Airbnb Inc ABNB
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
Airbnb Inc is a large-cap company in the Consumer Cyclical sector (Travel Services), with a market value of $97.3B, based in the USA.
It employs about 8,200 people and has been listed since Dec 10, 2020.
Airbnb, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a platform for stays, experiences, and services worldwide. The company's marketplace connects hosts and guests online or through mobile devices to book spaces, experiences, and services. It also offers gift cards.
Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 36.7 versus 27.4 for 4 direct peers — priced in line with its group.
Revenue is growing 16% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 25.4 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 183.62, 13% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 62% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- No risk flags were detected from the data we have.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 23 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Buys back its shares (5% fewer shares in a year).
- ✅ More cash than debt.
- ✅ Revenue is growing 16% a year.
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock rose 3.1% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLY -0.5%).
This week's news
- A nor'easter destroyed a NC couple's $30,000 wedding plans — then 800 Hatteras Island strangers stepped in to help finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-03
- Airbnb, Inc. (ABNB) Beats Stock Market Upswing: What Investors Need to Know finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Airbnb Stock Rises After Analyst Calls It an AI Boom Winner finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Airbnb to Announce Third Quarter 2026 Results finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- Why Airbnb (ABNB) Stock Is Trading Up Today finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-30
- Airbnb, Inc. (ABNB) Rises As Market Takes a Dip: Key Facts finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-30
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.