Why did Booking Holdings (BKNG) stock move recently?

On 9/9/2026, Booking Holdings moved -5.1% — Booking Holdings fell after the EU General Court ruled against the company over the blocked eTraveli acquisition, dismissing its appeal. The decision removes a route to reversing the European Commission's earlier prohibition of the deal. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Booking Holdings (BKNG) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Booking Holdings's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 1.8, a forward P/E of about 13.4 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

What is Booking Holdings's revenue?

Booking Holdings reported revenue of $26.9B for FY2025, per official filings.

What is the share price of Booking Holdings (BKNG)?

Booking Holdings last traded at $163.92 (+0.8% on the day), as of 10/20/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Booking Holdings

BKNG · NASDAQ · Consumer Discretionary · United States

Snapshot

TickerBKNG

ExchangeNASDAQ

SectorConsumer Discretionary

IndustryTravel Services

CountryUnited States

CEOMs. Debby Soo

Employees25,550

HeadquartersNorwalk, United States

Websitewww.bookingholdings.com

Filings tracked19

About Booking Holdings

Booking Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides online and traditional travel and restaurant reservations and related services in the United States, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company operates Booking.com, which offers online accommodation reservations; and Priceline, which provides discount travel reservations services, as well as online accommodation, flight, rental car reservation services, vacation packages, cruises, activity, and affiliate programs. It also operates Agoda that offers online accommodation reservation, flight, ground transportation, and attractions. In addition, the company operates KAYAK, an online meta-search service that allows consumers to search and compare travel itineraries and prices; and OpenTable for booking online restaurant reservations, as well as reservation management services to restaurants. Further, it offers travel-related insurance products, payment facilitation, and restaurant management services to consumers, travel service providers, and restaurants; and advertising services. The company was formerly known as The Priceline Group Inc. and changed its name to Booking Holdings Inc. in February 2018. Booking Holdings Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Who owns it

Insiders0.2%
Institutions98.5%
Public & other1.3%

2,807 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.8.70%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.74%
State Street Corporation4.66%
Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc3.54%
Invesco Ltd.3.43%
Dodge & Cox Inc.3.40%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.92%
Capital World Investors2.74%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Operating margin trend27.3% → 32.8%

Margin has expanded by about 5.5 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $6.8B · EPS 2.30

Est. earnings growth +18.0%

Next fiscal year

Rev $32.0B · EPS 12.37

Est. earnings growth +18.4%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$26.9B

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+12.2%

EPS (FY2025)

165.57

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Why it moved

Sep 9, 2026
Booking Holdings fell after the EU General Court ruled against the company over the blocked eTraveli acquisition, dismissing its appeal. The decision removes a route to reversing the European Commission's earlier prohibition of the deal.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗· confidence: high
Aug 6, 2026
Booking Holdings climbed after Q2 adjusted EPS of $2.54 and revenue of $7.35 billion beat estimates, with gross bookings up 9% and room nights up 5% YoY.
source 1 ↗· confidence: high
Aug 5, 2026
Booking Holdings' Q2 revenue rose ~8% YoY to $7.35 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $2.54 beat consensus by ~4.5%, with room nights booked up 16 million year over year to 325 million.
source 1 ↗· confidence: high
Jul 28, 2026
No specific company catalyst identified for the 6.7% gain; recent coverage points to ongoing momentum from prior geopolitical easing and AI/product updates, with the stock likely moving with broader travel/tech sector sentiment.
source 1 ↗· confidence: low
Jul 27, 2026
BKNG rose with broader travel and market sentiment amid falling oil prices, which support higher booking volumes; no company-specific catalyst or filing from today explains the move.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗· confidence: low

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	EPS
FY2025	$26.9B	165.57
FY2024	$23.7B	172.69
FY2023	$21.4B	117.40

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	EPS
2026Q2	$7.4B	2.53
2026Q1	$5.5B	1.36
2025Q3	$9.0B	84.41
2025Q2	$6.8B	1.10
2025Q1	$4.8B	0.40
2024Q3	$8.0B	74.34
2024Q2	$5.9B	44.38
2024Q1	$4.4B	22.37
2023Q3	$7.3B	69.80
2023Q2	$5.5B	34.89
2023Q1	$3.8B	7.00

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC8/4/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC8/4/2026
8-K — Shareholder vote results, Exhibits
SEC6/2/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/11/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/7/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC4/28/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC4/28/2026
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC4/2/2026material
8-K — Bylaw/charter change, Exhibits
SEC4/2/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC4/1/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Other events, Exhibits
SEC2/18/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/18/2026

2025

8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Other events, Exhibits
SEC11/7/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC10/28/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC10/28/2025
8-K — Bylaw/charter change, Exhibits
SEC10/17/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC9/19/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/29/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC7/29/2025

In the news

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