LIND vs VIK vs DIS Stock Comparison

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Viking Holdings and Walt Disney Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VIK Viking Holdings Ltd
$85.41 +6.4% 1M +41.4% 1Y
Market cap
$37.97B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
–
Cruise Lines Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
DIS Walt Disney Co
$110.24 +3.9% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$189.36B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionLINDVIKDISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.31B $37.97B $189.36B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -114.1x 28.2x 22.0x DIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 184.7x 27.1x 14.9x DIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.3% +20.0% +4.6% VIK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.4% 19.3% 8.7% VIK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.3% 22.5% -18.0% VIK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 1.0x -1.2x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +178.7% +41.4% -1.9% LIND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.3%/yr — -8.3%/yr LIND
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.7% 40.5% 27.2% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 55/100 57/100 DIS

Percentile Scorecard

LINDVIKDIS

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

AxisLINDVIKDIS
Valuation 48 #15 of 28 26 #21 of 28 41 #73 of 123
Growth 83 #5 of 25 92 #3 of 25 60 #43 of 107
Profitability 46 #14 of 25 92 #3 of 25 39 #65 of 105
Financial Health 48 #16 of 30 62 #12 of 30 63 #49 of 131
Shareholder Returns 0 #19 of 19 6 #18 of 19 81 #15 of 74
Overall 45 55 57
  • LIND ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • VIK ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLINDVIKDISSPY
1 month +23.3%+6.4%+3.9% -0.2%
3 months +18.0%-18.3%+11.5% +3.9%
6 months +96.5%+7.4%+8.6% +8.2%
Year to date +143.3%+19.6%-3.1% +12.9%
1 year +178.7%+41.4%-1.9% +12.3%
3 years +505.0%—+39.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +82.3%—+11.6% +23.3%
5 years +141.8%—-35.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +19.3%—-8.3% +10.9%
10 years +323.8%—+17.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.5%—+1.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLINDVIKDISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.7%40.5%27.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.6%37.7%27.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.801.760.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.521.02-0.07 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.8%-35.4%-55.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.5%-21.1%-5.5% -1.2%
52-week high $36.37$108.24$116.65 $779.14
52-week low $11.45$57.08$92.42 $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.

MultipleLINDVIKDIS
P/E now vs peer median -113.4xmedian 18.1x 28.1xmedian 18.1x 22.3xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.5x 5.5xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 14.0x 20.6xmedian 14.0x -6.6xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 16.1x 33.4xmedian 16.1x 23.0xmedian 9.2x
P/B now vs peer median -11.7xmedian 2.5x 23.3xmedian 2.5x 1.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.99median 0.30 —median 0.30 0.38median 0.29

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 monthsLINDVIKDIS
Revenue $830.61M $6.97B $98.86B
Gross profit $387.48M $3.01B $43.29B
Operating income $58.03M $1.62B -$40.54B
Net income -$12.56M $1.35B $9.24B
Free cash flow $109.03M $1.15B $8.29B
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 $3.02 $4.93
Cash & equivalents $318.89M $3.99B $5.19B
Total debt $663.87M $13.58B $46.04B
Shares (diluted) 65.47M 446.42M 1.74B
Enterprise value $1.20B $23.09B $167.12B

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
MetricLINDVIKDIS
P/E -113.4x 28.1x 22.3x
P/FCF 21.1x 33.4x 23.0x
P/Operating cash flow 16.1x 14.6x 11.2x
P/S 2.8x 5.5x 1.9x
P/B -11.7x 23.3x 1.6x
P/Tangible book -10.9x 23.3x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 20.4x 20.6x -6.6x
EV/EBIT 45.6x 25.0x -5.7x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 5.8x 2.3x
EV/FCF 24.3x 35.1x 27.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 15.4x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.99 – 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLINDVIKDIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.3% 20.0% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.1% – 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.0% 22.4% -6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 21.0% – 14.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.1% 29.1% -18.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 132.1% – 7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -111.1% 64.8% -26.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.7% – 46.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.2% 35.4% -22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 38.0% – 58.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 32.7% 16.6% -11.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 376.8% – 30.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 86.0% 48.3% -28.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.1% – 42.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLINDVIKDIS
Gross margin 46.6% 43.2% 43.8%
EBITDA margin 15.6% 28.2% -35.4%
Operating margin 7.0% 23.3% -41.0%
Pretax margin -1.1% 19.7% 12.9%
Net margin -2.4% 19.3% 8.7%
FCF margin 13.1% 16.6% 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 37.8% 17.2%
Return on equity – 99.1% 8.0%
Return on assets -1.2% 10.0% 4.5%
Return on invested capital 12.3% 22.5% -18.0%
Return on capital employed 11.9% 21.9% -23.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -11.3x 2.0x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.3% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLINDVIKDIS
Debt / assets 64.2% 43.1% 22.5%
Debt / equity -3.4x 3.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 1.0x -1.2x
Debt / FCF 6.1x 5.2x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 118.9% 88.0% 42.9%
Equity / assets -18.9% 12.0% 57.1%
Interest coverage – 8.2x –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.8x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.46 – 1.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLINDVIKDIS
Dividend yield – – 1.4%
Net buyback yield -0.3% -0.1% 4.3%
Shareholder yield -0.3% -0.1% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 18.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 20.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 109.9%
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.

ConsensusLINDVIKDIS
Forward P/E 184.7xFY2026 27.1xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $3.15FY2026 $7.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +20.7%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +184.2% +30.8% -2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $919.42MFY2026 $6.89BFY2026 $95.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.1% +23.8% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLINDVIKDIS
Held by institutions 80.4% 47.9% 75.9%
Institutions holding 224 607 2,942
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.0% +2.6% +1.8%
Institutions buying 147 404 1,211
Institutions selling 56 148 1,369
Buyers to sellers 2.63 2.73 0.88

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.

LINDVIKDIS
LIND 1.00 0.60 0.27
VIK 0.60 1.00 0.27
DIS 0.27 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LIND, VIK and DIS?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) $2.31B, Viking Holdings (VIK) $37.97B, Walt Disney (DIS) $189.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, LIND, VIK and DIS?

Walt Disney (DIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) -114.1x, Viking Holdings (VIK) 28.2x, Walt Disney (DIS) 22.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Walt Disney (DIS) is cheapest (Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) 184.7x, Viking Holdings (VIK) 27.1x, Walt Disney (DIS) 14.9x). 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%, Viking Holdings (VIK) +20.0%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Viking Holdings (VIK) has the highest net margin (Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) -2.4%, Viking Holdings (VIK) 19.3%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, Viking Holdings (VIK) leads (Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) 12.3%, Viking Holdings (VIK) 22.5%, Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) returned the most: Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) +178.7%, Viking Holdings (VIK) +41.4%, Walt Disney (DIS) -1.9%. Over five years, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) compounded fastest (Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) +19.3%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -8.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) 0.00%, Viking Holdings (VIK) 0.00%, Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%. Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) and Viking Holdings (VIK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) 50.7%, Viking Holdings (VIK) 40.5%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LIND, VIK and DIS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Walt Disney (DIS) 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.