BKNG vs TCOM vs SE Stock Comparison

Booking Holdings, Trip.com and Sea Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$155.83 0.0% 1M -23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$117.57B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.24B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
4 wins
TCOM Trip.com Group Ltd
$39.78 -2.1% 1M -44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$26.24B
P/E
7.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.45B
Div. yield
–
Travel Services Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
SE Sea Ltd
$74.67 -27.8% 1M -52.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.99B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Trip.com leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Trip.com 5, Booking Holdings 4, Sea 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKNGTCOMSELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $117.57B $26.24B $43.99B BKNG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.3x 7.7x 26.2x TCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 11.0x 19.9x TCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.9% +18.1% +43.5% SE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.5% 36.1% 6.3% TCOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 75.5% 5.3% — BKNG
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 -23.5% -44.0% -52.2% BKNG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.2%/yr +5.5%/yr -26.8%/yr BKNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.0% 36.3% 52.3% TCOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 81/100 71/100 TCOM

Percentile Scorecard

BKNGTCOMSE

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

AxisBKNGTCOMSE
Valuation 66 #57 of 167 82 #6 of 29 78 #37 of 167
Growth 38 #96 of 153 80 #6 of 26 68 #49 of 153
Profitability 99 #2 of 153 68 #9 of 26 68 #49 of 153
Financial Health 39 #109 of 179 93 #3 of 31 70 #54 of 179
Shareholder Returns 59 #39 of 94 – –
Overall 60 81 71
  • BKNG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TCOM ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBKNGTCOMSESPY
1 month 0.0%-2.1%-27.8% -1.0%
3 months -12.2%-8.8%-25.4% +2.9%
6 months -13.5%-25.1%-12.6% +6.4%
Year to date -27.3%-44.7%-41.5% +11.4%
1 year -23.5%-44.0%-52.2% +13.1%
3 years +37.4%+14.8%+64.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +11.2%+4.7%+18.2% +21.5%
5 years +62.7%+30.7%-79.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +10.2%+5.5%-26.8% +10.9%
10 years +165.5%-16.4%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.3%-1.8%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBKNGTCOMSESPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.0%36.3%52.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.2%43.1%54.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.860.601.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.62-1.21-1.00 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.5%-51.9%-90.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.1%-49.6%-53.4% -2.5%
52-week high $219.68$78.96$160.10 $779.14
52-week low $154.13$37.96$74.67 $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.

MultipleBKNGTCOMSE
P/E now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 17.5x 7.7xmedian 18.8x 26.4xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 14.9x —median 15.0x —median 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 11.2x —median 16.0x 8.8xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median -10.9xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 2.5x —median 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.29median 0.42 0.15median 0.37 0.36median 0.42

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 monthsBKNGTCOMSE
Revenue $28.24B $9.45B $26.55B
Gross profit – $7.55B $12.29B
Operating income $9.28B $1.50B $2.28B
Net income $7.21B $3.42B $3.91B
Free cash flow $9.54B – $5.22B
R&D – $2.30B $1.17B
EPS (diluted) $9.36 $4.88 $2.64
Cash & equivalents $17.21B $8.26B $3.53B
Total debt $20.18B $18.23B $2.37B
Shares (diluted) 770.00M 698.38M 638.23M
Enterprise value $50.62B -$18.80B $3.88B

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
MetricBKNGTCOMSE
P/E 16.6x 7.7x 26.4x
P/FCF 12.3x – 8.8x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x – 8.8x
P/S 4.1x 2.7x 1.7x
P/B -10.9x 1.1x –
P/Tangible book -10.1x 1.2x –
EV/EBITDA 12.2x – –
EV/EBIT 12.9x 12.0x 16.2x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 1.9x 1.4x
EV/FCF 12.6x – 7.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x – 7.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.29 0.15 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKNGTCOMSE
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.9% 18.1% 43.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 27.2% 27.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 16.9% 41.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 40.9% -83.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.9% -28.2% 57.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 42.4% 26.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.8% 34.1% -97.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 54.9% 26.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -93.7% 33.2% 31.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -57.3% 51.8% 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
MetricBKNGTCOMSE
Gross margin – 80.0% 46.3%
EBITDA margin 34.9% – –
Operating margin 32.9% 15.9% 8.6%
Pretax margin 32.9% 45.7% 11.6%
Net margin 25.5% 36.1% 6.3%
FCF margin 33.8% – 19.6%
Operating cash flow margin 34.9% – 19.6%
Return on equity – 14.3% –
Return on assets 25.1% 8.9% 12.5%
Return on invested capital 75.5% 5.3% –
Return on capital employed 121.7% 6.1% 15.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.2x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKNGTCOMSE
Debt / assets 68.0% 10.2% 1.0%
Debt / equity -1.9x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – –
Debt / FCF 2.1x – 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 136.3% 38.0% 59.2%
Equity / assets -36.3% 62.0% –
Interest coverage 8.4x 19.8x 123.4x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.3x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.9x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 5.83 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKNGTCOMSE
Dividend yield 1.1% – –
Net buyback yield 9.0% – –
Shareholder yield 10.0% 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusBKNGTCOMSE
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 11.0xFY2026 19.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.90FY2026 $3.61FY2026 $3.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 -44.6%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.8% +17.2% +17.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.56BFY2026 $9.43BFY2026 $30.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.5% +21.0% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKNGTCOMSE
Held by institutions 92.9% 23.0% 63.6%
Institutions holding 1,915 319 773
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.6% +1.2% +0.6%
Institutions buying 891 152 436
Institutions selling 828 119 223
Buyers to sellers 1.08 1.28 1.96

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.

BKNGTCOMSE
BKNG 1.00 0.28 0.33
TCOM 0.28 1.00 0.23
SE 0.33 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKNG, TCOM and SE?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Booking Holdings (BKNG) $117.57B, Trip.com (TCOM) $26.24B, Sea (SE) $43.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKNG, TCOM and SE?

Trip.com (TCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 16.3x, Trip.com (TCOM) 7.7x, Sea (SE) 26.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trip.com (TCOM) is cheapest (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 14.3x, Trip.com (TCOM) 11.0x, Sea (SE) 19.9x). 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%, Trip.com (TCOM) +18.1%, Sea (SE) +43.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trip.com (TCOM) has the highest net margin (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%, Trip.com (TCOM) 36.1%, Sea (SE) 6.3%). On return on invested capital, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 75.5%, Trip.com (TCOM) 5.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Booking Holdings (BKNG) returned the most: Booking Holdings (BKNG) -23.5%, Trip.com (TCOM) -44.0%, Sea (SE) -52.2%. Over five years, Booking Holdings (BKNG) compounded fastest (Booking Holdings (BKNG) +10.2%/yr, Trip.com (TCOM) +5.5%/yr, Sea (SE) -26.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trip.com (TCOM) has been the steadiest (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 38.0%, Trip.com (TCOM) 36.3%, Sea (SE) 52.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Trip.com (TCOM) leads on 5. 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.