VIK vs NCLH vs LIND Stock Comparison

Viking Holdings, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and Lindblad Expeditions 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.

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

Percentile Scorecard

VIKNCLHLIND

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

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

PeriodVIKNCLHLINDSPY
1 month +5.5%+4.3%+22.5% -0.8%
3 months -17.8%-23.9%+24.1% +3.5%
6 months +4.8%-16.2%+90.3% +7.0%
Year to date +18.6%-31.7%+141.7% +12.2%
1 year +40.2%-35.1%+179.0% +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

MeasureVIKNCLHLINDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.6%55.0%50.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.7%53.2%43.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.762.031.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.99-0.643.52 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.4%-64.1%-68.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.8%-39.1%-4.2% -1.8%
52-week high $108.24$25.02$36.37 $779.14
52-week low $57.08$14.12$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.

MultipleVIKNCLHLIND
P/E now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 18.8x 9.3xmedian 18.8x -112.6xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 15.2x 7.9xmedian 15.2x 20.2xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.1xmedian 16.1x -5.9xmedian 16.1x 20.9xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 2.5x 2.7xmedian 2.5x -11.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.38 0.22median 0.38 -2.97median 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 monthsVIKNCLHLIND
Revenue $6.97B $10.15B $830.61M
Gross profit $3.01B $4.31B $387.48M
Operating income $1.62B $1.53B $58.03M
Net income $1.35B $760.77M -$12.56M
Free cash flow $1.15B -$1.19B $109.03M
EPS (diluted) $3.02 $1.62 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $3.99B $218.10M $318.89M
Total debt $13.58B $15.03B $663.87M
Shares (diluted) 446.42M 463.93M 65.47M
Enterprise value $22.98B $6.46B $1.18B

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVIKNCLHLIND
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVIKNCLHLIND
Held by institutions 47.9% 100.0% 80.4%
Institutions holding 607 639 224
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +6.9% +10.0%
Institutions buying 404 293 147
Institutions selling 148 205 56
Buyers to sellers 2.73 1.43 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.

VIKNCLHLIND
VIK 1.00 0.65 0.60
NCLH 0.65 1.00 0.56
LIND 0.60 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VIK, NCLH and LIND?

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

Which stock is cheaper, VIK, NCLH and LIND?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Viking Holdings (VIK) has the highest net margin (Viking Holdings (VIK) 19.3%, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) 7.4%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) -2.4%). On return on invested capital, Viking Holdings (VIK) leads (Viking Holdings (VIK) 22.5%, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) 8.6%, 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) +40.2%, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) -35.1%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) +179.0%. 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 (Viking Holdings (VIK) 40.6%, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) 55.0%, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (LIND) 50.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VIK, NCLH 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 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.