BKNG vs CCL

Booking Holdings and Carnival Corporation, both Consumer Cyclical

Booking Holdings is the larger company at $133B against $43B. On trailing earnings CCL is the cheaper of the two at a P/E of 11.5 against 17.8, a gap that is only a bargain if the two are growing at similar rates. Over the past year CCL returned -15% against -26% for BKNG. The RyuScore puts BKNG ahead, 88 against 39 out of 100.

Booking Holdings and Carnival Corporation compared on valuation, return and the RyuScore
FigureBKNGCCL
Last close$161$26.35
Market cap$133B$43B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically better17.811.5
Dividend yield0.2%n/a
1-year return-26%-15%
5-year return+77%+14%
RyuScoresector-relative, 1–1088/10039/100

Figures from SEC filings and end-of-day closes. Highlighting marks the higher or lower number, which is not the same as the better investment, a low P/E can be a warning and a high one can be deserved.

Booking Holdings

Revenue of $7.4B in Q2 2026, net income $1.9B. Its largest reported line is Netherlands, 88% of the disclosed total.

Carnival Corporation

Revenue of $8.4B in Q3 2026, net income $1.9B. Its largest reported line is North America, 66% of the disclosed total.

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