BKNG vs EXPE vs TACT Stock Comparison

Booking Holdings, Expedia and Transact Technologies Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$170.97 +8.0% 1M -14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$127.15B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.13B
Div. yield
0.73%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
6 wins
EXPE Expedia Group, Inc.
$315.88 +21.4% 1M +48.9% 1Y
Market cap
$36.16B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.70B
Div. yield
0.58%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
5 wins
TACT Transact Technologies Inc
$5.27 +16.3% 1M +22.0% 1Y
Market cap
$54.41M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$52.99M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Booking Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Booking Holdings 6, Expedia 5, Transact Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKNGEXPETACTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $127.15B $36.16B $54.41M BKNG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.9x 18.7x -135.6x BKNG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.7x 15.6x — EXPE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.0% +12.0% +10.5% EXPE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.5% 13.0% -0.8% BKNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 75.1% 29.5% -1.2% BKNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x -0.5x -82.3x TACT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.73% 0.58% 0.00% BKNG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.4% +48.9% +22.0% EXPE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.3%/yr +11.6%/yr -17.0%/yr EXPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.4% 52.3% 51.0% BKNG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 63/100 62/100 EXPE

Percentile Scorecard

BKNGEXPETACT

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

AxisBKNGEXPETACT
Valuation 63 #62 of 166 64 #61 of 166 88 #12 of 89
Growth 34 #102 of 154 75 #39 of 154 31 #57 of 82
Profitability 99 #3 of 154 97 #6 of 154 52 #38 of 78
Financial Health 43 #103 of 179 33 #120 of 179 79 #21 of 95
Shareholder Returns 55 #44 of 97 45 #54 of 97 –
Overall 59 63 62
  • BKNG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • EXPE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TACT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBKNGEXPETACTSPY
1 month +8.0%+21.4%+16.3% -1.0%
3 months -17.4%-1.2%-6.6% -0.4%
6 months +1.6%+28.1%+51.0% +4.5%
Year to date -20.2%+11.5%+31.7% +12.4%
1 year -14.4%+48.9%+22.0% +13.6%
3 years +49.5%+180.3%-11.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +14.4%+41.0%-4.1% +20.8%
5 years +63.2%+73.4%-60.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year +10.3%+11.6%-17.0% +10.4%
10 years +200.1%+152.3%-19.5% +267.7%
10 years, per year +11.6%+9.7%-2.2% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureBKNGEXPETACTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.4%52.3%51.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.4%51.0%48.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.910.970.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.370.940.43 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.5%-60.9%-76.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.2%-6.9%-9.8% -1.6%
52-week high $219.68$339.12$5.84 $779.14
52-week low $147.94$188.51$3.21 $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.

MultipleBKNGEXPETACT
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 18.2x 18.7xmedian 18.2x -135.6xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.0xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 15.3x 10.1xmedian 15.3x 191.1xmedian 16.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 12.2x 8.1xmedian 12.2x 10.4xmedian 21.0x
P/B now vs peer median -12.2xmedian 1.8x 14.6xmedian 1.8x 1.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.30median 0.38 0.45median 0.38 4.89median 1.52

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 monthsBKNGEXPETACT
Revenue $28.13B $15.70B $52.99M
Gross profit – $14.20B $26.26M
Operating income $9.22B $2.51B -$425.00K
Net income $7.18B $2.04B -$400.00K
Free cash flow $9.24B $4.46B $5.23M
R&D – $1.28B $5.95M
EPS (diluted) $9.53 $16.61 $-0.04
Cash & equivalents $15.81B $6.68B $19.39M
Total debt $20.06B $5.46B $3.00M
Shares (diluted) 753.00M 122.55M 10.29M
Enterprise value $60.90B $11.34B -$24.29M

