# Viking Holdings Ltd (VIK)

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CIK: 0001745201
SIC: 4400 Water Transportation
SIC breadcrumb: [Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services](/division/E/) > [SIC Major Group 44](/major-group/44/) > [SIC 4400 Water Transportation](/industry/4400/)
Latest 10-K filed: 2026-03-03
SEC page: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=1745201
Filing source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1745201/000174520126000007/vik-20251231.htm

## At a glance

No standardized annual SEC companyfacts metrics were extracted for this company; the at-a-glance panel is omitted rather than estimated.

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## Selected Fundamentals
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## Financials

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## Quarterly

No clean discrete quarterly SEC companyfacts metrics were extracted for this company.

## Filed narrative (10-K & 10-Q)

## Latest quarter (10-Q)

No recent 10-Q filing was found in the SEC submissions feed for this filer.

## Latest 10-K MD&A (excerpt)

Latest 10-K Item 7 source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1745201/000174520126000007/vik-20251231.htm
Complete FY 2025 MD&A: /company/VIK/mda/fy2025/

Extracted from a substantive MD&A body after the formal Item 7 span was a TOC or reference stub.
Confidence: high
Filing date: 2026-03-03
Report date: 2025-12-31

Results of Operations

Operating results for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 are shown in the following table:

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The following table reconciles net income (loss), the most directly comparable IFRS Accounting Standards measure, to Adjusted EBITDA for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:

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[["","","Year Ended December 31,"],["","","2025","","","2024","","","2023"],["(in thousands)"],["Net income (loss)","$","1,148,095","","","$","152,977","","","$","(1,850,096",")"],["Interest income","","(84,876",")","","","(69,374",")","","","(48,027",")"],["Interest expense","","362,575","","","","380,486","","","","528,061"],["Income tax expense","","19,653","","","","16,857","","","","6,639"],["Depreciation, amortization and impairment","","284,790","","","","260,844","","","","253,719"],["EBITDA","","1,730,237","","","","741,790","","","","(1,109,704",")"],["Private Placement derivative loss (a)","","\u2014","","","","364,214","","","","2,007,089"],["Warrants loss (b)","","","\u2014","","","","261,615","","","","107,673"],["Other financial (income) loss","","(2,767",")","","","(1,886",")","","","46,540"],["Currency loss (gain)","","56,100","","","","(31,542",")","","","20,815"],["Share based compensation expense","","88,518","","","","14,111","","","","17,909"],["Adjusted EBITDA","$","1,872,088","","","$","1,348,302","","","$","1,090,322"]]
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(a)
Private Placement derivative loss represented the non-cash loss on the remeasurement of the fair value of the derivatives associated with the Series C Preference Shares. The Series C Preference Shares automatically converted to ordinary shares immediately prior to the consummation of our IPO.

(b)
Warrants loss represented the non-cash loss on the remeasurement of the warrant liability and is included in other financial income (loss) on the consolidated statements of operations. All warrants were exercised in November 2024, at which point the associated liability ceased to be outstanding.

The following tables reconcile net income (loss) attributable to Viking Holdings Ltd, the most directly comparable IFRS Accounting Standards measure, to Adjusted Net Income (Loss) attributable to Viking Holdings Ltd and diluted weighted-average ordinary shares and special shares outstanding, the most directly comparable IFRS Accounting Standards measure, to Adjusted Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. Additionally, the following tables show the calculation of Adjusted EPS for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.

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[["","Year Ended December 31,"],["","2025","","","2024"],["(in thousands)"],["Net income attributable to Viking Holdings Ltd","$","1,147,570","","","$","152,331"],["Interest expense and Private Placement derivative loss related to Series C Preference Shares","","\u2014","","","","396,207"],["Warrants loss","","\u2014","","","","261,615"],["Loss (gain), net, for debt extinguishment and modification costs and embedded derivatives associated with debt","","17,480","","","","(661",")"],["Adjusted Net Income attributable to Viking Holdings Ltd","$","1,165,050","","","$","809,492"]]
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[["","Year Ended December 31,"],["","2025","","","2024"],["(in thousands)"],["Weighted average ordinary shares and special shares outstanding \u2013 Diluted","","446,418","","","","366,709"],["Outstanding warrants","","\u2014","","","","7,803"],["Assumed conversion of Series C Preference Shares and preference shares at the beginning of 2024","","\u2014","","","","61,504"],["Adjusted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding","","446,418","","","","436,016"]]
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[["","Year Ended December 31,"],["","2025","","","2024"],["(in thousands, except Adjusted EPS)"],["Adjusted Net Income attributable to Viking Holdings Ltd","$","1,165,050","","","$","809,492"],["Adjusted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding","","446,418","","","","436,016"],["Adjusted EPS","$","2.61","","","$","1.86"]]
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The following table sets forth certain non-IFRS Accounting Standards financial measures for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:

