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Carnival Posts Record $8.44B Q3 Revenue, Shares Jump 12%

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 2:26 PM UTC · How we work

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Carnival Corporation reported record Q3 2026 revenue of $8.44 billion and net income of $1.92 billion, sending its shares up over 12%.
Customer deposits rose to a record $7.6 billion, $500 million above the prior-year high.
S&P upgraded Carnival to investment-grade credit, noting it now has no remaining secured debt.
The company repurchased about $1.2 billion of shares and paid $204 million in dividends during the quarter.

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Historical Context

In 2009, facing $30.9 billion losses, General Motors filed for Chapter 11 and received roughly $50 billion from the U.S. Treasury, emerging as a new, debt-reduced company. The same restructuring playbook echoes in Carnival’s 2026 Q3 results, where the cruise line eliminated secured debt, earned an investment-grade S&P rating and posted $8.44 billion revenue, restoring investor confidence.

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Story summary

Carnival Corporation reported record Q3 2026 revenue of $8.44 billion and net income of $1.92 billion, sending its shares up over 12%.
Customer deposits rose to a record $7.6 billion, $500 million above the prior-year high.
S&P upgraded Carnival to investment-grade credit, noting it now has no remaining secured debt.
The company repurchased about $1.2 billion of shares and paid $204 million in dividends during the quarter.

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