Airbnb Inc vs Carnival Corp Ltd

Airbnb Inc (ABNB) is overvalued and Carnival Corp Ltd (CCL) is undervalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, CCL trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +52%, against -93% for ABNB.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Airbnb Inc (ABNB)

Discounting its cash flows at 10.8% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $83.63; the price of $161.81 is 93% above that value, and 71% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 71/100 on 6 of 12 signals

Carnival Corp Ltd (CCL)

Discounting its cash flows at 11.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $46.74; the price of $22.28 is 52% below that value, and 70% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 58/100 on 10 of 12 signals

MetricABNBCCL
VerdictOvervaluedUndervalued
Price$161.81$22.28
Intrinsic value$83.63$46.74
Margin of safety-93%+52%
Leak Score71/100 (6/12)58/100 (10/12)
Market cap$96.9B$30.5B
Revenue growth, 5 years29.5%36.6%
Operating margin21.2%16.3%
Net margin20.4%11.2%
Return on equity34.5%26.7%
Debt to equity0.322.02
P/E36.8x10.0x
Forward P/E25.9x8.5x
P/B12.2x2.4x
Dividend yield2.5%

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