GBTG vs DAL vs ABNB Stock Comparison

Global Business Travel, Delta Air Lines and Airbnb Prices as of Sep 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc.
$76.75 -6.1% 1M +30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$51.86B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.80B
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
4 wins
ABNB Airbnb, Inc.
$172.01 +15.0% 1M +35.1% 1Y
Market cap
$101.22B
P/E
37.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.16B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Airbnb leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Airbnb 6, Delta Air Lines 4, Global Business Travel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGBTGDALABNBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.96B $51.86B $101.22B ABNB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 55.5x 15.8x 37.6x DAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.2x 13.8x 30.9x DAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.2% +14.1% +13.6% GBTG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 4.6% 20.4% ABNB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.2% 10.8% 21.5% ABNB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 1.3x — DAL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.1% +30.6% +35.1% ABNB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +14.1%/yr +0.6%/yr DAL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.9% 38.6% 35.8% ABNB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 39/100 54/100 ABNB

Percentile Scorecard

GBTGDALABNB

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

AxisGBTGDALABNB
Valuation 39 #18 of 29 67 #45 of 136 25 #126 of 167
Growth 72 #8 of 26 48 #64 of 122 44 #86 of 153
Profitability 40 #16 of 26 48 #62 of 119 90 #16 of 153
Financial Health 63 #12 of 31 22 #115 of 147 53 #85 of 179
Shareholder Returns 47 #11 of 20 7 #78 of 84 58 #40 of 94
Overall 52 39 54
  • GBTG ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • DAL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • ABNB ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGBTGDALABNBSPY
1 month +0.2%-6.1%+15.0% -1.0%
3 months +1.2%-9.8%+21.9% +2.9%
6 months +70.3%+12.1%+20.4% +6.4%
Year to date +24.2%+10.6%+26.7% +11.4%
1 year +16.1%+30.6%+35.1% +13.1%
3 years +72.7%+139.7%+41.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +20.0%+33.9%+12.1% +21.5%
5 years —+93.1%+3.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+14.1%+0.6% +10.9%
10 years —+86.4%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+6.4%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGBTGDALABNBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.9%38.6%35.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.9%34.2%34.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.591.701.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.280.790.98 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.0%-48.0%-60.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.1%-18.1%-9.7% -2.5%
52-week high $9.51$93.66$190.50 $779.14
52-week low $4.97$55.65$111.54 $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.

MultipleGBTGDALABNB
P/E now vs peer median 55.5xmedian 18.8x 15.3xmedian 16.0x 37.8xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 1.0x 7.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 15.0x 7.7xmedian 8.7x —median 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 48.7xmedian 16.0x 16.7xmedian 11.5x 20.9xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.5x 2.2xmedian 1.2x 13.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.88median 0.37 -8.23median 0.82 4.10median 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 monthsGBTGDALABNB
Revenue $3.18B $71.80B $13.16B
Gross profit $1.86B – $10.91B
Operating income $68.00M $5.29B $2.74B
Net income $92.00M $3.29B $2.69B
Free cash flow $102.00M $3.02B $4.86B
R&D – – $2.49B
EPS (diluted) $0.17 $4.99 $4.51
Cash & equivalents $518.00M $3.79B $6.82B
Total debt $1.51B $13.95B $2.48B
Shares (diluted) 520.37M 659.00M 597.00M
Enterprise value $3.19B $34.04B $54.45B

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
MetricGBTGDALABNB
P/E 55.5x 15.3x 37.8x
P/FCF 48.7x 16.7x 20.9x
P/Operating cash flow 19.9x 6.3x 20.9x
P/S 1.6x 0.7x 7.7x
P/B 3.0x 2.2x 13.0x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 3.1x 13.0x
EV/EBITDA 20.3x 7.7x –
EV/EBIT 87.6x 11.5x 33.6x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 0.8x 7.0x
EV/FCF 58.4x 20.1x 18.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.8x 7.6x 18.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.88 -8.23 4.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGBTGDALABNB
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.2% 14.1% 13.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 7.8% 13.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.5% – 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% – 13.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -53.4% -12.9% 5.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 40.2% -2.3% 11.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 276.9% -28.9% 2.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.3% -1.1% 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 240.9% -29.5% 7.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.4% -1.9% 9.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.8% 0.3% 12.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.8% 4.0% 7.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -29.7% -1.7% 12.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.8% 36.6% 7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGBTGDALABNB
Gross margin 58.5% – 82.9%
EBITDA margin 9.2% 11.0% –
Operating margin 2.1% 7.4% 20.8%
Pretax margin 1.4% 6.1% 25.6%
Net margin 2.8% 4.6% 20.4%
FCF margin 3.2% 4.2% 36.9%
Operating cash flow margin 7.9% 11.1% 36.9%
Return on equity 5.6% 14.8% 34.9%
Return on assets 1.8% 3.8% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 2.2% 10.8% 21.5%
Return on capital employed 1.9% 10.0% 28.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 2.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% – 13.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGBTGDALABNB
Debt / assets 29.8% 16.2% 8.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF 14.8x 4.6x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 67.6% 73.8% 72.9%
Equity / assets 32.4% 26.2% 27.1%
Interest coverage 0.7x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.22 1.48 3.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGBTGDALABNB
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 2.2% – 3.9%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 1.0% 3.9%
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.

ConsensusGBTGDALABNB
Forward P/E 43.2xFY2026 13.8xFY2026 30.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.22FY2026 $5.57FY2026 $5.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026 +38.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +127.3% +42.0% +4.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.56BFY2026 $70.62BFY2026 $13.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.8%FY2026 +21.2%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% -5.3% +20.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGBTGDALABNB
Held by institutions 64.2% 88.2% 60.2%
Institutions holding 192 1,511 1,307
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +0.6% +5.9%
Institutions buying 136 815 646
Institutions selling 31 483 493
Buyers to sellers 4.39 1.69 1.31

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.

GBTGDALABNB
GBTG 1.00 0.13 0.16
DAL 0.13 1.00 0.33
ABNB 0.16 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GBTG, DAL and ABNB?

Airbnb (ABNB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Global Business Travel (GBTG) $4.96B, Delta Air Lines (DAL) $51.86B, Airbnb (ABNB) $101.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, GBTG, DAL and ABNB?

Delta Air Lines (DAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Global Business Travel (GBTG) 55.5x, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 15.8x, Airbnb (ABNB) 37.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Delta Air Lines (DAL) is cheapest (Global Business Travel (GBTG) 43.2x, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 13.8x, Airbnb (ABNB) 30.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Global Business Travel (GBTG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Global Business Travel (GBTG) +30.2%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) +14.1%, Airbnb (ABNB) +13.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Airbnb (ABNB) has the highest net margin (Global Business Travel (GBTG) 2.8%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 4.6%, Airbnb (ABNB) 20.4%). On return on invested capital, Airbnb (ABNB) leads (Global Business Travel (GBTG) 2.2%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 10.8%, Airbnb (ABNB) 21.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Airbnb (ABNB) returned the most: Global Business Travel (GBTG) +16.1%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) +30.6%, Airbnb (ABNB) +35.1%. Over five years, Delta Air Lines (DAL) compounded fastest (Delta Air Lines (DAL) +14.1%/yr, Airbnb (ABNB) +0.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Airbnb (ABNB) has been the steadiest (Global Business Travel (GBTG) 56.9%, Delta Air Lines (DAL) 38.6%, Airbnb (ABNB) 35.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GBTG, DAL and ABNB?

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