BKNG vs EXPE
Booking and Expedia Group, side by side.
Prices and company dataas of yesterday's close
- BKNGBuy more4%
Booking's report on Nov 3 beat profit forecasts by 4%, and its sales grew 8% over the past year.
- EXPESell somein five trading days−18%
Expedia fell 18% over the past five trading days after its Nov 4 report beat profit forecasts by 6.3%, and its P/E of 27 is above the usual 21.
Percent return
- BKNG−19.97%
- EXPE−1.36%
Nov 11, 2025 to Nov 11, 2026
Where they differ
- Company size: BKNG $156B, EXPE $36.5B.
- Sales growth, 1 yr: BKNG +8%, EXPE +13%. EXPE is ahead.
- Price for $1 of next year's profit: BKNG $14, EXPE $11. EXPE is ahead.
- Profit per $1 of sales: BKNG 33¢, EXPE 18¢. BKNG is ahead.
- Cash minus debt: BKNG −$5.23B, EXPE −$122M. EXPE is ahead.
- Price change, 1 yr: BKNG −20%, EXPE −1.4%. EXPE is ahead. S&P 500 +12%.
- How much the price swings: BKNG 41%, EXPE 54%. BKNG is ahead.
| Measure | BKNGBooking | EXPEExpedia Group |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Price | $160.26 | $259.80 |
| Today | +0.63% | Best in this row: +2.38% |
| 1 month | Best in this row: −0.08% | −5.26% |
| 3 months | −24.53% | Best in this row: −18.97% |
| This year | −24.67% | Best in this row: −7.78% |
| 1 year | −19.97% | Best in this row: −1.36% |
| 5 years | Best in this row: +65.39% | +44.26% |
| From 52-week high | −26.5% | −23.3% |
| How much it swings (90 days) | Best in this row: 41% | 54% |
| Valuation | ||
| Market value | $156B | $36.5B |
| Price vs last year's earnings | Best in this row: 26.6× | 26.9× |
| Price vs next year's expected earnings | 13.7× | Best in this row: 10.7× |
| Price vs earnings, adjusted for growth | 0.90× | Best in this row: 0.55× |
| Price to sales | 4.3× | Best in this row: 1.9× |
| Price vs cash it brings in | 12.9× | Best in this row: 8.2× |
| Company value vs operating profit | 12.7× | Best in this row: 9.8× |
| Price vs earnings, against its own past (0 = cheapest) | Best in this row: 94 | 100 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth, 1 year | +8.0% | Best in this row: +12.9% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 3 years | Best in this row: +16.4% | +8.1% |
| Earnings per share growth, last year | +17.4% | Best in this row: +33.6% |
| Earnings per share growth expected next year | +17.1% | Best in this row: +18.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Kept from sales after making the product | 87.2% | Best in this row: 90.5% |
| Kept as operating profit | Best in this row: 32.8% | 18.4% |
| Kept as final profit | Best in this row: 25.5% | 13.0% |
| Kept as spare cash | Best in this row: 32.8% | 23.1% |
| Profit on shareholders' money | – | 76.8% |
| Profit on all money put in | 82.0% | Best in this row: 118.8% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net cash (cash minus debt) | −$5.23B | Best in this row: −$122M |
| Debt for each $1 of shareholders' money | – | 1.95× |
| Short-term assets per $1 of bills due | Best in this row: 1.11× | 0.77× |
| Dividend yield | Best in this row: 1.05% | 0.74% |
| Share of profit paid as dividends | 18% | Best in this row: 11% |
| Our readPro | ||
| Our call | Buy more | Sell some |
| Why | Booking's report on Nov 3 beat profit forecasts by 4%, and its sales grew 8% over the past year. | Expedia fell 18% over the past five trading days after its Nov 4 report beat profit forecasts by 6.3%, and its P/E of 27 is above the usual 21. |
| Where the price sits | in the full report | in the full report |
| Our overall score (out of 100) | 73 | Best in this row: 74 |
| Our value score | Best in this row: 84 | 79 |
| Our growth score | 76 | Best in this row: 81 |
| Our quality score | Best in this row: 72 | 70 |
| Our price trend score | 61 | Best in this row: 63 |
| Earnings and analysts | ||
| Analyst consensus | Buy | Hold |
| To average analyst target | Best in this row: +34.6% | +27.2% |
| Average analyst target | $215.65 | $330.42 |
| Analysts rating it a buy | Best in this row: 81% | 45% |
| Buy ratings added, 3 months | −1 | Best in this row: 0 |
| Analysts covering | 23 | 26 |
BKNG: our only Buy more, with wider profit margins
Our pick of these: Booking
Keeps 32.8% of sales as operating profit, vs 18.4%
BKNG 32.8%, EXPE 18.4%.+34.6% to the average analyst target, vs +27.2%
BKNG +34.6%, EXPE +27.2%.81% of analysts rate it a buy, vs 45%
BKNG 81%, EXPE 45%.Where it loses: EXPE has faster sales growth, +12.9% vs +8.0%
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Prices as of yesterday, 3:59 PM ET. A view, not advice.