Airbnb, Inc (NASDAQ:ABNB) Extends Margin Momentum While Valuation Stays Elevated

Improving profitability and robust cash generation underpin near-term operational strength, while market multiples signal a stretched valuation that could compress if momentum weakens.

Recent News

August 6, 2026 — Airbnb published second-quarter 2026 financial results and a shareholder letter detailing Nights and Seats Booked growth and product updates, including AI tools in the 2026 Summer Release. Late June filings and disclosures around June 30, 2026, updated regulatory and legal items in the company’s periodic report. The company also reiterated trust-and-safety measures and seasonal host programs across June and July 2026.

Technical Analysis

ADX at 37.04 signals a strong directional market environment; the strength accompanies a bearish directional shift because DI+ decreased to 34.78 while DI- increased to 18.07, suggesting sellers gained short-term influence despite sustained trend strength.

MACD at 5.62 sits below its signal line (7.65) with a decreasing MACD trend, indicating bearish momentum remains dominant until the MACD crosses back above its signal line.

MRO at 38.19 registered a peak-and-reversal, placing the current price above the oscillator’s target and implying heightened potential for downward mean reversion from current levels.

RSI near 59.8 and decreasing points to cooling upside momentum; the indicator remains below classic overbought thresholds but shows diminishing buying conviction.

Price trades below the 20-day average ($185.15) and beneath the 1x lower Bollinger band ($180.49), signaling short-term weakness. Price remains above the 50-day ($163.54) and 200-day ($139.70) averages, indicating structural support across longer horizons despite near-term pressure.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Profitability: EBIT equals $934,000,000, producing an EBIT margin of 25.89%, which sits slightly below the industry peer mean of 27.12% while remaining well above the industry peer median of 17.89%. Quarter-over-quarter, EBIT margin expanded by 7.06%, and year-over-year improvement measured roughly 30.96%, reinforcing recent operational leverage on revenue.

Revenue & earnings: Reported total revenue reached $3,608,000,000. EPS came in at $1.37 versus an estimate of $1.25, an earnings surprise of 9.6%, supporting the margin strength noted above.

Cash flow & liquidity: Free cash flow totaled $1,270,000,000 with free cash flow yield near 1.49%, above the industry peer mean of ~1.01%, while cash plus short-term investments stood at $12,069,000,000. Operating cash flow improved year-to-date, and cash conversion remained negative in days (–20.39 days), reflecting efficient working-capital dynamics relative to many peers.

Leverage & coverage: Total debt $2,496,000,000 produced a debt-to-EBITDA of 2.67 and an interest-coverage ratio of 25.24, with coverage materially above the industry peer mean (~8.18), indicating capacity to service obligations comfortably.

Efficiency & returns: Asset turnover measured 0.1298 with asset growth of 7.18%; return on equity about 10.46% and return on invested capital about 8.27% improved QoQ and YoY, supporting the earnings expansion narrative.

