Compared to Estimates, Viking (VIK) Q2 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

Viking Holdings (VIK) reported $2.19 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 16.5%. EPS of $1.31 for the same period compares to $0.99 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.05% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.13 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.25, the EPS surprise was +4.8%.

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.

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:

• Capacity PCDs: 2,364,226.00 Days compared to the 2,293,559.00 Days average estimate based on three analysts.
• PCDs: 2,232,470.00 Days versus the three-analyst average estimate of 2,199,290.00 Days.
• Occupancy: 94.4% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 95.9%.
• Net Yield: $645.00 versus $637.77 estimated by three analysts on average.
• PCDs - Viking Ocean: 922,618.00 Days compared to the 911,922.60 Days average estimate based on two analysts.
• Capacity PCDs - Viking Ocean: 962,744.00 Days versus 948,781.60 Days estimated by two analysts on average.
• Occupancy - Viking Ocean: 95.4% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 96.1%.
• Net Yield - Viking River: $660.00 versus $640.87 estimated by two analysts on average.
• Occupancy - Viking River: 94.8% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 96.5%.
• Net Yield - Viking Ocean: $593.00 compared to the $631.74 average estimate based on two analysts.
• Onboard and other: $158 million versus $147.5 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +26.2% change.
• Cruise and land: $2.03 billion compared to the $1.98 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +15.8% year over year.

View all Key Company Metrics for Viking here>>>

Shares of Viking have returned -1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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