ABNB vs LUV vs BKNG Stock Comparison

Airbnb, Southwest Airlines and Booking Holdings Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABNB Airbnb, Inc.
$170.13 +6.1% 1M +38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$112.08B
P/E
34.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.93B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins
LUV Southwest Airlines Co
$44.37 +4.5% 1M +40.3% 1Y
Market cap
$21.79B
P/E
20.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.55B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
1 win
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$168.72 +7.0% 1M -14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$123.27B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.13B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Booking Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Booking Holdings 8, Airbnb 2, Southwest Airlines 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABNBLUVBKNGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $112.08B $21.79B $123.27B BKNG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.9x 20.7x 17.2x BKNG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.5x 17.1x 15.5x BKNG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.7% +14.5% +8.0% ABNB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.0% 3.3% 25.5% BKNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.5% 8.2% 75.1% BKNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x 0.4x BKNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.9% +40.3% -14.1% LUV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.3%/yr -3.2%/yr +10.0%/yr BKNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 43.7% 39.4% ABNB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 55/100 58/100 BKNG

Percentile Scorecard

ABNBLUVBKNG

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

AxisABNBLUVBKNG
Valuation 32 #113 of 166 43 #78 of 137 63 #62 of 166
Growth 44 #86 of 154 83 #22 of 127 32 #105 of 154
Profitability 92 #14 of 154 41 #74 of 125 99 #2 of 154
Financial Health 61 #71 of 179 32 #101 of 147 42 #104 of 179
Shareholder Returns 53 #46 of 97 74 #24 of 90 54 #45 of 97
Overall 56 55 58
  • ABNB ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • LUV ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • 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

PeriodABNBLUVBKNGSPY
1 month +6.1%+4.5%+7.0% -5.9%
3 months +12.2%-5.4%-18.6% -4.6%
6 months +21.1%+7.2%-1.5% +0.2%
Year to date +25.4%+7.4%-21.2% +7.5%
1 year +38.9%+40.3%-14.1% +8.2%
3 years +44.0%+88.6%+42.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +12.9%+23.6%+12.4% +19.0%
5 years -15.6%-15.0%+61.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year -3.3%-3.2%+10.0% +9.4%
10 years —+9.9%+196.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+0.9%+11.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureABNBLUVBKNGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%43.7%39.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.0%38.6%38.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.061.550.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.060.92-0.36 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.2%-56.7%-39.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.7%-19.0%-23.2% -5.9%
52-week high $190.50$54.80$219.68 $779.14
52-week low $111.54$31.16$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.

MultipleABNBLUVBKNG
P/E now vs peer median 31.2xmedian 18.0x 20.6xmedian 14.1x 17.6xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 1.3x 0.7xmedian 0.9x 4.5xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.5x 8.1xmedian 7.8x 13.2xmedian 15.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 11.4x -48.4xmedian 11.7x 13.6xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 1.7x 3.0xmedian 1.2x -12.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -2.33median 0.38 0.51median 0.68 -0.29median 0.38

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 monthsABNBLUVBKNG
Revenue $13.93B $31.55B $28.13B
Gross profit $11.58B – –
Operating income $3.13B $1.39B $9.22B
Net income $3.21B $1.05B $7.18B
Free cash flow $5.01B -$449.00M $9.24B
R&D $2.56B – –
EPS (diluted) $5.37 $2.13 $9.53
Cash & equivalents $7.27B $3.62B $15.81B
Total debt $2.37B $5.89B $20.06B
Shares (diluted) 597.00M 494.00M 753.00M
Enterprise value $64.40B $7.81B $57.02B

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
MetricABNBLUVBKNG
P/E 31.2x 20.6x 17.6x
P/FCF 20.0x -48.4x 13.6x
P/Operating cash flow 20.0x 7.9x 13.1x
P/S 7.2x 0.7x 4.5x
P/B 10.8x 3.0x -12.1x
P/Tangible book 10.8x 3.0x -11.2x
EV/EBITDA – 8.1x 13.2x
EV/EBIT 28.7x 17.3x 14.1x
EV/Revenue 6.5x 0.8x 4.6x
EV/FCF 18.0x -53.4x 14.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.0x 8.7x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.33 0.51 -0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABNBLUVBKNG
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.7% 14.5% 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 7.4% 10.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.9% 339.7% 8.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 78.6% 11.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.9% 177.8% 42.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.3% 28.4% 10.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.8% 195.8% -93.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.4% 40.0% -59.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.3% 36.2% 10.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -6.0% 5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.3% -35.2% 11.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 20.2% 5.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABNBLUVBKNG
Gross margin 83.1% – –
EBITDA margin – 9.4% 34.9%
Operating margin 22.5% 4.4% 32.8%
Pretax margin 26.9% 4.3% 32.9%
Net margin 23.0% 3.3% 25.5%
FCF margin 36.0% -1.4% 32.8%
Operating cash flow margin 36.0% 8.7% 34.0%
Return on equity 37.5% 14.6% –
Return on assets 12.1% 3.5% 24.8%
Return on invested capital 24.5% 8.2% 75.1%
Return on capital employed 21.8% 8.3% 96.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 12.7% – 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABNBLUVBKNG
Debt / assets 9.7% 19.3% 71.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.8x -1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 0.5x -13.1x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 61.8% 76.0% 136.8%
Equity / assets 38.2% 24.0% -36.8%
Interest coverage – 5.9x 8.3x
Current ratio 1.7x 0.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.3x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 5.11 2.23 6.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABNBLUVBKNG
Dividend yield – 1.6% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 3.7% 5.7% 9.6%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 7.3% 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.

ConsensusABNBLUVBKNG
Forward P/E 30.5xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 15.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $2.59FY2026 $10.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.2%FY2026 +178.5%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% +59.5% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.79BFY2026 $31.39BFY2026 $27.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.9% +17.4% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABNBLUVBKNG
Held by institutions 60.2% 92.9% 92.9%
Institutions holding 1,311 933 1,920
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% +4.4% -9.6%
Institutions buying 647 477 893
Institutions selling 496 282 831
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.69 1.07

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.

ABNBLUVBKNG
ABNB 1.00 0.34 0.65
LUV 0.34 1.00 0.37
BKNG 0.65 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABNB, LUV and BKNG?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Airbnb (ABNB) $112.08B, Southwest Airlines (LUV) $21.79B, Booking Holdings (BKNG) $123.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABNB, LUV and BKNG?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Airbnb (ABNB) 34.9x, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 20.7x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 17.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Booking Holdings (BKNG) is cheapest (Airbnb (ABNB) 30.5x, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 17.1x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 15.5x). 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: Airbnb (ABNB) +16.7%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) +14.5%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has the highest net margin (Airbnb (ABNB) 23.0%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 3.3%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%). On return on invested capital, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads (Airbnb (ABNB) 24.5%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 8.2%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 75.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southwest Airlines (LUV) returned the most: Airbnb (ABNB) +38.9%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) +40.3%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) -14.1%. Over five years, Booking Holdings (BKNG) compounded fastest (Airbnb (ABNB) -3.3%/yr, Southwest Airlines (LUV) -3.2%/yr, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +10.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Airbnb (ABNB) has been the steadiest (Airbnb (ABNB) 36.6%, Southwest Airlines (LUV) 43.7%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 39.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABNB, LUV 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 8. 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.