Booking Holdings Inc (BKNG) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 179 Consumer Discretionary companies.
Booking Holdings Inc (BKNG) scores 8.0 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as high quality. The reading rests on profitability, and predictability is what holds it back.
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On the filings behind it, Booking Holdings Inc earns 8.0 out of 10 for business quality as of October 17, 2026. That is high quality on our scale. A high reading means most of the pillars are strong, with no serious weakness pulling the average down. The figure is a weighted average of five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks from reported statements.
Set against 179 Consumer Discretionary companies, Booking Holdings Inc lands at the 99th percentile, in the top tenth of its peers. For reference, the middle of the group scores 5.0 and a company needs 6.1 to reach its top quarter, which leaves Booking Holdings Inc well above the median.
Profitability scores 10.0 out of 10, which reads as strong. None of the other Consumer Discretionary companies scores higher here, against a median of 5.1 across 176 of them. A reading this strong says the business earns well on what it sells and on the capital it uses, the kind of margin profile competitors find hard to copy.
Solvency scores 8.0 out of 10, which reads as strong. The median across 141 Consumer Discretionary companies is 5.9, so Booking Holdings Inc is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 78th percentile. A high solvency score means leverage is modest relative to earnings and cash flow, which gives management room to act in a bad year.
Growth scores 9.6 out of 10, which reads as strong. The median across 149 Consumer Discretionary companies is 4.0, so Booking Holdings Inc is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 99th percentile. Strong growth means revenue, earnings and cash flow have been compounding faster than at most peers over the last few years.
On efficiency, Booking Holdings Inc scores 7.5, a strong reading. Its peers have a median of 6.2 across 170 Consumer Discretionary companies, which places it above them, at the 87th percentile. Efficiency at this level means the company needs comparatively little capital to produce what it sells.
On predictability, Booking Holdings Inc scores 4.5, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 5.0 across 178 Consumer Discretionary companies, which places it below them, at the 34th percentile. An average predictability reading means results have wobbled about as much as is normal for the sector.
This is a lopsided profile. Profitability scores 10.0 but predictability only 4.5, a gap of 5.5 points, so the overall hides a business that is excellent in one respect and weak in another. Leading with profitability is the most valuable kind of strength, because margins and returns are what the other pillars ultimately feed. A predictability shortfall means the record is volatile, so the averages behind the other pillars move more than they appear to.
Of everything that could lift Booking Holdings Inc’s score, predictability matters most. Bringing it up to the 5.0 median of Consumer Discretionary companies would take the overall from 8.0 to roughly 8.1. All five pillars could be scored, so the overall uses the full set of weights out of 100: profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20.
These are the Consumer Discretionary companies closest to Booking Holdings Inc in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Booking Holdings Inc scores 8.0 out of 10, which reads as high quality. Its strongest pillar is profitability, its weakest is predictability. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Booking Holdings Inc ranks at the 99th percentile of the 179 Consumer Discretionary companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.0 and the top quarter starts at 6.1, against Booking Holdings Inc’s 8.0.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 17, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for BKNG are in the app.
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