Global Business Travel (GBTG) Gross Margin (2021 - 2026)
Global Business Travel (GBTG) posted Gross Margin of 59.08% for Q2 2026, down 2.57 percentage points from 61.65% a year earlier but up 0.75 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Global Business Travel (GBTG) Gross Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Gross Margin at Global Business Travel was 58.50%, down 2.65 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 60.08%, down 0.01 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Gross Margin shows a five-year change of +26.79 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Global Business Travel's Gross Margin was 60.09% in FY2024 (+2.06 pp), 58.03% in FY2023 (+2.98 pp), 55.05% in FY2022 (+17.57 pp) and 37.48% in FY2021 (+4.19 pp).
- Quarterly Gross Margin has run from a low of 35.53% in Q3 2021 to a high of 62.80% in Q1 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.14 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin in the past five years was Q2 2022, with a gain of 21.15 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a drop of 4.47 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin for the three prior quarters was 58.33% (Q1 2026), 56.82% (Q4 2025) and 59.94% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriott International | 94.30 Bn | 92.35 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 21.98% |
| 2 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings | 73.03 Bn | 69.51 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 92.04% |
| 3 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 69.73 Bn | 67.31 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 47.29% |
| 4 | Viking Holdings | 35.48 Bn | 20.60 Bn | 996.62 Mn | 45.50% |
| 5 | Carnival | 33.80 Bn | 27.01 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Intercontinental Hotels | 26.86 Bn | 22.41 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Trip.com | 25.10 Bn | -20.45 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 79.56% |
| 8 | Hyatt Hotels | 15.28 Bn | 12.76 Bn | 388.00 Mn | 21.21% |
| 9 | H World | 13.25 Bn | 4.18 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Global Business Travel | 4.96 Bn | 3.19 Bn | 514.00 Mn | 59.08% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 59.08% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 58.33% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 56.82% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 59.94% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 61.65% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 62.80% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 59.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 60.30% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 60.48% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 59.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 56.65% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 58.32% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 58.95% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 58.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 54.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 55.33% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 59.05% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 50.57% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 39.72% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 35.53% |
Global Business Travel Gross Margin 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=gross-margin&ticker=GBTG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "GBTG", "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=GBTG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();