Carnival Corp Ltd vs Expedia Group Inc

Carnival Corp Ltd (CCL) is undervalued and Expedia Group Inc (EXPE) is fairly valued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, CCL trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +52%, against -2% for EXPE.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

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

Expedia Group Inc (EXPE)

Discounting its cash flows at 10.8% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $274.56; the price of $280.70 is 2% above that value, and 70% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 65/100 on 10 of 12 signals

MetricCCLEXPE
VerdictUndervaluedFairly valued
Price$22.28$280.70
Intrinsic value$46.74$274.56
Margin of safety+52%-2%
Leak Score58/100 (10/12)65/100 (10/12)
Market cap$30.5B$33.7B
Revenue growth, 5 years36.6%23.2%
Operating margin16.3%16.6%
Net margin11.2%13.0%
Return on equity26.7%199.1%
Debt to equity2.024.70
P/E10.0x17.5x
Forward P/E8.5x11.5x
P/B2.4x27.9x
Dividend yield2.5%0.5%

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