Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable
Booking Holdings Inc. Accounts Payable decreased by 18.9% to $4.13B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 25.5%, from $3.29B to $4.13B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Accounts Payable shows an upward trend with a 47.3% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Liabilities
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 28, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase may signal improved cash flow management or delayed payments, while a decrease suggests faster settlement of obligations.
Detailed definition
Accounts payable represents the short-term financial obligations owed to suppliers and vendors for goods or services rec...
Peer comparison
Common in all businesses; travel platforms often have high payables due to the timing of payments to hotel partners.
Metric ID:
accounts_payableHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.03B | $1.47B | $1.59B | $1.5B | $2.24B | $2.13B | $2.51B | $2.13B | $2.12B | $3.02B | $3.37B | $3.27B | $3.93B | $4.07B | $3.82B | $3.29B | $4.28B | $4.03B | $5.09B | $4.13B |
| QoQ Change | — | +42.6% | +8.2% | -5.2% | +48.9% | -4.9% | +17.6% | -15.0% | -0.4% | +42.3% | +11.7% | -3.1% | +20.2% | +3.5% | -5.9% | -13.9% | +30.0% | -6.0% | +26.6% | -18.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +117.9% | +45.4% | +58.1% | +41.8% | -5.2% | +41.7% | +34.6% | +53.3% | +85.0% | +34.6% | +13.3% | +0.7% | +9.0% | -1.0% | +33.2% | +25.5% |
Range$1.03B – $5.09B
CAGR+34.0%
Avg YoY Growth+36.7%
Median YoY Growth+34.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Booking Holdings Inc.'s accounts payable?
- Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) reported accounts payable of $4.13B in Q1 2026.
- How has Booking Holdings Inc.'s accounts payable changed year-over-year?
- Booking Holdings Inc.'s accounts payable increased by 25.5% year-over-year, from $3.29B to $4.13B.
- What is the long-term trend for Booking Holdings Inc.'s accounts payable?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Booking Holdings Inc.'s accounts payable has grown at a 47.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $735M to $5.09B.
- What does accounts payable mean?
- Money the company owes to its suppliers for goods and services.