Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.’s subsidiary NCL Corporation Ltd., as guarantor, entered two facilities with NCL NextGen Class III Ltd. and NCL NextGen Class IV Ltd. as borrowers. Each provides approximately $2.5 billion for vessels delivered in 2034 and 2036.
NCLH · Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
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NCLC generated $2.9 billion of revenue and $491.5 million of net income for the three months ended September 30, 2026, with diluted EPS of $1.07; its next 12 months booked position improved modestly but remained below its optimal range.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. reported third-quarter performance above guidance, posting $491 million of GAAP net income and $937 million of Adjusted EBITDA. It raised 2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance to approximately $2.55 billion and Adjusted EPS to approximately $1.70.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. appointed Meghan Montana CFO effective January 1, 2027, succeeding Mark A. Kempa, who transitions to Special Advisor through June 30, 2027. Montana’s annual base salary is $875,000.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.’s subsidiary issued $950.0 million of 8.750% notes due 2031, using proceeds and cash to redeem 6.125% 2028 notes and repay $376.3 million revolving and $42.2 million export-credit borrowings; revolving commitments increased to $2,801.0 million.
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Q2 FY26 earnings call · Jul 30, 2026TL;DR. NCLH delivered Q2 profitability ahead of guidance on better unit costs and $100M of new annualized savings, but lowered full-year guidance on weaker demand at the Norwegian brand — now expecting full-year Net Yield down ~5%, Adjusted EBITDA of ~$2.5B, and Adjusted EPS of ~$1.50, with year-end net leverage expected above 6x.
- + CapEx inflection: capacity growth moderates to a 2.5% CAGR from 2026 to 2029, with gross newbuild-and-growth CapEx expected to decline by nearly $1B annually.
- + Full-year Adjusted NCC ex-fuel guidance improved to a decline of ~25 bps, better than previously guided.
- + Cash settlement of 2027 Exchangeable Notes is expected to reduce diluted share count by ~4M shares for full-year 2026.
- − Full-year 2026 Net Yield guided to the low end of the prior range, down ~5%, citing soft demand and below-optimal booked position.
- − Full-year Adjusted EBITDA cut to ~$2.5B and Adjusted EPS cut to ~$1.50, below prior expectations.
- − Q3 Net Yield guided down ~8.9% with demand pressure concentrated on European sailings (~39% of deployment), driven by elevated North America-sourced airfare.
- − Year-end 2026 net leverage now expected to end above 6x as a result of the revised EBITDA outlook.
- − First half of 2027 expected to have continued demand challenges, with the most pressure in Q1.
- − Company remains below its optimal booked position for the next 12 months due to demand generation challenges and the Middle East conflict.
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the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted operating income non-GAAP | 394.31M | the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Capitalized interest | $24M | the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Fuel expense, as a percentage of total cruise operating expense | 13.8% | the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Net Cruise Cost non-GAAP | $1.33B | three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel non-GAAP | $1.11B | three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $1.2B | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve months ended non-GAAP | 2.78B | Twelve months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted EPS non-GAAP | $0.71 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted Gross Margin non-GAAP | $3.75B | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel non-GAAP | $2.16B | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel per Capacity Day non-GAAP | $166.33 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted Net Income non-GAAP | $329.7M | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Capacity Days | 12,982,709 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| EBITDA non-GAAP | $1.2B | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Gross Cruise Cost per Capacity Day non-GAAP | $296.05 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel per Capacity Day non-GAAP | $171.74 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Net Cruise Cost per Capacity Day non-GAAP | $201.65 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Net Debt non-GAAP | 14.82B | June 30, 2026 | — |
| Net Per Diem non-GAAP | $279.97 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Net Yield non-GAAP | $288.55 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Occupancy Percentage | 103.1% | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Passenger Cruise Days | 13,380,480 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Passengers carried | 1,767,749 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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Versus peers
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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NCLH
this stock
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
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$8.25B | -19.5% | +10.7% | — | 18.0% |
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BKNG
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$118.68B | — | +13.4% | 17.3 | 2.3% |
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ABNB
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$111.46B | +37.6% | +10.3% | 34.8 | 2.2% |
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RCL
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$86.47B | +15.9% | +3.3% | 19.1 | 4.3% |
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VIK
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$40.14B | +25.9% | — | — | 2.2% |
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Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.’s subsidiary NCL Corporation Ltd., as guarantor, entered two facilities with NCL NextGen Class III Ltd. and NCL NextGen Class IV Ltd. as borrowers. Each provides approximately $2.5 billion for vessels delivered in 2034 and 2036.
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| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCLH | +0.2% | +19.3% | +5.0% | +2.2% | -19.5% |
| SPY | +2.6% | -1.2% | +0.5% | -0.2% | +10.6% |
| vs SPY | -2.4% | +20.5% | +4.5% | +2.4% | -30.2% |
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