Stock Analysis on Net

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG)

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Common-Size Income Statement
Quarterly Data

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Booking Holdings Inc., common-size consolidated income statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Mar 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
Merchant revenues
Agency revenues
Advertising and other revenues
Revenues
Marketing expenses
Sales and other expenses
Personnel, including stock-based compensation
General and administrative
Information technology
Depreciation and amortization
Impairment
Transformation costs
Operating expenses
Operating income (loss)
Interest expense
Interest and dividend income
Other income (expense), net
Income (loss) before income taxes
Income tax (expense) benefit
Net income (loss)

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31).


A significant structural shift in revenue composition is evident over the analyzed period. There is a consistent and pronounced transition from an agency-based revenue model toward a merchant-based model. Merchant revenues have more than doubled as a percentage of total revenues, while agency revenues have seen a corresponding and steady decline.

Revenue Stream Dynamics
Merchant revenues increased from 32.69% in March 2021 to a peak of 68.06% in June 2025, ending at 66.85% in March 2026. Conversely, agency revenues decreased from 62.84% in March 2021 to 27.62% in March 2026. Advertising and other revenues remained a minor component, typically fluctuating between 3% and 8% of total revenues.

Operating expenses exhibit a general trend of optimization, although marketing costs remain a primary and volatile expenditure. The most notable reduction is seen in personnel and stock-based compensation, which plummeted from an initial high of 48.38% of revenue in early 2021 to a more stable range between 10% and 16% in subsequent years.

Expense Management Patterns
Marketing expenses show seasonal volatility, ranging from highs of approximately 45% to lows of approximately 26%, though there is a slight downward trajectory in the peaks over time. General and administrative expenses, as well as information technology costs, have both contracted significantly, moving from high single-digit percentages to lower ranges, often below 4% of revenue.
Fixed Cost Trends
Depreciation and amortization have declined from 9.90% in March 2021 to approximately 2.37% by March 2026, suggesting improved asset utilization or a change in the asset base relative to revenue growth.

Profitability margins have transitioned from early losses to consistent positive returns. Operating income, which began at -27.26% in March 2021, stabilized into a positive range, frequently peaking between 30% and 43% of revenue.

Income Margin Performance
Operating income exhibits cyclicality but maintains a strong positive trajectory, with a notable peak of 43.09% in September 2021 and remaining largely above 20% from 2022 onward. Net income reflects similar volatility but established a positive baseline, often ranging between 15% and 30% of revenue in the latter half of the period.

Financial items and tax impacts show varying influences on the bottom line. Interest expenses experienced a sharp increase in late 2024 and early 2025, while interest and dividend income provided a steady offset starting in 2023.

Non-Operating Factors
Interest expense spiked to 13.63% of revenue in March 2025 before moderating. Interest and dividend income have consistently contributed between 3% and 6% of revenue since March 2023. Income tax expenses have remained relatively consistent as a percentage of revenue, typically ranging between 4% and 9% during profitable quarters.