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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity 
Quarterly Data

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

Booking Holdings Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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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
Accounts payable 4,131 5,094 4,025 4,280 3,292 3,824 4,065 3,928 3,268 3,480 3,020 2,123 2,132 2,507 2,131 2,240 1,504 1,586 1,466 1,028 570
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 4,476 4,454 4,958 4,208 5,576 6,047 5,287 3,900 4,774 4,635 4,182 3,463 3,584 3,244 2,925 2,364 1,876 1,765 2,069 1,620 1,350
Deferred merchant bookings 8,189 5,270 6,283 9,149 6,871 4,031 4,907 6,931 5,328 3,254 3,717 6,040 4,500 2,223 2,253 4,395 2,765 906 1,086 1,896 643
Short-term debt 3,015 1,880 999 999 655 1,745 2,419 3,447 3,462 1,961 1,913 855 854 500 1,234 1,283 1,333 1,989 1,158 2,180 3,905
Current liabilities 19,811 16,698 16,265 18,636 16,394 15,647 16,678 18,206 16,832 13,330 12,832 12,481 11,070 8,474 8,543 10,282 7,478 6,246 5,779 6,724 6,468
Non-current operating lease liabilities 530 557 533 517 476 483 508 529 556 599 547 533 539 552 286 323 349 351 295 314 331
Long-term U.S. transition tax liability 257 257 257 257 515 515 515 516 711 711 711 711 825 825 824 824 923
Other long-term liabilities 705 731 693 715 807 488 395 464 439 419 510 495 540 857 903 985 924 1,104 1,022 1,229 1,239
Long-term debt 15,398 16,856 15,997 17,473 15,369 14,853 13,793 13,361 13,438 12,223 11,856 13,198 11,272 11,985 7,950 8,190 8,435 8,937 9,876 9,986 9,930
Long-term liabilities 16,633 18,144 17,223 18,705 16,909 16,081 14,953 14,611 14,948 13,756 13,428 14,742 13,062 14,105 9,850 10,209 10,533 11,217 12,017 12,353 12,423
Total liabilities 36,444 34,842 33,488 37,341 33,303 31,728 31,631 32,817 31,780 27,086 26,260 27,223 24,132 22,579 18,393 20,491 18,011 17,463 17,796 19,077 18,891
Convertible debt 5
Common stock, $0.008 par value 13 1 1 1 1
Treasury stock (58,337) (54,315) (52,175) (51,502) (50,131) (47,877) (46,734) (44,958) (43,330) (41,426) (38,944) (36,319) (33,178) (30,983) (28,630) (26,664) (25,390) (24,290) (24,286) (24,283) (24,274)
Additional paid-in capital 8,490 8,356 8,186 8,028 7,866 7,707 7,635 7,479 7,330 7,175 6,996 6,848 6,712 6,491 6,385 6,278 6,163 6,159 6,068 6,059 5,965
Retained earnings 41,420 40,670 39,553 37,119 36,539 36,525 35,749 33,527 32,304 31,830 31,608 29,097 27,807 27,541 26,306 24,640 23,783 24,453 23,835 23,066 23,233
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (310) (290) (301) (303) (387) (375) (303) (324) (356) (323) (285) (291) (267) (267) (391) (252) (183) (144) (72) (43) (160)
Stockholders’ equity (deficit) (8,724) (5,578) (4,736) (6,657) (6,112) (4,020) (3,653) (4,276) (4,052) (2,744) (625) (665) 1,074 2,782 3,670 4,002 4,373 6,178 5,545 4,799 4,764
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit) 27,720 29,264 28,752 30,684 27,191 27,708 27,978 28,541 27,728 24,342 25,635 26,558 25,206 25,361 22,063 24,493 22,384 23,641 23,341 23,881 23,655

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).


The overall liability profile exhibits a significant upward trajectory over the analyzed period, with total liabilities increasing from 18,891 million USD in March 2021 to 36,444 million USD by March 2026. This expansion is driven by simultaneous growth in both current and non-current obligations.

Current Liabilities and Operational Trends
Current liabilities grew from 6,468 million USD in March 2021 to 19,811 million USD in March 2026. A primary driver of this increase is the growth in accounts payable, which rose from 570 million USD to 4,131 million USD. Deferred merchant bookings demonstrate high seasonality, typically peaking in the second quarter of each year, with a general upward trend in the magnitude of these peaks, reaching 9,149 million USD in June 2025.
Debt Obligations
Long-term debt has trended upward, increasing from 9,930 million USD in March 2021 to 15,398 million USD in March 2026. Short-term debt exhibits more volatility, fluctuating between a low of 500 million USD in December 2022 and a peak of 3,462 million USD in March 2023, ending the period at 3,015 million USD. This suggests a strategic shift in the timing of debt maturity and refinancing.

The stockholders' equity position has undergone a fundamental transition, moving from a positive balance of 4,764 million USD in March 2021 to a substantial deficit of 8,724 million USD by March 2026. This deficit is not a result of operational losses, but rather a consequence of capital allocation strategies.

Retained Earnings and Profitability
Retained earnings show consistent and strong growth, increasing from 23,233 million USD in March 2021 to 41,420 million USD in March 2026. This indicates sustained profitability and the internal generation of significant capital over the five-year period.
Treasury Stock and Share Repurchases
The increase in the treasury stock contra-equity account from negative 24,274 million USD in March 2021 to negative 58,337 million USD in March 2026 reveals an aggressive share repurchase program. The scale of these buybacks has exceeded the accumulation of retained earnings, directly resulting in the negative stockholders' equity position.
Net Equity Position
The transition to a negative equity balance began in June 2023, when equity first dipped to negative 665 million USD. The deficit expanded progressively, reflecting a corporate strategy that prioritizes returning capital to shareholders over maintaining a positive book value of equity.

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