Stock · ABNB · Consumer Cyclical

Airbnb Inc

United States · Large Cap · listed since 2020 · Revenue 12 mo. $13.2B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
8.2
of 10 9 of 11 points High Match To the score
Price
$189.99
1 Y +48.0%
Market cap
$109.3B
Phase
Growth
revenue growing, core business profitable
Revenue +13.6% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 21.2%Payout 81.6% of operating cash flow

Airbnb, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a platform for stays, experiences, and services worldwide.

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Airbnb, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a platform for stays, experiences, and services worldwide. The company's marketplace connects hosts and guests online or through mobile devices to book spaces, experiences, and services. It also offers gift cards. The company was formerly known as AirBed & Breakfast, Inc. and changed its name to Airbnb, Inc. in November 2010. Airbnb, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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Summary

Airbnb Inc is above the middle of the Consumer Cyclical sector overall

62.9 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The price requires 10.5% FCF growth a year, less than achieved over the last 5 years.

If free cash flow stays at €4.2B (2025), it supports €46.3B. The remaining €51.8B of the market value assume it grows 10.5% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

10.5%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€98.1B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€46.3B without growth
€51.8B priced-in growth
  • 5 yrs achieved 37.2%
  • priced in 10.5%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 23.3×, above its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 18.0× to 22.4×, median 21.1×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

2 signs support the expectation, 1 speaks against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Expectation below the company's own record priced in 10.5%, achieved at least 37.2%
  • Low capital needs capex median 0.5% of revenue (9 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Volatile earnings 4 drops or sign changes in up to 10 years

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q2 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 3 of 3 changes for the better.

  • FCF, 12 mo.$4.5B → $4.9B+7.0%better
  • FCF margin35.9% → 36.9%+1.0 ppbetter
  • Shares outstanding608M → 597M−1.8%better

5 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Gross margin, EBIT margin, Net debt, Return on equity

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability88.6above the middleEarns more than the sector: FCF margin 37.76%, sector 8.07%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity30.63%11.07%Rank 85
Return on capital (Greenblatt)48.27%17.91%Rank 84
EBIT margin21.20%10.89%Rank 84
FCF margin37.76%8.07%Rank 99
Gross margin72.26%34.00%Rank 91
Growth45.1around the middleGrows about as fast as the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year10.84%5.10%Rank 75
Earnings growth, 3 years per year13.13%8.34%Rank 60
Earnings growth, 5 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank–15.10%
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)0.00%4.34%Rank 1
Valuation20.3below the middleValued higher than the sector: EV/sales 8.17, sector 1.95.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield2.12%4.32%Rank 19
FCF yield4.25%4.17%Rank 51
EV/saleslower is better8.171.95Rank 4
EV/EBITlower is better38.5416.88Rank 8
Momentum91.7above the middleShare price doing better than the sector: Distance from 52-week high −0.27%, sector −15.83%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year48.02%−4.35%Rank 96
Share price, 6 months34.76%3.63%Rank 90
Share price, 3 months11.83%2.92%Rank 82
Distance from 52-week high−0.27%−15.83%Rank 99
Quality70.7above the middleQuality above the sector: Price reaction to results, market-adjusted 16.55%, sector 0.16%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better−6.43%0.39%Rank 95
Change in share countlower is better−3.41%−0.37%Rank 78
Dividend streak in years–4Rank 12
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted16.55%0.16%Rank 99
Balance sheet & risk61.2above the middleLess risk than the sector: Net debt/EBITDA −3.24, sector 0.99.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio36.92%40.59%Rank 40
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better−3.240.99Rank 96
Debt to equitylower is better0.280.49Rank 72
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better36.34%33.42%Rank 37

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $2.6B (2017) to $12.3B (2025), 21.7% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt, $B
20172.6−3.2%$151.0M522M–
20183.70.5%$504.9M531M−2.1
20194.8−10.4%$97.3M531M−1.6
20203.4−106.3%−$667.1M594M−3.2
20216.07.2%$2.3B616M−3.6
20228.421.5%$3.4B680M−5.0
20239.915.3%$3.9B662M−4.6
202411.123.0%$4.5B645M−4.6
202512.321.2%$4.6B623M−4.3
8.2 / 10High MatchStockScorer score9 of 11 points

6 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

Airbnb Inc mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

This stock · Profitability: 100%This stock · Growth: 50%This stock · Valuation: 100%This stock · Momentum: 100%Median of all stocks · Profitability: 33%Median of all stocks · Growth: 0%Median of all stocks · Valuation: 0%Median of all stocks · Momentum: 0%50%100%ProfitabilityGrowthValuationMomentumThis stockMedian of all stocks

How Airbnb Inc's score is built

Airbnb Inc is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

6 of 7 rules met

9 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector medianmet1 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%not met0 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.met1 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketmet1 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does Airbnb Inc stock perform across 18 strategies?

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  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Earnings Quality: Accrual Check (Sloan)
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Dividend Quality: 4 Factors
  • Balanced GARP
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum

Airbnb Inc key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Airbnb Inc.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio47.121.6
P/B ratio14.42.4
Return on equity (ROE)30.6%11.1%
Equity ratio36.9%40.6%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)0.280.49
Dividend yield0.0%2.2%

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Frequently asked questions about Airbnb Inc stock

How does Airbnb Inc stock (ABNB) score in the StockScorer model?
Airbnb Inc stock reaches a StockScorer score of 8.2 out of 10, which is a high match with the rule-based strategies. 6 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is Airbnb Inc's P/E ratio?
Airbnb Inc's P/E ratio is 47.1. The Consumer Cyclical sector median is 21.6.
What sector is Airbnb Inc in?
Airbnb Inc is assigned to the Consumer Cyclical sector. Its rank within the sector is 62.9 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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