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Excellent Quarter, but Guidance Disappoints: Recapping Booking's Actuals vs. Consensus

Benchmarking Results Alongside Historical Valuation Context

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Aug 04, 2026
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Does Booking always sandbag guidance? It feels like it. If they aren’t sandbagging guidance, I will assume this +6% move in the afterhours will fade tomorrow because the forward outlook isn’t very strong:

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