Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) Operating Expenses (2012 - 2026)
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' (NCLH) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $720.4 million in Q1 2026, up 15.69% year-on-year from $622.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.89% quarter-over-quarter from $734.2 million in Q4 2025.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) Operating Expenses (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has disclosed Operating Expenses across 15 years of filings, most recently posting $720.4 million for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $720.4 million, up 15.69% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.7 billion (up 15.36% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.6 billion, up 13.01% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $720.4 million for Q1 2026 at Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, down 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.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $576.4 million (2024), against an average of $585.4 million.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses surged 41.95% in 2022 and fell 6.95% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' Operating Expenses stood at $580.6 million in 2022, then declined by 6.95% to $540.3 million in 2023, then gained by 8.65% to $587.0 million in 2024, then grew by 25.07% to $734.2 million in 2025, then dropped by 1.89% to $720.4 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $720.4 million (Q1 2026), $734.2 million (Q4 2025), and $633.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booking Holdings | 131.01 Bn | 114.99 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 4.26 Bn |
| 2 | Airbnb | 79.86 Bn | 67.85 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 2.59 Bn |
| 3 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 75.60 Bn | 75.08 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 582.00 Mn |
| 4 | Carnival | 37.80 Bn | 36.39 Bn | - | 3.94 Bn |
| 5 | Expedia | 27.88 Bn | 22.09 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 797.00 Mn |
| 6 | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings | 8.56 Bn | 8.38 Bn | 953.34 Mn | 720.40 Mn |
| 7 | Global Business Travel | 4.79 Bn | 4.35 Bn | 714.00 Mn | 837.00 Mn |
| 8 | Travel & Leisure | 4.51 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 926.00 Mn | 802.00 Mn |
| 9 | Trip.com | 4.42 Bn | -788.25 Mn | 1.74 Bn | -1.38 Bn |
| 10 | MakeMyTrip | 2.12 Bn | 1.35 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |