Booking Holdings Inc.
BKNG· Nasdaq· Transportation Services
- Market cap
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- FCF margin
- 33.8%
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- –
- Revenue, 5 yr CAGR
- +31.7%
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Company statistics
Profile · FY2025
- Market cap
- –
- Enterprise value
- –
- Diluted shares
- 32.6M
- Revenue
- $26.9B
- Free cash flow
- $9.1B
- Owner earnings
- $8.5B
Valuation · FY2025
- P/E
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- P/Owner earnings
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- EV/FCF
- –
- P/B
- –
Margins · FY2025
- Gross
- –
- Operating
- 32.8%
- Net
- –
- Free cash flow
- 33.8%
- Owner earnings
- 31.5%
- Stock pay
- 2.3%
Returns
- ROIC, FY2025
- –
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- –
- ROE, FY2025
- –
- ROE, 5 yr avg
- –
Growth (CAGR)
- Revenue, 3 yr
- 16.3%
- Revenue, 5 yr
- 31.7%
- Revenue, 9 yr
- 10.7%
- Diluted EPS, 3 yr
- 29.4%
- Diluted EPS, 5 yr
- 158.3%
- Diluted EPS, 9 yr
- 16.3%
- Free cash flow, 3 yr
- 13.7%
- Free cash flow, 5 yr
- –
- Free cash flow, 9 yr
- 10.3%
Financial health · FY2025
- Cash and investments
- $17.2B
- Total debt
- $18.7B
- Net debt
- $1.5B
- Debt/Equity
- –
- Debt/FCF
- 2.1x
Shareholder returns · FY2025
- Dividend yield
- –
- Payout ratio
- –
- Buyback yield
- –
- Shareholder yield
- –
- Share count, 5 yr
- -4.5%
Financials: ten years from the 10-Ks
Revenue
$26.9B
+10.7% a year over 9 years
FY2016FY2025
Margins
Gross–Operating32.8%
FY2025
FY2016FY2025
Free cash flow and owner earnings
Free cash flow$9.1BOwner earnings$8.5B
Free cash flow +10.3% a year
FY2016FY2025
Diluted shares
32.6M
-34.8% over 9 years, net buybacks
FY2016FY2025
Return on invested capital
–
FY2025
FY2016FY2025
Net debt (below zero)
-$1.5B
$1.5B more debt than cash
FY2016FY2025
Every figure, year by year
| Fiscal year | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The business | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $10.7B | $12.7B | $14.5B | $15.1B | $6.8B | $11.0B | $17.1B | $21.4B | $23.7B | $26.9B |
| Revenue growth | 16.5% | 18.0% | 14.6% | 3.7% | -54.9% | 61.2% | 56.0% | 25.0% | 11.1% | 13.4% |
| Gross margin | 96.1% | 98.1% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Operating margin | 27.1% | 35.8% | 36.8% | 35.5% | -9.3% | 22.8% | 29.9% | 27.3% | 31.8% | 32.8% |
| Net income | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Net margin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diluted EPS | $42.65 | $46.86 | $83.26 | $111.82 | $1.44 | $28.17 | $76.35 | $117.40 | $172.69 | $165.57 |
| Return on invested capital? | 19.6% | 19.1% | 39.6% | 69.7% | -1.1% | 33.3% | 138.5% | – | – | – |
| Cash | ||||||||||
| Operating cash flow | $4.0B | $4.7B | $5.3B | $4.9B | $85.0M | $2.8B | $6.6B | $7.3B | $8.3B | $9.4B |
| Capital expenditure | $220.0M | $288.0M | $442.0M | $368.0M | $286.0M | $304.0M | $368.0M | $345.0M | $429.0M | $322.0M |
| Free cash flow | $3.8B | $4.4B | $4.9B | $4.5B | -$201.0M | $2.5B | $6.2B | $7.0B | $7.9B | $9.1B |
| Stock-based compensation | $250.0M | $261.0M | $317.0M | $308.0M | $233.0M | $370.0M | $404.0M | $530.0M | $599.0M | $613.0M |
| Owner earnings? | $3.5B | $4.1B | $4.6B | $4.2B | -$434.0M | $2.1B | $5.8B | $6.5B | $7.3B | $8.5B |
| Free cash flow per share | $75.19 | $87.56 | $101.96 | $103.36 | $-4.88 | $60.83 | $154.45 | $191.60 | $231.74 | $278.41 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – | – | – | $0 | $0 | $1.2B | $1.2B |
| Share repurchases | $1.0B | $1.8B | $6.0B | $8.2B | $1.3B | $163.0M | $6.6B | $10.4B | $6.5B | $6.4B |
| Diluted shares | 50.1M | 50.0M | 48.0M | 43.5M | 41.2M | 41.4M | 40.1M | 36.5M | 34.1M | 32.6M |
| Share count change? | -3.0% | -0.2% | -3.9% | -9.4% | -5.4% | 0.5% | -3.2% | -8.8% | -6.8% | -4.2% |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $2.1B | $2.5B | $2.6B | $6.3B | $10.6B | $11.1B | $12.2B | $12.1B | $16.2B | $17.2B |
| Short-term investments | $2.2B | $4.9B | $3.7B | $998.0M | $501.0M | $25.0M | $175.0M | $576.0M | $0 | – |
| Total debt | $6.2B | $8.8B | $8.6B | $7.6B | $12.0B | $10.9B | $12.5B | $14.2B | $16.6B | $18.7B |
| Net debt | $1.9B | $1.4B | $2.4B | $330.0M | $951.0M | -$226.0M | $89.0M | $1.5B | $434.0M | $1.5B |
| Shareholders' equity | $9.8B | $11.3B | $8.8B | $5.9B | $4.9B | $6.2B | $2.8B | -$2.7B | -$4.0B | -$5.6B |
Latest filings
| 2026-08-04 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-08-04 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-04-28 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-04-28 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-04-21 | DEF 14A | Proxy statement |
| 2026-02-18 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-02-18 | 10-K | Annual report |
| 2025-10-28 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2025-10-28 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2025-07-29 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
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