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Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
NCLH Consumer Cyclical Travel Services
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $9.8 billion, up 3.67% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +4.89%
- EPS
- +585.7%
- Free cash flow
- −62.0%
- Total debt
- +9.24%
Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier
17.57
0.65
−3.57%
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Ten-year view | Analyst estimates Powerpack | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM Jun ’26 | Trend | 10 yrs | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e | Next 3/yr |
| Income, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 4,874 | 5,396 | 6,055 | 6,462 | 1,280 | 648 | 4,844 | 8,550 | 9,480 | 9,828 | 10,154 | +8.1% | 10,089 | 10,577 | 11,232 | +4.6% | |
| Gross margin, % | 41.53 | 43.23 | 44.23 | 43.31 | (32.28) | (148.16) | 11.91 | 36.04 | 39.99 | 42.62 | 42.46 | +1.1 pt | ||||||
| EBT | 640 | 771 | 969 | 911 | (4,000) | (4,501) | (2,277) | 163 | 773 | 429 | 773 | (4.4%) | ||||||
| EBT margin, % | 13.14 | 14.28 | 16.01 | 14.10 | (312.53) | (694.66) | (47.00) | 1.91 | 8.15 | 4.36 | 7.61 | (8.8) pt | ||||||
| Net income | 633 | 760 | 955 | 930 | (4,013) | (4,507) | (2,270) | 166 | 910 | 423 | 761 | (4.4%) | ||||||
| Per share, $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 21.46 | 23.66 | 27.15 | 30.07 | 5.02 | 1.77 | 11.54 | 20.14 | 21.78 | 21.91 | 22.12 | +0.2% | |||||
| Earnings | 2.79 | 3.33 | 4.28 | 4.33 | (15.75) | (12.33) | (5.41) | 0.39 | 2.09 | 0.94 | 1.67 | (11.4%) | ||||||
| Cash flow | 5.57 | 7.02 | 9.31 | 8.48 | (10.04) | (6.75) | 0.50 | 4.73 | 4.71 | 4.66 | 4.60 | (2.0%) | ||||||
| Capex | (4.81) | (6.02) | (7.03) | (7.62) | (3.72) | (2.06) | (4.25) | (6.48) | (2.78) | (7.27) | (7.18) | +4.7% | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 0.76 | 1.00 | 2.28 | 0.86 | (13.75) | (8.81) | (3.75) | (1.75) | 1.93 | (2.61) | (2.58) | n/m | ||||||
| Book value | 19.98 | 25.21 | 26.74 | 30.31 | 17.09 | 6.66 | 0.16 | 0.71 | 3.27 | 4.93 | 5.60 | (14.4%) | ||||||
| Shares, m | 227 | 228 | 223 | 215 | 255 | 365 | 420 | 424 | 435 | 449 | 454 | +7.9% | ||||||
| Valuation, × | ||||||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 15.34 | 16.50 | 9.88 | 13.52 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 48.21 | 12.37 | 23.74 | 10.53 | 14.0 | |||||
| P/S | 1.99 | 2.32 | 1.56 | 1.94 | 5.06 | 11.70 | 1.03 | 0.91 | 1.18 | 1.02 | 0.80 | 2.9 | ||||||
| P/B | 2.14 | 2.18 | 1.59 | 1.93 | 1.49 | 3.12 | 72.58 | 25.85 | 7.86 | 4.53 | 3.14 | 12.3 | ||||||
| EV/Sales | 3.28 | 3.46 | 2.61 | 2.96 | 11.71 | 28.21 | 3.64 | 2.51 | 2.54 | 2.48 | 2.25 | 6.3 | ||||||
| EV/FCF | 92.96 | 81.49 | 31.04 | 103.02 | (4.28) | (5.68) | (11.22) | (28.78) | 28.74 | (20.86) | (19.31) | 26.6 | ||||||
| Cash, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 1,264 | 1,601 | 2,075 | 1,823 | (2,556) | (2,468) | 210 | 2,006 | 2,050 | 2,090 | 2,110 | +5.7% | |||||
| Capex | (1,092) | (1,372) | (1,567) | (1,637) | (947) | (753) | (1,784) | (2,750) | (1,211) | (3,260) | (3,295) | +12.9% | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 172 | 229 | 508 | 185 | (3,503) | (3,221) | (1,574) | (745) | 839 | (1,170) | (1,185) | n/m | ||||||
| Balance, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | (1,902) | (1,972) | (2,600) | (2,854) | 1,644 | (429) | (3,182) | (4,726) | (4,771) | (4,314) | (5,055) | +9.5% | |||||
| Net debt | 6,270 | 6,132 | 6,328 | 6,549 | 8,506 | 10,700 | 12,675 | 13,657 | 12,910 | 14,396 | 14,817 | +9.7% | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 4,538 | 5,750 | 5,963 | 6,516 | 4,354 | 2,433 | 69 | 301 | 1,425 | 2,210 | 2,573 | (7.7%) | ||||||
| Returns, % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 5.02 | 5.61 | 6.52 | 5.83 | (22.87) | (24.28) | (12.18) | 0.87 | 4.61 | 1.99 | 3.34 | (3.0) pt | |||||
| ROIC | 5.35 | 5.52 | 6.20 | 5.64 | (16.93) | (12.15) | (7.61) | 4.17 | 6.39 | 5.87 | 5.51 | +0.5 pt | ||||||
| ROE | 15.22 | 14.77 | 16.30 | 14.91 | (73.83) | (132.81) | (181.50) | 89.97 | 105.46 | 23.29 | 36.73 | +8.1 pt | ||||||
| People | ||||||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 30,000 | 31,000 | 33,200 | 36,000 | 34,300 | 34,700 | 38,900 | 41,000 | 41,700 | 44,500 | — | +4.5% | |||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.22 | — | +3.5% | ||||||
Negative figures in brackets.
