Booking Holdings (BKNG) reported $6.8 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 16%. EPS of $55.40 for the same period compares to $41.90 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.56 billion, representing a surprise of +3.56%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +8.82%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $50.91.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Booking Holdings performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Gross Bookings - Total: $46.7 billion versus the eight-analyst average estimate of $46.25 billion.
- Gross Bookings - Agency: $14.4 billion versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $14.62 billion.
- Gross Bookings - Merchant: $32.3 billion versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $31.66 billion.
- Units Sold - Room Nights: 309 million compared to the 300.87 million average estimate based on seven analysts.
- Units Sold - Airline Tickets: 16 million compared to the 14.92 million average estimate based on four analysts.
- Units Sold - Rental Car Days: 24 million compared to the 23.93 million average estimate based on four analysts.
- Revenues- Agency: $2.04 billion versus the eight-analyst average estimate of $2.03 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -4.7%.
- Revenues- Advertising and Other Revenues: $297 million versus $282.45 million estimated by eight analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +10.4% change.
- Revenues- Merchant: $4.46 billion compared to the $4.25 billion average estimate based on eight analysts. The reported number represents a change of +29.3% year over year.
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Shares of Booking Holdings have returned -1.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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