Head to head · SEC data as of September 11, 2026
Airbnb
90
Quality score · out of 100
Expedia
91
Quality score · out of 100
On paper this one is nearly a draw: Airbnb scores 90 and Expedia scores 91 out of 100 in our fundamental quality model. Expedia wins on ROE (168.4% vs 34.5%) and earnings growth (150% vs 10.6%). Airbnb answers with net margin (20.4% vs 13%), revenue growth (28.1% vs 22.3%) and less debt (-1.58× vs -0.36×).
| Metric | Airbnb | Expedia |
|---|---|---|
| Quality score (0-100) | 90 | 91 |
| Net margin | 20.4% | 13% |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| ROE | 34.5% | 168.4% |
| Net debt/EBITDA | -1.58× | -0.36× |
| FCF margin | — | 28.4% |
| Revenue growth (annualized) | 28.1% | 22.3% |
| Earnings growth (annualized) | 10.6% | 150% |
TTM metrics with official SEC data, refreshed daily. Bold green marks the winner of each metric. A dash means the metric doesn't apply or isn't reliable.
Airbnb. Airbnb invented a category: turning any house in the world into lodging. Today it is a global network of millions of listings whose advantage isn't buildings but the brand — turned verb — and a host community nobody else has.
Expedia. Expedia is one of the world's two big online travel agencies: Expedia, Hotels.com and vacation-rental Vrbo, dueling Booking for every hotel reservation on the planet. A giant commission business living off traffic... and what it costs to buy it on Google.
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Who has the stronger fundamentals today, Airbnb or Expedia?
They're practically tied: Airbnb and Expedia score 91 and 90 out of 100 in the StockSemáforo model (profitability, growth and financial strength, built on official SEC data). The score is recomputed nightly with the latest filings.
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Data: official SEC filings (EDGAR) · Recomputed on September 11, 2026
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