SE vs ARX vs BKNG Stock Comparison

Sea, Accelerant Holdings and Booking Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SE Sea Ltd
$74.75 -24.9% 1M -53.3% 1Y
Market cap
$45.74B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win
ARX Accelerant Holdings
$19.81 +0.3% 1M +56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.30B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$150.14 -8.4% 1M -28.6% 1Y
Market cap
$112.81B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.24B
Div. yield
1.09%
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, Accelerant Holdings 2, Sea 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSEARXBKNGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.74B $4.30B $112.81B BKNG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.4x -3.2x 16.0x BKNG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 23.0x 13.8x BKNG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +43.5% +54.6% +12.9% ARX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.3% -119.3% 25.5% BKNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -179.7% 75.5% BKNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x 0.3x BKNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.09% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.3% +56.0% -28.6% ARX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.7%/yr — +9.1%/yr BKNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.2% 67.4% 38.0% BKNG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 13/100 61/100 SE

Percentile Scorecard

SEARXBKNG

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

AxisSEARXBKNG
Valuation 78 #37 of 167 2 #117 of 119 66 #57 of 167
Growth 68 #49 of 153 10 #103 of 114 38 #95 of 153
Profitability 68 #50 of 153 4 #106 of 110 99 #2 of 153
Financial Health 70 #55 of 179 30 #77 of 110 41 #106 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 22 #83 of 106 61 #37 of 94
Overall 71 13 61
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • ARX ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • 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

PeriodSEARXBKNGSPY
1 month -24.9%+0.3%-8.4% -0.2%
3 months -30.4%+34.9%-24.7% +3.9%
6 months -12.9%+47.8%-13.4% +8.2%
Year to date -41.4%+21.2%-29.9% +12.9%
1 year -53.3%+56.0%-28.6% +12.3%
3 years +87.0%—+36.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +23.2%—+11.0% +23.3%
5 years -78.8%—+54.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -26.7%—+9.1% +10.9%
10 years ——+156.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+9.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSEARXBKNGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.2%67.4%38.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.9%59.6%38.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.280.050.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.020.83-0.75 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.3%-68.9%-39.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.3%-0.4%-31.7% -1.2%
52-week high $160.10$19.89$219.68 $779.14
52-week low $74.01$9.36$150.14 $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.

MultipleSEARXBKNG
P/E now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 17.3x -3.2xmedian 10.5x 16.0xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.4x 3.7xmedian 1.4x 4.0xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x -1.9xmedian 7.6x 11.7xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 11.5x 93.8xmedian 8.5x 11.8xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.8x 5.8xmedian 1.5x -10.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 0.40 —median 0.53 -0.28median 0.40

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 monthsSEARXBKNG
Revenue $26.55B $1.15B $28.24B
Gross profit $12.29B $885.00M –
Operating income $2.28B -$1.53B $9.28B
Net income $3.91B -$1.28B $7.21B
Free cash flow $5.22B $45.80M $9.54B
R&D $1.17B – –
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $-6.22 $9.36
Cash & equivalents $3.53B $1.66B $17.21B
Total debt $2.37B $120.10M $20.18B
Shares (diluted) 638.23M 219.69M 770.00M
Enterprise value $5.62B -$2.34B $45.86B

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
MetricSEARXBKNG
P/E 26.4x -3.2x 16.0x
P/FCF 8.8x 93.8x 11.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 93.8x 11.4x
P/S 1.7x 3.7x 4.0x
P/B – 5.8x -10.5x
P/Tangible book – 5.8x -9.7x
EV/EBITDA – -1.9x 11.7x
EV/EBIT 16.2x -1.8x 12.5x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.4x 4.1x
EV/FCF 7.1x 60.3x 12.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.1x 60.3x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 – -0.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSEARXBKNG
Revenue growth (1Y) 43.5% 54.6% 12.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.7% – 13.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.1% 61.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -83.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.3% -1,080% 12.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.1% – 15.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -97.5% -2,833% 49.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% – 17.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.1% -2,986% -93.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 73.7% – -57.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% -94.5% 2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.7% – 13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% -94.5% 3.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.7% – 13.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSEARXBKNG
Gross margin 46.3% 77.2% –
EBITDA margin – -130.1% 34.9%
Operating margin 8.6% -133.6% 32.9%
Pretax margin 11.6% -110.8% 32.9%
Net margin 6.3% -119.3% 25.5%
FCF margin 19.6% 4.0% 33.8%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 4.0% 34.9%
Return on equity – -176.3% –
Return on assets 12.5% -14.7% 25.1%
Return on invested capital – -179.7% 75.5%
Return on capital employed 15.0% – 121.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.8% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSEARXBKNG
Debt / assets 1.0% 1.3% 68.0%
Debt / equity – 0.2x -1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 2.6x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 59.2% 91.7% 136.3%
Equity / assets – 8.3% -36.3%
Interest coverage 123.4x -143.1x 8.4x
Current ratio 1.5x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.8x
Altman Z-score – – 5.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSEARXBKNG
Dividend yield – – 1.1%
Net buyback yield – 1.9% 9.3%
Shareholder yield – 1.9% 10.4%
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.

ConsensusSEARXBKNG
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 23.0xFY2026 13.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.79FY2026 $0.86FY2026 $10.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.3%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.2% +11.6% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.91BFY2026 $1.18BFY2026 $27.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +34.7%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +9.6% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSEARXBKNG
Held by institutions 63.6% 54.5% 92.9%
Institutions holding 773 118 1,916
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +16.0% -9.6%
Institutions buying 436 80 892
Institutions selling 223 27 828
Buyers to sellers 1.96 2.96 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.

SEARXBKNG
SE 1.00 -0.01 0.33
ARX -0.01 1.00 0.21
BKNG 0.33 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SE, ARX and BKNG?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sea (SE) $45.74B, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) $4.30B, Booking Holdings (BKNG) $112.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, SE, ARX and BKNG?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sea (SE) 26.4x, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -3.2x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 16.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Booking Holdings (BKNG) is cheapest (Sea (SE) 19.7x, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 23.0x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 13.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Accelerant Holdings (ARX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sea (SE) +43.5%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +54.6%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +12.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has the highest net margin (Sea (SE) 6.3%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -119.3%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%). On return on invested capital, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads (Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -179.7%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 75.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Accelerant Holdings (ARX) returned the most: Sea (SE) -53.3%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +56.0%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) -28.6%. Over five years, Booking Holdings (BKNG) compounded fastest (Sea (SE) -26.7%/yr, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +9.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Booking Holdings (BKNG) 1.09%. Sea (SE) and Accelerant Holdings (ARX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Booking Holdings (BKNG) has been the steadiest (Sea (SE) 52.2%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 67.4%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 38.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SE, ARX 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.