What is Airbnb's operating cash flow?

Airbnb (ABNB) reported operating cash flow of $1.71B in Q1 2026.

How has Airbnb's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?

Airbnb's operating cash flow decreased by 4.5% year-over-year, from $1.79B to $1.71B.

What is the long-term trend for Airbnb's operating cash flow?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Airbnb's operating cash flow has grown at a 19.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.31B to $4.65B.

What does operating cash flow mean?

Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

Airbnb ABNB Operating Cash Flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.7B+17.9%

Gross profit$2.1B+18.7%

Operating income$86.0M+126%

Net income$160.0M+3.9%

EPS (diluted)$0.26+8.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$17.6B+5.0%

Total debt$2.5B+11.1%

Total equity$7.6B-3.8%

Total assets$26.8B+7.1%

Cash flow

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CapEx$15.0M+150%

Free cash flow$1.3B+36.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$84.21B+3.6%

Enterprise value$69.16B+3.5%

P/E33.5×+1.4×

P/S6.7×-0.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin82.9%-0.1pp

Operating margin20.5%-1.7pp

Net margin19.9%-2.7pp

FCF margin44.2%+2.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity32.3%+0.3pp

Debt / equity0.3×0.0×

Current ratio1.4×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Airbnb in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The official record: Airbnb’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Airbnb's operating cash flow?: Airbnb (ABNB) reported operating cash flow of $1.71B in Q1 2026.
How has Airbnb's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: Airbnb's operating cash flow decreased by 4.5% year-over-year, from $1.79B to $1.71B.
What is the long-term trend for Airbnb's operating cash flow?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Airbnb's operating cash flow has grown at a 19.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.31B to $4.65B.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.