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Carnival stock buybacks
CCL$548Mbought back in the 12 months to Aug 31, 2026
Carnival bought back $548M of its stock in the last twelve months, $447M more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 2.4% from a year earlier.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '20 | $12M |
| Q1 '21 | $0 |
| Q2 '21 | $0 |
| Q3 '21 | $94M |
| Q4 '21 | −$94M |
| Q1 '22 | $0 |
| Q2 '22 | $0 |
| Q3 '22 | $0 |
| Q4 '22 | $0 |
| Q1 '23 | $0 |
| Q2 '23 | $0 |
| Q3 '23 | $0 |
| Q4 '23 | $0 |
| Q1 '24 | $0 |
| Q2 '24 | $0 |
| Q3 '24 | $0 |
| Q4 '24 | $0 |
| Q1 '25 | $0 |
| Q2 '25 | $0 |
| Q3 '25 | $0 |
| Q4 '25 | $0 |
| Q1 '26 | $0 |
| Q2 '26 | $0 |
| Q3 '26 | $548M |
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q1 '21 | 1.09B |
| Q2 '21 | 1.13B |
| Q3 '21 | 1.13B |
| Q4 '21 | 1.13B |
| Q1 '22 | 1.14B |
| Q2 '22 | 1.14B |
| Q3 '22 | 1.19B |
| Q4 '22 | 1.26B |
| Q1 '23 | 1.26B |
| Q2 '23 | 1.26B |
| Q3 '23 | 1.40B |
| Q1 '24 | 1.26B |
| Q2 '24 | 1.27B |
| Q3 '24 | 1.40B |
| Q1 '25 | 1.31B |
| Q2 '25 | 1.40B |
| Q3 '25 | 1.40B |
| Q4 '25 | 1.50B |
| Q1 '26 | 1.39B |
| Q2 '26 | 1.39B |
| Q3 '26 | 1.37B |
$548Mlast quarter (Q3 2026)
$447Mnet of stock compensation ($101M)
−2.4%diluted shares, 1 year
+80.9%diluted shares, 5 years
$618Mdividends, 12 months
17%of free cash flow ($3.2B) spent on buybacks
$0raised by issuing stock, 12 months
1.34Bshares outstanding (Sep 22, 2026)
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Questions
- Does Carnival Corporation buy back its stock?
- Carnival bought back $548M of its stock in the last twelve months, $447M more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 2.4% from a year earlier.
- How much did Carnival Corporation spend on buybacks in fiscal 2022?
- $0, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Nov 30, 2022.
- Is Carnival Corporation's share count going down?
- Its diluted share count changed +80.9% over five fiscal years and −2.4% over the last year.
Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Aug 31, 2026, filed Sep 29, 2026 · open on SEC.gov