Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
Booking Holdings Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Booking Holdings Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 exceeding Q1 2024 level. |
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Booking Holdings Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 exceeding Q1 2024 level. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Booking Holdings Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 not reaching Q1 2024 level. |
Current Ratio
Booking Holdings Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 20,529) | 21,293) | 20,476) | 17,034) | 18,479) | 19,349) | 17,632) | 15,798) | 12,410) | 14,924) | 12,875) | 13,145) | 14,352) | 13,789) | 14,108) | 12,206) | 12,583) | 11,453) | 9,260) | 9,833) | 10,056) | 10,020) | 7,077) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 16,678) | 18,206) | 16,832) | 13,330) | 12,832) | 12,481) | 11,070) | 8,474) | 8,543) | 10,282) | 7,478) | 6,246) | 5,779) | 6,724) | 6,468) | 3,425) | 3,968) | 3,909) | 4,136) | 5,366) | 5,528) | 6,349) | 5,576) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 1.23 | 1.17 | 1.22 | 1.28 | 1.44 | 1.55 | 1.59 | 1.86 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.72 | 2.10 | 2.48 | 2.05 | 2.18 | 3.56 | 3.17 | 2.93 | 2.24 | 1.83 | 1.82 | 1.58 | 1.27 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airbnb Inc. | 1.62 | 1.41 | 1.44 | 1.66 | 1.78 | 1.47 | 1.55 | 1.86 | 1.85 | 1.58 | 1.61 | 1.95 | 1.86 | 1.48 | 1.66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | 1.62 | 1.71 | 1.65 | 1.57 | 1.53 | 1.58 | 1.41 | 1.28 | 1.32 | 1.26 | 1.32 | 1.58 | 1.78 | 1.73 | 1.75 | 1.73 | 1.51 | 1.59 | 1.62 | 1.61 | 1.51 | 1.52 | 1.44 | |||||||
| McDonald’s Corp. | 0.78 | 1.08 | 0.83 | 1.16 | 1.71 | 1.35 | 1.47 | 1.43 | 1.65 | 1.41 | 1.10 | 1.78 | 1.33 | 1.45 | 1.19 | 1.01 | 1.07 | 0.91 | 1.90 | 0.98 | 0.84 | 1.21 | 1.47 | |||||||
| Starbucks Corp. | 0.89 | 0.86 | 0.70 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 1.20 | 1.02 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.95 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.92 | 1.31 | 0.94 | 1.41 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 20,529 ÷ 16,678 = 1.23
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Booking Holdings Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 exceeding Q1 2024 level. |
Quick Ratio
Booking Holdings Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 15,775) | 16,290) | 15,629) | 12,107) | 13,294) | 14,602) | 14,140) | 12,221) | 9,021) | 11,841) | 10,549) | 11,127) | 11,643) | 11,231) | 12,151) | 10,562) | 11,197) | 10,404) | 6,363) | 6,312) | 6,466) | 5,256) | 2,334) | |||||||
| Short-term investments | —) | 37) | 362) | 576) | 624) | 640) | 359) | 175) | 116) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for expected credit losses | 3,649) | 3,814) | 3,296) | 3,253) | 3,447) | 2,805) | 2,048) | 2,229) | 2,284) | 2,249) | 1,611) | 1,358) | 1,555) | 1,290) | 586) | 529) | 859) | 566) | 667) | 1,680) | 1,788) | 1,973) | 1,491) | |||||||
| Total quick assets | 19,424) | 20,141) | 19,287) | 15,936) | 17,365) | 18,047) | 16,547) | 14,625) | 11,421) | 14,090) | 12,160) | 12,485) | 13,198) | 12,521) | 12,737) | 11,091) | 12,056) | 10,970) | 7,030) | 7,992) | 8,254) | 7,229) | 3,825) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 16,678) | 18,206) | 16,832) | 13,330) | 12,832) | 12,481) | 11,070) | 8,474) | 8,543) | 10,282) | 7,478) | 6,246) | 5,779) | 6,724) | 6,468) | 3,425) | 3,968) | 3,909) | 4,136) | 5,366) | 5,528) | 6,349) | 5,576) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 1.16 | 1.11 | 1.15 | 1.20 | 1.35 | 1.45 | 1.49 | 1.73 | 1.34 | 1.37 | 1.63 | 2.00 | 2.28 | 