Carnival Corp Ltd vs Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd

Carnival Corp Ltd (CCL) is undervalued and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NCLH) is undervalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, NCLH trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +71%, against +52% for CCL.

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

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NCLH)

Discounting its cash flows at 7.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $48.28; the price of $14.22 is 71% below that value, and 82% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 41/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricCCLNCLH
VerdictUndervaluedUndervalued
Price$22.28$14.22
Intrinsic value$46.74$48.28
Margin of safety+52%+71%
Leak Score58/100 (10/12)41/100 (3/12)
Market cap$30.5B$6.5B
Revenue growth, 5 years36.6%50.3%
Operating margin16.3%15.8%
Net margin11.2%7.5%
Return on equity26.7%36.7%
Debt to equity2.026.21
P/E10.0x9.0x
Forward P/E8.5x8.4x
P/B2.4x2.5x
Dividend yield2.5%

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