Booking Holdings (BKNG) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

Booking Holdings (BKNG) reported $4.76 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.9%. EPS of $24.81 for the same period compares to $20.39 a year ago.The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.6 billion, representing a surprise of +3.58%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +43.83%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $17.25.While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.Here is how Booking Holdings performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Gross Bookings - Total: $46.70 billion versus $46.40 billion estimated by eight analysts on average. Gross Bookings - Agency: $15.50 billion versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $16.38 billion. Gross Bookings - Merchant: $31.20 billion versus $30 billion estimated by seven analysts on average. Units Sold - Room Nights: 319 million versus 317.86 million estimated by six analysts on average. Units Sold - Airline Tickets: 16 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of 13.23 million. Units Sold - Rental Car Days: 22 million compared to the 22.89 million average estimate based on four analysts. Revenues- Agency: $1.56 billion compared to the $1.59 billion average estimate based on eight analysts. The reported number represents a change of -11.3% year over year. Revenues- Advertising and Other Revenues: $280 million compared to the $275.31 million average estimate based on eight analysts. The reported number represents a change of +6.1% year over year. Revenues- Merchant: $2.92 billion versus the eight-analyst average estimate of $2.72 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +22.2%. View all Key Company Metrics for Booking Holdings here>>>Shares of Booking Holdings have returned +6.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.Zacks Names #1 Semiconductor StockIt's only 1/9,000th the size of NVIDIA which skyrocketed more than +800% since we recommended it. NVIDIA is still strong, but our new top chip stock has much more room to boom.With strong earnings growth and an expanding customer base, it's positioned to feed the rampant demand for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Internet of Things. Global semiconductor manufacturing is projected to explode from $452 billion in 2021 to $803 billion by 2028.See This Stock Now for Free >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks