• Booking Holdings posted Q2 2026 GAAP net income of $2 billion, more than doubled from a year earlier; GAAP EPS rose 131% to $2.53.
• Revenue climbed 8% to $7.4 billion, driven by gross bookings up 9% to $51 billion; room nights increased 5% to 325 million.
• Adjusted EBITDA rose 9% to $2.6 billion; net income margin widened 13.3 percentage points to 26.5%.
• Raised expected annual run-rate savings from its Transformation Program to about $650 million, targeted to be realized by end-2027.
• Forecast Q3 room nights growth of 3%-5% and revenue growth of 4%-6%; board declared a $0.42 per-share dividend payable Sept. 30.

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