NCLH vs DIS vs CCL Stock Comparison

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Walt Disney and Carnival Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DIS Walt Disney Co
$110.24 +3.9% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$189.79B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
4 wins
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
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 4, Carnival 4, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNCLHDISCCLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.38B $189.79B $38.21B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.8x 22.1x 12.2x NCLH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.0x 14.9x 12.9x NCLH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% +4.6% +5.2% NCLH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.4% 8.7% 11.4% CCL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% -18.0% 11.5% CCL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.4x -1.2x 3.1x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.0% -1.9% -5.7% DIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.4%/yr -8.3%/yr +4.8%/yr CCL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.0% 27.2% 49.4% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 57/100 66/100 CCL

Percentile Scorecard

NCLHDISCCL

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

AxisNCLHDISCCL
Valuation 70 #9 of 28 41 #73 of 123 85 #5 of 28
Growth 54 #12 of 25 60 #43 of 107 75 #7 of 25
Profitability 54 #12 of 25 39 #65 of 105 71 #8 of 25
Financial Health 7 #28 of 30 63 #49 of 131 55 #14 of 30
Shareholder Returns – 81 #15 of 74 44 #11 of 19
Overall 46 57 66
  • NCLH ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • CCL 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

PeriodNCLHDISCCLSPY
1 month +7.8%+3.9%+24.6% -0.2%
3 months -25.8%+11.5%-1.8% +3.9%
6 months -11.5%+8.6%+5.4% +8.2%
Year to date -29.4%-3.1%-9.2% +12.9%
1 year -33.0%-1.9%-5.7% +12.3%
3 years +17.9%+39.0%+149.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.6%+11.6%+35.6% +23.3%
5 years -39.0%-35.0%+26.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.4%-8.3%+4.8% +10.9%
10 years -55.9%+17.3%-40.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year -7.9%+1.6%-5.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNCLHDISCCLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.0%27.2%49.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.2%27.6%44.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.040.622.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.60-0.07-0.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.1%-55.2%-74.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.1%-5.5%-18.4% -1.2%
52-week high $25.02$116.65$33.99 $779.14
52-week low $14.12$92.42$21.80 $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.

MultipleNCLHDISCCL
P/E now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 18.1x 22.3xmedian 16.8x 12.0xmedian 18.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.1x 1.4xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 14.0x -6.6xmedian 9.7x 8.1xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.1xmedian 16.1x 23.0xmedian 9.2x 11.7xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.5x 1.6xmedian 1.6x 2.6xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.23median 0.30 0.38median 0.29 0.21median 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 monthsNCLHDISCCL
Revenue $10.15B $98.86B $27.59B
Gross profit $4.31B $43.29B –
Operating income $1.53B -$40.54B $4.41B
Net income $760.77M $9.24B $3.14B
Free cash flow -$1.19B $8.29B $3.18B
EPS (diluted) $1.62 $4.93 $2.29
Cash & equivalents $218.10M $5.19B $1.22B
Total debt $15.03B $46.04B $23.91B
Shares (diluted) 463.93M 1.74B 1.37B
Enterprise value $6.60B $167.55B $31.40B

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
MetricNCLHDISCCL
P/E 9.6x 22.3x 12.0x
P/FCF -6.1x 23.0x 11.7x
P/Operating cash flow 3.4x 11.2x 5.5x
P/S 0.7x 1.9x 1.4x
P/B 2.8x 1.6x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 1.8x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x -6.6x 8.1x
EV/EBIT 14.4x -5.7x 13.6x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 2.3x 2.2x
EV/FCF -18.6x 27.9x 18.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 13.6x 8.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.23 0.38 0.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNCLHDISCCL
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% 4.6% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 4.0% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.0% -6.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.3% 14.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.1% -18.3% 2.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 118.1% 7.7% 116.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.8% -26.4% 18.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 42.5% 46.3% 57.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.3% -22.9% 21.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.2% 58.8% 58.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.3% -11.3% 21.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 30.8% 28.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -135.0% -28.2% 9.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.2% 42.8% 98.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNCLHDISCCL
Gross margin 42.5% 43.8% –
EBITDA margin 27.1% -35.4% 26.9%
Operating margin 15.1% -41.0% 16.0%
Pretax margin 7.6% 12.9% 11.5%
Net margin 7.4% 8.7% 11.4%
FCF margin -11.7% 8.4% 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin 20.8% 17.2% 24.7%
Return on equity 30.4% 8.0% 23.1%
Return on assets 3.2% 4.5% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 8.6% -18.0% 11.5%
Return on capital employed 8.7% -23.9% 11.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.8x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.5% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNCLHDISCCL
Debt / assets 62.6% 22.5% 46.9%
Debt / equity 5.8x 0.4x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.4x -1.2x 3.1x
Debt / FCF -12.7x 5.6x 7.5x
Liabilities / assets 89.3% 42.9% 72.1%
Equity / assets 10.7% 57.1% 27.9%
Interest coverage – – 3.8x
Current ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.3x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.28 1.51 1.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNCLHDISCCL
Dividend yield – 1.4% 1.6%
Net buyback yield – 4.3% 1.5%
Shareholder yield – 5.7% 3.1%
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.

ConsensusNCLHDISCCL
Forward P/E 10.0xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 12.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.58FY2026 $7.38FY2026 $2.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -25.1%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.8% -2.6% +15.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.34BFY2026 $95.51BFY2026 $29.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.9% +14.2% -4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNCLHDISCCL
Held by institutions 100.0% 75.9% 69.1%
Institutions holding 639 2,942 1,030
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.9% +1.8% +9.5%
Institutions buying 293 1,211 993
Institutions selling 205 1,369 13
Buyers to sellers 1.43 0.88 76.38

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.

NCLHDISCCL
NCLH 1.00 0.28 0.82
DIS 0.28 1.00 0.34
CCL 0.82 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NCLH, DIS and CCL?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) $7.38B, Walt Disney (DIS) $189.79B, Carnival (CCL) $38.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, NCLH, DIS and CCL?

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) 9.8x, Walt Disney (DIS) 22.1x, Carnival (CCL) 12.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) is cheapest (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) 10.0x, Walt Disney (DIS) 14.9x, Carnival (CCL) 12.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) +6.2%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Carnival (CCL) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carnival (CCL) has the highest net margin (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) 7.4%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Carnival (CCL) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Carnival (CCL) leads (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) 8.6%, Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Carnival (CCL) 11.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Walt Disney (DIS) returned the most: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) -33.0%, Walt Disney (DIS) -1.9%, Carnival (CCL) -5.7%. Over five years, Carnival (CCL) compounded fastest (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) -9.4%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -8.3%/yr, Carnival (CCL) +4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) 0.00%, Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%, Carnival (CCL) 0.00%. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) and Carnival (CCL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) 55.0%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%, Carnival (CCL) 49.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NCLH, DIS and CCL?

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 4. 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.