BKNG · 8-K · 20260804PR000036
Liquidity and Debt Position
Booking Holdings Inc. · 2026-08-04 · Importance 61 · Surprise 32 · From source text
Cash and cash equivalents were $17.214 billion at June 30, 2026, essentially unchanged from $17.203 billion at December 31, 2025. Short-term debt increased to $2.000 billion from $1.880 billion, while long-term debt increased to $18.180 billion from $16.856 billion. Total debt therefore increased to approximately $20.180 billion from $18.736 billion. Six-month debt issuance totaled $2.975 billion, partially offset by $1.000 billion of debt maturities.
Key facts
- The Company repaid $1,000 million on maturity of debt and issued long-term debt proceeds of $2,975 million in the six months ended June 30, 2026; payments for repurchase of common stock were $7,758 million. source
- Deferred merchant bookings at June 30, 2026: $10,121 million (compared with $5,270 million at December 31, 2025). source
- Cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2026: $17,214 million. source
- Total current assets at June 30, 2026: $23,057 million. source
- Long-term debt at June 30, 2026: $18,180 million. source
- Total liabilities at June 30, 2026: $40,465 million. source
- Total assets at June 30, 2026: $29,682 million. source
- Short-term debt at June 30, 2026: $2,000 million. source
Impact estimates
| metric | direction | stage | expected | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cash | negative | realized | — | The Company repaid $1,000 million on maturity of debt and issued long-term debt proceeds of $2,975 million in the six months ended June… |
| liability | negative | realized | — | The Company repaid $1,000 million on maturity of debt and issued long-term debt proceeds of $2,975 million in the six months ended June… |
| cash | positive | realized | — | The Company repaid $1,000 million on maturity of debt and issued long-term debt proceeds of $2,975 million in the six months ended June… |
| liability | negative | realized | — | The Company repaid $1,000 million on maturity of debt and issued long-term debt proceeds of $2,975 million in the six months ended June… |
| cash | negative | realized | — | The Company repaid $1,000 million on maturity of debt and issued long-term debt proceeds of $2,975 million in the six months ended June… |
| liability | negative | realized | — | Deferred merchant bookings at June 30, 2026: $10,121 million (compared with $5,270 million at December 31, 2025). |
| liability | unclear | realized | — | Total liabilities at June 30, 2026: $40,465 million. |
| assets | unclear | realized | — | Total assets at June 30, 2026: $29,682 million. |