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BKNG · NasdaqGS

Booking Holdings Inc.

Travel Services · United States

USD 158.460.1% daily changeQuote 2026-10-06 · USD
Market cap (USD)
US$119.06B
Trailing P/E
17.57x
Forward P/E
12.82x
Quarterly revenue growth
8.1%
Trailing net margin
25.5%
Indicated dividend yield
1.1%

Snapshot 2026-10-06 · Latest financial period 2026-06-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.

Next earnings: 2026-10-27 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).

Company background

Booking Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides online and traditional travel and restaurant reservations and related services in the United States, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company operates Booking.com, which offers online accommodation reservations; and Priceline, which provides discount travel reservations services, as well as online accommodation, flight, rental car reservation services, vacation packages, cruises, activity, and affiliate programs. It also operates Agoda that offers online accommodation reservation, flight, ground transportation, and attractions. In addition, the company operates KAYAK, an online meta-search service that allows consumers to search and compare travel itineraries and prices; and OpenTable for booking online restaurant reservations, as well as reservation management services to restaurants. Further, it offers travel-related insurance products, payment facilitation, and restaurant management services to consumers, travel service providers, and restaurants; and advertising services. The company was formerly known as The Priceline Group Inc. and changed its name to Booking Holdings Inc. in February 2018. Booking Holdings Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.

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Q1 2026

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BKNG Stock: EPS Beats by 8% — Q1 2026 Earnings Analysis

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MetricBKNGBooking Holdings Inc.Snapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30ABNBAirbnb, Inc.Snapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30RCLRoyal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.Snapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30Peer medianSimilar-size peers only
Market capMarket value, converted to USDUS$119.06BUS$97.73BUS$76.27BUS$87.00Bn=2
Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate12.82x26.36x13.95x20.15xn=2
EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA11.78x31.57x13.92x22.75xn=2
Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter8.1%16.5%6.5%11.5%n=2
Operating marginLatest reported quarter34.4%21.0%27.1%24.0%n=2
Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap6.5%3.3%-2.0%0.6%n=2
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA0.36x-3.47x3.27x-0.10xn=2
Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity—0.32x2.25x1.28xn=2
Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings17.57x37.18x17.60x27.39xn=2
Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share—12.35x7.45x9.90xn=2
EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue4.34x6.62x5.16x5.89xn=2
Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter130.0%33.4%-4.6%14.4%n=2
Gross marginTrailing twelve months87.2%82.9%50.3%66.6%n=2
Net marginTrailing twelve months25.5%20.4%23.5%22.0%n=2
Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only—34.5%44.7%39.6%n=2
Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue27.4%24.4%-8.1%8.1%n=2
Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price1.1%—2.1%—
Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout17.8%0.0%30.9%15.4%n=2
Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities1.09x1.41x0.21x0.81xn=2
BetaProvider historical market sensitivity1.131.241.821.53n=2

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Research history for BKNG

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Q1 20262026-04-29
Q4 20252026-04-15

BKNG Stock: $6.3B Revenue — Q4 2025 Earnings Analysis

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BKNG Stock: $6.3B Revenue — Q4 2025 Earnings Analysis

Presentation · 2026-04-15 · YouTube

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