Booking Holdings (BKNG) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Booking Holdings' (BKNG) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $3.1 billion in Q1 2026, down 1.71% YoY from $3.2 billion in Q1 2025, and up 119.34% on a QoQ basis from $1.4 billion in Q4 2025.
Booking Holdings (BKNG) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Booking Holdings (BKNG) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $3.1 billion in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 1.71% year-over-year to $3.1 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $9.0 billion (up 6.5% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $9.1 billion, up 15.11% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow advanced to $3.1 billion in Q1 2026, from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $3.2 billion in Q1 2025 to a low of -$96.0 million in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of $2.0 billion and a median of $2.1 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow sank 106.33% — and 2023, when it soared 1455.21%.
- Tracing BKNG's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $2.1 billion in 2022, then slumped by 40.32% to $1.3 billion in 2023, then slumped by 48.48% to $645.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 119.69% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then jumped by 119.34% to $3.1 billion in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $3.1 billion (Q1 2026), $1.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.4 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booking Holdings | 158.36 Bn | 141.15 Bn | 4.98 Bn | 3.64 Bn |
| 2 | Airbnb | 106.77 Bn | 94.70 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 1.27 Bn |
| 3 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 80.89 Bn | 79.97 Bn | 2.29 Bn | -877.00 Mn |
| 4 | Viking Holdings | 44.22 Bn | 40.41 Bn | 713.43 Mn | 995.73 Mn |
| 5 | Expedia | 38.60 Bn | 31.47 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 6 | Carnival | 38.34 Bn | 36.10 Bn | - | 1.76 Bn |
| 7 | Trip.com | 29.12 Bn | 17.42 Bn | 1.86 Bn | - |
| 8 | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings | 8.33 Bn | 8.12 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 144.89 Mn |
| 9 | MakeMyTrip | 5.81 Bn | 5.03 Bn | 212.91 Mn | 26.71 Mn |
| 10 | Global Business Travel | 4.86 Bn | 4.34 Bn | 514.00 Mn | 103.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.64 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.64 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.42 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.42 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.37 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.37 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.14 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.16 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 645.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 645.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.30 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.38 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.38 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.57 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.57 Bn |