026
“1,386”
Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic for FY2026
“1,385”
Adjusted weighted-average shares outstanding… for Q2 FY2026
“1,392”
AUD for FY2026
“$ 0.71”
EUR for FY2026
“$ 1.15”
GBP for FY2026
“$ 1.34”
Newbuild capital expenditures for FY2026
“$0.6 billion”
Non-newbuild capital expenditures for FY2026
“$1.8 billion”
Fuel consumption in metric tons (in millions) for Q2 FY2026
“0.7”
Exhibit 99.1 · the passage around this item
… earlier in the release
This performance supported an increase to our full year operational outlook of nearly $150 million, helping to mitigate the impact of higher fuel prices,” said Carnival Corporation & plc’s Chief Executive Officer Josh Weinstein. “We remain on track to deliver solid yield growth, continued cost discipline and $7 billion in adjusted EBITDA 1 this year, underscoring the strength of demand across our portfolio, progress on our long-term strategy, and the advancements we have made positioning the business to perform across a range of environments.” “With this strong foundation in place, we are focused on the next chapter of value creation for Carnival. Today, we are introducing PROPEL: Powering Growth and Returns, Responsibly — our new set of long-term targets. At its core, PROPEL is about converting strong demand into higher returns, earnings growth and cash flow while maintaining disciplined capacity growth and a strong balance sheet,” Weinstein added. First Quarter 2026 Results • Net income 3 of $258 million and adjusted net income of $275 million, outperformed guidance despite a $54 million ($0.04 adjusted EPS) unfavorable impact from fuel prices and currency rates compared to guidance. • Record adjusted EBITDA 2 of $1.3 billion. • Gross margin yields increased nearly 10 percent. Record net yields 2 (in constant currency) increased 2.7 percent, which outperformed guidance by over 1 point. • Cruise costs per available lower berth day (“ALBD”) increased 4.9 percent. Adjusted cruise costs excluding
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