Viking HoldingsVIK -1.28%19 Days Payable is 39.54 as of Mar. 2026, which is 41% above its 10-year median of 28.12. GuruFocus rates VIK with a GF Score™ of 19/100. The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 781 Travel & Leisure companies, Viking Holdings ranks worse than 75.93% on this metric.
The historical rank and industry rank for Viking Holdings's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:
VIK'
s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 24.54 Med: 28.12 Max: 55.42
Current: 27.37
During the past 5 years, Viking Holdings's highest Days Payable was 55.42. The lowest was 24.54. And the median was 28.12.
VIK's Days Payable is ranked worse than 75.93% of 781
companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 56.99
vs VIK: 27.37
Viking Holdings's Days Payable
increased
from Mar. 2025 (38.68) to Mar. 2026 (39.54).
It may suggest that Viking Holdingsdelayed paying its suppliers.
Viking Holdings Days Payable Related Terms
Viking Holdings Days Payable Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Viking Holdings's Days Payable can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
For the Travel Services subindustry, Viking Holdings's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Viking Holdings Days Payable vs Travel & Leisure Industry
For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Viking Holdings's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Viking Holdings's Days Payable falls into.
Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.
Viking Holdings's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Viking Holdings (VIK) has a Days Payable of 39.54 as of Mar. 2026. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Viking Holdings and its competitors. This is 41% above median its historical median of 28.12. Over the past decade, Viking Holdings' Days Payable has ranged from 24.54 to 55.42. According to the industry distribution chart, Viking Holdings ranks #593 out of 781 companies in the Travel & Leisure industry, placing it in the top 75.9%.
Is Viking Holdings' Days Payable too high?
Viking Holdings' current Days Payable of 39.54 is 41% above median its 10-year median of 28.12. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 24.54 to a high of 55.42. The Travel & Leisure industry median Days Payable is 56.99. Viking Holdings' value of 39.54 is 30.6% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Viking Holdings ranks #593 out of 781 companies in the Travel & Leisure industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Viking Holdings has a GF Score™ of 19/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Viking Holdings' Days Payable compare to CCL and EXPE?
According to the Travel & Leisure industry distribution chart, Viking Holdings ranks #593 out of 781 companies for Days Payable. This places Viking Holdings in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 56.99. Viking Holdings' value of 39.54 is 30.6% below this benchmark. Historically, Viking Holdings' own Days Payable has ranged from 24.54 to 55.42 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 28.12 vs. the industry median of 56.99, Viking Holdings has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Days Payable for a Travel & Leisure company?
The median Days Payable among Travel & Leisure companies is 56.99, based on 781 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Days Payable significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Days Payable should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Viking Holdings's current Days Payable of 39.54 is 30.6% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Days Payable mean?
A high Days Payable can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Viking Holdings and its competitors. For the Travel & Leisure industry, the median Days Payable is 56.99 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Viking Holdings's current Days Payable is 39.54, which is 41% above median its own 10-year median of 28.12. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Viking Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Viking Holdings (VIK) has a current Days Payable of 39.54. The current Days Payable is 39.54, which is 41% above median its 10-year median of 28.12 and 30.6% below the Travel & Leisure industry median of 56.99. Viking Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 19/100 with 8 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Days Payable calculated?
Days Payable is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Viking Holdings (VIK), the current Days Payable is 39.54 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Viking Holdings Ltd is a travel company, with a fleet of 92 small ships, which view as floating hotels. It offers travel experiences on all seven continents in all three categories of the cruise industry river, ocean, and expedition cruising. The Group defines its products based on the type of cruise offering and language of the cruise service. The River segment provides river cruises outside the United States to English-speaking passengers. The Ocean segment offers ocean cruises to English-speaking passengers. Other include operating segments that are not individually reportable, consisting of expedition cruises for English-speaking passengers (Expedition), Mississippi River cruises for English-speaking passengers, and Viking China, which includes cruises for Mandarin.
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