Expedia Group

EXPE · Nasdaq · Consumer Discretionary · Financials, fiscal 2016 to 2025

EXPE · Last close · October 26, 2026

$283.97

Expedia Group's revenue rose 7.6% to $14.7 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 12.7%, up from 9.6% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $3.1 billion, up 33.5%. It paid out $2.1 billion in dividends and buybacks, 68% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 4.3%.

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC. Latest fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 10-K filed February 13, 2026 · 0001324424-26-000008 Updated October 9, 2026

Revenue

$14.7B

7.6%

Operating margin

12.7%

3.1 pts

Net income

$1.3B

4.9%

Free cash flow

$3.1B

33.5%

Return on capital

40.5%

18.1 pts

Market cap

$34.8B

Oct 26 close

P/E

17.7x

On $16.07 EPS, 4 qtrs

Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on capital is after-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash. Market cap is the last closing share price times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate. P/E is the last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters, or the latest fiscal year where the quarters aren't available; there is none when the company made a loss.

What Expedia Group does

Expedia Group runs online travel booking sites and apps. Travelers use them to book hotels, vacation rentals, flights, rental cars, cruises and activities. At the end of 2025 it offered approximately 3.6 million lodging properties, including a large number of vacation rentals on Vrbo. Its main consumer brands are Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo.

It reports three segments. B2C sells to travelers through its consumer brands. B2B sells its travel supply and technology to other companies, such as airlines, travel agents and banks, which offer travel to their own customers. trivago, which it majority owns, is a hotel search site that earns advertising revenue by sending visitors to booking sites.

In 2025 total revenue was $14.7 billion. Merchant sales, where Expedia collects payment and is the seller of record, were 70% of revenue. Agency sales, where it earns a commission or fee from the supplier or traveler, were 22%, and advertising, media and other was 8%. Expedia says its competitors include other online travel agencies, vacation rental sites, airlines and hotels selling directly, and large online companies in search, social media and generative AI.

Its biggest risks, as it describes them

Declines or disruptions in travel, caused by the economy, conflicts, health crises or weather.
Strong competition from other online travel companies, travel suppliers selling directly and large online platforms.
Its dependence on travel suppliers and on search engines and other sources of traffic.
Losses from fraudulent bookings, a risk that AI-driven booking tools could increase.
Problems integrating acquisitions or the added risks of its international operations.

From Expedia Group's annual report on Form 10-K, filed February 13, 2026, in our words; the 10-K has the full description and every risk factor. Updated with each new 10-K.

Charts show fiscal years, from the 10-K filings.

Revenue and margins

Revenue

US$ billions, fiscal years

Margins

Percent of revenue

GrossOperatingNetFree cash flow

Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2016 to 2025, earnings per share grew 20.6% a year and net income 18.4% a year, as buybacks cut the share count by 15%.

Net income

US$ billions, fiscal years; loss years in red.

Diluted earnings per share

US$ per share, fiscal years, restated for any stock splits; loss years in red.

Returns on capital

Return on capital and on equity

Percent. Return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business (debt plus equity, minus cash); return on equity is net income over shareholders' equity. Both use the average of opening and closing balances.

Return on capitalReturn on equity

Cash flow

Free cash flow

US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure; negative years in red.

Payouts and share count

Dividends and buybacks

US$ billions, cash paid in each fiscal year

DividendsShare buybacks

Diluted share count

Weighted-average diluted shares, millions

Valuation

Two ways to value Expedia Group yourself, both starting from its filings: a discounted cash flow model and the price-to-earnings method.

Discounted cash flow (DCF)

A discounted cash flow (DCF) model values a business as the cash it may generate in future, discounted back to today. The starting figures come from Expedia Group's 10-K (or, for net cash and shares, its latest 10-Q) and the assumptions are yours: start from one of three example scenarios, then change any figure to see what it implies for a share, and how that compares with the last share price.

Value per share on three example scenarios, from Expedia Group's fiscal 2025 free cash flow of $3.1B, net cash of −$428M at December 31, 2025 and 132 million diluted shares, from its filings. The scenarios are fitted to Expedia Group: the base scenario's growth in years 1 to 5 is its revenue growth over the last 3 years, 8.1% a year; the cautious and optimistic ones are lower and higher, and growth in years 6 to 10 is halfway to the long-run rate. The base scenario's discount rate is 11% for a cyclical or higher-risk business (Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines); the cautious and optimistic ones use a point more and a point less. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.

