Global Business Travel (GBTG) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026)

Global Business Travel (GBTG) recorded quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$52.0 million in Q1 2026, down 500.0% quarter-over-quarter from $13.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 300.0% on a YoY basis from $26.0 million in Q1 2025.

Global Business Travel (GBTG) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Global Business Travel's Free Cash Flow history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$52.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 300.0% year-over-year to -$52.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $26.0 million (down 84.43% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $104.0 million, down 36.97% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was -$52.0 million for Q1 2026 at Global Business Travel, down from $13.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $107.0 million in Q3 2023 to a low of -$176.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged -$13.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $24.0 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Free Cash Flow plunged 49256.39% in 2022, then surged 228.0% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$25.0 million in 2022, then soared by 228.0% to $32.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 3.12% to $33.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 60.61% to $13.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 500.0% to -$52.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$52.0 million (Q1 2026), $13.0 million (Q4 2025), and $38.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Booking Holdings 131.01 Bn 114.99 Bn 3.46 Bn 3.11 Bn
2 Airbnb 79.86 Bn 67.85 Bn 2.10 Bn 1.71 Bn
3 Royal Caribbean Cruises 75.60 Bn 75.08 Bn 2.21 Bn 1.69 Bn
4 Carnival 37.80 Bn 36.39 Bn - 697.00 Mn
5 Expedia 27.88 Bn 22.09 Bn 3.05 Bn 3.75 Bn
6 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 8.56 Bn 8.38 Bn 953.34 Mn -625.22 Mn
7 Global Business Travel 4.79 Bn 4.35 Bn 714.00 Mn -52.00 Mn
8 Travel & Leisure 4.51 Bn 4.25 Bn 926.00 Mn 19.00 Mn
9 Trip.com 4.42 Bn -788.25 Mn 1.74 Bn -
10 MakeMyTrip 2.12 Bn 1.35 Bn - 46.44 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -52.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -52.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 13.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 13.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 38.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 38.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 27.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 27.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 26.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 26.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 33.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 33.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 59.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 59.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 49.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 49.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 24.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 24.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 32.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 32.00 Mn