estimates
Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Business profile
Where the money comes from and where it goes Fiscal 2025
| Single reportable segment | 9,828 | 100.00% |
|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 42.62% | |
| Operating margin | 15.88% | |
| Pre-tax margin | 4.36% |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. vs peers in Travel Services (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIK Viking Holdings Ltd. | $40.0B | 29.0× | 27.2× | +16.49% (above 0%: growing) | +33.33% (above 0%: growing) | −75.64% (below 0%: shrinking) | 45.50% | 29.40% | Compare |
| CCL Carnival Corporation | $38.8B | 12.5× | 13.1× | +3.46% (above 0%: growing) | +0.06% (above 0%: growing) | −3.26% (below 0%: shrinking) | 45.13% | 26.31% | Compare |
| EXPE Expedia Group, Inc. | $33.9B | 17.1× | 15.2× | +13.97% (above 0%: growing) | +179.69% (above 0%: growing) | +38.87% (above 0%: growing) | 90.66% | 18.54% | Compare |
| TCOM Trip.com Group Limited Sponsored ADR | $25.1B | 7.4× | 24.4× | +11.39% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +531.82% (above 0%: growing) | 79.81% | (9.36%) | Compare |
| NCLH Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. | $8.4B | 10.5× | 11.1× | +4.89% (above 0%: growing) | +585.71% (above 0%: growing) | −61.99% (below 0%: shrinking) | 39.91% | 13.76% | |
| TNL Travel + Leisure Co. | $4.3B | 19.1× | 10.4× | +4.42% (above 0%: growing) | +7.36% (above 0%: growing) | 0.00% | 51.18% | 19.76% | Compare |
| MMYT MakeMyTrip Limited | $4.0B | 122× | 123× | +6.22% (above 0%: growing) | −60.87% (below 0%: shrinking) | −36.17% (below 0%: shrinking) | 74.55% | 15.30% | Compare |
| LIND Lindblad Expeditions | $2.5B | — (loss-making) | 172× | +18.64% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +279.01% (above 0%: growing) | 48.50% | 6.00% | Compare |
| PRSU Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality, Inc. | $1.5B | 40.8× | 29.9× | +14.35% (above 0%: growing) | +175.00% (above 0%: growing) | −139.39% (below 0%: shrinking) | 92.82% | 18.59% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $14.7B | 19.1× | 25.8× | +12.68% | +20.35% | −1.63% | 62.87% | 18.57% |
From the latest earnings call
- John Chidsey said Norwegian is changing marketing, pricing and revenue management to build bookings earlier and reduce exposure to close-in discounting.
- Mark Kempa said the company expects demand pressure in early 2027, with improvement anticipated in the second half as commercial changes take effect.
Pay and ownership Proxy statement filed 30 April 2026
Ownership
Directors and executive officers, together
less than 1%
Capital International Investors
11.50%
Vanguard Capital Management
7.30%
BlackRock, Inc.
5.40%
Ownership is the proxy’s own table: the directors and officers as a group, and every holder of 5% or more.
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NCLH metrics, ten years each
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- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
- Beneish M-score
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings is a global cruise operator headquartered in Miami-Dade County. It operates three brands: Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. The company sells cruise vacations to travelers seeking premium and luxury experiences, with voyages to destinations across Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, South America, Africa, Canada, Bermuda, the Caribbean, Alaska and Hawaii. [item1]
A cruise combines accommodation, meals and entertainment aboard a ship with visits to ports during the voyage. Norwegian also operates Pride of America, a U.S.-flagged ship offering an entirely inter-island Hawaii itinerary. The company operates two private destinations: Great Stirrup Cay in The Bahamas and Harvest Caye in Belize. [item1]