From the filings

Starting free cash flow, US$ millions

Cash from operations minus capital spending in fiscal 2025.

Net cash, US$ millions

Cash and short-term investments minus debt and finance leases at December 31, 2025. Negative means net debt.

Diluted shares, millions

Weighted-average diluted shares in fiscal 2025.

Your assumptions

Start from

Fitted to Expedia Group's own revenue growth, as above. Cautious: growth of 4% then 3% a year, 2% after year 10, a 12% discount rate. Base: growth of 8% then 5% a year, 2.5% after year 10, a 11% discount rate. Optimistic: growth of 12% then 7.5% a year, 3% after year 10, a 10% discount rate.

Free cash flow growth, years 1 to 5 (% a year)

Free cash flow growth, years 6 to 10 (% a year)

Growth after year 10 (% a year)Long-run growth forever after year 10. Usually close to inflation, and always below the discount rate.

Discount rate (% a year)The yearly return an investor wants for the risk. A higher rate gives a lower value.

Value per share on these assumptions

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Last close, October 26, 2026: $283.97
Value on these assumptions, against the last close: —

Cash flows in years 1 to 10, valued today: —
Everything after year 10, valued today: —
Plus net cash: —
Share of value from after year 10: —

Projected free cash flow

US$ billions. Each column is one year's projected free cash flow, split into what it is worth today and the part removed by discounting.

Value todayRemoved by discounting

How the value changes with two assumptions

Value per share in US$, with the growth rates above. The highlighted cell matches the current assumptions.

How the model works. Free cash flow grows at the first rate for five years and the second rate for five more, and each year is discounted at the discount rate. Everything after year 10 is valued as year-10 cash flow × (1 + growth after year 10) ÷ (discount rate − growth after year 10), discounted back ten years. Net cash is added and the total is divided by diluted shares. The result depends entirely on the assumptions. It is not a forecast, a price target or a recommendation. The last close is the consolidated US closing price, from Databento.

Price-to-earnings (P/E) method

Another common way to value a company is to multiply its earnings per share by a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple: the number of years of today's earnings an investor pays for a share. A higher multiple usually means investors expect earnings to grow. Choose a multiple, for example from similar companies, to see the value it gives.

Value per share on three example scenarios, from Expedia Group's earnings per share of $16.07 (over the last four quarters). Each grows earnings for a year at the cash flow scenarios' rates and applies a multiple to next year's earnings: 17.8×, the middle of Expedia Group's own P/E today, its peers' median and its sector's median (the Consumer Discretionary median) for the base scenario, 20% less and more for the cautious and optimistic ones. The price is brought back a year at 12%, 11% and 10%. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.

Earnings per share, US$

Diluted earnings per share over the four quarters to June 30, 2026, from the 10-Qs and 10-K.

P/E multiple

P/E today is the last close divided by the latest earnings per share, the four quarters' where available. Peers: Airbnb, Royal Caribbean Group, Hilton Worldwide, Norwegian Cruise Line.

Earnings growth in the years ahead (% a year) Starts at Expedia Group's revenue growth over the last 3 years, 8.1% a year, as the base scenario does.

Earnings per share in the years ahead, US$

Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5

Type your own estimate for any year; the years after it carry on at the growth rate.

Apply the multiple to earnings

A multiple on a future year's earnings gives the price then, brought back to today at the discount rate below.

Discount rate (% a year) The yearly return an investor wants for the risk, as in the cash flow model.

Value per share today at this multiple

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Last close, October 26, 2026: $283.97
Value at this multiple, against the last close: —
Expedia Group's P/E at the last close: 17.7×

Company	Last close	Earnings per share	P/E today
Hilton WorldwideHLT	$351.89	$6.82	51.6×
AirbnbABNB	$171.05	$4.40	38.9×
Expedia GroupEXPE	$283.97	$16.07	17.7×
Royal Caribbean GroupRCL	$280.60	$16.20	17.3×
Norwegian Cruise LineNCLH	$15.25	$1.62	9.4×

How the P/E method works. Value per share is earnings per share times the multiple. On a future year's earnings, that gives the price in that year, which is brought back to today at the discount rate: price ÷ (1 + discount rate) for each year ahead. It is quick and easy to compare across companies, but it ignores debt and cash, and earnings can swing with one-off gains and charges, so a multiple says most about steady, profitable businesses. Like the cash flow model, the result depends entirely on the assumptions you choose. It is not a forecast, a price target or a recommendation.