Valuation: Price multiples reflect elevated expectations—trailing PE roughly 104x, forward PE near 89x, price-to-sales about 23.65x, and price-to-book about 10.94x. The current valuation, as determined by WMDST, rates the stock as over-valued, a conclusion driven by high multiples despite strong margins, robust cash flow, and ample liquidity.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2026-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2026-08-06
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-11-05
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 17.6 B
 Operating Cash Flow
 Capital Expenditures
 Change In Working Capital -138.00 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta 1.5 B
 End Period Cash Flow 19.0 B
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 3.6 B
 Forward Revenue 1.0 B
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 633.0 M
 Depreciation
 Depreciation and Amortization
 Research and Development 672.0 M
 Total Operating Expenses 2.9 B
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 3.0 B
 EBITDA 934.0 M
 EBIT 934.0 M
 Operating Income 758.0 M
 Interest Income 183.0 M
 Interest Expense 37.0 M
 Net Interest Income 146.0 M
 Income Before Tax 897.0 M
 Tax Provision 81.0 M
 Tax Rate 9.0 %
 Net Income 816.0 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 816.0 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 1.25
 EPS Actual 1.37
 EPS Difference 0.12
 EPS Surprise 9.6 %
 Forward EPS 1.54
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 28.8 B
 Intangible Assets 765.0 M
 Net Tangible Assets 7.0 B
 Total Current Assets 25.5 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 12.1 B
 Cash 6.8 B
 Net Receivables 209.0 M
 Inventory
 Long-Term Investments 600.0 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 144.0 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 18.1 B
 Net Debt
 Total Debt 2.5 B
 Total Liabilities 21.0 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 7.8 B
 Retained Earnings -6.65 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 13.02
 Shares Outstanding 590.000 M
 Revenue Per-Share 6.02
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 85.3 B
 Enterprise Value 75.8 B
 Enterprise Multiple 81.123
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -90.041 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -29.935 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 112.294
ABNB: 81.123
median: 69.509
mean: 68.862
low: 11.82
 EV/R 21.0
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 3.687
 Asset To Liability 1.372
 Debt To Capital 0.242
 Debt To Assets 0.087
Debt To Assets QoQ -8.089 %
Debt To Assets YoY 2.685 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 1.414
median: 0.793
mean: 0.782
ABNB: 0.087
low: 0.017
 Debt To Equity 0.32
Debt To Equity QoQ -3.559 %
Debt To Equity YoY 9.139 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 14.817
ABNB: 0.32
mean: -1.009
median: -2.225
low: -7.154
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 10.943
Price To Book QoQ 5.075 %
Price To Book YoY 6.535 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 34.862
ABNB: 10.943
mean: -6.632
median: -11.753
low: -21.432
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 103.995
Price To Earnings QoQ -79.771 %
Price To Earnings YoY -19.924 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 164.211
ABNB: 103.995
mean: 102.044
median: 100.735
low: -5.999
 PE/G Ratio 0.244
 Price To Sales (P/S) 23.653
Price To Sales QoQ -20.344 %
Price To Sales YoY -8.384 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 27.653
ABNB: 23.653
mean: 17.572
median: 13.715
low: 0.291
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 89.243
Forward PE/G 0.209
Forward P/S 84.576
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 28.394
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.13
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 18.859 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 9.128 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.589
median: 0.253
mean: 0.228
ABNB: 0.13
low: 0.081
 Receivables Turnover 18.04
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 26.981 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 4.884 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 48.835
ABNB: 18.04
mean: 8.198
median: 2.888
low: 1.108
 Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 5.058
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) -20.385
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -36.645 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 57.557
median: 13.29
mean: 12.44
ABNB: -20.385
low: -45.997
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.488
 CapEx To Revenue
 CapEx To Depreciation
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 10.3 B
 Net Invested Capital 10.3 B
 Invested Capital 10.3 B
 Net Tangible Assets 7.0 B
 Net Working Capital 7.4 B
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.667
 Current Ratio 1.408
Current Ratio QoQ -2.354 %
Current Ratio YoY 14.317 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 2.446
ABNB: 1.408
mean: 0.799
median: 0.76
low: 0.289
 Quick Ratio
Quick Ratio QoQ
Quick Ratio YoY
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 2.672
 Cost Of Debt 1.338 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 25.243
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -99.706 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -99.959 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 42.221
ABNB: 25.243
mean: 8.179
median: 8.178
low: -4.615
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.07
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 25.443
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 7.179 %
 Revenue Growth 34.727 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -1064.639 %
Revenue Growth YoY -4.249 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA ABNB: 34.727 %
high: 29.417 %
median: 8.429 %
mean: 6.237 %
low: -26.601 %
 Earnings Growth 426.923 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -896.929 %
Earnings Growth YoY 29.698 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA ABNB: 426.923 %
high: 138.462 %
mean: 28.62 %
median: 19.435 %
low: -40.0 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 82.456 %
Gross Margin QoQ 5.301 %
Gross Margin YoY 0.033 %
Gross Margin IPRWA ABNB: 82.456 %
high: 74.007 %
mean: 36.489 %
median: 31.937 %
low: 11.945 %
 EBIT Margin 25.887 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 706.197 %
EBIT Margin YoY 30.961 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 47.113 %
mean: 27.122 %
ABNB: 25.887 %
median: 17.89 %
low: -15.704 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 21.009 %
Return On Sales QoQ 554.282 %
Return On Sales YoY 6.283 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 47.733 %
mean: 25.991 %
ABNB: 21.009 %
median: 17.239 %
low: -16.457 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 1.3 B
 Free Cash Flow Yield 1.488 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -30.726 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 21.967 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 2.797 %
ABNB: 1.488 %
mean: 1.01 %
median: 1.006 %
low: -3.064 %
 Free Cash Growth -25.644 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -111.412 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -43.64 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 173.271 %
median: 9.341 %
mean: -4.962 %
ABNB: -25.644 %
low: -331.031 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 1.556
 Cash Flow Margin 0.0 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.556
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 2.936 %
Return On Assets QoQ 349.617 %
Return On Assets YoY 19.011 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 10.099 %
mean: 3.715 %
median: 3.552 %
ABNB: 2.936 %
low: -5.918 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 8.76 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.105
Return On Equity QoQ 399.427 %
Return On Equity YoY 26.824 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.453
ABNB: 0.105
mean: -0.044
median: -0.12
low: -0.282
 DuPont ROE 10.573 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 8.269 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 1521.373 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY 60.314 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 20.413 %
mean: 10.167 %
ABNB: 8.269 %
median: 7.494 %
low: -0.595 %

Six-Week Outlook

Momentum indicators favor short-term downside: MACD below its signal, MRO peak-and-reversal, DI+ trending down while DI- trends up, and price trading under the 20-day average and below a 1x Bollinger band. Expect elevated probability of a pullback or consolidation over the next six weeks until momentum indicators flip—specifically a MACD uptick above its signal, DI+ stabilization, or an RSI recovery above its current trajectory. Structural support lies near the 50-day average and the longer-term 200-day average, which could limit deeper declines if broader market confidence in revenue and margin trends persists.

About Airbnb, Inc.

Airbnb, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABNB) is a pioneering force in the global travel and hospitality industry, offering a platform that connects hosts with travelers seeking unique and diverse lodging experiences. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Airbnb has redefined the concept of accommodation by providing access to a wide array of options, from private rooms to entire homes and even unconventional spaces like treehouses and castles. The company’s user-friendly website and mobile app facilitate seamless bookings, catering to various preferences and budgets. Beyond accommodations, Airbnb has expanded its services to include Airbnb Experiences, where travelers can participate in curated activities led by local experts, enhancing their travel with authentic cultural engagements. Airbnb’s innovative model not only offers travelers a personalized and memorable stay but also empowers individuals to earn income by sharing their spaces and talents. With a strong emphasis on safety and trust, the platform employs comprehensive review systems, secure payment processes, and dedicated customer support to ensure a reliable experience for both hosts and guests. By bridging the gap between traditional hospitality and the modern sharing economy, Airbnb continues to transform how people explore the world, making travel more accessible, personalized, and enriching.



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