VIK vs LIND Stock Comparison

Viking Holdings and Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VIK Viking Holdings Ltd
$86.45 +9.0% 1M +47.3% 1Y
Market cap
$39.68B
P/E
29.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
–
Cruise Lines Consumer Discretionary
8 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Viking Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Viking Holdings 8, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVIKLINDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $39.68B $2.44B VIK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.5x -120.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.4x 188.5x VIK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.0% +18.3% VIK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.3% -2.4% VIK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.5% 12.3% VIK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 2.7x VIK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +47.3% +194.3% LIND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +19.1%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.4% 50.6% VIK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 46/100 VIK

Percentile Scorecard

VIKLIND

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

AxisVIKLIND
Valuation 26 #21 of 28 48 #15 of 28
Growth 92 #3 of 25 83 #5 of 25
Profitability 92 #3 of 25 46 #14 of 25
Financial Health 66 #11 of 30 52 #15 of 30
Shareholder Returns 6 #18 of 19 0 #19 of 19
Overall 56 46
  • VIK ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • LIND 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

PeriodVIKLINDSPY
1 month +9.0%+20.9% +0.9%
3 months -15.8%+20.4% +5.9%
6 months +10.1%+102.7% +8.5%
Year to date +21.1%+148.4% +13.3%
1 year +47.3%+194.3% +12.4%
3 years —+517.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+83.5% +23.5%
5 years —+139.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+19.1% +11.0%
10 years —+335.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+15.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureVIKLINDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.4%50.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.6%43.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.771.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.173.84 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.4%-68.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.1%-1.5% -0.9%
52-week high $108.24$36.37 $779.14
52-week low $57.08$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.

MultipleVIKLIND
P/E now vs peer median 28.5xmedian 18.2x -115.7xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 14.1x 20.7xmedian 14.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.8xmedian 16.4x 21.5xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 2.5x -12.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.30 -3.05median 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 monthsVIKLIND
Revenue $6.97B $830.61M
Gross profit $3.01B $387.48M
Operating income $1.62B $58.03M
Net income $1.35B -$12.56M
Free cash flow $1.15B $109.03M
EPS (diluted) $3.02 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $3.99B $318.89M
Total debt $13.58B $663.87M
Shares (diluted) 446.42M 65.47M
Enterprise value $24.80B $1.33B

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
MetricVIKLIND
P/E 28.5x -115.7x
P/FCF 33.8x 21.5x
P/Operating cash flow 14.8x 16.5x
P/S 5.6x 2.8x
P/B 23.6x -12.0x
P/Tangible book 23.6x -11.1x
EV/EBITDA 20.8x 20.7x
EV/EBIT 25.3x 46.4x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 3.2x
EV/FCF 35.5x 24.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x 18.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -3.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVIKLIND
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.0% 18.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.4% 20.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 21.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.1% 57.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 132.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 64.8% -111.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 40.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.4% -15.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 38.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.6% 32.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 376.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 48.3% 86.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 77.1%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVIKLIND
Debt / assets 43.1% 64.2%
Debt / equity 3.6x -3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 2.7x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 6.1x
Liabilities / assets 88.0% 118.9%
Equity / assets 12.0% -18.9%
Interest coverage 8.2x –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 1.48

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusVIKLIND
Forward P/E 27.4xFY2026 188.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.15FY2026 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +30.8% +184.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.89BFY2026 $919.42MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.0%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.8% -1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVIKLIND
Held by institutions 47.9% 80.4%
Institutions holding 607 224
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +10.0%
Institutions buying 404 147
Institutions selling 148 56
Buyers to sellers 2.73 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.

VIKLIND
VIK 1.00 0.61
LIND 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VIK and LIND?

Viking Holdings (VIK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Viking Holdings (VIK) $39.68B, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) $2.44B.

Which company is growing faster?

Viking Holdings (VIK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Viking Holdings (VIK) +20.0%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) +18.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) returned the most: Viking Holdings (VIK) +47.3%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) +194.3%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Viking Holdings (VIK) has been the steadiest (Viking Holdings (VIK) 40.4%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) 50.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do VIK and LIND move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.61, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, VIK 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, Viking Holdings (VIK) leads on 8. 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.