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Rating:75Outperform
Price Target:
$142.00
▲(0.32% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:03/17/26
The score is driven primarily by strong financial performance (high margins, robust and rising free cash flow, and conservative leverage) and a positive earnings call with confident 2026 growth guidance and stable margin outlook. These strengths are moderated by weaker technical positioning (trading below major moving averages) and a growth-priced valuation (P/E ~33 with no dividend), with the debt refinancing modestly positive but adding fixed-rate interest burden.
Positive Factors
Balance sheet strength
Very low financial leverage and meaningful equity provide durable financial flexibility. With effectively no reported TTM debt, Airbnb can fund buybacks, strategic investment, or weather demand shocks without near-term refinancing pressure, supporting long-term stability and optionality.
Negative Factors
Revenue growth deceleration
A marked slowdown in revenue growth reduces the platform's ability to compound scale benefits. Slower topline expansion can limit operating-leverage gains, make margin targets harder to sustain, and heighten reliance on product/take-rate improvements to drive future profit growth.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Balance sheet strength
Very low financial leverage and meaningful equity provide durable financial flexibility. With effectively no reported TTM debt, Airbnb can fund buybacks, strategic investment, or weather demand shocks without near-term refinancing pressure, supporting long-term stability and optionality.
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Airbnb Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Gross Booking Value
Reflects the total dollar amount of all bookings on the platform, indicating the overall demand and popularity of Airbnb's offerings and its ability to capture market share in the travel industry.
Reflects the total dollar amount of all bookings on the platform, indicating the overall demand and popularity of Airbnb's offerings and its ability to capture market share in the travel industry.
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Market Cap
$87.73B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)4.16M
Price to Earnings (P/E)35.7
Beta (1Y)1.26
Revenue Growth13.18%
EPS Growth2.35%
CountryUS
Employees7,300
SectorConsumer Cyclical
Sector Strength84
IndustryTravel Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)4.12
Shares Outstanding417,930,240
10 Day Avg. Volume4,028,276
30 Day Avg. Volume4,164,191
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-15.41
Price to Book (P/B)10.15
Price to Sales (P/S)6.80
P/FCF Ratio17.91
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.90
Enterprise Value/Revenue6.23
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit7.52
Enterprise Value/Ebitda26.32
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$161.56Price Target Upside14.14% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering30
EPS Forecast (FY)5.13
Revenue Forecast (FY)$13.97B
Airbnb Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Airbnb, Inc., along with its affiliated entities, manages a global digital marketplace. This platform seamlessly connects individuals, known as hosts, who wish to offer a variety of accommodations and unique local experiences, with guests seeking ...
How the Company Makes Money
Airbnb primarily makes money by charging service fees on bookings made through its platform. The company’s largest revenue stream comes from Stays bookings, where Airbnb typically earns a fee from guests (a percentage of the booking subtotal) and ...
Airbnb Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 07, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 12, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call communicated broad and measurable momentum across core metrics (revenue +18%, GBV +19%, adjusted EBITDA +24%, strong FCF) driven by product initiatives (Reserve Now, Pay Later), AI efficiency gains, event-driven supply boosts, and international expansion. Management raised full-year guidance and signaled continued reinvestment behind marketing, international growth and AI. Key near-term headwinds include conflict-driven cancellations (~100 bps impact on nights), an approximately $70 million one-time tax adjustment, higher cancellations and cash-timing effects from RNPL, and FX/ADR variability. On balance, positive operational progress and the guidance raise outweigh the identifiable challenges.Positive Updates
Revenue and GBV Beat Expectations
Revenue grew 18% year-over-year to $2.7 billion, exceeding the high end of guidance. Gross booking value (GBV) grew 19% year-over-year to $29 billion with consistent sequential acceleration over the last four quarters.
Negative Updates
Geopolitical Headwinds and Cancellations
Conflict in the Middle East created an approximate 100 basis point headwind to Nights and Seats Booked and caused cancellation-related deceleration in March; management expects a similar ~100 bps headwind to nights growth in Q2.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Revenue and GBV Beat Expectations
Revenue grew 18% year-over-year to $2.7 billion, exceeding the high end of guidance. Gross booking value (GBV) grew 19% year-over-year to $29 billion with consistent sequential acceleration over the last four quarters.
