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Booking Holdings (BKNG) Q2 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

Booking Holdings (BKNG) reported $7.35 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.2%. EPS of $2.54 for the same period compares to $2.22 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.19 billion, representing a surprise of +2.26%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.67%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.45.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

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:

Units Sold - Room Nights: 325 million versus the seven-analyst average estimate of 320.52 million.
Gross Bookings - Total: $51 billion versus $49.42 billion estimated by seven analysts on average.
Units Sold - Airline Tickets: 17 million compared to the 19.22 million average estimate based on six analysts.
Units Sold - Rental Car Days: 23 million versus 23.55 million estimated by six analysts on average.
Gross Bookings - Agency: $14 billion versus the six-analyst average estimate of $13.46 billion.
Gross Bookings - Merchant: $37 billion versus $36.02 billion estimated by six analysts on average.
Revenues- Agency: $1.9 billion compared to the $1.91 billion average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of -6.9% year over year.
Revenues- Advertising and other revenues: $322 million compared to the $312.97 million average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.4% year over year.
Revenues- Merchant: $5.13 billion versus $4.97 billion estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +15% change.

View all Key Company Metrics for Booking Holdings here>>>

Shares of Booking Holdings have returned +6.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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