Expedia Group, Inc.

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Expedia Group's mission is to power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We believe travel is a force for good. Travel is an essential human experience that strengthens connections, broadens horizons and bridges divides. We help reduce the barriers to travel, making it easier, more enjoyable, more attainable and more accessible. We bring the world within reach for customers and partners around the globe. We leverage our supply portfolio, platform and technology capabilities across an extensive portfolio of consumer brands, and provide solutions to our business partners, to empower travelers to efficiently research, plan, book and experience travel. We make available, on a stand-alone and package basis, travel services provided by numerous lodging properties, airlines, car rental companies, activities and experiences providers, cruise lines, alternative accommodations property owners and managers, and other travel product and service companies. We also offer travel and non-travel advertisers access to a potential source of incremental traffic and transactions through our various media and advertising offerings on our websites. For additional information about our portfolio of brands, see the disclosure set forth in Part I, Item 1, Business, under the caption “Market Opportunity and Business Strategy.”

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Expedia Group is the global travel marketplace with one purpose: to help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. We connect travelers, partners, and advertisers throughout our trusted brands, leading technology, and rich first-party data, delivering predictive, personalized experiences that shape the future of travel. We make available, on a stand-alone and package basis, travel services provided by numerous lodging properties, airlines, car rental companies, activities and experiences providers, cruise lines, alternative accommodations property owners and managers, and other travel product and service companies. We also offer travel and non-travel advertisers access to a potential source of incremental traffic and transactions through our various media and advertising offerings on our websites and apps. For additional information about our portfolio of brands, see the disclosure set forth in Part I. Item 1. Business, under the caption “Market Opportunity and Business Strategy.”

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This section of this Form 10-K generally discusses the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 items and year over year comparisons between 2024 and 2023. Discussions of the year ended December 31, 2022 items and the year over year comparisons between 2023 and 2022 that are not included in this Form 10-K can be found in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in Part II, Item 7 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. All percentages within this section are calculated on actual, unrounded numbers.

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This section of this Form 10-K generally discusses the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 items and year over year comparisons between 2025 and 2024. Discussions of the year ended December 31, 2023 items and the year over year comparisons between 2024 and 2023 that are not included in this Form 10-K can be found in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in Part II, Item 7 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed on February 7, 2025. All percentages within this section are calculated on actual, unrounded numbers.

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Other Jurisdictions. We are also in various stages of inquiry or audit with various tax authorities, some of which may impose a pay-to-play requirement to challenge an adverse inquiry or audit result in court.

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These broader economic and regulatory uncertainties also extend to the global tax environment in which we operate. Domestic and international taxing authorities have in recent years become increasingly focused on ways to increase tax revenue, including the enactment of new taxes such as digital services taxes, and have become more aggressive in their interpretation and enforcement of existing tax laws, rules and regulations. We are in various stages of inquiry or audit with various tax authorities, some of which may require that we prepay any assessed taxes prior to contesting the validity of the assessment (“pay-to-play”) which will be repaid if we prevail in our challenge. However, any significant pay-to-play payment or litigation loss could negatively impact our liquidity.

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Increased usage and familiarity with the internet have continued to drive rapid growth in online penetration of travel expenditures. Online penetration is higher in the U.S. and Western European markets with online penetration rates in some emerging markets, such as Latin America and Eastern European regions, lagging behind those regions. Emerging markets continue to present an attractive growth opportunity for our business, while also attracting many competitors to online travel. The industry is expected to remain highly competitive for the foreseeable future. In addition to the growth of online travel agencies, we have seen continued interest in the online travel industry from search engine companies such as Google, evidenced by continued product enhancements, and prioritizing its own AdWords and metasearch products such as Google Hotel Ads and Google Flights, in search results. Competitive entrants such as “metasearch” companies, including Kayak.com (owned by Booking Holdings), trivago (in which Expedia Group owns a majority interest) as well as TripAdvisor, introduced differentiated features, pricing and content compared with the legacy online travel agency companies, as well as various forms of direct or assisted booking tools. Further, airlines and lodging companies are aggressively pursuing direct online distribution of their products and services. In addition, the increasing popularity of the “sharing economy,” accelerated by online penetration, has had a direct impact on the travel and lodging industry. Businesses such as Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com have emerged as the leaders, bringing incremental alternative accommodation and vacation rental inventory to the market. Other competitors have arisen, including vacation rental property managers, who operate their own booking sites in addition to listing on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com. Additionally, traditional consumer ecommerce players have expanded their local offerings by adding hotel offers to their websites. Ride sharing app Uber has added transportation and experience offerings to its app via partnerships with other travel providers. Our B2B business has grown significantly but faces competition from other OTAs with B2B offerings, as well as other competitors, such as independent B2B businesses.

