BKNG vs SE vs YB Stock Comparison

Booking Holdings, Sea and Yuanbao Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$150.14 -8.4% 1M -28.6% 1Y
Market cap
$113.00B
P/E
15.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.24B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
4 wins
SE Sea Ltd
$74.75 -24.9% 1M -53.3% 1Y
Market cap
$44.35B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win
YB Yuanbao Inc.
$11.09 -9.2% 1M -53.8% 1Y
Market cap
$404.21M
P/E
1.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$721.91M
Div. yield
–
Insurtech Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Booking Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Booking Holdings 4, Yuanbao 4, Sea 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKNGSEYBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $113.00B $44.35B $404.21M BKNG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.7x 26.4x 1.0x YB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 19.7x 2.6x YB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.9% +43.5% +37.2% SE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.5% 6.3% 57.3% YB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 75.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.6% -53.3% -53.8% BKNG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.1%/yr -26.7%/yr — BKNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.0% 52.2% 51.2% BKNG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 71/100 89/100 YB

Percentile Scorecard

BKNGSEYB

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

AxisBKNGSEYB
Valuation 66 #57 of 167 78 #37 of 167 86 #15 of 99
Growth 38 #95 of 153 68 #49 of 153 93 #8 of 94
Profitability 99 #2 of 153 68 #50 of 153 99 #2 of 90
Financial Health 41 #106 of 179 70 #55 of 179 87 #15 of 105
Shareholder Returns 61 #37 of 94 – 82 #12 of 61
Overall 61 71 89
  • BKNG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • YB ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBKNGSEYBSPY
1 month -8.4%-24.9%-9.2% -0.2%
3 months -24.7%-30.4%-16.7% +3.9%
6 months -13.4%-12.9%-30.8% +8.2%
Year to date -29.9%-41.4%-45.3% +12.9%
1 year -28.6%-53.3%-53.8% +12.3%
3 years +36.7%+87.0%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.0%+23.2%— +23.3%
5 years +54.5%-78.8%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.1%-26.7%— +10.9%
10 years +156.6%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.9%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBKNGSEYBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.0%52.2%51.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.1%54.9%51.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.841.280.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.75-1.02-1.05 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.5%-90.3%-64.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.7%-53.3%-53.8% -1.2%
52-week high $219.68$160.10$24.00 $779.14
52-week low $150.14$74.01$11.08 $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.

MultipleBKNGSEYB
P/E now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 17.3x 26.4xmedian 17.3x 1.0xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x —median 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 11.5x 8.8xmedian 11.5x —median 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median -10.5xmedian 1.8x —median 1.8x 0.9xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.28median 0.40 0.36median 0.40 —median 1.03

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 monthsBKNGSEYB
Revenue $28.24B $26.55B $721.91M
Gross profit – $12.29B –
Operating income $9.28B $2.28B –
Net income $7.21B $3.91B $277.06M
Free cash flow $9.54B $5.22B –
R&D – $1.17B $59.06M
EPS (diluted) $9.36 $2.64 $8.68
Cash & equivalents $17.21B $3.53B $168.92M
Total debt $20.18B $2.37B –
Shares (diluted) 770.00M 638.23M 47.65M
Enterprise value $46.05B $4.24B -$1.97B

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
MetricBKNGSEYB
P/E 16.0x 26.4x 1.0x
P/FCF 11.8x 8.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 11.4x 8.8x –
P/S 4.0x 1.7x 0.7x
P/B -10.5x – 0.9x
P/Tangible book -9.7x – 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 11.7x – –
EV/EBIT 12.5x 16.2x -0.9x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 1.4x -0.3x
EV/FCF 12.1x 7.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x 7.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.28 0.36 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKNGSEYB
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.9% 43.5% 37.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 27.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 41.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -83.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.9% 57.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 26.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 49.8% -97.5% 63.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 26.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) -93.7% 31.1% 438.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -57.3% 73.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% 14.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 56.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.2% 14.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.9% 56.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKNGSEYB
Gross margin – 46.3% –
EBITDA margin 34.9% – –
Operating margin 32.9% 8.6% –
Pretax margin 32.9% 11.6% 34.1%
Net margin 25.5% 6.3% 57.3%
FCF margin 33.8% 19.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 34.9% 19.6% –
Return on equity – – 50.4%
Return on assets 25.1% 12.5% 33.2%
Return on invested capital 75.5% – –
Return on capital employed 121.7% 15.0% 45.5%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKNGSEYB
Debt / assets 68.0% 1.0% –
Debt / equity -1.9x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – –
Debt / FCF 2.1x 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 136.3% 59.2% 36.8%
Equity / assets -36.3% – 63.2%
Interest coverage 8.4x 123.4x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.5x 2.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 2.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.6x 2.5x
Altman Z-score 5.77 – 3.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKNGSEYB
Dividend yield 1.1% – 11.4%
Net buyback yield 9.3% – –
Shareholder yield 10.4% – 11.4%
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.

ConsensusBKNGSEYB
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 19.7xFY2026 2.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.90FY2026 $3.79FY2026 $4.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026 +553.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% +14.2% +21.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.56BFY2026 $30.91BFY2026 $881.23MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 +41.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +21.1% +22.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKNGSEYB
Held by institutions 92.9% 63.6% 10.3%
Institutions holding 1,916 773 23
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.6% +0.6% +20.8%
Institutions buying 892 436 14
Institutions selling 828 223 5
Buyers to sellers 1.08 1.96 2.80

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.

BKNGSEYB
BKNG 1.00 0.33 0.04
SE 0.33 1.00 0.09
YB 0.04 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKNG, SE and YB?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Booking Holdings (BKNG) $113.00B, Sea (SE) $44.35B, Yuanbao (YB) $404.21M.

Which stock is cheaper, BKNG, SE and YB?

Yuanbao (YB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 15.7x, Sea (SE) 26.4x, Yuanbao (YB) 1.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Yuanbao (YB) is cheapest (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 13.8x, Sea (SE) 19.7x, Yuanbao (YB) 2.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sea (SE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Booking Holdings (BKNG) +12.9%, Sea (SE) +43.5%, Yuanbao (YB) +37.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yuanbao (YB) has the highest net margin (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%, Sea (SE) 6.3%, Yuanbao (YB) 57.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Booking Holdings (BKNG) returned the most: Booking Holdings (BKNG) -28.6%, Sea (SE) -53.3%, Yuanbao (YB) -53.8%. Over five years, Booking Holdings (BKNG) compounded fastest (Booking Holdings (BKNG) +9.1%/yr, Sea (SE) -26.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Booking Holdings (BKNG) has been the steadiest (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 38.0%, Sea (SE) 52.2%, Yuanbao (YB) 51.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKNG, SE and YB?

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 4. 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.