Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
Carnival Corp. & plc, liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Carnival Corp. & plc current ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Carnival Corp. & plc quick ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Carnival Corp. & plc cash ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Current Ratio
Carnival Corp. & plc, current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Feb 29, 2024 | Nov 30, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | Nov 30, 2022 | Aug 31, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | Feb 28, 2022 | Nov 30, 2021 | Aug 31, 2021 | May 31, 2021 | Feb 28, 2021 | Nov 30, 2020 | Aug 31, 2020 | May 31, 2020 | Feb 29, 2020 | Nov 30, 2019 | Aug 31, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Feb 28, 2019 | Nov 30, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | May 31, 2018 | Feb 28, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 4,484) | 5,266) | 4,683) | 6,206) | 7,144) | 7,492) | 8,432) | 8,554) | 8,057) | 10,133) | 8,909) | 10,198) | 12,459) | 10,563) | 9,268) | 8,222) | 2,885) | 2,059) | 2,712) | 2,835) | 2,101) | 2,225) | 1,755) | 2,278) | 1,667) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | 12,396) | 11,481) | 11,008) | 11,835) | 11,088) | 10,605) | 12,954) | 13,380) | 10,920) | 10,408) | 9,491) | 8,754) | 8,619) | 8,686) | 10,184) | 11,858) | 10,716) | 9,127) | 8,932) | 10,377) | 9,642) | 9,204) | 8,020) | 9,308) | 8,851) | ||||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 0.36 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 0.64 | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.74 | 0.97 | 0.94 | 1.16 | 1.45 | 1.22 | 0.91 | 0.69 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.19 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airbnb Inc. | 1.44 | 1.66 | 1.78 | 1.47 | 1.55 | 1.86 | 1.85 | 1.58 | 1.61 | 1.95 | 1.86 | 1.48 | 1.66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Booking Holdings Inc. | 1.22 | 1.28 | 1.44 | 1.55 | 1.59 | 1.86 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.72 | 2.10 | 2.48 | 2.05 | 2.18 | 3.56 | 3.17 | 2.93 | 2.24 | 1.83 | 1.82 | 1.58 | 1.27 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | 1.65 | 1.57 | 1.53 | 1.58 | 1.41 | 1.28 | 1.32 | 1.26 | 1.32 | 1.58 | 1.78 | 1.73 | 1.75 | 1.73 | 1.51 | 1.59 | 1.62 | 1.61 | 1.51 | 1.52 | 1.44 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| McDonald’s Corp. | 0.83 | 1.16 | 1.71 | 1.35 | 1.47 | 1.43 | 1.65 | 1.41 | 1.10 | 1.78 | 1.33 | 1.45 | 1.19 | 1.01 | 1.07 | 0.91 | 1.90 | 0.98 | 0.84 | 1.21 | 1.47 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Starbucks Corp. | 0.70 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 1.20 | 1.02 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.95 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.92 | 1.31 | 0.94 | 1.41 | 2.20 | 1.01 | 1.09 | 1.01 | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 4,484 ÷ 12,396 = 0.36
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Carnival Corp. & plc current ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Quick Ratio
Carnival Corp. & plc, quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Feb 29, 2024 | Nov 30, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | Nov 30, 2022 | Aug 31, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | Feb 28, 2022 | Nov 30, 2021 | Aug 31, 2021 | May 31, 2021 | Feb 28, 2021 | Nov 30, 2020 | Aug 31, 2020 | May 31, 2020 | Feb 29, 2020 | Nov 30, 2019 | Aug 31, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Feb 28, 2019 | Nov 30, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | May 31, 2018 | Feb 28, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,242) | 2,415) | 2,842) | 4,468) | 5,455) | 4,029) | 7,071) | 7,054) | 6,414) | 8,939) | 7,151) | 7,067) | 9,674) | 9,513) | 8,176) | 6,881) | 1,354) | 518) | 1,153) | 1,202) | 649) | 982) | 526) | 1,053) | 453) | ||||||||
| Restricted cash | —) | 11) | 18) | 18) | 15) | 1,988) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | ||||||||
| Short-term investments | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 151) | 515) | 200) | 647) | 2,204) | 1,840) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | ||||||||
| Trade and other receivables, net | 644) | 556) | 485) | 449) | 514) | 395) | 360) | 359) | 267) | 246) | 281) | 218) | 250) | 273) | 376) | 604) | 405) | 444) | 441) | 405) | 406) | 358) | 366) | 342) | 345) | ||||||||
