Business Segments · Personnel expenses
Business Segments — Personnel expenses
Booking Holdings Inc. Business Segments — Personnel expenses increased by 2.5% to $834M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 5.7%, from $789M to $834M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Business Segments — Personnel expenses shows an upward trend with a 12.9% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryEfficiency
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2022
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 28, 2026
Rolls up toCompensation and benefits
How to read this metric
An increase reflects headcount growth or rising labor costs, which should ideally be supported by proportional revenue growth.
Detailed definition
Reflects the total compensation, benefits, and related costs for employees dedicated to the reportable segment. This met...
Peer comparison
Standard personnel cost metric comparable across all industries with significant human capital requirements.
Metric ID:
bkng_segment_reportable_segment_personnel_expensesHistorical Data
17 periods
| 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 | $577.5M | $577.5M | $577.5M | $577.5M | $704.5M | $704.5M | $704.5M | $704.5M | $773M | $760M | $808M | $792M | $789M | $824M | $894M | $814M | $834M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +22.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +9.7% | -1.7% | +6.3% | -2.0% | -0.4% | +4.4% | +8.5% | -8.9% | +2.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +22.0% | +22.0% | +22.0% | +22.0% | +9.7% | +7.9% | +14.7% | +12.4% | +2.1% | +8.4% | +10.6% | +2.8% | +5.7% |
Range$577.5M – $894M
CAGR+9.6%
Avg YoY Growth+12.5%
Median YoY Growth+10.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Booking Holdings Inc.'s business segments — personnel expenses?
- Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) reported business segments — personnel expenses of $834M in Q1 2026.
- How has Booking Holdings Inc.'s business segments — personnel expenses changed year-over-year?
- Booking Holdings Inc.'s business segments — personnel expenses increased by 5.7% year-over-year, from $789M to $834M.
- What is the long-term trend for Booking Holdings Inc.'s business segments — personnel expenses?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Booking Holdings Inc.'s business segments — personnel expenses has grown at a 12.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.31B to $3.32B.
- What does business segments — personnel expenses mean?
- Total salary and benefit costs for the staff working within this specific business segment.