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Company Guidance
Airbnb raised its 2026 outlook: for Q2 it expects revenue of $3.54–$3.60 billion (up 14–16% year‑over‑year) including an approximate 3% FX tailwind after hedging, GBV to grow in the low double‑digits, a moderate increase in ADR (with a significantly lower FX tailwind to ADR than Q1), and a slight deceleration in Nights & Seats Booked versus Q1’s 9% (assuming an approximate 100 bps headwind from the Middle East conflict); management also expects adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin to be up year‑over‑year in Q2. For full‑year 2026 the company now expects revenue growth to accelerate to the low‑to‑mid‑teens and adjusted EBITDA margin to be at least 35%, while continuing to reinvest in efficient marketing, international expansion and AI and capture modest take‑rate upside from fee‑simplification and insurance.Airbnb Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 12.65B | 12.24B | 11.10B | 9.92B | 8.40B | 5.99B |
| Gross Profit | 10.49B | 10.15B | 9.22B | 8.21B | 6.90B | 4.84B |
| EBITDA | 3.00B | 3.14B | 3.40B | 2.23B | 1.97B | 276.00M |
| Net Income | 2.52B | 2.51B | 2.65B | 4.79B | 1.89B | -352.00M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 26.83B | 22.21B | 20.96B | 20.64B | 16.04B | 13.71B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 12.06B | 11.01B | 10.61B | 10.07B | 9.62B | 8.32B |
| Total Debt | 2.53B | 2.07B | 2.29B | 2.30B | 2.34B | 2.42B |
| Total Liabilities | 19.19B | 14.01B | 12.55B | 12.48B | 10.48B | 8.93B |
| Stockholders Equity | 7.64B | 8.20B | 8.41B | 8.16B | 5.56B | 4.78B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 4.55B | 4.65B | 4.52B | 3.88B | 3.40B | 2.31B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 4.57B | 4.65B | 4.52B | 3.88B | 3.43B | 2.31B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.06B | -748.00M | -616.00M | -1.04B | -28.00M | -1.35B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -3.00B | -3.83B | -3.57B | -2.43B | -689.00M | 1.31B |
Airbnb Technical Analysis
Positive
141.55
Price Trends
137.47
Positive
132.83
Positive
129.59
Positive
Market Momentum
2.23
Negative
62.95
Neutral
80.41
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For ABNB, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 141.55 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 136.87, above the 50-day MA of 137.47, and above the 200-day MA of 129.59, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 2.23 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 62.95 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 80.41 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for ABNB.
Airbnb Risk Analysis
Airbnb disclosed 54 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Airbnb reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Airbnb Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
75 Outperform | $87.73B | 35.72 | 31.24% | ― | 13.18% | 2.35% | |
74 Outperform | $31.54B | 22.12 | 147.58% | 0.56% | 10.01% | 33.63% | |
73 Outperform | $25.65B | 5.83 | 21.02% | 0.39% | 19.28% | 87.04% | |
66 Neutral | $140.61B | 23.92 | -95.80% | 0.71% | 14.95% | 17.45% | |
61 Neutral | $18.38B | 12.79 | -2.54% | 3.03% | 1.52% | -15.83% | |
58 Neutral | $5.06B | 108.45 | -38.21% | ― | 6.71% | -41.74% | |
56 Neutral | $1.60B | 100.21 | 2.86% | ― | 2.03% | -64.68% |
* Consumer Cyclical Sector Average
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Airbnb Corporate Events
Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Airbnb Shareholders Reaffirm Board, Auditor and Executive Pay
Positive
Jun 11, 2026
As of the June 5, 2026 annual meeting, Airbnb shareholders re-elected Nathan Blecharczyk, Alfred Lin and James Manyika to three-year board terms and ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor for fiscal 2026, while also backing executive pay f...
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