Viking Holdings (VIK) Stock Overview
Viking Holdings Ltd focused on providing passenger cruises in North America, the United Kingdom, and internationally. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 5/6 |
| Past Performance | 5/6 |
| Financial Health | 2/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Analyst Price Targets
Viking Holdings Ltd Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$81.71 |
| 52 Week High | US$87.00 |
| 52 Week Low | US$41.88 |
| Beta | 1.57 |
| 1 Month Change | 9.24% |
| 3 Month Change | 9.83% |
| 1 Year Change | 91.85% |
| 3 Year Change | n/a |
| 5 Year Change | n/a |
| Change since IPO | 213.07% |
Recent News & Updates
VIK: New Low Emission Fleet Expansion Will Support A Balanced Outlook
Analysts have adjusted their price target on Viking Holdings to $86.11 from $82.50, reflecting updated views on fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E assumptions. What's in the News Viking announced that its new Nile River ships, Viking Ptah and Viking Sekhmet, have been floated out in Cairo, entering the final construction phase before their planned 2026 debut on the 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary.
VIK: Future Earnings Will Likely Lag Expanding Fleet And Itinerary Plans
Analysts have raised their fair value estimate for Viking Holdings from $59.00 to approximately $70.58, citing updated assumptions related to discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins, and a higher future P/E multiple. What's in the News Viking announced that its two newest Nile River ships, the Viking Ptah and Viking Sekhmet, have been floated out in Cairo and are moving into final construction before their planned debuts in September and November 2026 on the 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary.Viking Holdings: Small But Very Strong
Apr 07Recent updates
VIK: New Low Emission Fleet Expansion Will Support A Balanced Outlook
Analysts have adjusted their price target on Viking Holdings to $86.11 from $82.50, reflecting updated views on fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E assumptions. What's in the News Viking announced that its new Nile River ships, Viking Ptah and Viking Sekhmet, have been floated out in Cairo, entering the final construction phase before their planned 2026 debut on the 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary.VIK: Future Earnings Will Likely Lag Expanding Fleet And Itinerary Plans
Analysts have raised their fair value estimate for Viking Holdings from $59.00 to approximately $70.58, citing updated assumptions related to discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins, and a higher future P/E multiple. What's in the News Viking announced that its two newest Nile River ships, the Viking Ptah and Viking Sekhmet, have been floated out in Cairo and are moving into final construction before their planned debuts in September and November 2026 on the 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary.Viking Holdings: Small But Very Strong
Apr 07VIK: New Ships And Partnerships Will Support A Balanced Forward Outlook
Analysts have raised their fair value estimate for Viking Holdings slightly, from about $81.94 to $82.50, reflecting updated assumptions around discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E. What's in the News Viking reported the float out of its two newest Nile River ships, Viking Ptah and Viking Sekhmet.VIK: New Partnerships And Itineraries Will Support A Stronger Forward Outlook
Analysts have increased their price target on Viking Holdings by about $1.80 per share, reflecting updated views on fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E assumptions. What's in the News Viking took delivery of the Viking Eldir, a 190 guest Longship built at Meyer’s Neptun Werft in Germany.VIK: Sports Ties And Heritage Access Will Support Balanced Forward Outlook
Analysts have raised their fair value price target for Viking Holdings from $74.06 to $80.11, reflecting updated assumptions around the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E expectations. What's in the News Viking opened bookings for new 2027 river cruise itineraries on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, including the 15 day Bayous, Blues & Bluegrass route between New Orleans and Louisville and the 8 day Mississippi & Ohio River Explorer between Memphis and Louisville, broadening its destination focused offerings in North America.VIK: Sports Partnerships And Heritage Experiences Will Support Balanced Future Outlook
Analysts have raised their price target on Viking Holdings to $74.06 from $73.56, citing slightly revised assumptions around fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E as the main factors behind the change. What's in the News Viking opened bookings for new 2027 river itineraries on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, including the 15 day Bayous, Blues & Bluegrass route between New Orleans and Louisville and the 8 day Mississippi & Ohio River Explorer between Memphis and Louisville, expanding its destination focused offerings in North America.VIK: Sports Partnerships And Heritage Experiences Will Support Balanced Long Term Outlook
Analysts have nudged their implied fair value estimate for Viking Holdings higher by about $1.50 per share, reflecting small adjustments to revenue growth, profit margin expectations, and the future P/E assumption in their updated models. What's in the News Viking and the PGA TOUR agreed to a new multi year marketing partnership that makes Viking the Official Cruise Line of the PGA TOUR and PGA TOUR Champions, with the agreement running through 2030 and focused on brand awareness campaigns across PGA TOUR media and digital platforms (Key Developments).VIK: Future Profitability Assumptions Will Likely Remain Too Optimistic
