Top-Line Growth
Gross bookings grew 13% to $35.5 billion and revenue increased 15% to $3.4 billion (FX contributed ~3 points to bookings and ~5 points to revenue).
Strong Profitability and Margin Expansion
Adjusted EBITDA was $542 million with a 15.8% margin, the highest Q1 in 15 years, representing nearly 6 points of adjusted EBITDA margin expansion year-over-year.
Significant Consumer and B2B Momentum
Consumer gross bookings grew 10% to $24.8 billion with consumer revenue of $2.1 billion and ~20% consumer EBITDA margin (up ~9 points). B2B gross bookings grew 22% to $10.7 billion and B2B revenue grew 25% to $1.2 billion.
Room Night and ADR Improvement
Total booked room nights increased 6% with ADR up 4% on an FX-neutral basis (U.S. domestic room nights mid-single-digit growth; mid-single-digit domestic booking growth noted).
Cash Flow, Deleveraging and Capital Return
Trailing 12-month free cash flow was $4.1 billion; unrestricted cash and short-term investments ended at $5.8 billion. The company retired $1.75 billion of short-term debt, issued $1 billion of long-term debt, repurchased $700 million of stock in the quarter, and announced a new $5 billion share repurchase authorization.
Supply and Product Gains
Lodging property count grew ~10% (fastest growth outside the U.S.), handling scale of nearly 3.7 million properties (800,000 exclusive). Vacation rentals on Expedia reached an annualized $1 billion run rate (bookings).
AI-Driven Operational and Marketing Benefits
AI adoption improved servicing (30%+ of service interactions using AI), reduced new-agent onboarding time by ~60%, increased conversion (record attach rates and higher Vrbo conversion), and drove 'hundreds of millions' in realized marketing value via productivity and automation.
Marketing Efficiency and Consumer Leverage
Direct sales and marketing expenses were down 7% in the consumer business, delivering significant leverage (consumer EBITDA margin expansion and improved marketing returns while consumer gross bookings grew 10%).