Carnival (STU:POH1) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Sep. 22, 2026)

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STU:POH1 Carnival PLC STU:POH1
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Price €21.91
GF Value €17.61
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What is Carnival Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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Carnival  (STU:POH1) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


Carnival Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Carnival Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Carnival's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Carnival Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Carnival Annual Data
Trend Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23 Nov24 Nov25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.52 0.30 0.47 0.89 0.95

Carnival Quarterly Data
Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25 May25 Aug25 Nov25 Feb26 May26
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.76 1.06 0.91 1.20 1.01

STU:POH1 vs CCL, VIK, TCOM: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Travel Services subindustry, Carnival's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Carnival Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Carnival's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Carnival's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


STU:POH1
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Carnival Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Carnival's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Carnival's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in May. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of May. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (May. 2026)
=8.109/142.1000*142.1000
=8.109

Current CPI (May. 2026) = 142.1000.

Carnival Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201608 28.166 101.200 39.549
201611 29.341 101.800 40.956
201702 29.373 102.400 40.761
201705 28.207 103.500 38.727
201708 28.199 104.000 38.530
201711 28.286 104.700 38.390
201802 27.920 104.900 37.821
201805 28.837 105.900 38.694
201808 30.271 106.500 40.390
201811 31.017 106.900 41.230
201902 30.809 106.800 40.992
201905 31.354 107.900 41.292
201908 33.434 108.300 43.869
201911 33.633 108.500 44.048
202002 32.282 108.600 42.240
202005 24.717 108.600 32.341
202008 19.029 108.800 24.853
202011 15.808 109.100 20.590
202102 14.420 109.400 18.730
202105 12.916 111.000 16.535
202108 11.103 112.100 14.074
202111 9.497 114.100 11.828
202202 8.060 115.400 9.925
202205 6.758 119.700 8.023
202208 6.619 121.800 7.722
202211 5.450 124.800 6.205
202302 4.610 126.000 5.199
202305 4.352 129.100 4.790
202308 5.073 129.400 5.571
202311 4.990 130.000 5.454
202402 4.874 130.800 5.295
202405 4.954 132.700 5.305
202408 6.130 133.400 6.530
202411 6.696 134.600 7.069
202502 6.734 135.600 7.057
202505 6.719 138.000 6.919
202508 7.767 138.900 7.946
202511 8.068 139.400 8.224
202602 7.980 140.000 8.100
202605 8.109 142.100 8.109

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

Is Carnival (STU:POH1) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Carnival stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €21.91 is trading 24.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of €17.61.

Key valuation signals for STU:POH1:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: €17.61 vs. price of €21.91 (24.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 80/100 with 3 warning signs

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Carnival Business Description

Address Carnival House, 100 Harbour Parade, Southampton, Hampshire, GBR, S015 1ST
Carnival PLC is the largest global cruise company, with nearly 100 ships in service. Its portfolio of brands includes Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn in North America; P&O Cruises and Cunard Line in the United Kingdom; Aida in Germany; Costa Cruises in Southern Europe. It recently folded its P&O Australia brand into Carnival. The firm also owns Holland America Princess Alaska Tours in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Carnival's brands attracted nearly 14 million guests in 2025.
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