Carnival Corporation & plcCCL

Where CCL's Payout Ratio sits inside its own 10-year distribution, with the yearly high, low and average.

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CCL Payout Ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history

Payout Ratio History

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CCL Payout Ratio historyCCL Payout Ratio from Feb 2026 to Aug 2026: low 6.99%, high 19.38%, latest 19.38%.6%9.59%13.19%16.78%20.37%Feb 26May 26Aug 26med 13.01%

CCL Payout Ratio by year

Yearly range of CCL’s payout ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 7.0% to 2,991.3%, averaging 261.9%.

CCL Payout Ratio — yearly low, average, high and year-end values
YearLowAverageHighYear-end
20267.0%13.1%19.4%19.4%
2020210.8%210.8%210.8%210.8%
2019124.3%929.0%2,991.3%2,991.3%
201852.1%62.7%75.8%75.8%
201744.9%46.8%48.6%48.6%
201647.5%47.5%47.5%47.5%

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What fraction of free cash flow is paid out as dividends. More reliable than the earnings-based payout ratio because cash is harder to manipulate through accounting choices. Low ratio = room to grow the dividend and absorb an earnings dip. High ratio = dividend is consuming most of the cash generated.

FormulaTTM Dividends Per Share / (TTM FCF ÷ Shares) × 100%
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How to read this chart

A steadily rising FCF payout ratio warrants scrutiny only if FCF itself is flat or falling — that means the company is paying out a larger slice of shrinking cash. A high but stable ratio in a capital-light business (e.g. consumer staples) can be perfectly sustainable.

Key caveats
  • FCF can be lumpy: large one-off capex or working-capital swings distort a single year. Look at the multi-year trend rather than any single data point.
  • Utilities and REITs naturally sustain 60–90% FCF payout ratios; industrials and tech companies typically run 20–50%. Always compare to sector context.
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