EXPE vs COST vs BKNG Stock Comparison

Expedia, Costco Wholesale and Booking Holdings Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EXPE Expedia Group, Inc.
$272.48 +4.8% 1M +27.4% 1Y
Market cap
$31.14B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.70B
Div. yield
0.01%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
5 wins
COST Costco Wholesale Corp /New
$1,065.59 +13.9% 1M +14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$467.84B
P/E
50.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$303.15B
Div. yield
–
Warehouse Clubs Consumer Staples
4 wins
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$168.72 +7.0% 1M -14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$120.61B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.13B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Expedia leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Expedia 5, Costco Wholesale 4, Booking Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXPECOSTBKNGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.14B $467.84B $120.61B COST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.3x 50.7x 16.8x EXPE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.4x 50.2x 15.5x EXPE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% +10.1% +8.0% EXPE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.0% 3.0% 25.5% BKNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 29.5% 21.7% 75.1% BKNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -1.1x 0.4x COST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.4% +14.0% -14.1% EXPE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.4%/yr +15.7%/yr +10.0%/yr COST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.4% 20.4% 39.4% COST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 50/100 58/100 EXPE

Percentile Scorecard

EXPECOSTBKNG

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

AxisEXPECOSTBKNG
Valuation 69 #53 of 166 8 #37 of 40 63 #62 of 166
Growth 75 #39 of 154 73 #11 of 38 32 #105 of 154
Profitability 97 #6 of 154 72 #11 of 37 99 #2 of 154
Financial Health 34 #119 of 179 85 #7 of 40 42 #104 of 179
Shareholder Returns 47 #52 of 97 11 #25 of 28 54 #45 of 97
Overall 64 50 58
  • EXPE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • COST ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • 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

PeriodEXPECOSTBKNGSPY
1 month +4.8%+13.9%+7.0% -5.9%
3 months -11.1%+12.3%-18.6% -4.6%
6 months +7.8%+5.3%-1.5% +0.2%
Year to date -3.8%+23.6%-21.2% +7.5%
1 year +27.4%+14.0%-14.1% +8.2%
3 years +144.2%+87.0%+42.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +34.7%+23.2%+12.4% +19.0%
5 years +49.6%+107.7%+61.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year +8.4%+15.7%+10.0% +9.4%
10 years +117.6%+649.1%+196.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year +8.1%+22.3%+11.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureEXPECOSTBKNGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.4%20.4%39.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.1%20.0%38.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.23-0.200.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.500.68-0.36 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.9%-31.5%-39.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.7%-2.6%-23.2% -5.9%
52-week high $339.12$1,094.32$219.68 $779.14
52-week low $188.51$850.00$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.

MultipleEXPECOSTBKNG
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 18.0x 51.3xmedian 20.2x 17.6xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.3x 1.6xmedian 0.5x 4.5xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 15.5x 31.8xmedian 9.6x 13.2xmedian 15.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 11.4x 50.3xmedian 15.4x 13.6xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 1.7x 13.2xmedian 2.8x -12.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.38 3.77median 1.03 -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 monthsEXPECOSTBKNG
Revenue $15.70B $303.15B $28.13B
Gross profit $14.20B $38.88B –
Operating income $2.51B $11.69B $9.22B
Net income $2.04B $9.23B $7.18B
Free cash flow $4.46B $9.38B $9.24B
R&D $1.28B – –
EPS (diluted) $16.61 $20.76 $9.53
Cash & equivalents $6.68B $20.21B $15.81B
Total debt $5.46B $6.16B $20.06B
Shares (diluted) 122.55M 444.43M 753.00M
Enterprise value $6.31B $391.12B $54.35B

