Booking Holdings Posts Q3 EPS of $3.61
BKNG is trading near its 52-week low of $146.28 (0.5% above the low) on elevated volume (1.9× avg).
Summary
Booking Holdings reported third-quarter EPS of $3.61, per Dow Jones Newswires, alongside adjusted EPS of $4.66, up 17% and above the IBES estimate of USD 4.5, with GAAP EPS growth of 7%. Revenue came in at $8.89B, gross bookings grew 10% from 3Q 2025, or approximately 11% on a constant currency basis, and room nights grew 7%, which the company attributed to resilient travel demand and disciplined execution driving double-digit gross bookings growth and margin expansion. The 8-K filed minutes earlier also disclosed $54.5B gross bookings and a $900M FTC-related revenue reduction, so the headline number alone doesn't tell the full story. The company sees 4Q gross bookings growth of 2% - 4% and FY26 growth in the high single digits. The stock is trading near its 52-week low of $146.28 after a brutal stretch: an EU court defeat in September, a ninth straight weekly decline in October, an FTC suit being prepared against Priceline, and a fresh EU Digital Services Act probe opened October 21. With shares already down sharply, the market's reaction will hinge on how the $900M FTC hit and the adjusted-vs-GAAP gap are received rather than the headline EPS print.
At the time of this announcement, BKNG was trading at $146.99 on NASDAQ in the Trade & Services sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $117B. The 52-week trading range was $146.28 to $220.81. This news item was assessed with negative market sentiment and an importance score of 7 out of 10. Source: Dow Jones Newswires.