Booking Holdings (BKNG) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Booking Holdings' EBT Margin came in at 38.49% for Q3 2026, down 0.02 percentage points from 38.51% a year earlier but up 3.67 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Booking Holdings (BKNG) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Booking Holdings reported EBT Margin of 32.87%, up 7.78 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 25.38%, down 5.34 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin carries a five-year change of +17.04 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBT Margin was 30.72% in FY2024 (+5.06 pp), 25.65% in FY2023 (+2.70 pp), 22.95% in FY2022 (+9.59 pp) and 13.37% in FY2021 (+5.03 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBT Margin is -31.50% (Q1 2022) to 42.90% (Q3 2023).
- Year-over-year, EBT Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.68 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBT Margin over five years came in Q1 2023 (a gain of 39.52 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2023 (a drop of 27.27 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows BKNG's EBT Margin at 34.82% (Q2 2026), 25.29% (Q1 2026) and 29.34% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,462.85 Bn | 3,197.75 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 25.36% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,559.43 Bn | 1,223.94 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 20.13% |
| 3 | Netflix | 262.12 Bn | 223.42 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 33.53% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 253.57 Bn | 67.20 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 8.29% |
| 5 | Shopify | 191.77 Bn | 170.57 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 13.34% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.89 Bn | 110.71 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 5.79% |
| 7 | AppLovin | 130.31 Bn | 118.84 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 79.82% |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 123.80 Bn | 80.72 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 14.19% |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 120.61 Bn | 54.35 Bn | - | 38.49% |
| 10 | PDD Holdings | 116.11 Bn | -127.94 Bn | 9.48 Bn | 36.73% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 38.49% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 34.82% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.29% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.34% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 38.51% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.24% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 28.59% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 35.89% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 32.80% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.22% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.59% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 42.90% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 29.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.02% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 35.86% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 35.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 26.64% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -31.50% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.37% |
Booking Holdings EBT Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=BKNG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();