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Latest annual figures from each company's filings

MetricBKNGBooking Holdings Inc.MARMARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL INC /MD/ABNBAirbnb, Inc.HLTHilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.Median of the restexcluding BKNG
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$161.10▲ 2.72 (1.72%)
$396.80▼ 7.20 (1.78%)
$175.76▲ 2.07 (1.19%)
$362.25▲ 2.96 (0.82%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.8.7/107.3/109.0/106.0/107.3/10
Market value$121.05B$105.50B$107.74B$83.47B
Revenue$26.92B$26.19B$12.24B$12.04B
Profit$5.40B$2.60B$2.51B$1.46B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.13.4%4.3%10.3%7.7%7.7%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.——83.0%—83.0%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.32.8%15.8%20.8%22.4%20.8%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.20.1%9.9%20.5%12.1%12.1%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.33.8%10.0%—16.8%13.4%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.-96.9%-69.0%30.6%-27.0%-27.0%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.——56.0%31.3%43.6%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.22.40x40.56x42.91x57.29x42.91x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.12.97x24.82x40.29x33.07x33.07x
Price to book-21.70x-27.98x13.14x-15.49x-15.49x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.-6.25x-8.30x1.71x-4.11x-4.11x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/87/86/95/86.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safegreygreydistress

How BKNG compares with the others

  • BKNG's operating margin of 32.8% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (20.8%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 13.4% against 7.7%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 22.4x against 42.9x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: -6.2x against -4.1x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.