CCL vs HLT vs LIND Stock Comparison

Carnival, Hilton Worldwide Holdings and Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCCLHLTLINDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.56B $79.78B $2.28B HLT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.7x 50.4x -112.7x CCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 37.0x 180.2x CCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +8.7% +18.3% LIND
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 12.7% -2.4% HLT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.5% 30.6% 12.3% HLT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 3.9x 2.7x LIND
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.3% +30.7% +173.3% LIND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.2%/yr +19.8%/yr +18.2%/yr HLT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.2% 24.0% 50.7% HLT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 44/100 45/100 CCL

Percentile Scorecard

CCLHLTLIND

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

AxisCCLHLTLIND
Valuation 86 #5 of 29 14 #25 of 29 46 #16 of 29
Growth 76 #7 of 26 44 #15 of 26 84 #5 of 26
Profitability 76 #7 of 26 84 #5 of 26 48 #14 of 26
Financial Health 57 #14 of 31 23 #24 of 31 47 #17 of 31
Shareholder Returns 42 #12 of 20 53 #10 of 20 0 #20 of 20
Overall 67 44 45
  • CCL ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • HLT ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • LIND 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

PeriodCCLHLTLINDSPY
1 month +19.8%+13.8%+25.7% -1.0%
3 months -0.9%+7.6%+27.5% +2.9%
6 months -3.9%+4.2%+86.3% +6.4%
Year to date -14.5%+21.7%+137.4% +11.4%
1 year -11.3%+30.7%+173.3% +13.1%
3 years +128.0%+133.7%+429.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +31.6%+32.7%+74.3% +21.5%
5 years +17.1%+146.8%+131.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.2%+19.8%+18.2% +10.9%
10 years -44.1%+408.8%+304.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year -5.7%+17.7%+15.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCCLHLTLINDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.2%24.0%50.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%21.9%43.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.110.641.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.231.283.42 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.3%-32.7%-68.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.2%-3.5%-5.9% -2.5%
52-week high $33.99$362.30$36.37 $779.14
52-week low $21.80$256.96$11.45 $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.

MultipleCCLHLTLIND
P/E now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 18.8x 50.1xmedian 18.8x -110.6xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 6.3xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 15.0x 28.9xmedian 15.0x 19.9xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 16.0x 38.9xmedian 16.0x 20.6xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.5x -12.5xmedian 2.5x -11.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.37 4.01median 0.37 -2.91median 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 monthsCCLHLTLIND
Revenue $27.59B $12.49B $830.61M
Gross profit – $11.42B $387.48M
Operating income $4.41B $2.92B $58.03M
Net income $3.14B $1.59B -$12.56M
Free cash flow $3.18B $2.03B $109.03M
EPS (diluted) $2.29 $6.92 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $1.22B $1.01B $318.89M
Total debt $23.91B $13.34B $663.87M
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 229.00M 65.47M
Enterprise value $29.75B $76.23B $1.17B

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
MetricCCLHLTLIND
P/E 11.3x 50.1x -110.6x
P/FCF 11.1x 38.9x 20.6x
P/Operating cash flow 5.1x 37.4x 15.7x
P/S 1.3x 6.3x 2.7x
P/B 2.5x -12.5x -11.5x
P/Tangible book 2.7x -7.0x -10.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 28.9x 19.9x
EV/EBIT 13.1x 31.3x 44.6x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 7.3x 3.1x
EV/FCF 18.2x 45.0x 23.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.5x 43.3x 18.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 4.01 -2.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCLHLTLIND
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 8.7% 18.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 8.5% 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.0% 20.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% 21.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.4% 20.2% 57.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 116.1% 8.2% 132.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.5% -0.3% -111.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 57.8% 6.9% 40.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 21.7% 4.0% -15.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.4% 12.5% 38.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.6% -10.5% 32.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.1% 2.7% 376.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% -9.8% 86.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 98.3% 3.2% 77.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCLHLTLIND
Gross margin – 91.4% 46.6%
EBITDA margin 26.9% 25.3% 15.6%
Operating margin 16.0% 23.3% 7.0%
Pretax margin 11.5% 17.9% -1.1%
Net margin 11.4% 12.7% -2.4%
FCF margin 11.5% 16.3% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin 24.7% 16.9% 17.2%
Return on equity 23.1% – –
Return on assets 6.1% 9.5% -1.2%
Return on invested capital 11.5% 30.6% 12.3%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 25.2% 11.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.3x -11.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 1.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCLHLTLIND
Debt / assets 46.9% 78.8% 64.2%
Debt / equity 1.7x -2.1x -3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 3.9x 2.7x
Debt / FCF 7.5x 6.6x 6.1x
Liabilities / assets 72.1% 137.2% 118.9%
Equity / assets 27.9% -37.2% -18.9%
Interest coverage 3.8x 4.4x –
Current ratio 0.3x 0.6x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.37 3.16 1.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCLHLTLIND
Dividend yield 1.7% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield 1.6% 4.1% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 4.3% -0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCCLHLTLIND
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 37.0xFY2026 180.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.14FY2026 $9.46FY2026 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.9%FY2026 +16.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +16.4% +2.4% +184.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $29.26BFY2026 $13.61BFY2026 $919.42MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% +1.5% -1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCLHLTLIND
Held by institutions 69.1% 93.9% 80.4%
Institutions holding 1,030 1,285 224
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.5% -1.5% +10.0%
Institutions buying 993 690 147
Institutions selling 13 420 56
Buyers to sellers 76.38 1.64 2.63

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.

CCLHLTLIND
CCL 1.00 0.54 0.62
HLT 0.54 1.00 0.37
LIND 0.62 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCL, HLT and LIND?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carnival (CCL) $36.56B, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) $79.78B, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) $2.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCL, HLT and LIND?

Carnival (CCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carnival (CCL) 11.7x, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 50.4x, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) -112.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carnival (CCL) is cheapest (Carnival (CCL) 12.2x, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 37.0x, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) 180.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carnival (CCL) +5.2%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +8.7%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) +18.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) has the highest net margin (Carnival (CCL) 11.4%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 12.7%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) -2.4%). On return on invested capital, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) leads (Carnival (CCL) 11.5%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 30.6%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) 12.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) returned the most: Carnival (CCL) -11.3%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +30.7%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) +173.3%. Over five years, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) compounded fastest (Carnival (CCL) +3.2%/yr, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +19.8%/yr, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) +18.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) has been the steadiest (Carnival (CCL) 49.2%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 24.0%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) 50.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCL, HLT and LIND?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 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.