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Carnival Corporation | Sustainability Performance

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Carnival Corporation & plc operates in the cruise line industry, managing various cruise brands. The company provides travel experiences on its fleet of cruise ships worldwide.

1972

United States

10,001+ employees

Leisure, Travel & Tourism

$10B+ in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#13450
Overall
#3066
in United States
#74
in Leisure, Travel & Tourism

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

48 out of 74

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversityClimate risk
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

9.3M CO2e tonnes, 2025
Critical

Waste generated

295.0K tonnes, 2024
Critical

Female employees

19% 2024
Critical

Externalities

1.5B $, 2025
Critical

Market cap

36.4B $, 2026▲31.3% YoY

Revenue

26.6B $, 2025▲6% YoY

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 11 out of 74


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 11 out of 74

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Scope 2 location based
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Scope 3 upstream
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Renewable energy

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%2025

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

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Renewable electricity

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Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total electricity

Share of renewable electricity

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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Industry Benchmark

645.2

B/M 442.2

970.3

B/M 861.0


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

Share of female board members

25
50
75
100
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Waste

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295.0K2024

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
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Controversy level


Very Low
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  • Carnival's cruise fleet generates massive CO2 and SOx emissions, with the company a top sulfur emitter globally.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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50Moderate
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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Potential species loss

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Biodiversity impact

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PDF: Potentially Disappeared Fraction (of species) due to corporate activities

Waste management

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Water management

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Air pollution

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Market cap

36.4B $, 2026▲31.3% YoY

Revenue

26.6B $, FY2025▲6% YoY

EBITDA

7.3B $, FY2025▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

17% Industry: 6▲15.2% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$26.6BFY2025 revenue

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Revenue & EBITDA
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EBITDA
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Margin trends


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Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

1.3B 2024▲23.1% YoY

Capex

4.6B 2024▲29% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

2.2 Industry: 0▼NaN% YoY

Return on invested capital

7.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

21.6

2023

25.0

2024

26.6

▲ 0.7%

2025

32.5

2030

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Sustainability targets and commitments

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

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Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

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Workplace health & safety policy

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60%
Independent Directors

9 out of 15 incl. management

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Overall score

93

Environment

99

Social

99

Governance

82

Exclusion screening

Adult content

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Alcoholic

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Animal testing

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Firearms

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Tobacco

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Gambling

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Nuclear

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SDG impact

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2025

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

11+



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