Balance sheet

Fiscal year end	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Cash and short-term investments	4,311	4,144	4,253	4,483	5,733
Debt incl. finance leases	8,450	6,240	6,253	6,266	6,161
Net debt (negative means net cash)	4,139	2,096	2,000	1,783	428
Net debt to EBITDA	4.1x	1.1x	1.1x	0.8x	0.2x
Debt to equity	4.1x	2.7x	4.1x	4.0x	4.8x
Interest coverage	0.5x	3.9x	4.2x	5.4x	6.3x
Current ratio	0.9x	0.8x	0.8x	0.7x	0.7x
Quick ratio	0.9x	0.8x	0.8x	0.7x	0.7x

US$ millions unless stated, at each fiscal year end. Net debt to EBITDA is debt minus cash, divided by operating income before depreciation and amortization: roughly how many years of those earnings the net debt equals. Debt to equity is debt as a multiple of shareholders' equity. Interest coverage is operating income divided by interest expense. The current ratio is current assets over current liabilities; the quick ratio leaves out inventory.

Insider trades

Over the 12 months between October 27, 2025 and October 26, 2026, no insider bought Expedia Group shares on the open market, and 4 insiders sold $8.5 million.

Date	Insider	Trade	Shares	Price	Value	Filing
Aug 24, 2026	Robert J DzielakChief Legal Officer & Sec'y	Sold	1,004	$335.00	$336,340	Form 4
Aug 18, 2026	Lance A SolidaySVP & Chief Accounting Officer	Sold	2,810	$323.65	$909,456	Form 4
Aug 17, 2026	Robert J DzielakChief Legal Officer & Sec'y	Sold	2,000	$330.50	$661,000	Form 4
Aug 13, 2026	Craig A JacobsonDirector	Sold	3,133	$328.52	$1.0 million	Form 4
Aug 11, 2026	Robert J DzielakChief Legal Officer & Sec'y	Sold	3,003	$315.00	$945,945	Form 4
Jun 5, 2026	Robert J DzielakChief Legal Officer & Sec'y	Sold	4,702	$233.00	$1.1 million	Form 4
May 26, 2026	Lance A SolidaySVP & Chief Accounting Officer	Sold	940	$221.86	$208,548	Form 4
Mar 4, 2026	Robert J DzielakChief Legal Officer & Sec'y	Sold	8,225	$220.82	$1.8 million	Form 4
Dec 1, 2025	Madhumita Moina BanerjeeDirector	Sold	1,000	$258.00	$258,000	Form 4
Nov 25, 2025	Lance A SolidaySVP & Chief Accounting Officer	Sold	856	$256.93	$219,932	Form 4
Nov 21, 2025	Lance A SolidaySVP & Chief Accounting Officer	Sold	849	$248.08	$210,620	Form 4
Nov 13, 2025	Craig A JacobsonDirector	Sold	3,000	$271.55	$814,650	Form 4

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from their Form 4 filings with the SEC: one row per person, day and filing, at the day's average price. Grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax aren't counted. Insiders buy and sell for many reasons, such as taxes, spreading their savings or a plan set up months earlier, so a trade on its own says little about where a company is heading. For information only, not investment advice. Insider trades at all companies

Piotroski F-score

The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.

Test	FY23	FY24	FY25
Net income is positive	Pass	Pass	Pass
Cash from operations is positive	Pass	Pass	Pass
Return on assets rose	Pass	Pass	Pass
Cash from operations exceeds net income	Pass	Pass	Pass
Debt fell relative to assets	Pass	Pass	Pass
Current ratio rose	Fail	Fail	Pass
Share count didn't rise	Pass	Pass	Pass
Gross margin rose	—	—	—
Revenue rose relative to assets	Pass	Pass	Pass
F-score	7 of 8	7 of 8	8 of 8
Accruals ratio	−8.8%	−8.4%	−11.0%

The accruals ratio is net income minus cash from operations, over average total assets.

