Booking Holdings Inc. Common St (BKNG) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $4.66
- Estimate
- $4.50
- Surprise
- +3.6%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $8.89B
- Score today
- 6.7/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Booking Holdings Inc. Common St (BKNG) beat the $4.50 estimate with adjusted EPS of $4.66 — a clear 3.6% upside surprise.
Coverage in the report window
- B of A Securities Maintains Buy on Booking Holdings, Lowers Price Target to $219 — benzinga, 2026-11-04
- Cantor Fitzgerald Maintains Neutral on Booking Holdings, Lowers Price Target to $150 — benzinga, 2026-11-04
- Analysts Adjust Price Targets for Booking Holdings Following Q3 Earnings — fiscal.ai, 2026-11-04
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates BKNG Hold at 6.7/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +3.6% surprise compares with a +3.5% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- V7 flight-to-quality bonus: +0.5 (Q=8.1 in RISK_OFF)
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
What argues against it
- Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5
- Below 200-MA, MA slope -4.4%/30d (confirmed downtrend)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $155.67
- Price target
- $213.86
- Stop
- $144.77
- Upside to target
- +37.4%
- Reward-to-risk
- 5.3:1
The stock trades at 17.3× trailing but 12.6× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 1.9× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
BKNG at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Travel Services
- Market cap
- $120.63B
- P/E (fwd)
- 12.6
- P/E (ttm)
- 17.3
- 52-week range
- $146.28–$220.81
- Off 52-week high
- 29.5%
- RSI (14)
- 44
- Volume vs avg
- 1.89×
- Score today
- 6.7/10