“This was primarily due to net income of $976 million and $819 million provided by net working capital items, reflecting growth in unearned fees, partially offset by an increase in prepaid assets, both driven by growth in bookings.”10-Q · Aug 6, 2026 ↗
Airbnb, Inc.
ABNB
Market read
Airbnb, Inc.'s move is being confirmed by its market group.
The latest filing evidence is available. 5 of 35 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 8 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- Revenue increased 16.5% versus the comparable filing period.
- At least 23 of 35 durable members become active together.
- Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
- A filing-linked outsider such as ASAN begins moving with the group.
Invalidation: The live read weakens if participation falls to 12 of 35 members or fewer.
Research brief
The story so far
The latest filing evidence is available. 5 of 35 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 8 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- Revenue increased 16.5% versus the comparable filing period.
- Operating margin improved 1.2 percentage points.
- Net income increased 27.1% versus the comparable filing period.
No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.
- At least 23 of 35 durable members become active together.
- Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
- A filing-linked outsider such as ASAN begins moving with the group.
Company research
Understand the business, not just the ticker
Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.
- Which operating variable is changing?
- Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
- What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
- Latest annual revenue changed +10.3% year over year.
- Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.85x in the latest annual period.
- Demand and volume has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
- Product pipeline and R&D has repeated favorable evidence across 3 filings.
- Operating margin changed -2.2 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Net margin changed -3.3 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Foreign exchange has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
- P/E is 45% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
- EV/sales is 1477% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Price as of Sep 11, 2026
170.23Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.
What management says matters
Persistent and emerging business drivers
“The net change was primarily due to a $71 million realized gain on an equity investment and a $29 million favorable impact from the decrease of impairment losses recorded in 2026 compared to 2025.”10-Q · Aug 6, 2026 ↗
“Other Income (Expense), Net Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 2026 % Change (in millions, except percentages) Other income (expense), net $ (38) $ 40 205 % Other income (expense), net changed $78 million, or 205%, primarily resulting from $70 million in proce…”10-Q · May 7, 2026 ↗
“As of December 31, 2025, based on all available positive and negative evidence, having demonstrated sustained profitability which is objective and verifiable, and taking into account anticipated future earnings, the Company concluded that it is more likely th…”10-K · Feb 12, 2026 ↗
Valuation discipline
Descriptive valuation snapshot
Price/sales 8.7× · EV/sales 8.1×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.
Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.
Price action
How the market is pricing the story
Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.
Developments
No sourced recent-development timeline yet
Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for ABNB. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.
Business and financial condition
Reported financial figures are not available yet
Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.
Latest filing assessment
Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing
10-Q filed 2026-08-06 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-06.
Capital and cash conversion
Reported investment and cash context
- Stock compensation / revenue
- +13.5%
Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.
What improved
- Revenue increased 16.5% versus the comparable filing period.
- Operating margin improved 1.2 percentage points.
- Net income increased 27.1% versus the comparable filing period.
What weakened
No thresholded deterioration was identified.
Filing receipts
“Operations and Support Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 2026 % Change 2025 2026 % Change (in millions, except percentages) Operations and support $ 332 $ 361 9 % $ 635 $ 687 8 % Percentage of revenue 10 % 9 % 12 % 11 % Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 Compared with the Same Period in 2025 Operations and support expense increased $29 million, or 9%, primarily due to a $27 million increase in payroll-related expenses driven by higher average headcount, a $10 million increase in customer relations costs driven by higher make-good payouts and related case reserves, and a $7 million increase in insurance costs driven by higher host liability insurance premiums.”
“Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 Compared with the Same Period in 2025 Sales and marketing expense increased $372 million, or 30%, primarily due to a $258 million increase in marketing spend, driven by higher paid growth marketing initiatives in emerging markets and partnerships, a $90 million increase in payroll-related expenses driven by higher average headcount, and a $10 million increase in third-party service provider expenses incurred to support the expansion and optimization of Airbnb Experiences and Services supply.”
“Product Development Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 2026 % Change 2025 2026 % Change (in millions, except percentages) Product development $ 610 $ 672 10 % $ 1,178 $ 1,310 11 % Percentage of revenue 20 % 19 % 22 % 21 % Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 Compared with the Same Period in 2025 Product development expense increased $62 million, or 10%, primarily due to a $62 million increase in payroll-related expenses resulting from an increase in average headcount.”
Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.
Business ecosystem
The relationships behind ABNB
Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.
Depends on
BKNGBooking Holdings Inc.competitorFeb 12, 2026 ▾
“Our competitors include: • online travel agencies (“OTAs”), such as Booking Holdings (including the brand Booking.com), Expedia Group (including the brands Expedia and VRBO), Trip.com Group, and other regional OTAs; • internet search engines, such as Google a…”
EXPEExpedia Group, Inc.competitorFeb 12, 2026 ▾
“Our competitors include: • online travel agencies (“OTAs”), such as Booking Holdings (including the brand Booking.com), Expedia Group (including the brands Expedia and VRBO), Trip.com Group, and other regional OTAs; • internet search engines, such as Google a…”
Depended on by
EXPEExpedia Group, Inc.competitorMay 8, 2026 ▾
“Other competitors have arisen, including alternative accommodation property managers, who operate their own booking sites in addition to listing on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.”
Filing peers
Companies whose filings use similar operating language.
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What is moving around it
Live connections
ABNB is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group Software Stocks. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.
Context history
Theme membership history
No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.