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Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. had $771M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 19.6% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +56.4% a year on average.
Last close Β· Oct 23, 2026
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2.9%Hi! I read Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc.βs latest annual report (fiscal 2025). Here is what stands out:
Good So-so Weak
Are sales growing?
+19.6%
Yes. Sales grew 19.6% last year.
Does it make a profit?
β3.9%
No. It lost money last year.
Does profit turn into cash?
8.3%
Partly. 8.3% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
3.7x
Heavy. Repaying its debt would take 3.7 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
7 / 9
Solid. It passes 7 of 9 health tests.
How is the share priced?
β
No P/E: it made no profit over the last four quarters.
Rules of thumb on reported numbers. A starting point, not a recommendation.
Is it selling more, and how much does it keep?
KIRA Β· Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. had $771M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 19.6% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +56.4% a year on average. Its operating margin was 5.9%, up 2.6Β pts: of every 100 in sales, about 6 is left after running the business.
In plain words: Revenue is all the money customers paid. The margins show how many cents of each dollar of sales are left over at each step: after making the product (gross), after running the business (operating) and after everything, tax included (net).
Revenue
Revenue
Margins, % of revenue
Margins, % of revenue
KIRA Β· Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. lost $29.7M in fiscal 2025.
Loss periods are shown in red.
In plain words: Net income is the profit left after every cost and tax. Earnings per share (EPS) splits that profit across every share, so it shows what one share earned.
Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS
How much cash comes in, and where does it go?
KIRA Β· Free cash flow was $63.8M in fiscal 2025, 8.3% of revenue.
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
In plain words: Profit on paper is not the same as cash in the bank. Free cash flow is the cash left after paying to run and maintain the business: the money it can hand back to shareholders, save or invest.
Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
In plain words: Companies hand cash back in two ways: dividends (cash paid to shareholders) and buybacks (buying back their own shares, so each remaining share owns a bigger slice).
Dividends and buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)
KIRA Β· In the last 12 months, insiders sold $49.2M of shares on the open market and bought none.
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. βPlanβ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
In plain words: Insiders are the people who run or own a big part of the company. Buying with their own money can signal confidence; selling often has personal reasons, like taxes or diversifying.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$49.2M
7 insiders
Of sales under plans
90%
$44.1M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | Sven-Olof LindbladDirector, 10% owner | Sold plan | 67,974 | $35.68 | $2.4M | Form 4 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Sven-Olof LindbladDirector, 10% owner | Sold plan | 97,470 | $36.23 | $3.5M | Form 4 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Sven-Olof LindbladDirector, 10% owner | Sold plan | 75,545 | $35.49 | $2.7M | Form 4 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | Sven-Olof LindbladDirector, 10% owner | Sold plan | 83,500 | $34.29 | $2.9M | Form 4 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Sven-Olof LindbladDirector, 10% owner | Sold plan | 79,185 | $34.74 | $2.8M | Form 4 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Michael Elliott BisnowDirector | Sold | 44,642 | $24.21 | $1.1M | Form 4 |
| Jun 4, 2026 | L. Dyson DrydenDirector | Sold | 39,946 | $22.04 | $0.9M | Form 4 |
| May 29, 2026 | L. Dyson DrydenDirector | Sold | 52,747 | $23.09 | $1.2M | Form 4 |
