ABNB vs DAL vs GBTG Stock Comparison

Airbnb, Delta Air Lines and Global Business Travel Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABNB Airbnb, Inc.
$172.01 +15.0% 1M +35.1% 1Y
Market cap
$101.22B
P/E
37.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.16B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
6 wins
DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc.
$76.75 -6.1% 1M +30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$51.86B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.80B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Airbnb leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Airbnb 6, Delta Air Lines 4, Global Business Travel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABNBDALGBTGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $101.22B $51.86B $4.96B ABNB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.6x 15.8x 55.5x DAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.9x 13.8x 43.2x DAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.6% +14.1% +30.2% GBTG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.4% 4.6% 2.8% ABNB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.5% 10.8% 2.2% ABNB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x 3.4x DAL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.1% +30.6% +16.1% ABNB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.6%/yr +14.1%/yr — DAL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 38.6% 56.9% ABNB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 39/100 52/100 ABNB

Percentile Scorecard

ABNBDALGBTG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisABNBDALGBTG
Valuation 25 #126 of 167 67 #45 of 136 39 #18 of 29
Growth 44 #86 of 153 48 #64 of 122 72 #8 of 26
Profitability 90 #16 of 153 48 #62 of 119 40 #16 of 26
Financial Health 53 #85 of 179 22 #115 of 147 63 #12 of 31
Shareholder Returns 58 #40 of 94 7 #78 of 84 47 #11 of 20
Overall 54 39 52
  • ABNB ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • DAL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • GBTG ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodABNBDALGBTGSPY
1 month +15.0%-6.1%+0.2% -1.0%
3 months +21.9%-9.8%+1.2% +2.9%
6 months +20.4%+12.1%+70.3% +6.4%
Year to date +26.7%+10.6%+24.2% +11.4%
1 year +35.1%+30.6%+16.1% +13.1%
3 years +41.0%+139.7%+72.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.1%+33.9%+20.0% +21.5%
5 years +3.2%+93.1%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +0.6%+14.1%— +10.9%
10 years —+86.4%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+6.4%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureABNBDALGBTGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%38.6%56.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.0%34.2%42.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.101.700.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.980.790.28 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.2%-48.0%-48.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.7%-18.1%-0.1% -2.5%
52-week high $190.50$93.66$9.51 $779.14
52-week low $111.54$55.65$4.97 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleABNBDALGBTG
P/E now vs peer median 37.8xmedian 17.5x 15.3xmedian 16.0x 55.5xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 1.0x 1.6xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.9x 7.7xmedian 8.7x 20.3xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 11.2x 16.7xmedian 11.5x 48.7xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 1.7x 2.2xmedian 1.2x 3.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 4.10median 0.42 -8.23median 0.82 1.88median 0.37

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsABNBDALGBTG
Revenue $13.16B $71.80B $3.18B
Gross profit $10.91B – $1.86B
Operating income $2.74B $5.29B $68.00M
Net income $2.69B $3.29B $92.00M
Free cash flow $4.86B $3.02B $102.00M
R&D $2.49B – –
EPS (diluted) $4.51 $4.99 $0.17
Cash & equivalents $6.82B $3.79B $518.00M
Total debt $2.48B $13.95B $1.51B
Shares (diluted) 597.00M 659.00M 520.37M
Enterprise value $54.45B $34.04B $3.19B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricABNBDALGBTG
P/E 37.8x 15.3x 55.5x
P/FCF 20.9x 16.7x 48.7x
P/Operating cash flow 20.9x 6.3x 19.9x
P/S 7.7x 0.7x 1.6x
P/B 13.0x 2.2x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 13.0x 3.1x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA – 7.7x 20.3x
EV/EBIT 33.6x 11.5x 87.6x
EV/Revenue 7.0x 0.8x 1.9x
EV/FCF 18.9x 20.1x 58.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.9x 7.6x 23.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.10 -8.23 1.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABNBDALGBTG
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.6% 14.1% 30.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 7.8% 13.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% – 24.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.4% – 14.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.1% -12.9% -53.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.9% -2.3% 40.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.5% -28.9% 276.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -1.1% 34.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.5% -29.5% 240.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.2% -1.9% 29.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.8% 0.3% -3.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 4.0% 60.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.8% -1.7% -29.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 36.6% 34.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABNBDALGBTG
Gross margin 82.9% – 58.5%
EBITDA margin – 11.0% 9.2%
Operating margin 20.8% 7.4% 2.1%
Pretax margin 25.6% 6.1% 1.4%
Net margin 20.4% 4.6% 2.8%
FCF margin 36.9% 4.2% 3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 36.9% 11.1% 7.9%
Return on equity 34.9% 14.8% 5.6%
Return on assets 9.7% 3.8% 1.8%
Return on invested capital 21.5% 10.8% 2.2%
Return on capital employed 28.2% 10.0% 1.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.4x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 13.0% – 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABNBDALGBTG
Debt / assets 8.6% 16.2% 29.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.6x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 4.6x 14.8x
Liabilities / assets 72.9% 73.8% 67.6%
Equity / assets 27.1% 26.2% 32.4%
Interest coverage – – 0.7x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.66 1.48 1.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABNBDALGBTG
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 3.9% – 2.2%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 1.0% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusABNBDALGBTG
Forward P/E 30.9xFY2026 13.8xFY2026 43.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $5.57FY2026 $0.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.2%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% +42.0% +127.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.79BFY2026 $70.62BFY2026 $3.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +21.2%FY2026 +30.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.9% -5.3% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABNBDALGBTG
Held by institutions 60.2% 88.2% 64.2%
Institutions holding 1,307 1,511 192
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% +0.6% -0.6%
Institutions buying 646 815 136
Institutions selling 493 483 31
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.69 4.39

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ABNBDALGBTG
ABNB 1.00 0.33 0.16
DAL 0.33 1.00 0.13
GBTG 0.16 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABNB, DAL and GBTG?

Airbnb (ABNB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Airbnb (ABNB) $101.22B, Delta Air Lines (DAL) $51.86B, Global Business Travel (GBTG) $4.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABNB, DAL and GBTG?

Delta Air Lines (DAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Airbnb (ABNB) 37.6x, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 15.8x, Global Business Travel (GBTG) 55.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Delta Air Lines (DAL) is cheapest (Airbnb (ABNB) 30.9x, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 13.8x, Global Business Travel (GBTG) 43.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Global Business Travel (GBTG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Airbnb (ABNB) +13.6%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) +14.1%, Global Business Travel (GBTG) +30.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Airbnb (ABNB) has the highest net margin (Airbnb (ABNB) 20.4%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 4.6%, Global Business Travel (GBTG) 2.8%). On return on invested capital, Airbnb (ABNB) leads (Airbnb (ABNB) 21.5%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 10.8%, Global Business Travel (GBTG) 2.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Airbnb (ABNB) returned the most: Airbnb (ABNB) +35.1%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) +30.6%, Global Business Travel (GBTG) +16.1%. Over five years, Delta Air Lines (DAL) compounded fastest (Airbnb (ABNB) +0.6%/yr, Delta Air Lines (DAL) +14.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Airbnb (ABNB) has been the steadiest (Airbnb (ABNB) 35.8%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 38.6%, Global Business Travel (GBTG) 56.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABNB, DAL and GBTG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Airbnb (ABNB) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.