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
MetricEXPECOSTBKNG
P/E 16.1x 51.3x 17.6x
P/FCF 7.0x 50.3x 13.6x
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x 29.9x 13.1x
P/S 2.0x 1.6x 4.5x
P/B 12.6x 13.2x -12.1x
P/Tangible book 19.6x 13.2x -11.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.7x 31.8x 13.2x
EV/EBIT 11.8x 39.1x 14.1x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.5x 4.6x
EV/FCF 6.6x 48.7x 14.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.7x 28.9x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 3.77 -0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXPECOSTBKNG
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% 10.1% 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 7.8% 10.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 10.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 9.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 80.0% 12.5% 8.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 12.9% 11.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 83.5% 13.9% 42.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% 13.6% 10.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 98.2% 14.0% -93.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.0% 13.6% -59.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 87.8% 18.6% 10.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 12.6% 5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 123.3% 19.7% 11.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.3% 11.6% 5.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXPECOSTBKNG
Gross margin 90.4% 12.8% –
EBITDA margin 21.7% 4.7% 34.9%
Operating margin 16.0% 3.9% 32.8%
Pretax margin 15.5% 4.0% 32.9%
Net margin 13.0% 3.0% 25.5%
FCF margin 28.4% 3.1% 32.8%
Operating cash flow margin 33.2% 5.2% 34.0%
Return on equity 94.7% 26.6% –
Return on assets 7.3% 10.5% 24.8%
Return on invested capital 29.5% 21.7% 75.1%
Return on capital employed 33.9% 26.7% 96.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 3.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 0.3% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXPECOSTBKNG
Debt / assets 18.8% 6.9% 71.0%
Debt / equity 2.2x 0.2x -1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -1.1x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 0.7x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 91.5% 59.8% 136.8%
Equity / assets 8.5% 40.2% -36.8%
Interest coverage 7.1x 80.6x 8.3x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.48 9.65 6.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXPECOSTBKNG
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.5% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 6.0% 0.2% 9.6%
Shareholder yield 6.7% 0.7% 10.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 10.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 4.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 109.8% – –
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.

ConsensusEXPECOSTBKNG
Forward P/E 13.4xFY2026 50.2xFY2027 15.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.37FY2026 $21.22FY2027 $10.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.4%FY2026 +2.2%FY2027 +19.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.4% +22.4% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.58BFY2026 $345.54BFY2027 $27.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +14.0%FY2027 +2.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% -4.4% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXPECOSTBKNG
Held by institutions 100.0% 73.2% 92.9%
Institutions holding 1,120 4,217 1,920
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +5.0% -9.6%
Institutions buying 601 1,923 893
Institutions selling 363 1,708 831
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.13 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.

EXPECOSTBKNG
EXPE 1.00 0.06 0.76
COST 0.06 1.00 0.12
BKNG 0.76 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXPE, COST and BKNG?

Costco Wholesale (COST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Expedia (EXPE) $31.14B, Costco Wholesale (COST) $467.84B, Booking Holdings (BKNG) $120.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXPE, COST and BKNG?

Expedia (EXPE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Expedia (EXPE) 15.3x, Costco Wholesale (COST) 50.7x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Expedia (EXPE) is cheapest (Expedia (EXPE) 13.4x, Costco Wholesale (COST) 50.2x, 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?

Expedia (EXPE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Expedia (EXPE) +12.0%, Costco Wholesale (COST) +10.1%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has the highest net margin (Expedia (EXPE) 13.0%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 3.0%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%). On return on invested capital, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads (Expedia (EXPE) 29.5%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 21.7%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 75.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Expedia (EXPE) returned the most: Expedia (EXPE) +27.4%, Costco Wholesale (COST) +14.0%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) -14.1%. Over five years, Costco Wholesale (COST) compounded fastest (Expedia (EXPE) +8.4%/yr, Costco Wholesale (COST) +15.7%/yr, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +10.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Expedia (EXPE) 0.01%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 0.00%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 0.00%. Costco Wholesale (COST) and Booking Holdings (BKNG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Costco Wholesale (COST) has been the steadiest (Expedia (EXPE) 54.4%, Costco Wholesale (COST) 20.4%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 39.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXPE, COST 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, Expedia (EXPE) 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.