What is Booking Holdings Inc.'s stock-based comp?

Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) reported stock-based comp of $141M in Q1 2026.

How has Booking Holdings Inc.'s stock-based comp changed year-over-year?

Booking Holdings Inc.'s stock-based comp decreased by 1.4% year-over-year, from $143M to $141M.

What does stock-based comp mean?

Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.

Booking Holdings Inc. BKNG Stock-Based Comp

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Segments

By segment

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Reportable Segment$126M-3.1%

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:ShareBasedCompensation.

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 stock-based comp?: Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) reported stock-based comp of $141M in Q1 2026.
How has Booking Holdings Inc.'s stock-based comp changed year-over-year?: Booking Holdings Inc.'s stock-based comp decreased by 1.4% year-over-year, from $143M to $141M.
What does stock-based comp mean?: Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.