Compare

Put Expedia Group side by side with any other company we cover: revenue, growth, margins, cash flow and returns, with ten years of charts.

Similar companies

Company	Year	Revenue growth	Operating margin	Free cash flow margin	Return on capital	Net debt to EBITDA	F-score	Compare
Expedia Group	FY25	7.6%	12.7%	21.1%	40.5%	0.2x	8
Airbnb	FY25	10.3%	20.8%	—	—	−3.5x	6	Compare
Royal Caribbean Group	FY25	8.8%	27.4%	6.9%	16.6%	3.1x	9	Compare
Hilton Worldwide	FY25	7.7%	22.4%	16.9%	31.1%	4.0x	5	Compare
Norwegian Cruise Line	FY25	3.7%	15.9%	−11.9%	9.8%	5.4x	7	Compare

Each company's latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so the periods don't line up exactly. Free cash flow margin is free cash flow as a share of revenue. Net debt to EBITDA is explained under the balance sheet, and the F-score above.

10 years of figures

Fiscal year	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Income statement
Revenue	8,774	10,060	11,223	12,067	5,199	8,598	11,667	12,839	13,691	14,733
Revenue growth	31.5%	14.7%	11.6%	7.5%	−56.9%	65.4%	35.7%	10.1%	6.6%	7.6%
Gross profit	7,177	8,303	9,258	9,904	—	—	—	—	—	—
Research and development	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Operating income	462	625	714	903	−2,719	186	1,085	1,033	1,319	1,871
Net income	282	378	406	565	−2,612	12	352	797	1,234	1,294
Diluted EPS (US$)	1.82	2.42	2.65	3.77	−19.00	−1.80	2.17	5.31	8.95	9.81
Diluted shares (millions)	154	156	153	150	141	150	162	150	138	132
Cash flow
Cash from operations	1,549	1,845	1,975	2,767	−3,834	3,748	3,440	2,690	3,085	3,880
Capital expenditure	749	710	878	1,160	797	673	662	846	756	770
Free cash flow	800	1,135	1,097	1,607	−4,631	3,075	2,778	1,844	2,329	3,110
Dividends paid	150	176	186	195	48	0	0	0	0	200
Share buybacks	456	312	923	743	425	165	607	2,137	1,839	1,930
Acquisitions	1	169	53	80	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation	242	149	203	241	205	418	374	413	458	398
Balance sheet at fiscal year end
Cash and short-term investments	1,869	3,315	2,471	3,841	3,387	4,311	4,144	4,253	4,483	5,733
Debt incl. finance leases	3,159	4,249	3,717	4,938	8,216	8,450	6,240	6,253	6,266	6,161
Total assets	15,778	18,516	18,033	21,416	18,690	21,548	21,561	21,642	22,388	24,452
Total liabilities	10,084	12,387	12,382	15,880	15,686	17,996	17,833	18,856	19,589	21,905
Shareholders' equity	4,132	4,523	4,104	3,967	1,510	2,057	2,283	1,534	1,557	1,284
Margins and ratios
Gross margin	81.8%	82.5%	82.5%	82.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—
Operating margin	5.3%	6.2%	6.4%	7.5%	−52.3%	2.2%	9.3%	8.1%	9.6%	12.7%
Net margin	3.2%	3.8%	3.6%	4.7%	−50.2%	0.1%	3.0%	6.2%	9.0%	8.8%
Free cash flow margin	9.1%	11.3%	9.8%	13.3%	−89.1%	35.8%	23.8%	14.4%	17.0%	21.1%
Return on capital	6.5%	7.9%	8.4%	9.8%	−29.7%	1.9%	10.2%	13.2%	22.4%	40.5%
Return on equity	6.3%	8.7%	9.4%	14.0%	−95.4%	0.7%	16.2%	41.8%	79.8%	91.1%
Return on assets	1.8%	2.2%	2.2%	2.9%	−13.0%	0.1%	1.6%	3.7%	5.6%	5.5%
Net debt to EBITDA	1.0x	0.6x	0.7x	0.6x	—	4.1x	1.1x	1.1x	0.8x	0.2x

US$ millions unless stated. Where a later 10-K restated a year, the latest filed figure is shown. Download all figures (CSV, US$ millions)

Source: Expedia Group's Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR. For information only, not investment advice. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with Expedia Group.