ABNB Airbnb
$172.42
▼ 1.1%Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET
Report Card
ABNB at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
How the 0–100 rating is calculatedOverall: Favorable · 62/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
Price — Past Year
▲ Up 7.7% in the year to Jul 6, 2026
Key Metrics
Market Cap
$89.76B
P/E
40.63x
Forward P/E (est.)
39.61x
ROE
31.2%
Revenue Growth
12.6%
EPS Growth
2.6%
Profit Margin
19.9%
FCF Yield
5.8%
Debt / Equity
0.24x
ROIC
20.0%
Interest Coverage
—
Current Ratio
1.41x
Dividend Yield
—
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
—
Rating Score
62/100
Business Overview
Airbnb (ABNB) is a large-cap company in the Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines industry, part of the Consumer Discretionary sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $89.76B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $12.24B in revenue and $2.51B in net profit.
Our model rates ABNB Favorable (62/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Economic Moat
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (7 years of history).
Profit margins and economic moats, explainedSome durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
19.7% average over the last 3 years
±43.1 pts around -4.1% across 7 years
grew in 5 of the last 6 year-over-year periods
positive in 6 of 7 years
20.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical Analysis (Educational)
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what ABNB's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. ABNB trades near $172.42, above its 50-day average ($137.89) and 200-day average ($130.08). Price above both averages, with the shorter one above the longer, is the textbook definition of an uptrend — momentum favours buyers.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 73 it is overbought — the recent rally is stretched and can cool off.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently positive — short-term momentum is improving.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. ABNB's is $4.80 (~2.8% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. In the month to Jul 6, 2026, ABNB found buyers near $127.23 (support) and sellers near $150.19 (resistance); its 52-week range then was $110.81–$150.19. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.9× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. The indicators were last computed on Jul 6, 2026; the price is current.
Revenue Growth
4Y CAGR
19.6%
Revenue moved from $4.81B in 2019 to $12.24B in 2025, a 16.9% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a steady 12.6% year over year. Consistent top-line growth is one sign of healthy demand.
Profitability
Gross Margin
72.2%
Operating Margin
20.8%
Net Margin
20.5%
ROE
31.2%
Airbnb keeps about 19.9% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 72.2% gross margin and 20.8% operating margin. Return on equity is 31.2% and return on invested capital about 20.0%. Margins this wide usually signal pricing power or a cost advantage.
Debt Analysis
Total Debt
$2.48B
Net Debt
-$4.34B
Net cash position
Net Debt / EBITDA
-1.71x
Debt / Equity
0.24x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.2x, with a current ratio of 1.4x. That is a conservative balance sheet — a cushion in downturns. It carries roughly $2.48B of total debt against $6.82B of cash.
Cash Flow Analysis
Operating CF
$4.65B
Free Cash Flow
$4.65B
FCF Margin
38.0%
In the latest year Airbnb produced about $4.65B of operating cash flow and $4.65B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 5.8% on today's price. Strong cash generation funds dividends, buybacks, and reinvestment.
Valuation Analysis
P/E
40.63x
P/S
6.84x
P/B
12.44x
EV / EBITDA
—
ABNB trades at 40.6x trailing earnings (about 39.6x on estimated forward earnings), 6.8x sales, and 12.4x book value. That is a rich multiple that prices in a lot of future growth.
Metrics vs. Sector Range
Where ABNB sits versus the Consumer Discretionary companies we cover.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 85 Consumer Discretionary companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
Sector Peer Comparison
How ABNB stacks up against its Consumer Discretionary peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
Among the 85 rated Consumer Discretionary companies we cover, ABNB ranks #17 by our overall rating. It trades at a premium versus the sector on earnings (40.6x P/E vs. 24.6x median) with a higher return on equity (31.2% vs. 26.2%) and faster revenue growth (12.6% vs. 6.8%).
P/E vs sector
40.6x
median 24.6x
ROE vs sector
31.2%
median 26.2%
Growth vs sector
12.6%
median 6.8%
Sector rank
#17
of 85 rated
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Consumer Discretionary companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 85 rated companies among the 158 Consumer Discretionary stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.
5-Year Projection Model
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
What drives this projection, and its limits2030 scenario price range (Base Case)
$227.44 – $373.00
vs. $172.42 today · implied CAGR 6% – 17%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $13.83B | $15.63B | $17.66B | $19.96B | $22.55B |
| Net income | $2.90B | $3.28B | $3.71B | $4.19B | $4.74B |
| EPS | $5.58 | $6.31 | $7.12 | $8.05 | $9.10 |
| Share price (low) | $139.49 | $157.63 | $178.12 | $201.28 | $227.44 |
| Share price (high) | $228.77 | $258.51 | $292.12 | $330.09 | $373.00 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -19% / 33% | -4% / 22% | 1% / 19% | 4% / 18% | 6% / 17% |
Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions.
Bull Case
The case for ABNB:
- Revenue is growing 12.6% a year, a sign of real demand.
- High net margins (19.9%) point to pricing power or efficiency.
- Strong return on equity (31.2%) shows capital is put to work well.
- Healthy free-cash-flow yield (~5.8%) funds buybacks and dividends.
- A conservative balance sheet (debt/equity 0.2x) lowers risk.
- Our model's overall read is Favorable (62/100).
Bear Case
The case against ABNB:
- A rich 40.6x earnings multiple prices in a lot of growth.
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Key Risks
Valuation risk — at 40.6x earnings, disappointing results could compress the multiple.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
Investment Thesis
On balance, the fundamentals screen favourably: Airbnb is a large-cap consumer discretionary business still growing nicely, with solid profitability, and a sound balance sheet. It trades at 40.6x earnings, which our model scores Favorable (62/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 51 Wall Street analysts covering ABNB recommend (September 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Analysts have turned more positive over the last three months (+4 pts of buy ratings).
Latest SEC Filings
ABNB's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K
In the Idea Lab
ABNB — frequently asked questions
Is ABNB a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Airbnb Favorable (62/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is ABNB's rating on The Stocks School?
Airbnb currently scores 62/100 (Favorable) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does ABNB's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Airbnb's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for ABNB calculated?
It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this ABNB analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell ABNB. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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