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The market opportunity for online travel is broad and highly competitive. Online penetration of travel expenditures is higher in the U.S. and Western European markets with online penetration rates in some emerging markets, such as Latin America and Eastern European regions, lagging behind those regions. Emerging markets continue to present an attractive growth opportunity for our business, while also attracting many competitors to online travel. Technological developments in generative AI tools are increasingly being used to create competing offerings, such as AI powered digital planning and assistance, further increasing competition. In addition to the growth of online travel agencies, we have seen continued interest in the online travel industry from search engine companies such as Google, evidenced by continued product enhancements, and prioritizing its own AdWords and metasearch products such as Google Travel, Google Flights and Hotel Ads, in search results. Competitive entrants such as “metasearch” companies, including Kayak.com (owned by Booking Holdings), trivago (in which Expedia Group owns a majority interest) as well as TripAdvisor, introduced differentiated features, pricing and content compared with the legacy online travel agency companies, as well as various forms of direct or assisted booking tools. Further, airlines and lodging companies are aggressively pursuing direct online distribution of their products and services. In addition, the increasing popularity of the “sharing economy,” accelerated by online penetration, has had a direct impact on the travel and lodging industry. Businesses such as Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com have emerged as the leaders, bringing incremental alternative accommodation inventory to the market. Other competitors have arisen, including alternative accommodation property managers, who operate their own booking sites in addition to listing on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com. Additionally, traditional consumer ecommerce players have expanded their local offerings by adding hotel offers to their websites. Ride sharing app Uber has added transportation and experience offerings to its app via partnerships with other travel providers. Our B2B business has grown significantly but faces competition from other OTAs with B2B offerings, as well as other competitors, such as independent B2B businesses.

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Lodging includes both hotel and alternative accommodations. As a percentage of our total worldwide revenue in 2024, lodging accounted for 80%. Room nights booked grew 9% in 2024, as compared to a growth of 12% in 2023 and 26% in 2022. ADRs for rooms booked for Expedia Group increased 3% in 2022, decreased 2% in 2023 and decreased 1% in 2024. While trends are normalizing, our lodging business has seena significant increase in ADRs compared to pre-pandemic levels, which were driven by broader industry trends, amix shift to Vrbo and high ADR geographies.

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Lodging includes both hotel and alternative accommodations. As a percentage of our total worldwide revenue in 2025, lodging accounted for 80%. Room nights booked grew 8% in 2025, as compared to a growth of 9% in 2024. ADRs for rooms booked for Expedia Group decreased 1% in 2024 and increased 1% in 2025.

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As of December 31, 2024, our global lodging marketplace has over 3.5 million total lodging properties available. Our Vrbo brand has over 2.5 million online bookable alternative accommodations listings. Our other brands have over 1 million hotels and alternative accommodations.

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As of December 31, 2025, our global lodging marketplace had approximately 3.6 million total lodging properties available, including approximately 2.4 million online bookable alternative accommodations through Vrbo and approximately 1.2 million hotels and alternative accommodations through our other brands.

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Vrbo has transitioned from a listings-based classified advertising model to an online transactional model that optimizes for both travelers and homeowner and property manager partners, with a goal of increasing monetization and driving growth through investments in marketing as well as in product and technology. Vrbo primarily offers a pay-per-booking service model and generates revenue from a traveler service fee for bookings, as well as insurance products.

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Vrbo has transitioned from a listings-based classified advertising model to an online transactional model that optimizes for both travelers and homeowner and property manager partners, with a goal of increasing monetization and driving growth through investments in marketing as well as in product and technology. Vrbo primarily offers pay-per-booking service model and generates revenue from a traveler service fee for bookings, as well as insurance products.

