Quick Ratio

Carnival Corporation's quick ratio of 0.17x means the company has only $0.17 in liquid assets—cash, marketable securities, and receivables—for every $1 of current liabilities due within a year, indicating a very thin buffer to cover short-term obligations.

This metric lands far below the consumer cyclical sector median of 0.78x, placing Carnival at the 8th percentile among its peers, meaning 92% of sector companies hold a stronger liquidity cushion. Because the year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter changes are both listed as N/A, no trend direction can be assessed from this report, leaving the level as the sole focus. The combination of an extremely low quick ratio with no visible trend points to a material short-term liquidity risk, as the company's ability to pay immediate debts is heavily constrained. This supports the NEUTRAL verdict, since the weak liquidity position is a clear headwind but the lack of trend data prevents determining whether conditions are improving or deteriorating further.

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