| May 21, 2026 | Trey ByusChief Expedition Officer | Sold | 10,000 | $20.05 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| May 21, 2026 | John M Fahey JrDirector | Sold | 2,000 | $20.26 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| May 14, 2026 | John M Fahey JrDirector | Sold plan | 1,000 | $19.40 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| May 12, 2026 | John M Fahey JrDirector | Sold | 1,000 | $19.40 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| May 11, 2026 | John M Fahey JrDirector | Sold | 3,500 | $20.04 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| May 11, 2026 | Trey ByusChief Expedition Officer | Sold | 26,460 | $20.23 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | John M Fahey JrDirector | Sold | 7,768 | $17.66 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Jr. Thomas S. SmithDirector | Sold | 56,000 | $17.57 | $1.0M | Form 4 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | Benjamin Bressler*Founder & CEO of NHA | Sold plan | 41,000 | $18.08 | $0.7M | Form 4 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Sven-Olof LindbladDirector, 10% owner | Sold plan | 28,002 | $17.61 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Benjamin Bressler*Founder & CEO of NHA | Sold plan | 181,389 | $18.04 | $3.3M | Form 4 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Sven-Olof LindbladDirector, 10% owner | Sold plan | 127,310 | $17.38 | $2.2M | Form 4 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Benjamin Bressler*Founder & CEO of NHA | Sold plan | 87,478 | $17.08 | $1.5M | Form 4 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Sven-Olof LindbladDirector, 10% owner | Sold plan | 233,505 | $17.27 | $4.0M | Form 4 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Sven-Olof LindbladDirector, 10% owner | Sold plan | 78,283 | $16.66 | $1.3M | Form 4 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Benjamin Bressler*Founder & CEO of NHA | Sold plan | 33,338 | $17.02 | $0.6M | Form 4 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Sven-Olof LindbladDirector, 10% owner | Sold plan | 105,356 | $16.84 | $1.8M | Form 4 |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Sven-Olof LindbladDirector, 10% owner | Sold plan | 86,639 | $16.29 | $1.4M | Form 4 |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Sven-Olof LindbladDirector, 10% owner | Sold plan | 44,002 | $15.98 | $0.7M | Form 4 |
| Jan 26, 2026 | Sven-Olof LindbladDirector, 10% owner | Sold plan | 42,903 | $16.03 | $0.7M | Form 4 |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Sven-Olof LindbladDirector, 10% owner | Sold plan | 36,066 | $16.08 | $0.6M | Form 4 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Sven-Olof LindbladDirector, 10% owner | Sold plan | 62,100 | $16.48 | $1.0M | Form 4 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Sven-Olof LindbladDirector, 10% owner | Sold plan | 75,314 | $16.03 | $1.2M | Form 4 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Sven-Olof LindbladDirector, 10% owner | Sold plan | 80,520 | $15.67 | $1.3M | Form 4 |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Benjamin Bressler*Founder & CEO of NHA | Sold plan | 7,311 | $17.01 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Benjamin Bressler*Founder & CEO of NHA | Sold plan | 94,259 | $17.08 | $1.6M | Form 4 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Benjamin Bressler*Founder & CEO of NHA | Sold plan | 222,386 | $16.08 | $3.6M | Form 4 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Benjamin Bressler*Founder & CEO of NHA | Sold plan | 69,439 | $15.03 | $1.0M | Form 4 |
| Jan 7, 2026 | Benjamin Bressler*Founder & CEO of NHA | Sold plan | 29,628 | $15.04 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Benjamin Bressler*Founder & CEO of NHA | Sold plan | 16,123 | $15.02 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?
KIRA Β· Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. owes $406M more than it holds in cash, about 3.7 years of operating profit.
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. can carry it.
In plain words: What the company owns and what it owes. More cash than debt is a cushion for bad times; a lot of debt leaves less room when business slows down.
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $151M | $101M | $157M | $184M | $257M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $545M | $553M | $622M | $625M | $663M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β | 8.1x | 6.0x | 3.7x |
| Current ratio | 0.7x | 0.5x | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.8x |
| Quick ratio | 0.7x | 0.5x | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.8x |
| Total assets | $827M | $788M | $831M | $877M | $980M |
| Total liabilities | $812M | $874M | $945M | $1.0B | $1.1B |
| Shareholders' equity | β$78.6M | β$183M | β$225M | β$253M | β$285M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $394M | $452M | $465M | $442M | $406M |
KIRA Β· Its return on capital was 29.6%: every 100 invested in the business earned about 30 in a year.
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
In plain words: How much profit the business makes on the money put into it. A higher percentage means each dollar invested works harder.
Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
KIRA Β· Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. passes 7 of 9 financial health tests (Piotroski F-score).
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
In plain words: Nine yes/no tests of financial health, one point each. A green tick is a pass: 7 to 9 points is solid, 0 to 3 is weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 5 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 2 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β6.5% | β14.8% | β10.0% | β9.0% | β1.0% | β19.1% | β13.5% | β8.8% | β14.5% | β15.2% |
| Altman Z'' | 1.97 | 0.82 | 1.10 | 0.77 | β0.14 | β2.17 | β3.17 | β2.02 | β2.30 | β1.95 |
Every number, year by year.
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioβs name for its definition.
In plain words: Every number we have, year by year. Download it as a spreadsheet if you want to dig deeper.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $242M | $267M | $310M | $343M | $82.4M | $147M | $422M | $570M | $645M | $771M |
| Net interest income | β$10.1M | β$9.7M | β$10.8M | β$12.3M | β$16.7M | β$24.6M | β$37.5M | β$45.0M | β$45.7M | β$45.2M |
| Gross profit | $123M | $131M | $156M | $176M | $9.4M | $22.6M | $138M | $231M | $282M | $353M |
| Operating income | $14.0M | $10.7M | $25.3M | $33.2M | β$88.4M | β$111M | β$63.0M | $10.6M | $21.6M | $45.5M |
| Pretax income | $1.9M | $2.5M | $12.2M | $20.9M | β$110M | β$121M | β$102M | β$37.7M | β$25.1M | β$21.8M |
| Income tax | β$3.2M | $10.0M | $0.6M | $2.2M | β$9.8M | β$2.0M | $6.1M | $3.1M | $3.1M | $2.5M |
| Net income | $4.9M | β$8.7M | $11.4M | $16.4M | β$98.7M | β$119M | β$111M | β$45.6M | β$31.2M | β$29.7M |
| Net income to common | β | β$8.7M | $11.4M | $13.7M | β$100M | β$125M | β$116M | β$50.0M | β$35.8M | β$34.6M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.10 | β$0.19 | $0.24 | $0.28 | β$2.01 | β$2.41 | β$2.23 | β$0.94 | β$0.67 | β$0.63 |
| Diluted shares | 0.05B | 0.04B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $31.4M | $52.9M | $56.4M | $62.6M | β$92.3M | $32.5M | β$2.2M | $25.4M | $92.4M | $112M |
| Capital expenditure | $75.9M | $80.5M | $54.3M | $96.0M | $155M | $96.7M | $38.2M | $30.0M | $33.5M | $47.7M |
| Free cash flow | β$44.5M | β$27.6M | $2.0M | β$33.4M | β$248M | β$64.2M | β$40.4M | β$4.5M | $58.8M | $63.8M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $17.1M | $17.4M | $20.8M | $25.8M | $32.1M | $39.5M | $44.0M | $46.7M | $52.6M | $62.8M |
| Stock-based compensation | $5.4M | $10.6M | $4.4M | $3.6M | $2.4M | $5.6M | $7.0M | $13.9M | $9.8M | $13.5M |
| Acquisitions | $9.9M | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $18.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $10.6M | $19.5M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $135M | $96.4M | $113M | $102M | $188M | $151M | $101M | $157M | $184M | $257M |
| Total debt | $175M | $166M | $190M | $218M | $483M | $545M | $553M | $622M | $625M | $663M |
| Deposits | $3.5M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current assets | $171M | $132M | $150M | $147M | $229M | $210M | $183M | $245M | $278M | $368M |
| Current liabilities | $124M | $144M | $159M | $183M | $156M | $289M | $341M | $319M | $392M | $462M |
| Inventory | $1.7M | $1.8M | $1.6M | $2.0M | $2.2M | $2.3M | $2.0M | β | β | β |
| Property and equipment, net | $186M | $251M | $286M | $358M | $483M | $542M | $539M | $526M | $518M | $522M |