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
MetricBKNGEXPETACT
P/E 17.9x 18.7x -135.6x
P/FCF 13.8x 8.1x 10.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.3x 6.9x 10.0x
P/S 4.5x 2.3x 1.0x
P/B -12.2x 14.6x 1.7x
P/Tangible book -11.4x 22.7x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x 10.1x 191.1x
EV/EBIT 14.3x 13.8x -89.5x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 2.2x 0.7x
EV/FCF 14.2x 7.7x 7.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.7x 6.6x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.30 0.45 4.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKNGEXPETACT
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.0% 12.0% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 8.6% -12.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.0% 15.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.3% -12.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.2% 80.0% 80.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 27.9% -27.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 42.3% 83.5% 95.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 31.4% -27.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -93.8% 98.2% 95.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -59.9% 41.0% -27.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.7% 87.8% -11.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 18.6% -3.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.1% 123.3% -13.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 24.3% 2.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKNGEXPETACT
Gross margin – 90.4% 49.6%
EBITDA margin 34.9% 21.7% 0.4%
Operating margin 32.8% 16.0% -0.8%
Pretax margin 32.9% 15.5% -0.5%
Net margin 25.5% 13.0% -0.8%
FCF margin 32.8% 28.4% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 34.0% 33.2% 10.3%
Return on equity – 94.7% -1.2%
Return on assets 24.8% 7.3% -0.8%
Return on invested capital 75.1% 29.5% -1.2%
Return on capital employed 96.0% 33.9% -1.2%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.6x -13.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 2.6% 3.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKNGEXPETACT
Debt / assets 71.0% 18.8% 5.9%
Debt / equity -1.9x 2.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x -0.5x -82.3x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 1.2x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 136.8% 91.5% 36.0%
Equity / assets -36.8% 8.5% 64.0%
Interest coverage 8.3x 7.1x -1.3x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.8x 2.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.4x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 6.39 1.59 3.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKNGEXPETACT
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 9.5% 5.2% –
Shareholder yield 10.2% 5.7% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 10.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 109.8% –
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.

ConsensusBKNGEXPETACT
Forward P/E 15.7xFY2026 15.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.90FY2026 $20.20FY2026 $-0.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +27.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% +16.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.56BFY2026 $16.58BFY2026 $59.30MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +1.5% -7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKNGEXPETACT
Held by institutions 92.9% 100.0% 38.0%
Institutions holding 1,920 1,120 37
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.6% +7.8% -14.2%
Institutions buying 894 602 13
Institutions selling 830 363 8
Buyers to sellers 1.08 1.66 1.63

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.

BKNGEXPETACT
BKNG 1.00 0.75 0.00
EXPE 0.75 1.00 -0.02
TACT 0.00 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKNG, EXPE and TACT?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Booking Holdings (BKNG) $127.15B, Expedia (EXPE) $36.16B, Transact Technologies (TACT) $54.41M.

Which stock is cheaper, BKNG, EXPE and TACT?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 17.9x, Expedia (EXPE) 18.7x, Transact Technologies (TACT) -135.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Expedia (EXPE) is cheapest (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 15.7x, Expedia (EXPE) 15.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Expedia (EXPE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Booking Holdings (BKNG) +8.0%, Expedia (EXPE) +12.0%, Transact Technologies (TACT) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has the highest net margin (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%, Expedia (EXPE) 13.0%, Transact Technologies (TACT) -0.8%). On return on invested capital, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 75.1%, Expedia (EXPE) 29.5%, Transact Technologies (TACT) -1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Expedia (EXPE) returned the most: Booking Holdings (BKNG) -14.4%, Expedia (EXPE) +48.9%, Transact Technologies (TACT) +22.0%. Over five years, Expedia (EXPE) compounded fastest (Booking Holdings (BKNG) +10.3%/yr, Expedia (EXPE) +11.6%/yr, Transact Technologies (TACT) -17.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has the highest dividend yield: Booking Holdings (BKNG) 0.73%, Expedia (EXPE) 0.58%, Transact Technologies (TACT) 0.00%. Transact Technologies (TACT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Booking Holdings (BKNG) has been the steadiest (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 39.4%, Expedia (EXPE) 52.3%, Transact Technologies (TACT) 51.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKNG, EXPE and TACT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 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.