Operating Cash Flow
Booking Holdings Inc. Operating Cash Flow increased by 115.8% to $3.22B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 2.1%, from $3.28B to $3.22B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 35.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| 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 | $1.15B | $1.60B | $279.00M | $1.70B | $2.68B | $2.00M | $2.17B | $2.89B | $1.74B | $1.37B | $1.35B | $2.70B | $2.53B | $2.37B | $721.00M | $3.28B | $3.20B | $1.44B | $1.49B | $3.22B |
| QoQ Change | — | +38.5% | -82.5% | +507.5% | +58.3% | -99.9% | >999% | +32.9% | -39.9% | -21.0% | -1.9% | +100.9% | -6.6% | -6.0% | -69.6% | +355.3% | -2.5% | -55.2% | +3.8% | +115.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +133.0% | -99.9% | +678.9% | +70.4% | -35.3% | >999% | -38.1% | -6.4% | +45.4% | +73.0% | -46.4% | +21.4% | +26.8% | -39.5% | +106.7% | -2.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Booking Holdings Inc.'s operating cash flow?
- Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) reported operating cash flow of $3.22B in Q1 2026.
- How has Booking Holdings Inc.'s operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Booking Holdings Inc.'s operating cash flow decreased by 2.1% year-over-year, from $3.28B to $3.22B.
- What is the long-term trend for Booking Holdings Inc.'s operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Booking Holdings Inc.'s operating cash flow has grown at a 35.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.82B to $9.41B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.