BKNG FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #2 of 11 in industry

Booking Holdings Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $35.5M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $101,004 · Transportation Services.

Transportation Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-21
Industry
Transportation Services
Industry rank
#2/11

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
351:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$35.5M
Median worker
$101,004

Answer first

Booking Holdings Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $35.5M ranks #49 of 1,423 complete filings; its 351:1 pay ratio ranks #153. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $101,004. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-47 peer cohort (# 2 of 11, 91st percentile - top 10% of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Transportation Services companies.

Dollar rank
#49
$35.5M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#153
351:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
91st
top 10% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Booking Holdings Inc. ranks nationally

Booking Holdings Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$35,452,404 Top 3% higher than 97% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Below this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Below this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Below this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Below this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Below this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). This entry sits in this band. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Booking Holdings Inc. vs. Transportation Services peers

CEO total pay ($35.5M) against pay ratio (351:1) for Booking Holdings Inc. (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Transportation Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both8451334.815523043.42259475229666460.636738169.2169.3:1216.9:1264.5:1312.1:1359.6:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Booking Holdings Inc., CEO total pay: 35452404 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 351:1Booking Holdings Inc.Global Business Travel Group, Inc., CEO total pay: 10041150 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 210:1Global Business Travel Group, Inc.Expeditors International Of Washington Inc, CEO total pay: 9737100 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 186:1Expeditors International Of Washington IncXPO, Inc., CEO total pay: 11975420 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 185:1XPO, Inc.C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., CEO total pay: 11045949 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 178:1C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
Booking Holdings Inc. vs. Transportation Services peers, plotted against the industry's $10.4M median CEO total and 178:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Transportation Services peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 8 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 47. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Booking Holdings Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Booking Holdings Inc.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
351:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-115:1
from FY2024 466:1
CEO $ YoY
-21%
$35.5M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Booking Holdings Inc. CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $26.1M - $58,005 450:1 -
2022 $30.8M +18% $76,175 404:1 -46:1
2023 $46.8M +52% $92,967 503:1 +99:1
2024 $44.8M -4.1% $96,228 466:1 -37:1
2025 $35.5M -21% $101,004 351:1 -115:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1075531, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Transportation Services

This Company's Ratio
351:1
Industry Median Ratio
178:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$10.4M
This CEO's Pay
$35.5M
Companies in Industry
11
vs. Industry Median
Above
#2 of 11 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Transportation Services →

Booking Holdings Inc.: HIGH · PEAK pay ratio

Booking Holdings Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 351:1 ranks #2 of 11 Transportation Services filers (91st percentile). the CEO earned 351× the median employee ($101,004) in FY2025.

Median employee $101,004 (HIGH-MED); HIGH · PEAK stamps put about 351 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$35.5M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

351:1

Elevated vs. peers

Booking Holdings Inc. in the higher Transportation Services third

Booking Holdings Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 351:1 ranks #2 of 11 Transportation Services filers (91st percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Transportation Services (SIC 47) median ratio is 178:1 across 11 FY2025 filers; Booking Holdings Inc.'s $35.5M CEO total is above the $10.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #49 and ratio rank #153 split - treat 351:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Transportation Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$35.5M
Median Employee Pay
$101,004
Pay Ratio
351:1
Filing Date
2026-04-21

Company Info

Ticker
BKNG
CIK
1075531
Industry
Transportation Services
SIC Code
4700
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1075531, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Booking Holdings Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 351:1 ranks #2 of 11 Transportation Services filers (91st percentile).

Read with Booking Holdings Inc.

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps HIGH · PEAK · HIGH-MED.

Uber Technologies, Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $35.6M (Δ $143K heavier vs Booking Holdings Inc.); HIGH · HIGH-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Wingstop Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $35.3M (Δ $158K lighter vs Booking Holdings Inc.); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Fair Isaac Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $36.1M (Δ $612K heavier vs Booking Holdings Inc.); HIGH · HIGH-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Nvidia Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $36.4M (Δ $932K heavier vs Booking Holdings Inc.); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (SIC 47 pole)

Global Business Travel Group, Inc. stamps STEEP · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Booking Holdings Inc.'s HIGH filing.
National dual ranks · #49/#153

Booking Holdings Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #49 by CEO dollars and #153 by ratio under PEAK · HIGH.
Comp structure · PEAK

Booking Holdings Inc.'s PEAK CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Booking Holdings Inc. (CIK 1075531), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.