| Total quick assets | 2,886) | 2,982) | 3,345) | 4,935) | 5,984) | 6,412) | 7,431) | 7,564) | 7,196) | 9,385) | 8,079) | 9,489) | 11,764) | 9,786) | 8,552) | 7,485) | 1,759) | 962) | 1,594) | 1,607) | 1,055) | 1,340) | 892) | 1,395) | 798) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | 12,396) | 11,481) | 11,008) | 11,835) | 11,088) | 10,605) | 12,954) | 13,380) | 10,920) | 10,408) | 9,491) | 8,754) | 8,619) | 8,686) | 10,184) | 11,858) | 10,716) | 9,127) | 8,932) | 10,377) | 9,642) | 9,204) | 8,020) | 9,308) | 8,851) | ||||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.42 | 0.54 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.66 | 0.90 | 0.85 | 1.08 | 1.36 | 1.13 | 0.84 | 0.63 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.09 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airbnb Inc. | 1.42 | 1.63 | 1.75 | 1.45 | 1.52 | 1.83 | 1.82 | 1.56 | 1.59 | 1.92 | 1.83 | 1.46 | 1.63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Booking Holdings Inc. | 1.15 | 1.20 | 1.35 | 1.45 | 1.49 | 1.73 | 1.34 | 1.37 | 1.63 | 2.00 | 2.28 | 1.86 | 1.97 | 3.24 | 3.04 | 2.81 | 1.70 | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.14 | 0.69 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | 1.51 | 1.37 | 1.40 | 1.44 | 1.26 | 1.09 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.13 | 1.35 | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.35 | 1.28 | 1.34 | 1.35 | 1.42 | 1.44 | 1.36 | 1.40 | 1.35 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| McDonald’s Corp. | 0.63 | 1.03 | 1.43 | 1.04 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.35 | 1.07 | 0.95 | 1.64 | 1.20 | 1.23 | 1.04 | 0.90 | 0.97 | 0.84 | 1.77 | 0.86 | 0.74 | 0.98 | 1.27 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Starbucks Corp. | 0.48 | 0.55 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.93 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.63 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.59 | 0.95 | 0.54 | 1.05 | 1.69 | 0.51 | 0.60 | 0.68 | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 2,886 ÷ 12,396 = 0.23
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Carnival Corp. & plc quick ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Cash Ratio
Carnival Corp. & plc, cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Feb 29, 2024 | Nov 30, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | Nov 30, 2022 | Aug 31, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | Feb 28, 2022 | Nov 30, 2021 | Aug 31, 2021 | May 31, 2021 | Feb 28, 2021 | Nov 30, 2020 | Aug 31, 2020 | May 31, 2020 | Feb 29, 2020 | Nov 30, 2019 | Aug 31, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Feb 28, 2019 | Nov 30, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | May 31, 2018 | Feb 28, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,242) | 2,415) | 2,842) | 4,468) | 5,455) | 4,029) | 7,071) | 7,054) | 6,414) | 8,939) | 7,151) | 7,067) | 9,674) | 9,513) | 8,176) | 6,881) | 1,354) | 518) | 1,153) | 1,202) | 649) | 982) | 526) | 1,053) | 453) | ||||||||
| Restricted cash | —) | 11) | 18) | 18) | 15) | 1,988) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | ||||||||
| Short-term investments | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 151) | 515) | 200) | 647) | 2,204) | 1,840) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | ||||||||
| Total cash assets | 2,242) | 2,426) | 2,860) | 4,486) | 5,470) | 6,017) | 7,071) | 7,205) | 6,929) | 9,139) | 7,798) | 9,271) | 11,514) | 9,513) | 8,176) | 6,881) | 1,354) | 518) | 1,153) | 1,202) | 649) | 982) | 526) | 1,053) | 453) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | 12,396) | 11,481) | 11,008) | 11,835) | 11,088) | 10,605) | 12,954) | 13,380) | 10,920) | 10,408) | 9,491) | 8,754) | 8,619) | 8,686) | 10,184) | 11,858) | 10,716) | 9,127) | 8,932) | 10,377) | 9,642) | 9,204) | 8,020) | 9,308) | 8,851) | ||||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.38 | 0.49 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.63 | 0.88 | 0.82 | 1.06 | 1.34 | 1.10 | 0.80 | 0.58 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.05 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airbnb Inc. | 0.78 | 1.01 | 1.12 | 0.76 | 0.87 | 1.21 | 1.20 | 0.88 | 0.95 | 1.31 | 1.21 | 0.78 | 1.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Booking Holdings Inc. | 0.95 | 0.95 | 1.08 | 1.22 | 1.31 | 1.46 | 1.07 | 1.15 | 1.41 | 1.78 | 2.01 | 1.67 | 1.88 | 3.08 | 2.82 | 2.66 | 1.54 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 0.83 | 0.42 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | 1.42 | 1.26 | 1.34 | 1.38 | 1.19 | 0.98 | 0.96 | 0.92 | 1.03 | 1.23 | 1.20 | 1.19 | 1.27 | 1.16 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1.29 | 1.31 | 1.26 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| McDonald’s Corp. | 0.17 | 0.67 | 0.87 | 0.44 | 0.80 | 0.68 | 0.81 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 1.17 | 0.85 | 0.77 | 0.66 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.45 | 1.35 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.35 | 0.68 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Starbucks Corp. | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.81 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.67 | 0.63 | 0.52 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.82 | 0.40 | 0.92 | 1.57 | 0.36 | 0.43 | 0.55 | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 2,242 ÷ 12,396 = 0.18
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Carnival Corp. & plc cash ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |