Airbnb Reports Q3 2026 Revenue of $4.9 Billion
Airbnb reported quarterly results highlighted by Q3 2026 revenue of $4.9 billion, up 19% year-over-year, according to its earnings release filed with an 8-K Thursday.
Adjusted EBITDA of $2.5 billion, up 22%; Adjusted EBITDA Margin 52%. Q4 2026 revenue guidance of $3.22 billion to $3.28 billion, representing year-over-year growth of 16% to 18%. Gross Booking Value of $27.7 billion, up 21% year-over-year (21% ex-FX).
Results detail
Further figures in the release included Repurchased $0.7 billion of Class A common stock during Q3 2026; Cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, and long-term investments totaled $12.6 billion; Nights and Seats Booked grew 16% year-over-year.
The filing is an Item 2.02 results announcement furnished with Exhibit 99.1. Comparisons use the year-earlier period as presented by Airbnb unless the release specifies another baseline. Where both GAAP and non-GAAP metrics appear, both are summarized when the extract includes them.
Segment mix, cash flow and any outlook language in the release are the usual secondary reads after the headline revenue and earnings figures.
Why it matters
For retail investors, the Airbnb print is a check on whether growth, margins and cash generation are moving together. The figures above come from the company’s Exhibit 99.1 earnings materials; how they stack up against the prior-year run rate and any guide published with the release will shape the near-term debate.
By the numbers
- Q3 2026 revenue of $4.9 billion, up 19% year-over-year
- Adjusted EBITDA of $2.5 billion, up 22%; Adjusted EBITDA Margin 52%
- Q4 2026 revenue guidance of $3.22 billion to $3.28 billion, representing year-over-year growth of 16% to 18%
- Gross Booking Value of $27.7 billion, up 21% year-over-year (21% ex-FX)
- Repurchased $0.7 billion of Class A common stock during Q3 2026
- Cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, and long-term investments totaled $12.6 billion
Sources
- Airbnb, Inc. Form 8-K with quarterly financial results, filed Nov. 5, 2026 (accession 0001193125-26-449727)
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