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Is Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH) overvalued or undervalued?

Updated Sep 3, 2026 · researched from SEC filings · educational, not advice

Fair value
$45.47
Market price
$15.57
Upside to fair value
+192.0%
Verdict
192% below fair value

Test the assumptions — move the discount rate

The DCF value below is a real engine result at each WACC (not a re-estimate). Drag to see how sensitive NCLH's DCF is to the discount rate.

Market price: $15.57

At a recent price of $15.57, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH) trades 192% below TickerWorth's blended fair value of $45.47 per share — a discounted-cash-flow model cross-checked against peer multiples and asset value — meaning the market currently prices NCLH undervalued vs our estimate of what the business is intrinsically worth. Our fair value sits above the market, an implied +192.0% move to close the gap if the business performs in line with our assumptions. This is an educational model, not a price target or a recommendation — the value moves with the inputs, which you can test yourself using the WACC slider below.

One of the lenses behind that blended figure is a discounted-cash-flow model, which on its own values NCLH at about $21.92 per share. The rest of this page walks through that DCF — its assumptions, reverse-DCF and discount-rate sensitivity — because it is the auditable anchor of the blend.

The valuation discounts Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.'s projected free cash flows at a weighted-average cost of capital (WACC) of 7.9%, with a long-run terminal growth rate of 2.5%. About 76% of the enterprise value comes from the terminal value — the portion beyond the explicit forecast window — which is typical for a stable, cash-generative business and a reminder that small changes in the discount rate or terminal growth assumption swing the intrinsic value meaningfully.

Running the DCF in reverse — solving for the growth the current price already assumes — the market is implying roughly -1.3% annual revenue growth for NCLH. Our base case instead assumes about 5.0% average growth over the forecast, so the market is pricing in slower growth than our base case. The reverse-DCF is a quick sanity check: it reframes 'is this stock cheap?' as 'do I believe the growth the price requires?' rather than arguing over a single point estimate of fair value.

Sensitivity matters more than any single number. Across a reasonable band of discount-rate assumptions, NCLH's modeled DCF value ranges from about $14.76 to $41.20 per share. If that range still sits below today's price, the market is optimistic relative to the model across the whole band; if it brackets the price, the stock is roughly fairly valued on our assumptions. Use the interactive slider to see exactly where your own cost-of-capital view lands.

How to read this page: the DCF fair value is what Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. would be worth if its cash flows grow as modeled and are discounted at the stated WACC. The assumptions table shows every input and its source; the reverse-DCF shows what the market believes; the sensitivity band shows how fragile the answer is. None of this is investment advice — it is a transparent, auditable framework for forming your own view of NCLH's intrinsic value. Figures update as new filings and prices come in.

The assumptions behind NCLH's DCF

InputValueSource
Base-year revenue$9,827,590,000Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. FY2025 10-K (accession 0001104659-26-022067): us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax, FY2025 full year.
Base EBIT margin15.9%Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. FY2025 10-K (accession 0001104659-26-022067): us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss 1,560,868,000 / revenue 9,827,592,000 = 15.88%, FY2025.
Forecast revenue growth6% → 6% → 5% → 5% → 4%Assumption — TickerWorth's 5-year explicit forecast
Risk-free rate4.8%Live feed — US 10-year Treasury yield (^TNX)
Beta1.90Live feed — yfinance, 5-year monthly beta vs the S&P 500 (clamped to 0.4–2.5)
Terminal growth2.5%Assumption — TickerWorth house default 2.5%, held below WACC
Diluted shares478MNorwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. FY2025 10-K (accession 0001104659-26-022067): WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding = 477,742,311 shares, FY2025.
Market price$15.57Delayed quote · as of 2026-09-03 06:00 UTC

Researched from filings: the base year — revenue, operating margin and balance-sheet figures — comes straight from this company's latest SEC 10-K (cached, refreshed periodically). Forward growth and terminal value are still algorithmic estimates; drag the WACC slider to test sensitivity.

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