CCL vs H vs VIK Stock Comparison

Carnival, Hyatt Hotels and Viking Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CCL Carnival Corp Ltd.
$26.11 +19.8% 1M -11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$36.56B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.59B
Div. yield
–
Cruise Lines Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
H Hyatt Hotels Corp
$172.43 +9.6% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$16.22B
P/E
205.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.15B
Div. yield
0.00%
Hotels Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
VIK Viking Holdings Ltd
$82.30 +2.5% 1M +35.8% 1Y
Market cap
$37.55B
P/E
27.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
–
Cruise Lines Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Viking Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Viking Holdings 5, Carnival 3, Hyatt Hotels 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCLHVIKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.56B $16.22B $37.55B VIK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.7x 205.3x 27.9x CCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 47.4x 26.0x CCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +5.8% +20.0% VIK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 1.1% 19.3% VIK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.5% -23.6% 22.5% VIK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x -0.7x 1.0x H
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.3% +16.3% +35.8% VIK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.2%/yr +15.8%/yr — H
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.2% 34.7% 40.4% H
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 25/100 56/100 CCL

Percentile Scorecard

CCLHVIK

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCCLHVIK
Valuation 86 #5 of 29 7 #27 of 29 29 #21 of 29
Growth 76 #7 of 26 32 #18 of 26 92 #3 of 26
Profitability 76 #7 of 26 24 #20 of 26 96 #2 of 26
Financial Health 57 #14 of 31 40 #19 of 31 60 #13 of 31
Shareholder Returns 42 #12 of 20 21 #16 of 20 5 #19 of 20
Overall 67 25 56
  • CCL ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • H ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • VIK ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCCLHVIKSPY
1 month +19.8%+9.6%+2.5% -1.0%
3 months -0.9%-7.9%-18.3% +2.9%
6 months -3.9%+5.0%+0.6% +6.4%
Year to date -14.5%+7.6%+15.2% +11.4%
1 year -11.3%+16.3%+35.8% +13.1%
3 years +128.0%+68.7%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +31.6%+19.1%— +21.5%
5 years +17.1%+108.5%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.2%+15.8%— +10.9%
10 years -44.1%+242.7%— +255.2%
10 years, per year -5.7%+13.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCCLHVIKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.2%34.7%40.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%33.9%37.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.110.961.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.230.470.89 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.3%-37.3%-35.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.2%-14.7%-24.0% -2.5%
52-week high $33.99$202.09$108.24 $779.14
52-week low $21.80$135.42$57.08 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCCLHVIK
P/E now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 18.8x 205.8xmedian 18.8x 27.1xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 5.3xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 15.0x -4.0xmedian 15.0x 19.9xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 16.0x 64.5xmedian 16.0x 32.2xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.5x 4.5xmedian 2.5x 22.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.37 -4.92median 0.37 —median 0.37

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCCLHVIK
Revenue $27.59B $7.15B $6.97B
Gross profit – $1.45B $3.01B
Operating income $4.41B -$5.27B $1.62B
Net income $3.14B $81.00M $1.35B
Free cash flow $3.18B $252.00M $1.15B
EPS (diluted) $2.29 $0.82 $3.02
Cash & equivalents $1.22B $537.00M $3.99B
Total debt $23.91B $19.28B $13.58B
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 96.70M 446.42M
Enterprise value $29.75B $13.38B $22.67B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCCLHVIK
P/E 11.3x 205.8x 27.1x
P/FCF 11.1x 64.5x 32.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.1x 36.7x 14.1x
P/S 1.3x 2.3x 5.3x
P/B 2.5x 4.5x 22.5x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 10.8x 22.5x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x -4.0x 19.9x
EV/EBIT 13.1x -3.8x 24.1x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 2.8x 5.6x
EV/FCF 18.2x 79.1x 33.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.5x 45.0x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 -4.92 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCLHVIK
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 5.8% 20.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 3.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 3.1% 22.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -5.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.4% -5.3% 29.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 116.1% -5.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 18.5% -81.4% 64.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 57.8% -43.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 21.7% -81.9% 35.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.4% -41.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.6% 47.7% 16.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.1% -12.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 90.9% 48.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 98.3% -19.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCLHVIK
Gross margin – 20.3% 43.2%
EBITDA margin 26.9% -69.3% 28.2%
Operating margin 16.0% -73.7% 23.3%
Pretax margin 11.5% 3.2% 19.7%
Net margin 11.4% 1.1% 19.3%
FCF margin 11.5% 3.5% 16.6%
Operating cash flow margin 24.7% 6.2% 37.8%
Return on equity 23.1% 2.3% 99.1%
Return on assets 6.1% 0.6% 10.0%
Return on invested capital 11.5% -23.6% 22.5%
Return on capital employed 11.3% -49.4% 21.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 5.5x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 1.0% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCLHVIK
Debt / assets 46.9% 30.6% 43.1%
Debt / equity 1.7x 1.2x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x -0.7x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 7.5x 17.0x 5.2x
Liabilities / assets 72.1% 74.1% 88.0%
Equity / assets 27.9% 25.9% 12.0%
Interest coverage 3.8x -17.2x 8.2x
Current ratio 0.3x 0.6x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.37 0.45 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCLHVIK
Dividend yield 1.7% 0.3% –
Net buyback yield 1.6% 1.8% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 2.1% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 70.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 22.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 52.7% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCCLHVIK
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 47.4xFY2026 26.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.14FY2026 $3.64FY2026 $3.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.9%FY2026 +66.2%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.4% +39.6% +30.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $29.26BFY2026 $7.50BFY2026 $6.90BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% +6.6% +23.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCLHVIK
Held by institutions 69.1% 100.0% 47.9%
Institutions holding 1,030 528 607
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.5% +2.2% +2.6%
Institutions buying 993 239 404
Institutions selling 13 178 148
Buyers to sellers 76.38 1.34 2.73

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CCLHVIK
CCL 1.00 0.53 0.71
H 0.53 1.00 0.49
VIK 0.71 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCL, H and VIK?

Viking Holdings (VIK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carnival (CCL) $36.56B, Hyatt Hotels (H) $16.22B, Viking Holdings (VIK) $37.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCL, H and VIK?

Carnival (CCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carnival (CCL) 11.7x, Hyatt Hotels (H) 205.3x, Viking Holdings (VIK) 27.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carnival (CCL) is cheapest (Carnival (CCL) 12.2x, Hyatt Hotels (H) 47.4x, Viking Holdings (VIK) 26.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Viking Holdings (VIK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carnival (CCL) +5.2%, Hyatt Hotels (H) +5.8%, Viking Holdings (VIK) +20.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Viking Holdings (VIK) has the highest net margin (Carnival (CCL) 11.4%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 1.1%, Viking Holdings (VIK) 19.3%). On return on invested capital, Viking Holdings (VIK) leads (Carnival (CCL) 11.5%, Hyatt Hotels (H) -23.6%, Viking Holdings (VIK) 22.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viking Holdings (VIK) returned the most: Carnival (CCL) -11.3%, Hyatt Hotels (H) +16.3%, Viking Holdings (VIK) +35.8%. Over five years, Hyatt Hotels (H) compounded fastest (Carnival (CCL) +3.2%/yr, Hyatt Hotels (H) +15.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Carnival (CCL) 0.00%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 0.00%, Viking Holdings (VIK) 0.00%. Carnival (CCL) and Viking Holdings (VIK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hyatt Hotels (H) has been the steadiest (Carnival (CCL) 49.2%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 34.7%, Viking Holdings (VIK) 40.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCL, H and VIK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Viking Holdings (VIK) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.