LIND vs CCL vs VIK Stock Comparison

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Carnival and Viking Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCL Carnival Corp Ltd.
$27.73 +24.6% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$38.21B
P/E
12.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.59B
Div. yield
–
Cruise Lines Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
VIK Viking Holdings Ltd
$85.41 +6.4% 1M +41.4% 1Y
Market cap
$38.28B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
–
Cruise Lines Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Viking Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Viking Holdings 6, Carnival 3, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLINDCCLVIKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.33B $38.21B $38.28B VIK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -114.9x 12.2x 28.4x CCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 184.7x 12.9x 27.1x CCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.3% +5.2% +20.0% VIK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.4% 11.4% 19.3% VIK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.3% 11.5% 22.5% VIK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 3.1x 1.0x VIK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +178.7% -5.7% +41.4% LIND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.3%/yr +4.8%/yr — LIND
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.7% 49.4% 40.5% VIK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 66/100 55/100 CCL

Percentile Scorecard

LINDCCLVIK

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

AxisLINDCCLVIK
Valuation 48 #15 of 28 85 #5 of 28 26 #21 of 28
Growth 83 #5 of 25 75 #7 of 25 92 #3 of 25
Profitability 46 #14 of 25 71 #8 of 25 92 #3 of 25
Financial Health 48 #16 of 30 55 #14 of 30 62 #12 of 30
Shareholder Returns 0 #19 of 19 44 #11 of 19 6 #18 of 19
Overall 45 66 55
  • LIND ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • CCL ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • VIK ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLINDCCLVIKSPY
1 month +23.3%+24.6%+6.4% -0.2%
3 months +18.0%-1.8%-18.3% +3.9%
6 months +96.5%+5.4%+7.4% +8.2%
Year to date +143.3%-9.2%+19.6% +12.9%
1 year +178.7%-5.7%+41.4% +12.3%
3 years +505.0%+149.1%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +82.3%+35.6%— +23.3%
5 years +141.8%+26.2%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +19.3%+4.8%— +10.9%
10 years +323.8%-40.4%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.5%-5.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLINDCCLVIKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.7%49.4%40.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.6%44.9%37.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.802.151.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.52-0.121.02 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.8%-74.3%-35.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.5%-18.4%-21.1% -1.2%
52-week high $36.37$33.99$108.24 $779.14
52-week low $11.45$21.80$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.

MultipleLINDCCLVIK
P/E now vs peer median -113.4xmedian 18.1x 12.0xmedian 18.1x 28.1xmedian 18.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.5x 5.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 14.0x 8.1xmedian 14.0x 20.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 16.1x 11.7xmedian 16.1x 33.4xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median -11.7xmedian 2.5x 2.6xmedian 2.5x 23.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -2.99median 0.30 0.21median 0.30 —median 0.30

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 monthsLINDCCLVIK
Revenue $830.61M $27.59B $6.97B
Gross profit $387.48M – $3.01B
Operating income $58.03M $4.41B $1.62B
Net income -$12.56M $3.14B $1.35B
Free cash flow $109.03M $3.18B $1.15B
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 $2.29 $3.02
Cash & equivalents $318.89M $1.22B $3.99B
Total debt $663.87M $23.91B $13.58B
Shares (diluted) 65.47M 1.37B 446.42M
Enterprise value $1.22B $31.40B $23.40B

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
MetricLINDCCLVIK
P/E -113.4x 12.0x 28.1x
P/FCF 21.1x 11.7x 33.4x
P/Operating cash flow 16.1x 5.5x 14.6x
P/S 2.8x 1.4x 5.5x
P/B -11.7x 2.6x 23.3x
P/Tangible book -10.9x 2.9x 23.3x
EV/EBITDA 20.4x 8.1x 20.6x
EV/EBIT 45.6x 13.6x 25.0x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 2.2x 5.8x
EV/FCF 24.3x 18.9x 35.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 8.8x 15.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.99 0.21 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLINDCCLVIK
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.3% 5.2% 20.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 11.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.0% – 22.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 21.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.1% 2.4% 29.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 132.1% 116.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -111.1% 18.5% 64.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.7% 57.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -15.2% 21.7% 35.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 38.0% 58.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 32.7% 21.6% 16.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 376.8% 28.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 86.0% 9.0% 48.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.1% 98.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLINDCCLVIK
Gross margin 46.6% – 43.2%
EBITDA margin 15.6% 26.9% 28.2%
Operating margin 7.0% 16.0% 23.3%
Pretax margin -1.1% 11.5% 19.7%
Net margin -2.4% 11.4% 19.3%
FCF margin 13.1% 11.5% 16.6%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 24.7% 37.8%
Return on equity – 23.1% 99.1%
Return on assets -1.2% 6.1% 10.0%
Return on invested capital 12.3% 11.5% 22.5%
Return on capital employed 11.9% 11.3% 21.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -11.3x 2.2x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.4% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLINDCCLVIK
Debt / assets 64.2% 46.9% 43.1%
Debt / equity -3.4x 1.7x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 3.1x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 6.1x 7.5x 5.2x
Liabilities / assets 118.9% 72.1% 88.0%
Equity / assets -18.9% 27.9% 12.0%
Interest coverage – 3.8x 8.2x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.3x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.46 1.41 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLINDCCLVIK
Dividend yield – 1.6% –
Net buyback yield -0.3% 1.5% -0.1%
Shareholder yield -0.3% 3.1% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusLINDCCLVIK
Forward P/E 184.7xFY2026 12.9xFY2026 27.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $2.15FY2026 $3.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -4.4%FY2026 +20.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +184.2% +15.8% +30.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $919.42MFY2026 $29.26BFY2026 $6.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.1% -4.7% +23.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLINDCCLVIK
Held by institutions 80.4% 69.1% 47.9%
Institutions holding 224 1,030 607
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.0% +9.5% +2.6%
Institutions buying 147 993 404
Institutions selling 56 13 148
Buyers to sellers 2.63 76.38 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.

LINDCCLVIK
LIND 1.00 0.62 0.60
CCL 0.62 1.00 0.71
VIK 0.60 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LIND, CCL and VIK?

Viking Holdings (VIK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) $2.33B, Carnival (CCL) $38.21B, Viking Holdings (VIK) $38.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, LIND, CCL and VIK?

Carnival (CCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) -114.9x, Carnival (CCL) 12.2x, Viking Holdings (VIK) 28.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carnival (CCL) is cheapest (Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) 184.7x, Carnival (CCL) 12.9x, Viking Holdings (VIK) 27.1x). 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: Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) +18.3%, Carnival (CCL) +5.2%, Viking Holdings (VIK) +20.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Viking Holdings (VIK) has the highest net margin (Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) -2.4%, Carnival (CCL) 11.4%, Viking Holdings (VIK) 19.3%). On return on invested capital, Viking Holdings (VIK) leads (Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) 12.3%, Carnival (CCL) 11.5%, Viking Holdings (VIK) 22.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) returned the most: Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) +178.7%, Carnival (CCL) -5.7%, Viking Holdings (VIK) +41.4%. Over five years, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) compounded fastest (Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) +19.3%/yr, Carnival (CCL) +4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Viking Holdings (VIK) has been the steadiest (Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) 50.7%, Carnival (CCL) 49.4%, Viking Holdings (VIK) 40.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LIND, CCL 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 6. 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.