Stock · EXPE · Consumer Cyclical

Expedia Group Inc.

United States · Large Cap · listed since 1999 · Revenue 12 mo. $16.2B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
7.3
of 10 8 of 11 points High Match To the score
Price
$259.24
1 Y +8.4%
Market cap
$36.1B
Phase
Payout
core business profitable, at least half of operating cash flow goes to shareholders
Revenue +8.1% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 14.7%Payout 56.3% of operating cash flow

Expedia Group, Inc. operates as an online travel company in the United States and internationally.

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Expedia Group, Inc. operates as an online travel company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through B2C, B2B, and trivago segments. The B2C segment includes Brand Expedia, a full-service online travel brand offers various travel products and services; Hotels.com for lodging accommodations; Vrbo, an online marketplace for the alternative accommodations; and Orbitz, Travelocity, ebookers, and Wotif Group. The B2B segment provides various travel and non-travel companies including airlines, offline travel agents, online retailers, corporate travel management, and financial institutions who leverage its travel technology and tap into its diverse supply to augment their offerings and market Expedia Group rates and availabilities to its travelers. The trivago segment sends referrals to online travel companies and travel service providers from hotel metasearch websites. In addition, it provides brand advertising through online and offline channels, loyalty programs, mobile apps, and search engine marketing, as well as metasearch, social media, direct and personalized traveler communications on its websites, and through direct e-mail communication with its travelers. The company was formerly known as Expedia, Inc. and changed its name to Expedia Group, Inc. in March 2018. Expedia Group, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

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Summary

Expedia Group Inc. is around the middle of the Consumer Cyclical sector overall

55.9 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 0.6% FCF growth a year, less than achieved over the last 5 and 10 years.

If free cash flow stays at €2.8B (2025), it supports €31B. The remaining €1.4B of the market value assume it grows 0.6% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

0.6%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€32.4B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€31B without growth
€1.4B priced-in growth
  • 5 yrs achieved 81.3%
  • 10 yrs achieved 14.4%
  • priced in 0.6%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 7.0×, within its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 5.5× to 7.8×, median 6.8×.

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 0.6%, achieved at least 14.4%
  • High, rising gross margin from 82.0% to 90.1% (5 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • High leverage debt to equity 5.19

Since the last quarter

Q2 → Q3 2026

A mixed quarter: 2 figures better, 2 worse.

  • FCF margin28.4% → 26.9%−1.5 ppworse
  • Net debt−$997.0M → −$5.6B−462.5%better
  • Shares outstanding124M → 122M−1.2%better
  • Return on equity168.4% → 127.5%−40.9 ppworse

4 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., FCF, 12 mo., Gross margin, EBIT margin

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.

Profitability88.1above the middleEarns more than the sector: Gross margin 90.12%, sector 34.00%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity100.78%11.07%Rank 97
Return on capital (Greenblatt)78.86%17.91%Rank 92
EBIT margin14.68%10.89%Rank 64
FCF margin21.11%8.07%Rank 89
Gross margin90.12%34.00%Rank 98
Growth73.1above the middleGrows faster than the sector: Earnings growth, 3 years per year 65.18%, sector 8.34%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year7.61%5.10%Rank 61
Earnings growth, 3 years per year65.18%8.34%Rank 93
Earnings growth, 5 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank–15.10%
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)5.23%4.34%Rank 65
Valuation55.9around the middleValued about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield3.78%4.32%Rank 46
FCF yield8.62%4.17%Rank 85
EV/saleslower is better2.411.95Rank 40
EV/EBITlower is better16.3916.88Rank 52
Momentum46.9around the middleShare price moving about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year8.39%−4.35%Rank 69
Share price, 6 months13.21%3.63%Rank 73
Share price, 3 months−11.43%2.92%Rank 13
Distance from 52-week high−23.56%−15.83%Rank 32
Quality49.4around the middleQuality about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better−8.77%0.39%Rank 98
Change in share countlower is better−4.33%−0.37%Rank 83
Dividend streak in years04Rank 12
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted−9.78%0.16%Rank 5
Balance sheet & risk21.9below the middleMore risk than the sector: Volatility, 1 year 54.10%, sector 33.42%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio5.25%40.59%Rank 8
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better−0.230.99Rank 72
Debt to equitylower is better5.190.49Rank 4
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better54.10%33.42%Rank 4

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $8.8B (2016) to $14.7B (2025), 5.9% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt
20168.85.3%$815.0M155M$1.4B
201710.16.2%$1.1B156M$1.4B
201811.26.4%$1.1B153M$1.3B
201912.17.5%$1.6B150M$2.2B
20205.2−52.3%−$4.6B141M$5.4B
20218.62.2%$3.1B150M$4.7B
202211.79.3%$2.8B162M$2.5B
202312.88.1%$1.8B150M$2.3B
202413.79.6%$2.3B138M$2.3B
202514.714.7%$3.1B132M−$307.0M
7.3 / 10High MatchStockScorer score8 of 11 points

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

Expedia Group 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: 0%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 Expedia Group Inc.'s score is built

Expedia Group 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.

5 of 7 rules met

8 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 marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does Expedia Group Inc. stock perform across 18 strategies?

Excerpt from 18 strategies checked. The full evaluation is visible after a free sign-up.

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  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum
  • Balanced GARP
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Dividend Quality: 4 Factors
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check

Expedia Group Inc. key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Expedia Group Inc.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio26.421.6
P/B ratio26.62.4
Return on equity (ROE)100.8%11.1%
Equity ratio5.3%40.6%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)5.190.49
Dividend yield0.7%2.2%

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Frequently asked questions about Expedia Group Inc. stock

How does Expedia Group Inc. stock (EXPE) score in the StockScorer model?
Expedia Group Inc. stock reaches a StockScorer score of 7.3 out of 10, which is a high match with the rule-based strategies. 5 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is Expedia Group Inc.'s P/E ratio?
Expedia Group Inc.'s P/E ratio is 26.4. The Consumer Cyclical sector median is 21.6.
What sector is Expedia Group Inc. in?
Expedia Group Inc. is assigned to the Consumer Cyclical sector. Its rank within the sector is 55.9 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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