Viking Holdings Ltd (VIK) company profile
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $39.61BP/E 29.5Yield –
About Viking
Water Transportation, SIC 4400
Viking provides passenger cruise travel services across river, ocean, and expedition routes. The company operates passenger fleets offering cruise itineraries, categorized across cruise, land, and onboard service activities. Its primary offerings include river and ocean journeys, along with associated catering, hospitality, and voyage operations for travel customers.
The business maintains an international presence with entities and activities across jurisdictions including Bermuda, the United States, Switzerland, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Australia, China, Hong Kong, and Ukraine. Fleet assets include ocean ships, expedition vessels, and river vessels such as Longships. Corporate entities include Viking Holdings Ltd.
Summary of the business section of Viking's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Viking Holdings Ltd
- Headquarters
- Woodland Hills, CA
- Address
- 5700 Canoga Avenue, Suite 200 91367
- Phone
- (818) 227-1234
- Website
- viking.com
- Employees
- 13,000, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Water Transportation
- Incorporated in
- D0
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young AS, Oslo, Norway
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- VIK
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- May 2, 2024
- Shares outstanding
- 446M, Dec 31, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1745201
- CUSIP
- G93A5A101
- FIGI
- BBG004YZ9G29
- Share class FIGI
- BBG004YZ9G74
- EIN
- 00-0000000
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Torstein Hagen | Chairman and CEO, Director | 108,684,862 |
| Karine Hagen | EVP, Product, Director | 1,648,612 |
| Jeffrey Dash | EVP, Business Development | 603,490 |
| Milton Hugh | EVP, Sales | 565,571 |
| Anton Hofmann | EVP, Group Operations | 292,819 |
| Richard Marnell | EVP, Marketing | 110,771 |
| Linh Banh | Chief Financial Officer | 127,440 |
| Leah Talactac | President and CEO | 175,004 |
| Tore Myrholt | Director | 5,500 |
| Jack Weingart | Director | 0 |
| Paul Hackwell | Director | 0 |
| Pat Louis Naccarato | Director | – |
| Morten Garmann | Director | 40,000 |
| Richard David Fear | Director | – |
IPO
From the final prospectus (Form 424B4) and the first day of trading
Offering
- Type
- Initial public offering
- Final prospectus filed
- May 2, 2024
- Offer price
- $24.00
- Exchange
- NYSE
- First trading day
- May 1, 2024
- First-day close
- $26.10+8.8%
- Lock-up ends (est.)
- Oct 28, 2024
“The initial public offering price is $24.00 per ordinary share.”
Lock-up end is estimated as 180 days after the first trading day; the prospectus sets the actual terms.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately 13,000 employees.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2024 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Apr 30, 2024 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
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