BKNG · 8-K · 20260804PR000036

Capital Return Program

Booking Holdings Inc. · 2026-08-04 · Importance 43 · Surprise 6 · In source text

The board declared a third-quarter cash dividend of $0.42 per share, payable September 30, 2026, to shareholders of record on September 11, 2026. Booking Holdings repurchased $3.7 billion of stock, excluding excise taxes, during the quarter ended June 30, 2026. The company had $14.5 billion of remaining repurchase authorization at June 30, 2026. Six-month stock repurchases totaled $7.758 billion, compared with $3.668 billion in the first half of 2025, while dividends paid increased to $664 million from $631 million.

Key facts

• Total remaining stock repurchase authorization as of June 30, 2026: $14.5 billion. source
• The Company repurchased $3.7 billion (excluding excise taxes) of stock in the quarter ended June 30, 2026. source
• Treasury stock at June 30, 2026: (860) shares with a value of $(62,129) million reflected in stockholders' deficit. source
• Board declared a cash dividend of $0.42 per share, payable on September 30, 2026 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 11, 2026. source
• Company effected a 25-for-1 stock split of its common stock on April 2, 2026 and all share and per share information has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the stock split. source

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