1.86 | 1.97 | 3.24 | 3.04 | 2.81 | 1.70 | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.14 | 0.69 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airbnb Inc. | 1.59 | 1.38 | 1.42 | 1.63 | 1.75 | 1.45 | 1.52 | 1.83 | 1.82 | 1.56 | 1.59 | 1.92 | 1.83 | 1.46 | 1.63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | 1.41 | 1.52 | 1.51 | 1.37 | 1.40 | 1.44 | 1.26 | 1.09 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.13 | 1.35 | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.35 | 1.28 | 1.34 | 1.35 | 1.42 | 1.44 | 1.36 | 1.40 | 1.35 | |||||||
| McDonald’s Corp. | 0.58 | 0.82 | 0.63 | 1.03 | 1.43 | 1.04 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.35 | 1.07 | 0.95 | 1.64 | 1.20 | 1.23 | 1.04 | 0.90 | 0.97 | 0.84 | 1.77 | 0.86 | 0.74 | 0.98 | 1.27 | |||||||
| Starbucks Corp. | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.48 | 0.55 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.93 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.63 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.59 | 0.95 | 0.54 | 1.05 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 19,424 ÷ 16,678 = 1.16
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Booking Holdings Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 exceeding Q1 2024 level. |
Cash Ratio
Booking Holdings Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 15,775) | 16,290) | 15,629) | 12,107) | 13,294) | 14,602) | 14,140) | 12,221) | 9,021) | 11,841) | 10,549) | 11,127) | 11,643) | 11,231) | 12,151) | 10,562) | 11,197) | 10,404) | 6,363) | 6,312) | 6,466) | 5,256) | 2,334) | |||||||
| Short-term investments | —) | 37) | 362) | 576) | 624) | 640) | 359) | 175) | 116) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Total cash assets | 15,775) | 16,327) | 15,991) | 12,683) | 13,918) | 15,242) | 14,499) | 12,396) | 9,137) | 11,841) | 10,549) | 11,127) | 11,643) | 11,231) | 12,151) | 10,562) | 11,197) | 10,404) | 6,363) | 6,312) | 6,466) | 5,256) | 2,334) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 16,678) | 18,206) | 16,832) | 13,330) | 12,832) | 12,481) | 11,070) | 8,474) | 8,543) | 10,282) | 7,478) | 6,246) | 5,779) | 6,724) | 6,468) | 3,425) | 3,968) | 3,909) | 4,136) | 5,366) | 5,528) | 6,349) | 5,576) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.95 | 0.90 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 1.08 | 1.22 | 1.31 | 1.46 | 1.07 | 1.15 | 1.41 | 1.78 | 2.01 | 1.67 | 1.88 | 3.08 | 2.82 | 2.66 | 1.54 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 0.83 | 0.42 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airbnb Inc. | 0.99 | 0.71 | 0.78 | 1.01 | 1.12 | 0.76 | 0.87 | 1.21 | 1.20 | 0.88 | 0.95 | 1.31 | 1.21 | 0.78 | 1.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | 1.32 | 1.43 | 1.42 | 1.26 | 1.34 | 1.38 | 1.19 | 0.98 | 0.96 | 0.92 | 1.03 | 1.23 | 1.20 | 1.19 | 1.27 | 1.16 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1.29 | 1.31 | 1.26 | |||||||
| McDonald’s Corp. | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.67 | 0.87 | 0.44 | 0.80 | 0.68 | 0.81 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 1.17 | 0.85 | 0.77 | 0.66 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.45 | 1.35 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.35 | 0.68 | |||||||
| Starbucks Corp. | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.81 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.67 | 0.63 | 0.52 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.82 | 0.40 | 0.92 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 15,775 ÷ 16,678 = 0.95
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Booking Holdings Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 not reaching Q1 2024 level. |