Carnival Corporation & plc

DB:CVC1 Stock Report

Market Cap: €30.9b

Carnival Corporation & Valuation

Is CVC1 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of CVC1 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: CVC1 (€24.39) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€66.89)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CVC1 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CVC1?

Key metric: As CVC1 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for CVC1. This is calculated by dividing CVC1's market cap by their current earnings.
What is CVC1's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio20.9x
EarningsUS$1.57b
Market CapUS$32.37b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CVC1's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CVC1 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average14.3x
7x17.3%€3.8b
IFA LS Invest
6.5xn/a€293.6m
RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises
25.3x18.8%US$64.6b
TCOM Trip.com Group
18.3x9.0%US$42.0b
CVC1 Carnival Corporation &
20.9x19.4%€32.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CVC1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.9x) compared to the peer average (14.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CVC1's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Hospitality Industry?

10 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
CVC1 20.9xIndustry Avg. 17.2xNo. of Companies20PE01224364860+
10 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CVC1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.9x) compared to the European Hospitality industry average (17.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CVC1's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

CVC1 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio20.9x
Fair PE Ratio38.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CVC1 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (38.9x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst CVC1 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€24.39
€23.99
-1.6%
14.3%€27.67€13.36n/a22
Nov ’25€20.17
€22.75
+12.8%
15.5%€26.13€12.97n/a21
Oct ’25€16.10
€21.13
+31.2%
15.3%€25.30€12.65n/a20
Sep ’25€14.89
€20.65
+38.7%
15.6%€25.63€11.90n/a22
Aug ’25€14.50
€20.75
+43.1%
16.3%€25.84€12.00n/a22
Jul ’25€16.61
€21.02
+26.5%
16.8%€26.16€12.15n/a20
Jun ’25€14.03
€19.69
+40.4%
17.1%€25.93€12.04n/a22
May ’25€13.93
€20.17
+44.7%
16.5%€26.28€12.20n/a22
Apr ’25€15.20
€20.13
+32.5%
15.6%€25.49€12.05n/a21
Mar ’25€14.64
€19.33
+32.0%
17.9%€25.36€11.99n/a21
Feb ’25€15.26
€19.21
+25.9%
18.3%€25.27€11.95n/a20
Jan ’25€16.81
€18.83
+12.0%
21.7%€22.65€6.34n/a19
Dec ’24€14.29
€16.42
+14.9%
23.9%€22.96€6.43n/a21
Nov ’24€10.67
€17.09
+60.2%
23.6%€23.66€6.62€20.1721
Oct ’24€12.85
€17.40
+35.4%
24.9%€23.65€6.62€16.1020
Sep ’24€14.55
€16.84
+15.8%
25.0%€22.89€6.41€14.8920
Aug ’24€16.34
€16.40
+0.4%
25.4%€22.46€6.29€14.5019
Jul ’24€17.29
€16.04
-7.2%
25.6%€22.91€6.41€16.6117
Jun ’24€11.02
€11.43
+3.8%
29.3%€20.51€6.34€14.0318
May ’24€8.34
€10.78
+29.3%
31.0%€19.97€6.17€13.9319
Apr ’24€9.41
€11.00
+16.9%
32.7%€20.28€6.27€15.2017
Mar ’24€10.01
€10.70
+6.9%
32.8%€20.53€6.35€14.6419
Feb ’24€10.14
€10.45
+3.1%
32.9%€20.24€6.26€15.2619
Jan ’24€7.49
€10.55
+40.8%
36.8%€20.62€5.62€16.8118
Dec ’23€9.64
€12.16
+26.2%
55.7%€34.87€5.81€14.2920
Nov ’23€9.33
€12.45
+33.4%
60.0%€36.45€6.07€10.6718

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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