What is Booking Holdings Inc.'s share buybacks?

Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) reported share buybacks of $3.77B in Q1 2026.

How has Booking Holdings Inc.'s share buybacks changed year-over-year?

Booking Holdings Inc.'s share buybacks increased by 73.7% year-over-year, from $2.17B to $3.77B.

What is the long-term trend for Booking Holdings Inc.'s share buybacks?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Booking Holdings Inc.'s share buybacks has grown at a 150.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $163M to $6.44B.

What does share buybacks mean?

Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.

Booking Holdings Inc. BKNG Share Buybacks

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$5.5B+16.2%

Operating income$1.3B+19.7%

Net income$1.1B+225%

EPS (diluted)$1.36+240%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$16.0B+2.9%

Total debt$18.9B+14.8%

Total equity-$8.7B-42.7%

Total assets$27.7B+1.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$3.2B-2.1%

CapEx$107.0M-11.6%

Free cash flow$3.1B-1.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$140.61B-21.2%

Enterprise value$143.53B-20.2%

P/E22.9×-14.2×

P/S5.1×-2.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin98.1%—

Operating margin32.6%+0.1pp

Net margin22.2%-0.4pp

FCF margin32.6%-2.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity147.8%+136pp

Debt / equity11.8×+9.5×

Current ratio1.1×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Booking Holdings Inc. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock.

The official record: Booking Holdings Inc.’s 10-Q, filed April 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Booking Holdings Inc.'s share buybacks?: Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) reported share buybacks of $3.77B in Q1 2026.
How has Booking Holdings Inc.'s share buybacks changed year-over-year?: Booking Holdings Inc.'s share buybacks increased by 73.7% year-over-year, from $2.17B to $3.77B.
What is the long-term trend for Booking Holdings Inc.'s share buybacks?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Booking Holdings Inc.'s share buybacks has grown at a 150.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $163M to $6.44B.
What does share buybacks mean?: Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.