Booking Holdings Inc.
Business
Booking Holdings Inc. operates online travel and restaurant reservation platforms that connect consumers with travel service providers and restaurants. It offers accommodation bookings, flights, ground transportation, rental cars, activities, restaurant reservations and management, meta-search and advertising services, payments facilitation, and travel-related insurance. The company operates through five primary consumer-facing brands — Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, KAYAK, and OpenTable — and derives revenue from merchant, agency, and advertising and other streams. It serves a global audience via multilingual websites, mobile apps, meta-search referrals, and partner integrations across more than 220 countries and territories.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-20
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenues | 26,917 | 23,739 | 21,365 | 17,090 | 10,958 | |
| Marketing expenses | 8,186 | 7,278 | 6,773 | 5,993 | 3,801 | |
| Sales and other expenses | 3,453 | 3,120 | 2,744 | 1,986 | 979 | |
| Personnel, including stock-based compensation of $613, $599, and $530, respectively | 3,403 | 3,354 | 3,294 | 2,465 | 2,314 | |
| General and administrative | 857 | 1,036 | 1,560 | 766 | 522 | |
| Information technology | 908 | 771 | 655 | 526 | 412 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 623 | 591 | 504 | 451 | 421 | |
| Impairment | 457 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Transformation costs | 205 | 34 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Total operating expenses | 18,092 | 16,184 | 15,530 | 11,988 | 8,462 | |
| Operating income | 8,825 | 7,555 | 5,835 | 5,102 | 2,496 | |
| Interest expense | −1,617 | −1,295 | −897 | −391 | — | |
| Interest and dividend income | 921 | 1,114 | 1,020 | 219 | — | |
| Other income (expense), net | −1,297 | −82 | −477 | −1,007 | −697 | |
| Income before income taxes | 6,832 | 7,292 | 5,481 | 3,923 | 1,465 | |
| Income tax expense | 1,428 | 1,410 | 1,192 | 865 | 300 | |
| Net income | 5,404 | 5,882 | 4,289 | 3,058 | 1,165 | |
| Net income applicable to common stockholders per basic common share (in dollars per share) | 166.52 | 174.96 | 118.67 | 76.7 | 28.39 | |
| Weighted-average number of basic common shares outstanding (in shares) | 32 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 41 | |
| Net income applicable to common stockholders per diluted common share (in dollars per share) | 165.57 | 172.69 | 117.4 | 76.35 | 28.17 | |
| Weighted-average number of diluted common shares outstanding (in shares) | 33 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 41 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 17,203 | 16,164 | 12,107 | 12,221 | 11,127 | |
| Accounts receivable, net (Allowance for expected credit losses of $137 and $146, respectively) | 3,820 | 3,199 | 3,253 | 2,229 | 1,358 | |
| Prepaid expenses, net | 611 | 587 | 644 | 477 | 404 | |
| Other current assets | 630 | 541 | 454 | 696 | 231 | |
| Total current assets | 22,264 | 20,491 | 17,034 | 15,798 | 13,145 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 807 | 832 | 784 | 669 | 822 | |
| Operating lease assets | 632 | 559 | 705 | 645 | 496 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 918 | 1,382 | 1,613 | 1,829 | 2,057 | |
| Goodwill | 2,669 | 2,799 | 2,826 | 2,807 | 2,887 | |
| Long-term investments | 582 | 536 | 440 | 2,789 | 3,175 | |
| Other assets, net | 1,392 | 1,109 | 940 | 824 | 1,059 | |
| Total assets | 29,264 | 27,708 | 24,342 | 25,361 | 23,641 | |
| Accounts payable | 5,094 | 3,824 | 3,374 | 2,507 | 1,586 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 4,454 | 6,047 | 4,741 | 3,244 | 1,765 | |
| Deferred merchant bookings | 5,270 | 4,031 | 3,254 | 2,223 | 906 | |
| Short-term debt | 1,880 | 1,745 | 1,961 | 500 | 1,989 | |
| Total current liabilities | 16,698 | 15,647 | 13,330 | 8,474 | 6,246 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 17 | 289 | 258 | 685 | 905 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 557 | 483 | 599 | 552 | 351 | |
| Long-term U.S. transition tax liability | 0 | 257 | 515 | 711 | 825 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 714 | 199 | 161 | 172 | 199 | |
| Long-term debt | 16,856 | 14,853 | 12,223 | 11,985 | 8,937 | |
| Total liabilities | 34,842 | 31,728 | 27,086 | 22,579 | 17,463 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (see Note 16) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, $0.008 par value, Authorized shares: 1,000,000,000 Issued shares: 64,521,154 and 64,276,130, respectively | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Treasury stock: 32,627,042 and 31,329,265 shares, respectively | −54,315 | −47,877 | −41,426 | −30,983 | −24,290 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 8,356 | 7,707 | 7,175 | 6,491 | 6,159 | |
| Retained earnings | 40,670 | 36,525 | 31,830 | 27,541 | 24,453 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −290 | −375 | −323 | −267 | −144 | |
| Total stockholders' deficit | −5,578 | −4,020 | −2,744 | 2,782 | 6,178 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit | 29,264 | 27,708 | 24,342 | 25,361 | 23,641 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 623 | 591 | 504 | 451 | 421 | |
| Provision for expected credit losses and chargebacks | 416 | 412 | 330 | 232 | 109 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −516 | 98 | −478 | −257 | −445 | |
| Net (gains) losses on equity securities | −46 | −63 | 131 | 963 | 569 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 617 | 599 | 530 | 404 | 376 | |
| Operating lease amortization | 145 | 160 | 161 | 156 | 178 | |
| Unrealized foreign currency transaction losses (gains) related to Euro-denominated debt | 1,400 | −526 | 163 | −46 | −135 | |
| Amortization of debt discount and change in fair value of the conversion option related to the convertible senior notes | 360 | 796 | 0 | — | — | |
| Other | −14 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 71 | |
| Accounts receivable | −730 | −506 | −1,330 | −1,228 | −1,002 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 100 | −12 | 155 | −217 | 6 | |
| Deferred merchant bookings and other current liabilities | 796 | 1,361 | 2,742 | 3,718 | 1,539 | |
| Other | 369 | −476 | 142 | −478 | −274 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 9,409 | 8,323 | 7,344 | 6,554 | 2,820 | |
| Purchase of investments | 0 | −33 | −12 | −768 | −17 | |
| Proceeds from sale and maturity of investments | 0 | 590 | 1,840 | 32 | 508 | |
| Additions to property and equipment | −322 | −429 | −345 | −368 | −304 | |
| Other investing activities | 9 | 1 | 3 | −15 | 0 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | −313 | 129 | 1,486 | −518 | −998 | |
| Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt | 3,681 | 4,836 | 1,893 | 3,621 | 2,015 | |
| Payments on maturity, redemption, and conversion of debt | −4,970 | −1,312 | −500 | −1,880 | −3,068 | |
| Payments for repurchase of common stock | −6,440 | −6,509 | −10,377 | −6,621 | −163 | |
| Dividends paid | −1,200 | −1,200 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 15 | 14 | 134 | 7 | 5 | |
| Other financing activities | 47 | −59 | −59 | −24 | −28 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −8,915 | −4,204 | −8,909 | −4,897 | −1,239 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | 895 | −190 | −37 | −40 | −13 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | 1,076 | 4,058 | −116 | 1,099 | 570 |