Booking Holdings (BKNG) Gross Margin (2009 - 2018)
Booking Holdings' (BKNG) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 67.75% in Q2 2026, down 78.0% on a YoY basis from 307.96% in Q2 2025, and up 8.2% quarter-over-quarter from 62.62% in Q1 2026.
Booking Holdings (BKNG) Gross Margin (2009 - 2018) Analysis & Trends
Booking Holdings (BKNG) has reported Gross Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 67.75% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Gross Margin fell 78.0% year-over-year to 67.75%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at 69.16% (down 29.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 69.59%, up 25.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin improved to 67.75% in Q2 2026 per BKNG's latest filing, from 62.62% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 74.02% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 57.44% in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 66.9% across 5 years, with a median of 67.65% in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin tumbled 216 bps in 2022, then jumped 748 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 67.55% in 2022, then rose by 4 bps to 70.05% in 2023, then climbed by 2 bps to 71.16% in 2024, then dropped by 2 bps to 69.6% in 2025, then decreased by 3 bps to 67.75% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 67.75%, 62.62%, and 69.6% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,144.46 Bn | 3,901.99 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 61.65% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,981.30 Bn | 1,683.82 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 81.37% |
| 3 | Netflix | 296.22 Bn | 256.42 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 51.93% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 254.92 Bn | 72.79 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 38.11% |
| 5 | Shopify | 184.25 Bn | 161.43 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 47.67% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.00 Bn | 113.98 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 44.93% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 123.19 Bn | 56.24 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 110.41 Bn | -141.52 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 57.06% |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 104.89 Bn | 62.12 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 33.41% |
| 10 | AppLovin | 104.19 Bn | 94.23 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 88.26% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2018 | 98.91% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 99.07% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 97.50% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 98.44% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 98.57% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 98.78% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 97.75% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 96.69% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 96.93% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 97.25% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 95.07% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 94.01% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 93.97% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 94.98% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 91.78% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 90.85% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 91.01% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 92.37% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 88.67% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 85.67% |
Booking Holdings Gross Margin API
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "gross-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=gross-margin&ticker=BKNG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();