| Goodwill | $22.1M | $22.1M | $22.1M | $22.1M | $22.1M | $42.0M | $42.0M | $42.0M | $59.0M | $60.6M |
| Intangible assets | $11.1M | $9.6M | $8.0M | $6.4M | $4.8M | $13.2M | $11.2M | $9.4M | $15.9M | $16.6M |
| Total assets | $408M | $424M | $473M | $549M | $757M | $827M | $788M | $831M | $877M | $980M |
| Total liabilities | $289M | $312M | $351M | $409M | $631M | $812M | $874M | $945M | $1.0B | $1.1B |
| Preferred stock | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $114M | $106M | $116M | $123M | $35.0M | β$78.6M | β$183M | β$225M | β$253M | β$285M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 50.9% | 49.1% | 50.4% | 51.4% | 11.4% | 15.4% | 32.8% | 40.6% | 43.8% | 45.8% |
| Operating margin | 5.8% | 4.0% | 8.2% | 9.7% | β107.3% | β75.3% | β15.0% | 1.9% | 3.3% | 5.9% |
| EBITDA margin | 12.8% | 10.5% | 14.9% | 17.2% | β68.4% | β48.5% | β4.5% | 10.1% | 11.5% | 14.0% |
| Net margin | 2.0% | β3.2% | 3.7% | 4.8% | β119.9% | β81.0% | β26.4% | β8.0% | β4.8% | β3.9% |
| FCF margin | β18.4% | β10.3% | 0.6% | β9.7% | β300.8% | β43.6% | β9.6% | β0.8% | 9.1% | 8.3% |
| Net interest share of revenue | β4.2% | β3.7% | β3.5% | β3.6% | β20.3% | β16.7% | β8.9% | β7.9% | β7.1% | β5.9% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 9.1% | 4.0% | 12.5% | 12.4% | β21.2% | β27.8% | β18.5% | 3.5% | 9.0% | 29.6% |
| Return on capital employed | 4.9% | 3.8% | 8.1% | 9.1% | β14.7% | β20.6% | β14.1% | 2.1% | 4.4% | 8.8% |
| Return on equity | 4.3% | β7.9% | 10.2% | 13.7% | β124.8% | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets | 1.2% | β2.1% | 2.5% | 3.2% | β15.1% | β15.0% | β13.8% | β5.6% | β3.7% | β3.2% |
| Return on tangible equity | 6.0% | β11.6% | 13.2% | 14.5% | β1,249.9% | β | β | β | β | β |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 10.0% | 16.2% | 10.8% | β76.0% | 78.6% | 186.5% | 35.1% | 13.2% | 19.6% |
| Net income growth | β | β278.1% | β | 44.1% | β703.8% | β | β | β | β | β |
| EPS growth | β | β290.0% | β | 16.7% | β817.9% | β | β | β | β | β |
| FCF growth | β | β | β | β1,761.0% | β | β | β | β | β | 8.5% |
| Share count change | β | β4.0% | 4.0% | 6.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3.8% | 2.4% | 1.1% | 2.1% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.3x | 2.5x | 1.7x | 2.0x | β | β | β | 8.1x | 6.0x | 3.7x |
| Debt / equity | 1.5x | 1.6x | 1.6x | 1.8x | 13.8x | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio | 1.4x | 0.9x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 1.5x | 0.7x | 0.5x | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.8x |
| Quick ratio | 1.4x | 0.9x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 1.5x | 0.7x | 0.5x | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.8x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 31.3% | 30.2% | 17.5% | 28.0% | 188.8% | 65.7% | 9.1% | 5.3% | 5.2% | 6.2% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 2.2% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 1.7% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 5.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | β0.1 | β2.2 | β3.2 | β2.0 | β2.3 | β1.9 |
| Accruals ratio | β6.5% | β14.8% | β10.0% | β9.0% | β1.0% | β19.1% | β13.5% | β8.8% | β14.5% | β15.2% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001512499). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
