Viking Holdings (VIK) reported $971.76 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.3%. EPS of -$0.11 for the same period compares to -$0.24 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.36% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $985.19 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.12, the EPS surprise was +4.35%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Viking performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:- Capacity PCDs: 1,270,701.00 Days versus the three-analyst average estimate of 1,270,062.00 Days.
- PCDs: 1,203,734.00 Days compared to the 1,204,799.00 Days average estimate based on three analysts.
- Occupancy: 94.7% compared to the 94.7% average estimate based on three analysts.
- Net Yield: $596.00 compared to the $573.59 average estimate based on three analysts.
- PCDs - Viking Ocean: 876,449.00 Days versus 856,520.40 Days estimated by two analysts on average.
- Capacity PCDs - Viking Ocean: 922,710.00 Days versus the two-analyst average estimate of 904,631.10 Days.
- Occupancy - Viking Ocean: 95% compared to the 94.7% average estimate based on two analysts.
- Net Yield - Viking River: $761.00 versus $653.41 estimated by two analysts on average.
- Occupancy - Viking River: 93.7% versus 94.1% estimated by two analysts on average.
- Net Yield - Viking Ocean: $527.00 compared to the $525.79 average estimate based on two analysts.
- Onboard and other: $81.98 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $70.54 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +32%.
- Cruise and land: $971.76 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $938.05 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +16.4%.
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Shares of Viking have returned +1.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +8.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days
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