Booking Holdings Inc. BKNG
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What this company does
Written from the business description in Booking Holdings Inc.'s annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed 18 February 2026. Every sentence was checked against that document before publication.
Growth
Revenue compounded at +31.7% a year over the five years to FY2025 — but profit grew faster: net income at +146.8%, earnings per share at +158.3%.
Compound annual rates per period — left blank where that exact year isn't on file, the series crosses a loss, or (per-share rows) a split falls inside the window.
Profitability
Return on equity has no reading this year — return on capital employed, just below, still does: 72%.
The 18-year record
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue $B | 26.9 | 23.7 | 21.4 | 17.1 | 11.0 | 6.8 | 15.1 | 14.5 | 12.7 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| Operating income $B | 8.8 | 7.6 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 2.5 | −0.6 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| EBITDA $B | 9.4 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 2.9 | −0.2 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4.9 | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ |
| Income tax $B | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
| Net income $B | 5.4 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Free cash flow $B | 9.1 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 2.5 | −0.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| EPS, diluted $ | 165.57 | 172.69 | 117.40 | 76.35 | 28.17 | 1.44 | 111.82 | 83.26 | 46.86 | 42.65 | 49.45 | 45.67 | 36.11 | 27.66 | 20.63 | 10.35 | 9.88 | 3.74 |
| Dividend / sh $ | 9.60 | 8.75 | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ |
| Payout % | 23 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ROE % | — | — | — | 68.3 | 21.0 | 1.1 | 66.1 | 39.9 | 22.2 | 22.9 | 29.4 | 31.3 | 35.0 | 44.0 | 48.3 | 33.7 | 48.5 | 26.1 |
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This company against its peers
Company facts, as filed
Reconciled in 18 of the 18 fiscal years we could check. Four checks were skipped: the balance sheet is not tagged before 2009. One check was skipped: EPS is not tagged before 2008. One check was skipped: revenue is not tagged before 2008.