NCLH vs LIND vs VIK Stock Comparison

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings and Viking Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VIK Viking Holdings Ltd
$84.69 +5.5% 1M +40.2% 1Y
Market cap
$37.85B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
–
Cruise Lines Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Viking Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Viking Holdings 7, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 2, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNCLHLINDVIKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.24B $2.30B $37.85B VIK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.7x -113.3x 28.1x NCLH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 183.4x 26.9x NCLH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% +18.3% +20.0% VIK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.4% -2.4% 19.3% VIK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 12.3% 22.5% VIK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 2.7x 1.0x VIK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.1% +179.0% +40.2% LIND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.8%/yr +20.3%/yr — LIND
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.0% 50.8% 40.6% VIK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 46/100 56/100 VIK

Percentile Scorecard

NCLHLINDVIK

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

AxisNCLHLINDVIK
Valuation 71 #9 of 29 50 #15 of 29 25 #22 of 29
Growth 56 #12 of 26 84 #5 of 26 92 #3 of 26
Profitability 56 #12 of 26 48 #14 of 26 96 #2 of 26
Financial Health 7 #29 of 31 47 #17 of 31 60 #13 of 31
Shareholder Returns – 0 #20 of 20 5 #19 of 20
Overall 48 46 56
  • NCLH ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • LIND 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

PeriodNCLHLINDVIKSPY
1 month +4.3%+22.5%+5.5% -0.8%
3 months -23.9%+24.1%-17.8% +3.5%
6 months -16.2%+90.3%+4.8% +7.0%
Year to date -31.7%+141.7%+18.6% +12.2%
1 year -35.1%+179.0%+40.2% +13.0%
3 years +14.1%+500.9%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +4.5%+81.9%— +23.1%
5 years -40.2%+151.8%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -9.8%+20.3%— +11.0%
10 years -59.9%+316.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -8.7%+15.3%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNCLHLINDVIKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.0%50.8%40.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.2%43.6%37.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.031.811.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.643.520.99 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.1%-68.8%-35.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.1%-4.2%-21.8% -1.8%
52-week high $25.02$36.37$108.24 $779.14
52-week low $14.12$11.45$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.

MultipleNCLHLINDVIK
P/E now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 18.8x -112.6xmedian 18.8x 27.9xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 5.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 15.2x 20.2xmedian 15.2x 20.4xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.9xmedian 16.1x 20.9xmedian 16.1x 33.1xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.5x -11.7xmedian 2.5x 23.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.22median 0.38 -2.97median 0.38 —median 0.38

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 monthsNCLHLINDVIK
Revenue $10.15B $830.61M $6.97B
Gross profit $4.31B $387.48M $3.01B
Operating income $1.53B $58.03M $1.62B
Net income $760.77M -$12.56M $1.35B
Free cash flow -$1.19B $109.03M $1.15B
EPS (diluted) $1.62 $-0.31 $3.02
Cash & equivalents $218.10M $318.89M $3.99B
Total debt $15.03B $663.87M $13.58B
Shares (diluted) 463.93M 65.47M 446.42M
Enterprise value $6.46B $1.18B $22.98B

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
MetricNCLHLINDVIK
P/E 9.3x -112.6x 27.9x
P/FCF -5.9x 20.9x 33.1x
P/Operating cash flow 3.3x 16.0x 14.5x
P/S 0.7x 2.7x 5.5x
P/B 2.7x -11.7x 23.1x
P/Tangible book 3.4x -10.8x 23.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x 20.2x 20.4x
EV/EBIT 14.2x 45.3x 24.8x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 3.2x 5.8x
EV/FCF -18.4x 24.1x 34.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.3x 18.4x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.22 -2.97 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNCLHLINDVIK
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% 18.3% 20.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 16.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.0% 20.0% 22.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.3% 21.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.1% 57.1% 29.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 118.1% 132.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 5.8% -111.1% 64.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 42.5% 40.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -3.3% -15.2% 35.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.2% 38.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.3% 32.7% 16.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 376.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -135.0% 86.0% 48.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.2% 77.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNCLHLINDVIK
Gross margin 42.5% 46.6% 43.2%
EBITDA margin 27.1% 15.6% 28.2%
Operating margin 15.1% 7.0% 23.3%
Pretax margin 7.6% -1.1% 19.7%
Net margin 7.4% -2.4% 19.3%
FCF margin -11.7% 13.1% 16.6%
Operating cash flow margin 20.8% 17.2% 37.8%
Return on equity 30.4% – 99.1%
Return on assets 3.2% -1.2% 10.0%
Return on invested capital 8.6% 12.3% 22.5%
Return on capital employed 8.7% 11.9% 21.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x -11.3x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.0% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNCLHLINDVIK
Debt / assets 62.6% 64.2% 43.1%
Debt / equity 5.8x -3.4x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 2.7x 1.0x
Debt / FCF -12.7x 6.1x 5.2x
Liabilities / assets 89.3% 118.9% 88.0%
Equity / assets 10.7% -18.9% 12.0%
Interest coverage – – 8.2x
Current ratio 0.2x 0.8x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.6x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 0.27 1.45 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNCLHLINDVIK
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -0.3% -0.1%
Shareholder yield – -0.3% -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.

ConsensusNCLHLINDVIK
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2026 183.4xFY2026 26.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.58FY2026 $0.19FY2026 $3.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -25.1%FY2026 – +20.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.8% +184.2% +30.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.34BFY2026 $919.42MFY2026 $6.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.9% -1.1% +23.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNCLHLINDVIK
Held by institutions 100.0% 80.4% 47.9%
Institutions holding 639 224 607
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.9% +10.0% +2.6%
Institutions buying 293 147 404
Institutions selling 205 56 148
Buyers to sellers 1.43 2.63 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.

NCLHLINDVIK
NCLH 1.00 0.56 0.65
LIND 0.56 1.00 0.60
VIK 0.65 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NCLH, LIND and VIK?

Viking Holdings (VIK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) $7.24B, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) $2.30B, Viking Holdings (VIK) $37.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, NCLH, LIND and VIK?

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) 9.7x, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) -113.3x, Viking Holdings (VIK) 28.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) is cheapest (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) 9.6x, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) 183.4x, Viking Holdings (VIK) 26.9x). 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: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) +6.2%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) +18.3%, Viking Holdings (VIK) +20.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Viking Holdings (VIK) has the highest net margin (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) 7.4%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) -2.4%, Viking Holdings (VIK) 19.3%). On return on invested capital, Viking Holdings (VIK) leads (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) 8.6%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) 12.3%, Viking Holdings (VIK) 22.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) returned the most: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) -35.1%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) +179.0%, Viking Holdings (VIK) +40.2%. Over five years, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) compounded fastest (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) -9.8%/yr, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) +20.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Viking Holdings (VIK) has been the steadiest (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) 55.0%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) 50.8%, Viking Holdings (VIK) 40.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NCLH, LIND 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 7. 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.