Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH) stock price, quote and key numbers
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:52 ET
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH) closed at $14.61 on 25 September 2026, up 3.0%. That leaves it up 3.5% over a week, down 14.5% over a month and down 42.1% over a year. That is 8% of the way up its 52 week range of $13.63 to $26.09. The median analyst price target of $20 sits 36.9% above the close.
The price
Changes compare dividend and split adjusted closes over trading sessions, so the one year figure is the last close against the close 252 sessions earlier. The 52 week range uses the daily highs and lows of the same window. Read the guide: How to read a stock quote.
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Trend and range
NCLH trades below both its 50 day average of $17.24 and its 200 day average of $19.58, the shape of a downtrend. The 50 day average sits below the 200 day average. Its beta against the S&P 500 over the last year is 1.90, a stock that moves a lot more than the market. It is 44.0% below its 52 week high and 7.2% above its 52 week low.
Moving averages smooth the closes of the last 50 and 200 sessions; being above or below them describes the trend, it does not predict it. Beta is how much the stock moved for each move in the S&P 500 over the year. Read the guide: Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta.
What analysts say
In the last 90 days 12 firms recorded 17 actions on NCLH: 14 kept a view, 2 downgrades and 1 new initiation. Price targets: 5 raised and 10 lowered. The most recent targets from 18 firms run from $13 to $32, with a median of $20, 36.9% above the last close.
| Date | Firm | Action | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | Truist Securities | Maintains Hold | $20.00 to $16.00 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintains Neutral | $17.00 to $13.00 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintains Overweight | $22.00 to $20.00 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | UBS | Maintains Neutral | $17.00 to $20.00 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | Mizuho | Downgrades to Neutral from Outperform | $22.00 to $17.00 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains Buy | $25.00 to $22.00 |
A target is one firm's guess at the price a year out, and the average runs optimistic. The useful reading is the mood: high targets and a wall of buys mean high expectations. Read the guide: What analyst ratings and price targets tell you.
Earnings
The next report is on the calendar for 3 November 2026 for Q3 2026, with earnings per share expected at $0.88. The last report, on 30 July 2026 for Q2 2026, showed EPS of $0.48 against $0.38 expected, a beat of 26.3%, on revenue of $2.6 billion. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reported quarters.
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The numbers
Over the trailing twelve months Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. shows revenue growth of 6.21%, a gross margin of 42.46%, an operating margin of 15.09% and a return on equity of 36.73%.
| Measure | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, TTM | 6.2% | 51st |
| Net income growth, TTM | 5.8% | 46th |
| Gross margin | 42.5% | 54th |
| Operating margin | 15.1% | 74th |
| Free cash flow margin | -11.7% | 27th |
| Return on equity | 36.7% | 94th |
| Return on assets | 3.3% | 73rd |
| Debt to equity | 5.84 | 97th |
| Current ratio | 0.20 | 21st |
| Effective tax rate | 1.6% | 43rd |
The percentile ranks the company against every US company the data covers; a high percentile means most companies score lower.
Margins say how much of each dollar of sales becomes profit, returns say how hard the balance sheet works, and debt to equity says how much of it is borrowed. The valuation ratios, price to earnings and the rest, are in the app on the stock page. Read the guide: The valuation ratios on a stock page.
About Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industry
- Transportation
- Headquarters
- Miami, Florida
- Chief executive
- Frank Jose Del Rio
- Employees
- 38,900
- Website
- nclhltd.com
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. was founded in 1966 and is based in Miami, Florida. As of December 31, 2021, the company had 28 ships with approximately 59,150 berths. It distributes its products through retail/travel advisor and onboard cruise sales channels.
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Learn
- How to read a stock quote
- Reading a price chart from one day to one year
- Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta
- What analyst ratings and price targets tell you
- The valuation ratios on a stock page
- Price alerts, targets and percent moves
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