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[["","Year Ended December 31,"],["","2025","","","2024"],["Adjusted FCF (in thousands)","$","2,175,610","","","$","1,726,154"],["Adjusted FCF Conversion","","116.2","%","","","128.0","%"],["ROIC","","45.8","%","","","40.8","%"]]
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The following tables reconcile net cash flow from operating activities, the most directly comparable IFRS Accounting Standards measure, to Adjusted FCF, for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:

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[["","Year Ended December 31,"],["","2025","","","2024"],["(in thousands)"],["Net cash flow from operating activities","$","2,560,310","","","$","2,082,009"],["Interest paid","","(314,240",")","","","(355,080",")"],["Interest payments for lease liabilities","","(19,014",")","","","(20,872",")"],["Interest received","","83,629","","","","71,770"],["Ongoing Capex","","(135,075",")","","","(80,258",")"],["Cash portion of interest expense related to Series C Preference Shares","","\u2014","","","","28,585"],["Adjusted FCF","$","2,175,610","","","$","1,726,154"]]
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[["","Year Ended December 31,"],["","2025","","","2024"],["(in thousands)"],["Investments in PP&E","$","(1,026,854",")","","$","(917,424",")"],["Additions to PP&E for vessels and ships under construction","","890,334","","","","836,897"],["Additions to PP&E for vessels and ships delivered in current period","","1,445","","","","269"],["Ongoing Capex","$","(135,075",")","","$","(80,258",")"]]
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[["","Year Ended December 31,"],["","2025","","","2024"],["(in thousands, except Adjusted FCF Conversion)"],["Adjusted FCF","$","2,175,610","","","$","1,726,154"],["Adjusted EBITDA","","1,872,088","","","$","1,348,302"],["Adjusted FCF Conversion","","116.2","%","","","128.0","%"]]
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[["","Year Ended December 31,"],["","2025","","","2024"],["(in thousands)"],["Operating income","$","1,501,534","","","$","1,075,068"],["Income tax expense","","(19,653",")","","","(16,857",")"],["Operating income, after tax (a)","$","1,481,881","","","$","1,058,211"]]
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[["","Year Ended December 31,"],["","2025","","","2024"],["(in thousands, except ROIC)"],["Average indebtedness for four quarters","$","5,645,526","","","$","6,503,078"],["Average debt fees for four quarters","","156,518","","","","129,306"],["Average cash and cash equivalents for four quarters","","(3,052,964",")","","","(2,097,717",")"],["Average shareholders\u2019 equity for four quarters","","483,931","","","","(1,940,023",")"],["Invested Capital (b)","$","3,233,011","","","$","2,594,644"],["ROIC (a) / (b)","","45.8","%","","","40.8","%"]]
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The following table sets forth selected statistical and operating data on a consolidated basis:

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(a)
Vessels operated includes chartered vessels and the Viking Yidun, which operated select Viking Ocean itineraries and Asia Outbound sailings for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.

The following table sets forth selected statistical and operating data for Viking River and for Viking Ocean:

[Excerpt truncated for page length; the complete text is on the linked full-MD&A page.]

Read the full FY 2025 MD&A: /company/VIK/mda/fy2025/
All MD&A years: /company/VIK/mda/






## Macro cross-references

Indicators mapped to this company's SIC classification (industry 4400 Water Transportation) by grepcent's deterministic macro-sector crosswalk. A navigational mapping, not a statistical or causal claim.

- [GDPC1](/indicator/GDPC1/): Real Gross Domestic Product
- [INDPRO](/indicator/INDPRO/): Industrial Production: Total Index
- [TCU](/indicator/TCU/): Capacity Utilization: Total Index
- [DGS10](/indicator/DGS10/): Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 10-Year Constant Maturity
- [BOPGSTB](/indicator/BOPGSTB/): U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Balance

Macro-to-micro threads including this sector: [Money & trade](/thread/money-trade/), [Trade & external](/thread/trade-external/).

All macro indicators: /indicators/


## For LLMs & downloads

Markdown twin: /company/VIK.md · JSON record: /company/VIK.json · machine TOC for the whole site: /llms.txt