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Booking Holdings Inc. provides travel and restaurant online reservation and related services worldwide. The company operates Booking.com, which offers online accommodation reservations; Rentalcars.com that provides online rental car reservation services; Priceline, which offer online travel reservation services, and consumers hotel, flight, and rental car reservation services, as well as vacation packages, cruises, and hotel distribution services. It also operates Agoda that provides online accommodation reservation services, as well as flight, ground transportation and activities reservation services. In addition, the company operates KAYAK, an online price comparison service that allows consumers to search and compare travel itineraries and prices, comprising airline ticket, accommodation reservation, and rental car reservation information; and OpenTable for booking online restaurant reservations. Further, it offers travel-related insurance products, and restaurant management services to consumers, travel service providers, and restaurants. The company was formerly known as The Priceline Group Inc. and changed its name to Booking Holdings Inc. in February 2018. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Booking Dividend Announcement

• Booking announced a quarterly dividend of $8.75 per ordinary share which will be made payable on 2024-09-30. Ex dividend date: 2024-09-06
• Booking annual dividend for 2024 was $26.25
• Booking's trailing twelve-month (TTM) dividend yield is 0.81%
• Booking's payout ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is 11.81%

Booking Dividend History

Ex-Div dateDividend amountDividend typePay date
2024-09-06$8.75quarterly2024-09-30
2024-06-07$8.75quarterly2024-06-28
2024-03-07$8.75quarterly2024-03-28

Booking Dividend per year

Booking Dividend Yield

Booking current trailing twelve-month (TTM) dividend yield is 0.81%. Interested in purchasing Booking stock? Use our calculator to estimate your expected dividend yield:

Booking Financial Ratios

P/E ratio28.91
PEG ratio8.79
P/B ratio-34.01
ROE-172.01%
Payout ratio11.81%
Current ratio1.17
Quick ratio1.17
Cash Ratio0.89

Booking Dividend FAQ

Does Booking stock pay dividends?
Booking does not currently pay dividends to its shareholders.
Has Booking ever paid a dividend?
No, Booking has no a history of paying dividends to its shareholders. Booking is not known for its dividend payments.
Why doesn't Booking pay dividends?
There are several potential reasons why Booking would choose not to pay dividends to their shareholders:

1. Growth opportunities: Companies, especially in fast-growing industries like technology, reinvest earnings into expansion, R&D, or acquisitions to fuel future growth and increase company value.

2. Tax implications: Not paying dividends can reduce the tax burden on shareholders, who may prefer to defer taxes until selling shares and realizing capital gains.

3. Investor preferences: Some investors prefer companies to reinvest profits for higher long-term returns, particularly those seeking capital appreciation over income.

4. Capital allocation priorities: Companies may allocate cash to pay down debt, fund share buybacks, or invest in projects with higher returns than dividends.

5. Market expectations: In certain sectors, like technology, reinvesting profits for growth and innovation is often prioritized over distributing dividends to shareholders.
Will Booking ever pay a dividend?
The decision for a company to pay dividends depends on various factors including its financial performance, growth prospects, capital allocation priorities, and shareholder preferences. While Booking has not paid dividends historically and has instead focused on reinvesting its earnings for growth, it's ultimately up to the company's management and board of directors to decide whether to initiate a dividend policy in the future.
Is Booking a dividend aristocrat?
Booking is not considered a Dividend Aristocrat. The term "Dividend Aristocrat" is typically used to describe a company in the S&P 500 index that has increased its dividend payouts for at least 25 consecutive years.
Is Booking a dividend king?
Booking is not classified as a "Dividend King". A Dividend King is a company that has managed to increase its dividend payouts for 50 consecutive years or more, which is an even more selective group than the Dividend Aristocrats.
Is Booking a dividend stock?
No, Booking is not considered a dividend stock. A dividend stock is a stock of a company that regularly pays out dividends to its shareholders.
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