Booking Holdings (BKNG) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Booking Holdings' Free Cash Flow came in at $1.07 billion for Q3 2026, down 22.0% from $1.37 billion a year earlier and down 70.7% from the prior quarter.
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Booking Holdings (BKNG) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Booking Holdings reported Free Cash Flow of $9.24 billion, up 11.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $9.09 billion, up 15.1% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow has increased in each of the last four years.
- Going back by year, Free Cash Flow was $7.89 billion in FY2024 (+12.8%), $7 billion in FY2023 (+13.1%), $6.19 billion in FY2022 (+145.9%) and $2.52 billion in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Free Cash Flow since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 9.8%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Free Cash Flow over five years came in Q2 2022 (growth of 137.7%), and the weakest in Q4 2024 (a decline of 48.5%).
- Business Quant data shows BKNG's Free Cash Flow at $3.64 billion (Q2 2026), $3.11 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.42 billion (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,462.85 Bn | 3,197.75 Bn | 76.16 Bn | -9.07 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,559.43 Bn | 1,223.94 Bn | 51.23 Bn | -1.16 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 262.12 Bn | 223.42 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 2.88 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 253.57 Bn | 67.20 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 13.35 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 191.77 Bn | 170.57 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 816.00 Mn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.89 Bn | 110.71 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 2.54 Bn |
| 7 | AppLovin | 130.31 Bn | 118.84 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 1.43 Bn |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 123.80 Bn | 80.72 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 858.22 Mn |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 120.61 Bn | 54.35 Bn | - | 1.07 Bn |
| 10 | PDD Holdings | 116.11 Bn | -127.94 Bn | 9.48 Bn | 3.77 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.64 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.42 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.37 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 645.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.38 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.65 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -96.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.60 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 178.00 Mn |
API Access
Booking Holdings Free Cash Flow 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=BKNG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=BKNG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();