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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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 4.89%, EPS grew 585.7%, free cash flow fell 62.0% and total debt rose 9.24%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; revenue growth for three consecutive years, operating cash flow growth for five; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | Low | 34.16 | 42.64 | 39.36 | 40.50 | 7.03 | 17.78 | 10.31 | 11.76 | 14.69 | 14.21 |
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| High | 58.19 | 61.48 | 61.18 | 59.71 | 59.78 | 34.49 | 23.90 | 22.75 | 28.64 | 29.29 | |||||
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| People | Employees | 30,000 | 31,000 | 33,200 | 36,000 | 34,300 | 34,700 | 38,900 | 41,000 | 41,700 | 44,500 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.22 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 4,874 | 5,396 | 6,055 | 6,462 | 1,280 | 648 | 4,844 | 8,550 | 9,480 | 9,828 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 41.53 | 43.23 | 44.23 | 43.31 | (32.28) | (148.16) | 11.91 | 36.04 | 39.99 | 42.62 | |||||
| EBT | 640 | 771 | 969 | 911 | (4,000) | (4,501) | (2,277) | 163 | 773 | 429 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 13.14 | 14.28 | 16.01 | 14.10 | (312.53) | (694.66) | (47.00) | 1.91 | 8.15 | 4.36 | |||||
| Net income | 633 | 760 | 955 | 930 | (4,013) | (4,507) | (2,270) | 166 | 910 | 423 | |||||
| Depreciation | 446 | 521 | 567 | 647 | 740 | 759 | 810 | 883 | 974 | 1,162 | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Earnings | 2.79 | 3.33 | 4.28 | 4.33 | (15.75) | (12.33) | (5.41) | 0.39 | 2.09 | 0.94 | |||||
| Cash flow | 5.57 | 7.02 | 9.31 | 8.48 | (10.04) | (6.75) | 0.50 | 4.73 | 4.71 | 4.66 | |||||
| Capex | (4.81) | (6.02) | (7.03) | (7.62) | (3.72) | (2.06) | (4.25) | (6.48) | (2.78) | (7.27) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 0.76 | 1.00 | 2.28 | 0.86 | (13.75) | (8.81) | (3.75) | (1.75) | 1.93 | (2.61) | |||||
| Book value | 19.98 | 25.21 | 26.74 | 30.31 | 17.09 | 6.66 | 0.16 | 0.71 | 3.27 | 4.93 | |||||
| Shares, m | 227 | 228 | 223 | 215 | 255 | 365 | 420 | 424 | 435 | 449 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 15.34 | 16.50 | 9.88 | 13.52 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 48.21 | 12.37 | 23.74 | ||||
| P/S | 1.99 | 2.32 | 1.56 | 1.94 | 5.06 | 11.70 | 1.03 | 0.91 | 1.18 | 1.02 | |||||
| P/B | 2.14 | 2.18 | 1.59 | 1.93 | 1.49 | 3.12 | 72.58 | 25.85 | 7.86 | 4.53 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 3.28 | 3.46 | 2.61 | 2.96 | 11.71 | 28.21 | 3.64 | 2.51 | 2.54 | 2.48 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 92.96 | 81.49 | 31.04 | 103.02 | (4.28) | (5.68) | (11.22) | (28.78) | 28.74 | (20.86) | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Capex | (1,092) | (1,372) | (1,567) | (1,637) | (947) | (753) | (1,784) | (2,750) | (1,211) | (3,260) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 172 | 229 | 508 | 185 | (3,503) | (3,221) | (1,574) | (745) | 839 | (1,170) | |||||
| 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) | ||||
| Total debt | 6,399 | 6,308 | 6,492 | 6,802 | 11,806 | 12,447 | 13,622 | 14,059 | 13,100 | 14,606 | |||||
| Net debt | 6,270 | 6,132 | 6,328 | 6,549 | 8,506 | 10,700 | 12,675 | 13,657 | 12,910 | 14,396 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 4,538 | 5,750 | 5,963 | 6,516 | 4,354 | 2,433 | 69 | 301 | 1,425 | 2,210 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 5.02 | 5.61 | 6.52 | 5.83 | (22.87) | (24.28) | (12.18) | 0.87 | 4.61 | 1.99 | ||||
| ROIC | 5.35 | 5.52 | 6.20 | 5.64 | (16.93) | (12.15) | (7.61) | 4.17 | 6.39 | 5.87 | |||||
| ROE | 15.22 | 14.77 | 16.30 | 14.91 | (73.83) | (132.81) | (181.50) | 89.97 | 105.46 | 23.29 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
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. | $36.4B | 26.9× | 27.3× | +16.49% (above 0%: growing) | +33.33% (above 0%: growing) | −75.64% (below 0%: shrinking) | 45.50% | 29.40% | Compare |
| CCL Carnival Corporation | $35.1B | 11.4× | 12.3× | +3.46% (above 0%: growing) | +0.06% (above 0%: growing) | −3.26% (below 0%: shrinking) | 45.13% | 26.31% | Compare |
| EXPE Expedia Group, Inc. | $32.4B | 16.4× | 14.4× | +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 | $24.7B | 7.5× | 12.8× | +11.39% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +531.82% (above 0%: growing) | 79.81% | (9.36%) | Compare |
| NCLH Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. | $7.1B | 9.3× | 12.6× | +4.89% (above 0%: growing) | +585.71% (above 0%: growing) | −61.99% (below 0%: shrinking) | 39.91% | 13.76% | |
| MMYT MakeMyTrip Limited | $4.1B | 128× | 82.6× | +6.22% (above 0%: growing) | −60.87% (below 0%: shrinking) | −36.17% (below 0%: shrinking) | 74.55% | 15.30% | Compare |
| TNL Travel + Leisure Co. | $3.8B | 16.7× | 10.0× | +4.42% (above 0%: growing) | +7.36% (above 0%: growing) | 0.00% | 51.18% | 19.76% | Compare |
| LIND Lindblad Expeditions | $2.3B | — (loss-making) | 127× | +18.64% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +279.01% (above 0%: growing) | 48.50% | 6.00% | Compare |
| PRSU Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality, Inc. | $1.4B | 39.3× | 26.9× | +14.35% (above 0%: growing) | +175.00% (above 0%: growing) | −139.39% (below 0%: shrinking) | 92.82% | 18.59% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $14.4B | 16.7× | 20.7× | +12.68% | +20.35% | −1.63% | 62.87% | 18.57% |
NCLH metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- 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 Ltd. (NCLH) key facts
- Concern: Net income was $423.2 million, or $0.94 per share (basic), a net margin of 4.31%.
- Strength: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $9.8 billion, up 3.67% from fiscal 2024.
- Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH) is a Travel Services company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 9, 2026, NCLH traded at $15.57, a market capitalization of $7.1 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 9.3× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 0.7× sales; its P/E is higher than 5% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Return on equity was 23.3% and debt-to-equity 5.84.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 5 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 0.38 (distress zone) for fiscal 2025.