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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) pays a $1.61 annual dividend ($0.42 quarterly), yielding 0.83% at $193.29/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-11. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.83%
Annual Dividend: $1.61 per share
Payout Ratio: 17.8%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-11
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Years of Dividend History: 3
Booking Holdings Inc. pays a dividend yield of 0.83%, backed by a portfolio of global travel platforms including Booking.com, Priceline, and OpenTable. The trailing annual dividend rate stands at $1.6080 per share, paid quarterly, with the next ex-dividend date on September 11, 2026. The Booking Holdings Inc. dividend suits growth-and-income investors more than pure income seekers, given a beta of 1.068 that reflects its exposure to consumer cyclical demand. BKNG is a travel-first business, and its dividend reflects that: modest yield, low payout, and room to grow.
Booking Holdings Inc. pays out 17.8% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low payout leaves substantial earnings retained within the business, which operates a broad set of online travel and dining platforms serving individual consumers, travel providers, and restaurants globally. Booking Holdings Inc. dividend safety benefits from that earnings cushion, though the Consumer Cyclical sector means revenue is tied to travel demand, which can contract sharply during economic downturns. That cyclical exposure is the most data-supported pressure point on the payout.
Booking Holdings Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 9.7% per year from 2024 to 2025. The per-share annual dividend grew from $35.00 to $38.40 over that period (2026 data is partial and excluded from the growth calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 9.7% in 2025, which is also the only full-year increase on record. For income investors, a near-10% annual growth rate is meaningful, but the history is only one year deep, so there is limited data to assess whether that pace holds.
BKNG stock fits growth-and-income investors who prioritize dividend growth over current yield. At 0.83%, the yield is low (below 2%), and no 5-year average yield is available for comparison given the dividend program is only three years old. What the stock offers instead is a 9.7% annual growth rate on a payout that consumes less than 18% of earnings, leaving significant room for future increases. The trade-off is straightforward: income investors who need yield today will find 0.83% insufficient, while those willing to wait for compounding growth get a well-covered, fast-growing dividend from a company operating across global travel and dining markets.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | $0.4200 |
| 2026-06-05 | $0.4200 |
| 2026-03-06 | $10.5000 |
| 2025-12-05 | $9.6000 |
| 2025-09-05 | $9.6000 |
| 2025-06-06 | $9.6000 |
| 2025-03-07 | $9.6000 |
| 2024-12-06 | $8.7500 |
| 2024-09-06 | $8.7500 |
| 2024-06-07 | $8.7500 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $11.3400 |
| 2025 | $38.4000 |
| 2024 | $35.0000 |
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