Booking Holdings (BKNG): financials, SEC filings and peers
Booking Holdings (BKNG) is a hotels, resorts & cruise lines company in the Consumer Discretionary sector of the S&P 500, headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.
It was founded in 1996 and joined the S&P 500 on November 6, 2009.
Its fiscal year ends in December, and its shares trade on the Nasdaq.
In its SEC filings it is classified as “Transportation Services”.
Booking Holdings at a glance
- Revenue (12 months)
- $28.2B
- Revenue growth
- +12.9%
- Operating margin
- 32.9%
- Net income (12 months)
- $7.2B
- Free cash flow (12 months)
- $9.5B
- Cash
- $17.2B
- Debt
- $20.2B
- Diluted EPS (12 months)
- $132.48
Twelve months to June 30, 2026, from the 10-Q filed August 4, 2026.
Latest twelve months
Over the twelve months to June 30, 2026, Booking Holdings reported revenue of $28.2 billion, up 12.9% from a year earlier.
Its operating margin was 32.9%: for every $100 of sales, about $33 was left as operating profit.
Net income was $7.2 billion (25.5% of revenue), 49.8% higher than a year earlier.
Operating cash flow was $9.9 billion and capital spending $320 million, leaving free cash flow of $9.5 billion (33.8% of revenue).
At the end of the period it held $17.2 billion in cash and $20.2 billion in debt, a net debt position of $3.0 billion.
The diluted share count fell 5.5% in a year, typically the result of buybacks.
Five-year trend
- Revenue went from $6.8 billion in fiscal 2020 to $26.9 billion in fiscal 2025, about 31.7% a year.
- Revenue has grown for 5 fiscal years in a row.
- Operating margin widened from -9.3% to 32.8% over the same years.
- Free cash flow was negative in 1 of the last 6 fiscal years.
| Fiscal year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $11.0B | $17.1B | $21.4B | $23.7B | $26.9B |
| Revenue growth | 61.2% | 56.0% | 25.0% | 11.1% | 13.4% |
| Operating margin | 22.8% | 29.9% | 27.3% | 31.8% | 32.8% |
| Net income | $1.2B | $3.1B | $4.3B | $5.9B | $5.4B |
| Free cash flow | $2.5B | $6.2B | $7.0B | $7.9B | $9.1B |
| Diluted EPS | $28.17 | $76.35 | $117.40 | $172.69 | $165.57 |
Fiscal years as reported in Booking Holdings’s 10-K filings. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital spending.
Recent SEC filings
- 10-Q filed August 4, 2026 — quarterly report
- 8-K filed August 4, 2026 — Earnings results
- 8-K filed June 2, 2026 — Shareholder vote results
- 8-K filed May 11, 2026 — Material agreement; New debt obligation
- 8-K filed May 7, 2026 — Material agreement; New debt obligation
- 10-Q filed April 28, 2026 — quarterly report
- 8-K filed April 28, 2026 — Earnings results
- 8-K filed April 2, 2026 — Bylaw or fiscal-year change
Companies like Booking Holdings
Other S&P 500 companies in Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines:
- ABNBAirbnbSan Francisco, California
- CCLCarnival CorporationMiami, Florida
- EXPEExpedia GroupSeattle, Washington
- HLTHilton WorldwideTysons Corner, Virginia
- MARMarriott InternationalBethesda, Maryland
- NCLHNorwegian Cruise Line HoldingsMiami-Dade County, Florida[3]
- RCLRoyal Caribbean GroupMiami, Florida
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Questions about Booking Holdings
Is Booking Holdings's revenue growing?
Yes. Revenue for the twelve months to June 30, 2026 was $28.2 billion, up 12.9% from a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.
Is Booking Holdings profitable?
Yes. It earned $7.2 billion in net income over the twelve months to June 30, 2026, a net margin of 25.5%.
Does Booking Holdings have more cash or more debt?
At June 30, 2026 it had $17.2 billion in cash and $20.2 billion in debt, so more debt than cash.
When did Booking Holdings last file financial results?
Its latest quarterly report (10-Q) was filed with the SEC on August 4, 2026.
Which companies are similar to Booking Holdings?
In the S&P 500, Booking Holdings is grouped in Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines within the Consumer Discretionary sector. Airbnb (ABNB), Carnival Corporation (CCL), Expedia Group (EXPE), Hilton Worldwide (HLT), Marriott International (MAR) are in the same group.
Understand the numbers
Source: Booking Holdings’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR), retrieved September 27, 2026. Figures are as reported by the company and may be restated. This page is for information only and is not financial advice.