Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) Operating Expenses (2012 - 2026)

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) reported Operating Expenses of $720.4 million for Q1 2026, up 15.69% on a YoY basis from $622.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.89% sequentially from $734.2 million in Q4 2025.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) Operating Expenses (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) has 15 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $720.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 15.69% year-over-year to $720.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.7 billion (up 15.36% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.6 billion, up 13.01% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses fell to $720.4 million in Q1 2026, from $734.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $734.2 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $475.3 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $585.4 million and a median of $576.4 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses surged 41.95% in 2022 and fell 6.95% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing NCLH's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $580.6 million in 2022, then dropped by 6.95% to $540.3 million in 2023, then rose by 8.65% to $587.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 25.07% to $734.2 million in 2025, then slipped by 1.89% to $720.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NCLH's Operating Expenses at $720.4 million in Q1 2026, $734.2 million in Q4 2025, and $633.8 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Booking Holdings 136.54 Bn 120.51 Bn 3.46 Bn 4.26 Bn
2 Royal Caribbean Cruises 86.11 Bn 85.59 Bn 2.21 Bn 582.00 Mn
3 Airbnb 82.27 Bn 70.26 Bn 2.10 Bn 2.59 Bn
4 Yatra Online 55.46 Bn 55.47 Bn 10.44 Mn 379,000.00
5 Viking Holdings 44.18 Bn 40.37 Bn 713.43 Mn -352.87 Mn
6 Carnival 34.61 Bn 32.38 Bn - 4.23 Bn
7 Expedia 31.38 Bn 28.88 Bn 3.05 Bn 576.00 Mn
8 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 8.54 Bn 8.35 Bn 953.34 Mn 720.40 Mn
9 MakeMyTrip 5.02 Bn 4.60 Bn 199.14 Mn 105.66 Mn
10 Global Business Travel 4.83 Bn 4.43 Bn 490.00 Mn 837.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 720.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 734.24 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 633.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 636.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 622.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 587.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 576.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 576.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 585.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 540.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 529.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 549.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 530.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 580.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 561.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 510.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 475.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 456.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 402.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 359.75 Mn