NASDAQ$BKNG

Booking Holdings Inc · Q4 2025 earnings

Q4 2025 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Booking Holdings reported Q4 2025 revenue of $6.3B and net income of $1.4B, with diluted EPS of $44.22.

Fourth quarter 2025 revenue was $6.35 billion (+16% YoY) with room nights up 9% and gross bookings up 16%. Net income was $1.43 billion ($44.22 diluted EPS); adjusted EPS was $48.80. Adjusted EBITDA was $2.20 billion (34.6% margin). FY 2025 revenue grew 13% to $26.9 billion; the Transformation Program reached ~$550 million annual run-rate savings.

  • Q4 revenue $6.35B (+16%); room nights +9%.
  • Net income $1.43B; adjusted EPS $48.80.
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin 34.6%; free cash flow $1.42B in Q4.
  • Board approved 25-for-1 stock split effective April 2026.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$6.35B

Previous: $5.47B+16.0%
EPS (adj)

$48.80

Previous: $41.55+17.4%
Room Nights

285.0M

Previous: 261.0M+9.2%
Rental Car Days

18.0M

Previous: 17.0M+5.9%
Airline Tickets

18.0M

Previous: 14.0M+28.6%
Total Gross Bookings

$43B

Previous: $37.2B+15.6%
Net Income

$1.43B

Previous: $1.07B+33.7%
Operating Income

$2.03B

Previous: $1.73B+17.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$17.2B

No prior period
Total Assets

$29.3B

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Booking · Revenue · Quarterly

$6.35B

Q4 2025+16%vs Q4 2024
Beat estimate in 10 of 15 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Booking · $7.34B total across 3 segments · Q3 2023

  • Merchant Revenue
    $3.95B+50.9%
  • Agency Revenue
    $3.14B-2.1%
  • Advertising & Other
    $261M+11.1%

Forward guidance

Management guides FY 2026 constant-currency gross bookings and revenue in the high single to low double digits, with adjusted EBITDA growth faster than revenue and mid-teens adjusted EPS growth.

Tailwinds

  • Q1 2026 dividend raised 9.4% to $10.50 per share.
  • $2.1B of buybacks in Q4; $21.8B authorization remaining.
  • Generative AI investments and direct-channel mix improving.

Headwinds

  • GAAP net income margin below 2024 on impairment and FX.
  • Marketing spend rose to 4.5% of gross bookings.
  • Macro and travel demand remain key sensitivities.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2025

Historical avgQ4 2025

+1.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.0%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.2%

Avg return

30 days after

57%

40 / 70 earnings

Positive

+26.9%

Q4 2009

Best reaction

-15.5%

Q2 2012

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+3.6%-4.5%-3.5%
Q4 2025-5.7%-4.7%+1.3%
Q3 2025-4.4%-1.8%-4.0%
Q2 2025+0.4%-2.1%+0.1%
Q1 2025+3.9%+5.7%+12.4%
Q4 2024-0.5%+0.3%-8.0%
Q3 2024+5.6%+7.9%+17.5%
Q2 2024-10.4%-8.0%+5.2%
Q1 2024+4.7%+5.6%+10.6%
Q4 2023-6.3%-7.0%-3.1%
Q3 2023+3.3%+8.9%+14.2%
Q2 2023+6.2%+11.8%+8.0%
Q1 2023-2.9%-0.4%-0.8%
Q4 2022+1.1%+4.0%+3.0%
Q3 2022-3.4%-2.9%+10.4%
Q2 2022-0.5%-0.0%-6.1%
Q1 2022+3.1%-3.9%+10.9%
Q4 2021-8.9%-13.7%-10.7%
Q3 2021-0.7%+7.6%-13.8%
Q2 2021+3.2%+0.9%+7.7%
Q1 2021-4.3%-5.0%-2.8%
Q4 2020-3.7%-1.6%-1.5%
Q3 2020+4.1%+17.2%+24.0%
Q2 2020+1.7%+4.7%+11.2%
Q1 2020+3.8%+0.5%+31.5%
Q4 2019-3.9%+0.1%-27.3%
Q3 2019-6.6%-6.8%-4.1%
Q2 2019+8.6%+7.3%+10.1%
Q1 2019+4.5%+2.4%+1.5%
Q4 2018-11.4%-10.9%-8.9%
Q3 2018+4.0%+3.3%-0.6%
Q2 2018-7.2%-10.3%-7.0%
Q1 2018-3.8%-4.1%-1.2%
Q4 2017+6.7%+6.7%+9.2%
Q3 2017-13.1%-10.4%-9.3%
Q2 2017-6.7%-9.2%-9.7%
Q1 2017-4.2%-4.5%-0.6%
Q4 2016+5.7%+6.3%+9.4%
Q3 2016+10.8%+8.2%+7.2%
Q2 2016+3.1%+2.6%+3.8%
Q1 2016-8.4%
Q4 2015+12.7%
Q3 2015-8.7%
Q2 2015+5.3%
Q1 2015-4.7%
Q4 2014+8.3%
Q3 2014-8.6%
Q2 2014+1.0%
Q1 2014+0.4%
Q4 2013+3.3%
Q3 2013+1.4%
Q2 2013+4.6%
Q1 2013+4.1%
Q4 2012+3.6%
Q3 2012+10.6%
Q2 2012-15.5%
Q1 2012-4.9%
Q4 2011+7.2%
Q3 2011+7.7%
Q2 2011+4.5%
Q1 2010-0.9%
Q1 2011+2.0%
Q1 2009-1.8%
Q4 2008-1.8%
Q4 2010-1.8%
Q3 2010+7.8%
Q3 2009+7.8%
Q2 2010+26.9%
Q2 2009+26.9%
Q4 2009+26.9%

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