Expedia Group (EXPE)
Expedia Group is a global travel giant that helps people book flights, hotels, and holiday rentals through well-known websites like Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo.
Is Expedia Group a good stock for a UK beginner?
The honest version: Expedia Group is a global travel giant that helps people book flights, hotels, and holiday rentals through well-known websites like Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo.
Over about 2 years to 2026-07-31. This is the share price only - reinvesting the dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.
Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.
Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.
Global travel continues to expand as a primary consumer priority.
Long-term shifts in how people book travel or major economic downturns.
What does Expedia Group do?
Expedia acts as a digital middleman, connecting travellers with hotels, airlines, and car rental companies, taking a small slice of the transaction as a fee. Because they don't own the planes or the hotels themselves, they have very low overheads and high profit margins. Much comes down to how freely people spend on holidays when the economy feels a bit wobbly.
On our factor screen it looks strongest on momentum and growth, and weakest on value.
- ✓Pays a dividend - about 0.6% a year
- ✓Growing - revenue up about 15% over the year
- !Carries a lot of debt - roughly 2.6x its equity
- ✓Strong return on shareholder money (ROE 71%)
- Momentum screens high (84/100)
- Extremely high gross margins due to the digital nature of the business
- Strong brand recognition across multiple travel platforms
- High return on equity shows efficient use of shareholder capital
- Intense competition from other online travel agencies and search engines
- Vulnerability to global events like pandemics or geopolitical instability
- Reliance on advertising and marketing spend to attract customers
What do Expedia Group's numbers mean?
How much money does Expedia Group make?
Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.
Does Expedia Group pay a dividend?
Yes - Expedia Group currently pays a dividend of about 0.6% a year (the yearly payout as a share of the price). A dividend is a slice of profit handed to shareholders; the yield moves as the price moves, and a company can cut or stop it.
When does Expedia Group report earnings, and how did recent quarters go?
Expedia Group is next scheduled to report on about 2026-08-05 - dates can move, and we don't predict results; this just tells you when to look.
Each quarter a company reports its results against what analysts expected. ‘Beating’ or ‘missing’ is about that expectation, not whether the business is doing well in absolute terms.
| Reported | Expected EPS: The earnings per share analysts expected for the quarter - the average of their forecasts. 'Beating' or 'missing' is measured against this number. | Actual EPS | vs expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | $1.38 | $1.96 | Beat +42% |
| 2026-02-12 | $3.37 | $3.78 | Beat +12% |
| 2025-11-06 | $6.95 | $7.57 | Beat +9% |
| 2025-08-07 | $4.13 | $4.24 | Beat +3% |
| 2025-05-08 | $0.36 | $0.40 | Beat +11% |
| 2025-02-06 | $2.10 | $2.39 | Beat +14% |
Across the last 6 quarters here, Expedia Group came in ahead of what analysts expected 6 times. One quarter is noise, not a trend.
See who else reports over the next two weeks →
Reported vs expected earnings per share (EPS) from published results; the expectation is the analyst consensus, not our view. Report dates are estimates that can move.
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An illustrative range for the year ahead, with the assumption behind each case — not a prediction or a price target.
What are the pros and cons of Expedia Group?
How many points the write-up makes each way — a balance check, not a score or verdict.
- Extremely high gross margins due to the digital nature of the business
- Strong brand recognition across multiple travel platforms
- High return on equity shows efficient use of shareholder capital
- High price-to-book ratio suggests the company is valued much higher than its physical assets
- Small dividend yield may not appeal to those seeking regular income
- Business is highly sensitive to the health of the global economy
- Intense competition from other online travel agencies and search engines
- Vulnerability to global events like pandemics or geopolitical instability
- Reliance on advertising and marketing spend to attract customers
The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.
- A sustained decline in global travel demand over several years
- A major shift where travellers stop using third-party sites in favour of booking directly with providers
Built from public filings & market prices, checked for an education-only tone, and never a price target. How we make these →
This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-01 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.