Analysts have maintained their fair value estimate for Viking Holdings at US$59.00, with updated assumptions that include slight changes to revenue growth, profit margin, discount rate, and future P/E expectations that support the revised price target rationale. What's in the News Viking and the PGA TOUR entered a new multi-year marketing partnership that names Viking as the Official Cruise Line of the PGA TOUR and PGA TOUR Champions, with the agreement currently running through 2030 (Key Developments).VIK: Expanding Fleet And Sustainable Projects Will Support Balanced Long Term Outlook
Analysts have nudged their price target on Viking Holdings higher, with updated fair value moving from about US$69.16 to roughly US$72.06. They cite adjustments to assumptions for the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E.VIK: Future Margin Assumptions Will Likely Prove Overly Optimistic
Analysts have raised their fair value estimate for Viking Holdings by 11 percent, from 53.00 dollars to 59.00 dollars. They cite slightly stronger expected revenue growth, higher long term profit margins, a modestly lower discount rate, and a lower assumed future price to earnings multiple that still supports meaningful upside.VIK: Expanding River Fleet Will Shape Balanced Long Term Performance
Analysts have modestly raised their price target on Viking Holdings, increasing estimated fair value by about $1 to roughly $69 per share, citing slightly stronger projected revenue growth and profit margins that more than offset a marginal uptick in the assumed discount rate and a small trim to future valuation multiples. What's in the News Viking named nine new river ships, including its 100th vessel, in a ceremony in Basel, Switzerland, marking a milestone of more than 100 ships across its river, ocean and expedition fleet, the largest in the cruise industry (Key Developments) Newly named ships will expand capacity on key European itineraries.VIK: Fleet Expansion And Measured Outlook Will Shape Future Performance
Analysts have raised their price target for Viking Holdings to $68.32, up from $66.35. They cited expectations for slightly improved revenue growth and lower discount rates, despite modestly softer profit margin and valuation forecasts.Global Expansion Will Unlock Premium Travel Experiences
With both net profit margin and discount rate largely unchanged, the consensus analyst price target for Viking Holdings has seen only a marginal increase, rising from $65.24 to $66.35. What's in the News Viking continues aggressive fleet expansion with new river ships delivered in Portugal (Viking Gyda) and Egypt (Viking Amun), plus plans for 27 additional river ships by 2028 and 10 more ocean ships by 2031.Sustainable Fleet Expansion And New Markets Will Shape Future Success
Viking Holdings' consensus price target has increased, reflecting higher valuation expectations as indicated by a rising future P/E ratio, despite a slight decline in net profit margin, with the fair value now set at $64.88. What's in the News Viking is executing significant fleet expansion, including the delivery of the new Nile river ship Viking Amun and additional planned ships in Egypt, alongside a committed orderbook targeting 112 river ships by 2028 and 23 ocean/expedition ships by 2031.Viking Holdings Ltd (NYSE:VIK) First-Quarter Results: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year
May 23
New River And Ocean Ships Will Raise Capacity In 2025
Strong advanced bookings and high guest loyalty are driving revenue growth and reducing customer acquisition costs.Viking Holdings' Competitive Position Comes At A Price
Feb 10Viking Holdings: No Signs Of Demand Slowing Down
Nov 29Viking Holdings: Under-The-Radar Cruise Player With Meaningful Upside Potential
Oct 03Viking Holdings: A Niche Player In Cruise Industry
Aug 26Viking Holdings IPO: Smooth Sailing
May 03Shareholder Returns
| VIK | US Hospitality | US Market | |
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| 7D | 2.7% | 0.5% | 1.8% |
| 1Y | 91.9% | 1.7% | 29.8% |
Return vs Industry: VIK exceeded the US Hospitality industry which returned -0.3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: VIK exceeded the US Market which returned 28.4% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| VIK volatility | |
|---|---|
| VIK Average Weekly Movement | 7.5% |
| Hospitality Industry Average Movement | 7.6% |
| Market Average Movement | 7.1% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.1% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.2% |
Stable Share Price: VIK has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: VIK's weekly volatility (8%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 13,000 | Torstein Hagen | www.viking.com |
Viking Holdings Ltd focused on providing passenger cruises in North America, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through the River and Ocean segments. The Group defines its products based on the type of cruise offering and language of the cruise service.
Viking Holdings Ltd Fundamentals Summary
| VIK fundamental statistics | |
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| Market cap | US$35.25b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$1.15b |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$6.50b |
31.8x
P/E Ratio5.6x
P/S RatioIs VIK overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| VIK income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$6.50b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$3.61b |
| Gross Profit | US$2.89b |
| Other Expenses | US$1.74b |
| Earnings | US$1.15b |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2025
Next Earnings Date
May 14, 2026
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 2.57 |
| Gross Margin | 44.48% |
| Net Profit Margin | 17.65% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 490.7% |
How did VIK perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/05/05 12:07 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/05/05 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Viking Holdings Ltd is covered by 22 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Brandt Montour | Barclays |
| Xian Siew Hew Sam | BNP Paribas |
| Andrew Didora | BofA Global Research |