BCO vs BKNG
Brinks Co. and Booking Holdings Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BCO | BKNG |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.3B | $26.9B |
| Net income | $199.7M | $5.4B |
| Gross margin | 25.8% | · |
| Net margin | 4.0% | · |
| Return on equity | 86.3% | · |
| Diluted EPS | $4.69 | $165.57 |
| Dividend / share | $1.01 | $9.60 |
| Payout ratio | 21.2% | 23.1% |
| Free cash flow | $436.4M | $9.1B |
| Equity | $277.7M | $-5.6B |
| Net debt / equity | 8.09× | · |
| Current ratio | 1.51× | 1.33× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 7.3% | 31.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 65.7% | 146.8% |
BKNG bills 5.1× the revenue of BCO.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BCO | BKNG |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $5.3B | $26.9B |
| FY2024 | $5.0B | $23.7B |
| FY2023 | $4.9B | $21.4B |
| FY2022 | $4.5B | $17.1B |
| FY2021 | $4.2B | $11.0B |
| FY2020 | $3.7B | $6.8B |
| FY2019 | $3.7B | $15.1B |
| FY2018 | $3.5B | $14.5B |
| FY2017 | $3.3B | $12.7B |
| FY2016 | $3.0B | $10.7B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BCO | BKNG |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $199.7M | $5.4B |
| FY2024 | $162.9M | $5.9B |
| FY2023 | $87.7M | $4.3B |
| FY2022 | $170.6M | $3.1B |
| FY2021 | $105.2M | $1.2B |
| FY2020 | $16.0M | $59.0M |
| FY2019 | $29.0M | $4.9B |
| FY2018 | $-33.3M | $4.0B |
| FY2017 | $16.7M | $2.3B |
| FY2016 | $34.5M | $2.1B |
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$21,655,800,000 | BKNG |
| FY2024 | −$18,727,100,000 | BKNG |
| FY2023 | −$16,490,400,000 | BKNG |
| FY2022 | −$12,554,500,000 | BKNG |
| FY2021 | −$6,757,800,000 | BKNG |
| FY2020 | −$3,105,100,000 | BKNG |
| FY2019 | −$11,382,800,000 | BKNG |
| FY2018 | −$11,038,100,000 | BKNG |
| FY2017 | −$9,334,000,000 | BKNG |
| FY2016 | −$7,722,400,000 | BKNG |
| FY2015 | −$6,162,587,000 | BKNG |
| FY2014 | −$4,879,671,000 | BKNG |
| FY2013 | −$3,014,706,000 | BKNG |
| FY2012 | −$1,683,356,000 | BKNG |
| FY2011 | −$692,710,000 | BKNG |
| FY2010 | −$108,705,000 | BKNG |
| FY2009 | +$796,788,000 | BCO |
| FY2008 | +$1,278,694,000 | BCO |
The higher-revenue side has changed between BCO and BKNG over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
8 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | −28.6 pp | BKNG |
| FY2014 | −31.9 pp | BKNG |
| FY2013 | −25.7 pp | BKNG |
| FY2012 | −24.0 pp | BKNG |
| FY2011 | −21.6 pp | BKNG |
| FY2010 | −14.7 pp | BKNG |
| FY2009 | −13.5 pp | BKNG |
| FY2008 | −2.8 pp | BKNG |
BKNG has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 8 fiscal years.
8 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
BKNG's net margin has been more volatile than BCO's over the 8 comparable fiscal years — 6.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.3.
8 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
BKNG led in net margin in every one of the 8 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
8 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
BCO's return on equity has been more volatile than BKNG's over the 14 comparable fiscal years — 25.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 17.3.
14 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between BCO and BKNG over these 14 fiscal years — BCO led in 2 and BKNG in 12.
14 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.