Booking Holdings (BKNG) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Booking Holdings' EBITDA Margin came in at 40.49% for Q3 2026, up 0.05 percentage points from 40.44% a year earlier and up 4.73 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Booking Holdings (BKNG) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Booking Holdings reported EBITDA Margin of 34.89%, down 2.27 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 35.10%, up 0.79 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin carries a five-year change of +36.70 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBITDA Margin was 34.31% in FY2024 (+4.64 pp), 29.67% in FY2023 (-2.82 pp), 32.49% in FY2022 (+5.38 pp) and 27.11% in FY2021 (+28.72 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly EBITDA Margin since Q3 2024.
- Year-over-year, EBITDA Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.95 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBITDA Margin over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 33.93 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2023 (a drop of 20.75 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows BKNG's EBITDA Margin at 35.76% (Q2 2026), 25.34% (Q1 2026) and 34.35% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,462.85 Bn | 3,197.75 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 38.37% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,559.43 Bn | 1,223.94 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 31.18% |
| 3 | Netflix | 262.12 Bn | 223.42 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 68.36% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 253.57 Bn | 67.20 Bn | 15.16 Bn | - |
| 5 | Shopify | 191.77 Bn | 170.57 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 15.37% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.89 Bn | 110.71 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 11.28% |
| 7 | AppLovin | 130.31 Bn | 118.84 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 79.79% |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 123.80 Bn | 80.72 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 14.77% |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 120.61 Bn | 54.35 Bn | - | 40.49% |
| 10 | PDD Holdings | 116.11 Bn | -127.94 Bn | 9.48 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 40.49% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 35.76% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.34% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 34.35% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 40.44% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 37.35% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 33.77% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 34.47% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 41.71% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 34.10% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 44.03% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 32.85% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.09% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 36.28% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 44.48% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.78% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.58% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 32.07% |
Booking Holdings EBITDA Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=BKNG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "ticker": "BKNG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=BKNG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();