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Booking Holdings (1BKNG) Stock Price & Analysis

1BKNG Stock Chart & Stats

€139.00€5.30(3.96%)
At close: 5:30 PM GMT+1
€140€160€18011 Aug24 Aug7 Sep21 Sep5 Oct19 Oct2 Nov
Day’s Range
EUR 132.80 - EUR 139.00
52-Week Range
EUR 87.52 - EUR 264.00
Previous Close
EUR 133.70
Volume
N/A
Average Volume (3M)
120
Market Cap
EUR 99.66B
Enterprise Value
EUR 140.43B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)
EUR 17.21B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)
EUR 20.69B
Price to Earnings (P/E)
16.3
Beta
0.47
Next Earnings
Nov 03, 2026 (Est.)
EPS Estimate
4.02
Next Dividend Ex-Date
N/A
Dividend Yield
1.06%

Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls Say

Cash Generation

TTM operating cash flow of $9.86B and free cash flow of $9.54B, with FCF at about 0.97x net income, show strong earnings conversion. This internally generated cash can support investment, shareholder returns and resilience across the next several quarters, although leverage remains a constraint.

Profitability And Scale

Booking combines substantial scale with approximately 26% operating and net margins, while its multi-year revenue expansion demonstrates durable marketplace demand. Strong profitability provides capacity to fund technology, marketing and product development while preserving meaningful earnings power.

Platform Efficiency

AI deployment is already lowering customer-service cost per booking at a double-digit rate without reducing reported satisfaction. If scaled across the platform, this can improve operating leverage, support service quality and strengthen Booking’s efficiency advantage over time.

Bears Say

Leverage And Capitalization

Debt has increased materially while stockholders’ equity remains negative, leaving Booking with a thin or deficit equity cushion. This reduces financial flexibility, raises refinancing and interest-cost exposure, and may constrain the company’s ability to absorb disruption or pursue investments.

Slowing Revenue Growth

Recent revenue momentum has slowed sharply from the low-double-digit pace seen in 2024–2025, and near-term guidance remains moderate. Continued deceleration could limit operating leverage and make future earnings growth more dependent on cost savings, mix and capital returns.

Organic Traffic Pressure

Changes in third-party search and discovery platforms create a durable risk to Booking’s organic customer acquisition channels. With large-language-model referrals still minimal, the company may need to rely more heavily on paid marketing or other channels, potentially pressuring efficiency and margins.

Booking Holdings News

1BKNG FAQ

What was Booking Holdings’s price range in the past 12 months?
Booking Holdings lowest stock price was €87.52 and its highest was €264.00 in the past 12 months.
What is Booking Holdings’s market cap?
Booking Holdings’s market cap is €99.66B.
When is Booking Holdings’s upcoming earnings report date?
Booking Holdings’s next earnings report is estimated for Nov 03, 2026 (not yet confirmed), which is today.
How were Booking Holdings’s earnings last quarter?
Booking Holdings released its earnings results on Aug 04, 2026. The company reported €2.271 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of €2.174 by €0.097.
Is Booking Holdings overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Booking Holdings’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Booking Holdings pay dividends?
Booking Holdings does not currently pay dividends.
What is Booking Holdings’s EPS estimate?
Booking Holdings’s EPS estimate is 4.02.
How many shares outstanding does Booking Holdings have?
Booking Holdings has 751,380,500 shares outstanding.
What happened to Booking Holdings’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Booking Holdings reported an EPS of €2.271 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of €2.174. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 6.012%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Booking Holdings?
Hedge funds hold Booking Holdings shares: the largest hedge-fund position in Booking Holdings is 534,781,107 shares, and hedge funds increased their holdings by 5.1M shares last quarter.
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
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