Viking Holdings (VIK) reported $1.72 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 27.8%. EPS of $0.67 for the same period compares to $0.45 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.63 billion, representing a surprise of +5.85%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +24.07%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.54.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Viking performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Occupancy: 95% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 92.6%.
- Net Yield: $546.00 versus the three-analyst average estimate of $538.53.
- Capacity PCDs: 2,132,279.00 Days versus 2,118,988.00 Days estimated by three analysts on average.
- PCDs: 2,025,522.00 Days compared to the 1,960,351.00 Days average estimate based on three analysts.
- Onboard and other: $121.51 million versus $108.39 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +36.4% change.
- Cruise and land: $1.6 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.52 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +27.2%.
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Shares of Viking have returned -2.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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