CART vs ABNB vs BKNG Stock Comparison

Maplebear, Airbnb and Booking Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CART Maplebear Inc.
$58.42 +34.8% 1M +54.5% 1Y
Market cap
$13.44B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins
ABNB Airbnb, Inc.
$166.04 +6.4% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$98.95B
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.16B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$147.94 -9.7% 1M -27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$114.57B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.24B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Booking Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Booking Holdings 6, Airbnb 2, Maplebear 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCARTABNBBKNGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.44B $98.95B $114.57B BKNG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.0x 36.8x 15.9x BKNG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.7x 29.8x 13.6x BKNG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% +13.6% +12.9% ABNB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 20.4% 25.5% BKNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.5% 75.5% 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 +54.5% +29.7% -27.8% CART
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -0.5%/yr +8.9%/yr BKNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 35.9% 37.9% ABNB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 55/100 60/100 CART

Percentile Scorecard

CARTABNBBKNG

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

AxisCARTABNBBKNG
Valuation 47 #89 of 166 25 #125 of 166 65 #59 of 166
Growth 48 #79 of 152 45 #84 of 152 38 #95 of 152
Profitability 91 #14 of 152 90 #16 of 152 100 #1 of 152
Financial Health 75 #46 of 179 53 #84 of 179 40 #107 of 179
Shareholder Returns 84 #16 of 94 60 #38 of 94 57 #41 of 94
Overall 69 55 60
  • CART ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • ABNB ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • BKNG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCARTABNBBKNGSPY
1 month +34.8%+6.4%-9.7% +0.9%
3 months +28.0%+8.5%-26.5% +5.9%
6 months +38.0%+18.4%-15.0% +8.5%
Year to date +29.9%+22.3%-30.9% +13.3%
1 year +54.5%+29.7%-27.8% +12.4%
3 years +134.5%+45.5%+34.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +32.9%+13.3%+10.4% +23.5%
5 years —-2.7%+52.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-0.5%+8.9% +11.0%
10 years ——+150.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+9.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCARTABNBBKNGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%35.9%37.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.4%33.8%38.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.441.090.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.240.83-0.73 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.0%-60.2%-39.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.0%-12.8%-32.7% -0.9%
52-week high $60.88$190.50$219.68 $779.14
52-week low $32.93$111.54$147.94 $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.

MultipleCARTABNBBKNG
P/E now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 16.8x 36.5xmedian 16.8x 15.8xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.4x 7.4xmedian 1.4x 3.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 13.9x —median 13.9x 11.6xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 11.4x 20.2xmedian 11.4x 11.7xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 1.8x 12.6xmedian 1.8x -10.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 26.94median 0.36 3.96median 0.36 -0.27median 0.36

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 monthsCARTABNBBKNG
Revenue $3.99B $13.16B $28.24B
Gross profit $2.90B $10.91B –
Operating income $588.00M $2.74B $9.28B
Net income $480.00M $2.69B $7.21B
Free cash flow $1.18B $4.86B $9.54B
R&D $706.00M $2.49B –
EPS (diluted) $1.93 $4.51 $9.36
Cash & equivalents $757.00M $6.82B $17.21B
Total debt – $2.48B $20.18B
Shares (diluted) 248.94M 597.00M 770.00M
Enterprise value $9.48B $52.18B $47.62B

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
MetricCARTABNBBKNG
P/E 28.6x 36.5x 15.8x
P/FCF 11.6x 20.2x 11.7x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 20.2x 11.3x
P/S 3.4x 7.4x 3.9x
P/B 5.9x 12.6x -10.3x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 12.6x -9.6x
EV/EBITDA 18.2x – 11.6x
EV/EBIT 21.7x 32.3x 12.3x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 6.7x 4.0x
EV/FCF 10.9x 18.2x 12.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.4x 18.2x 11.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 26.94 3.96 -0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCARTABNBBKNG
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% 13.6% 12.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 13.1% 13.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.2% 13.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 13.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% 5.1% 12.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 11.9% 15.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -1.6% 2.5% 49.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.6% 5.4% 17.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.0% 7.5% -93.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 9.2% -57.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 46.8% 12.8% 2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.4% 13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.0% 12.8% 3.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% 13.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCARTABNBBKNG
Gross margin 72.6% 82.9% –
EBITDA margin 17.6% – 34.9%
Operating margin 14.7% 20.8% 32.9%
Pretax margin 15.7% 25.6% 32.9%
Net margin 12.0% 20.4% 25.5%
FCF margin 29.5% 36.9% 33.8%
Operating cash flow margin 30.9% 36.9% 34.9%
Return on equity 20.4% 34.9% –
Return on assets 13.6% 9.7% 25.1%
Return on invested capital – 21.5% 75.5%
Return on capital employed 22.7% 28.2% 121.7%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 10.0% 13.0% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCARTABNBBKNG
Debt / assets – 8.6% 68.0%
Debt / equity – 0.3x -1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.3x
Debt / FCF – 0.5x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 33.8% 72.9% 136.3%
Equity / assets 66.2% 27.1% -36.3%
Interest coverage – – 8.4x
Current ratio 2.3x 1.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.7x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 6.99 3.56 5.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCARTABNBBKNG
Dividend yield – – 0.8%
Net buyback yield 13.6% 4.1% 9.5%
Shareholder yield 13.6% 4.1% 10.3%
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.

ConsensusCARTABNBBKNG
Forward P/E 23.7xFY2026 29.8xFY2026 13.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.46FY2026 $5.57FY2026 $10.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +53.7%FY2026 +38.2%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.2% +4.7% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.00BFY2026 $13.79BFY2026 $27.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.3% +20.9% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCARTABNBBKNG
Held by institutions 82.5% 85.9% 92.9%
Institutions holding 499 1,307 1,916
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +5.9% -9.6%
Institutions buying 246 646 892
Institutions selling 178 493 828
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.31 1.08

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.

CARTABNBBKNG
CART 1.00 0.41 0.21
ABNB 0.41 1.00 0.64
BKNG 0.21 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CART, ABNB and BKNG?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Maplebear (CART) $13.44B, Airbnb (ABNB) $98.95B, Booking Holdings (BKNG) $114.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, CART, ABNB and BKNG?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Maplebear (CART) 28.0x, Airbnb (ABNB) 36.8x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 15.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Booking Holdings (BKNG) is cheapest (Maplebear (CART) 23.7x, Airbnb (ABNB) 29.8x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 13.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Airbnb (ABNB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Maplebear (CART) +12.6%, Airbnb (ABNB) +13.6%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +12.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has the highest net margin (Maplebear (CART) 12.0%, Airbnb (ABNB) 20.4%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%). On return on invested capital, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads (Airbnb (ABNB) 21.5%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 75.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Maplebear (CART) returned the most: Maplebear (CART) +54.5%, Airbnb (ABNB) +29.7%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) -27.8%. Over five years, Booking Holdings (BKNG) compounded fastest (Airbnb (ABNB) -0.5%/yr, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +8.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Airbnb (ABNB) has been the steadiest (Maplebear (CART) 44.1%, Airbnb (ABNB) 35.9%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 37.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CART, ABNB and BKNG?

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.