shares of airbnb Shares rose about 2% in after-hours trading Thursday after the company reported fourth-quarter results that beat revenue expectations and gave a rosy outlook for the current fiscal year.
Here’s how the company performed based on analyst forecasts compiled by LSEG:
Earnings per share: 56 cents vs. 66 cents expected Earnings: $2.78 billion vs. $2.72 billion expected
Airbnb said it expects revenue to be between $2.59 billion and $2.63 billion for the current fiscal year. Analysts had expected sales of $2.53 billion for the quarter, according to LSEG. The company said it expects full-year sales growth to be “at least low double digits.” Analysts had expected growth of 10.2%.
Airbnb’s fourth-quarter revenue increased 12% from $2.48 billion in the same period last year. Airbnb has exceeded Wall Street revenue expectations in 20 of the past 21 quarters, according to FactSet.
The company reported net income of $341 million, or 56 cents per share, down from $461 million, or 73 cents per share, in the year-ago period. In a release, Airbnb attributed the decrease to $90 million in non-income tax issues and plans to invest in new growth and policy initiatives.
Airbnb ended 2025 with “strong momentum” and said its results reflected the strength of its core business. The company connects users who want to rent out their homes with travelers looking for a place to stay.
The company reported 121.9 million seat reservations in the fourth quarter, up 10% year-over-year and higher than the 117.6 million seats that StreetAccount had expected.
Gross bookings, which Airbnb uses to report host revenue, service fees, cleaning fees and taxes, totaled $20.4 billion in the fourth quarter, an increase of 16% from the same period last year. The figure is higher than the $19.4 billion expected by analysts compiled by Street Account.
Airbnb reported adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) of $786 million during the period.
Last month, Airbnb announced it had hired Ahmad Aldar, the former head of generative artificial intelligence at Meta, as its new head of technology. Ali Balog, Airbnb’s former head of technology, resigned in December after more than seven years with the company.
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