Global Business Travel (GBTG) Payables (2020 - 2026)
Global Business Travel (GBTG) reported Payables of $619 million for Q2 2026, up 75.4% from $353 million a year earlier and up 2.7% from the prior quarter.
Global Business Travel (GBTG) Payables (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Global Business Travel posted Payables of $515 million, up 95.8% from FY2024.
- Payables has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 207.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Payables came in at $263 million in FY2024 (-12.9%), $302 million in FY2023 (+19.4%), $253 million in FY2022 (+77.2%) and $142.8 million in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Payables in data going back to Q3 2020.
- Year over year, Payables has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 36.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Payables in five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 948.8%); the low point was Q2 2024 (a decline of 24.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $603 million (Q1 2026), $515 million (Q4 2025) and $556 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriott International | 94.30 Bn | 92.35 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 819.00 Mn |
| 2 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings | 73.03 Bn | 69.51 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 2.31 Bn |
| 3 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 69.73 Bn | 67.31 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 1.09 Bn |
| 4 | Viking Holdings | 35.48 Bn | 20.60 Bn | 996.62 Mn | 327.44 Mn |
| 5 | Carnival | 33.80 Bn | 27.01 Bn | - | 1.16 Bn |
| 6 | Intercontinental Hotels | 26.86 Bn | 22.41 Bn | - | -1.82 Bn |
| 7 | Trip.com | 25.10 Bn | -20.45 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 2.93 Bn |
| 8 | Hyatt Hotels | 15.28 Bn | 12.76 Bn | 388.00 Mn | 530.00 Mn |
| 9 | H World | 13.25 Bn | 4.18 Bn | - | 286.52 Mn |
| 10 | Global Business Travel | 4.96 Bn | 3.19 Bn | 514.00 Mn | 619.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 619.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 603.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 515.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 556.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 353.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 325.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 263.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 330.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 333.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 386.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 302.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 385.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 438.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 350.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 253.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 339.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 274.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 142.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.56 Mn |
Global Business Travel Payables 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=payables&ticker=GBTG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=GBTG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();