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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH)

Norwegian Cruise Line raises 2026 guidance after Q3 results beat its own forecast

Positive Impact 4 of 5 guidance

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reported third quarter 2026 total revenue of $2.9 billion and GAAP net income of $491 million, or $1.07 per share, up from $419 million a year earlier. The company raised its full year 2026 guidance to Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $2.55 billion and Adjusted EPS of approximately $1.70, but Net Yield fell 6.5% in the quarter and Net Leverage ended at 5.5x.

Key points

  • Q3 2026 Adjusted EBITDA was $937 million, above guidance of $874 million; Adjusted EPS was $1.12, above guidance of $0.90
  • Full year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance is approximately $2.55 billion and Adjusted EPS guidance is approximately $1.70
  • Q3 2026 Net Yield declined 6.5% on an as reported basis; total debt was $15.1 billion as of September 30, 2026
  • Issued $950 million of 8.750% senior notes due 2031 on October 15, 2026

The filing

CompanyNorwegian Cruise Line (NCLH)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 29, 2026, 7:00 AM ET
Accession number0001171843-26-006957

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 7, 2026, 11:18 PM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only.

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