Company data
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. employees and revenue per employee
NCLH · Travel Services · $8.73B market cap
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. had 5,300 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 1.9% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $9.83B, up 3.7% from a year earlier, or $1.85M per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.
Employees
5,300
+1.9% YoY
Revenue
$9.83B
+3.7% YoY
Revenue / employee
$1.85M
Peer median $921K
Rank in industry
1 of 7
Travel Services
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 5,300 | $9.83B | $1.85M | +1.9% | +3.7% |
| Dec 2024 | 5,200 | $9.48B | $1.82M | +2.0% | +10.9% |
| Dec 2023 | 5,100 | $8.55B | $1.68M | +0.0% | +76.5% |
| Dec 2022 | 5,100 | $4.84B | $950K | +45.7% | +647.5% |
| Dec 2021 | 3,500 | $648M | $185K | +6.1% | -49.4% |
| Dec 2020 | 3,300 | $1.28B | $388K | -17.5% | -80.2% |
| Dec 2019 | 4,000 | $6.46B | $1.62M | +25.0% | +6.7% |
| Dec 2018 | 3,200 | $6.06B | $1.89M | +6.7% | +12.2% |
| Dec 2017 | 3,000 | $5.40B | $1.80M | +0.0% | +10.7% |
| Dec 2016 | 3,000 | $4.87B | $1.62M | — | — |
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Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Travel Services.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCLH Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. | 5,300 | $9.83B | $1.85M | Efficient growth |
| ABNB Airbnb, Inc. | 8,200 | $12.3B | $1.50M | Hiring ahead |
| BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. | 24,300 | $26.9B | $1.11M | Leaner |
| EXPE Expedia Group, Inc. | 16,000 | $14.7B | $921K | Leaner |
| CCL Carnival Corporation & plc | 101,000 | $26.6B | $264K | Efficient growth |
| RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | 108,000 | $17.9B | $166K | Efficient growth |
| GBTG Global Business Travel Group, Inc. | 27,000 | $2.72B | $101K | Hiring ahead |
Questions about Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
- How many employees does Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. have?
- Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. reported 5,300 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on March 2, 2026. That is up 1.9% from a year earlier.
- What is Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.'s revenue per employee?
- Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. brought in $9.83B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $1.85M per employee. That ranks 1 of 7 companies we track in Travel Services, where the median is $921K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed March 2, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell NCLH.