Earnings Call
Apr 28, 2026
Q1 FY2026
EPS Estimate
1.08
EPS Actual
1.14
Post-Earnings Close
$173.98
Earnings Reaction
+0.3%
Booking Holdings opened 2026 with a quarter defined less by its headline numbers than by the abrupt geopolitical shock that reshaped the travel landscape in late February. The outbreak of conflict in the Middle East injected roughly 2 percentage points of drag into room night growth and gross bookings, turning what management estimates would have been an 8% room night gain into a reported 6% increase to 338 million room nights. Strip out that impact and every key metric would have exceeded the high end of prior guidance. Revenue of $5.5 billion grew 16% year-over-year, adjusted EBITDA of approximately $1.3 billion rose 19%, and adjusted EPS of $1.14, reflecting the April 2 25-for-1 stock split, grew 14%. The quarter's complexity lies in the layering of a genuine operational disruption on top of an otherwise healthy underlying demand picture, and management's task on this call was to disaggregate the two with credibility.
Report generated on Apr 29, 2026
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Chief Executive Officer
The quarter's results reflected a combination of company-specific execution and broader sector dynamics, with management addressing several of the key debates that analysts had flagged heading into the print. Guidance commentary pointed to continued momentum in the core segments, while questions on margins and capital allocation drew more nuanced responses from the leadership team over the course of the call.
The quarter's results reflected a combination of company-specific execution and broader sector dynamics, with management addressing several of the key debates that analysts had flagged heading into the print. Guidance commentary pointed to continued momentum in the core segments, while questions on margins and capital allocation drew more nuanced responses from the leadership team over the course of the call.
The quarter's results reflected a combination of company-specific execution and broader sector dynamics, with management addressing several of the key debates that analysts had flagged heading into the print. Guidance commentary pointed to continued momentum in the core segments, while questions on margins and capital allocation drew more nuanced responses from the leadership team over the course of the call.
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