14 High Growth Large Cap Stocks to Buy Right Now

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10. Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE:CCL)

M-Cap: $41.6 billion

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 69

5-year Revenue Growth: ~36.6%

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE:CCL) is one of the High Growth Large Cap Stocks to Buy Right Now. On December 19, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE:CCL) released its financial results for Q4 2025 and FY 2025, with adjusted net income coming at $454 million in Q4 2025, or $0.34 adjusted EPS, up by more than 140% as compared to 2024 and surpassing the September guidance by more than $150 million. This was led by robust close-in demand and effective cost management.

Furthermore, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE:CCL) saw total revenues of $6,330 million in Q4 2025, reflecting an increase from $5,938 million in Q4 2024, amidst higher passenger ticket revenues and Onboard and other revenues. Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE:CCL) saw full-year revenues of $26.6 billion on record net yields (in constant currency), surpassing the guidance for the 4th time in 2025 as a result of healthy close-in demand.

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE:CCL) highlighted that fuel consumption per ALBD fell 5.6% in Q4 2025 as compared to the prior year because of the company’s efforts and investments to continuously reduce fuel consumption in its operations. The company reached a significant turning point, exceeding the investment grade leverage metric threshold with the net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio of 3.4x for 2025.

Coming to the outlook, the company expects adjusted net income to increase by ~12% in FY 2026 as compared to the record 2025 on less than 1% capacity growth.

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE:CCL) is a cruise company that offers leisure travel services.

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