BKNG
Booking Holdings Inc.
BKNG's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 17x earnings, about half its usual 32x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
BKNG Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
BKNG's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
BKNG PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 14x | $161 | — |
| Current | 17x | $161 | — |
| Cheap | 23x | $212 | +32% |
| Fair | 32x | $294 | +82% |
| Expensive | 128x | $1,188 | +637% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BKNG's PE is in its cheap range at 17x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 14x next year's earnings.
BKNG Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BKNG, with profitability improving.
BKNG Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $11.78 | +27% |
| Q3 2026 | $9.25 | +51% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.01 | +57% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.58 | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.62 | -4.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.14 | +4.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.74 | +0.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.42 | +21% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.91 | +47% |
BKNG earned $9.25 per share over the past year, up 51% from the year before.
BKNG Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $8.9B | -1.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.4B | +8.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.5B | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.3B | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $9B | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.8B | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.8B | +7.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.5B | +14% |
BKNG's revenue is growing: $8.9B last quarter, down 1.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 38% | -0.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 34% | +0.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 23% | +0.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 32% | +0.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 39% | -1.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 33% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 22% | +4.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 32% | +19 points |
BKNG's operating margin was 38% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
BKNG Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | -22% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.6B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.1B | -1.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4B | +120% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4B | -40% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.1B | +32% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.2B | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $645M | -48% |
BKNG generated $9.2B in free cash flow over the past year, up 11% from the year before.
BKNG Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.2% | -17M shares |
| 1 year | -7.5% | -61M shares |
| 3 years | -16% | -147M shares |
| 5 years | -27% | -281M shares |
| Available history | -31% | -335M shares |
BKNG has 753M diluted shares, down 7.5% from a year ago, with $12B in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.1B |
| Q2 2026 | $4B |
| Q1 2026 | $3.8B |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1B |
| Q3 2025 | $653M |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5B |
| Q1 2025 | $2.2B |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2B |
BKNG spent $12B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 117% from the year before.
BKNG Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
BKNG's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
BKNG Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.6 | Oversold |
BKNG's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (oversold).
BKNG PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | BKNG | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 18x | 3.3% below |
| PE % | 4 | 47 | 43 pts below |
BKNG is trading at 17x earnings, in line with the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
BKNG Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $159.1 | 1.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $178.2 | 9.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $180.8 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $193.2 | 17% below |
| 200 week MA | $164.3 | 1.9% below |
BKNG has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 1.9% below its 200-week average.
BKNG Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $82.9 | $83.5 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | $83.5 | $96.1 | +15% |
| 2022 | $96.1 | $78.9 | -18% |
| 2023 | $78.9 | $141.9 | +80% |
| 2024 | $141.9 | $201.5 | +42% |
| 2025 | $201.5 | $217.6 | +8% |
| 2026 YTD | $217.6 | $161.2 | -26% |
BKNG has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's down 26% so far in 2026.