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Our advertising and media business is principally driven by revenue generated by trivago, a leading hotel metasearch website, and Expedia Group Media Solutions, which is responsible for generating advertising revenue on our global online travel brands. In 2024, we generated $954 million of advertising and media revenue, a 16% increase from 2023, representing 7% of our total worldwide revenue.

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Expedia Group (“EG”) Advertising is responsible for generating advertising revenue on our global online travel brands through a variety of digital marketing solutions. In 2025, we generated $758 million of advertising and media revenue, a 19% increase from 2024.

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In 2024, we generated $315 million of third-party revenue from trivago, a 7% decrease from 2023. Since the onset of COVID-19, online travel agencies, including ourselves, have reduced marketing spend on trivago. In 2023, the company adapted its marketing strategy and launched a new logo and visual identity, part of a push to rejuvenate its brand, demonstrate the relevance of its offerings and drive long-term growth.

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We also generate advertising revenue from trivago, a leading hotel metasearch website. In 2023, trivago adapted its marketing strategy and launched a new logo and visual identity, part of a push to rejuvenate its brand, demonstrate the relevance of its offerings and drive long-term growth. During the fourth quarter of 2024, trivago returned to revenue growth, which continued throughout 2025. In 2025, we generated $417 million of third-party revenue from trivago, a 33% increase from 2024.

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In early 2024, U.S. domestic air capacity exceeded demand, putting pressure on domestic airfares, but this rationalized by September with domestic fares inflecting back to growth. For the full year 2024, U.S. domestic airfares were up approximately 1% year-over-year and up approximately 11% compared to 2019 levels, according to Airlines Report Corporation ("ARC") data. Our air bookings grew in 2024 compared to 2023 but continued to lag the growth in our lodging business.

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During 2025, air travel demand exhibited a mixed but improving trend. While ticket volumes were positive throughout the year, pricing was pressured by softer consumer demand in the United States and weaker inbound international travel into the United States in early 2025. By the end of the year, domestic and international travel demand improved, supporting air ticket price growth. For the full year 2025, U.S. domestic trips were up approximately 2% year-over-year according to Airlines Report Corporation ("ARC") data. Our air bookings grew in 2025 compared to 2024 but continued to lag the growth in our lodging business.

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Booked air tickets increased 6% in 2024, 4% in 2023 and 8% in 2022. As a percentage of our total worldwide revenue in 2024, air accounted for 3%.

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Booked air tickets increased 3% in 2025 and 6% in 2024. As a percentage of our total worldwide revenue in 2025, air accounted for 3%.

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We currently offer certain internally administered traveler loyalty programs to our travelers. In July 2023, we began to unify and expand our existing loyalty programs into one global rewards platform called One Key spanning all our main brands. One Key allows members to earn OneKeyCash, the currency of the One Key program, on eligible hotels, alternative accommodations, activities, packages car rentals, flights and cruises made on the U.S. and U.K. points of sale on Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo. Hotels.com Rewards continues to be offered outside of the United States and United Kingdom and offers travelers one free night at any Hotels.com partner property after that traveler stays 10 nights, subject to certain restrictions. Expedia Rewards also continues to be offered outside of the United States and United Kingdom and enables participating travelers to earn points on all hotel, flight, package and activities made on various international Brand Expedia websites. As travelers accumulate awards towards free travel products, we defer the relative standalone selling price of earned awards, net of expected breakage, as deferred loyalty rewards within deferred merchant bookings on the consolidated balance sheet. In order to estimate the standalone selling price of the underlying services on which awards can be redeemed for all loyalty programs, we use an adjusted market assessment approach and consider the redemption values expected from the traveler. We then estimate the number of rewards that will not be redeemed based on historical activity in our members' accounts as well as statistical modeling techniques. Revenue is recognized when we have satisfied our performance obligation relating to the awards, that is when the travel service purchased with the loyalty award is satisfied. Both the actual standalone selling price of the underlying services and ultimate redemption rates could differ materially from our estimates due to a number of factors, including fluctuations in reward value, product utilization and divergence from historical member behavior.

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We currently offer certain internally administered traveler loyalty programs to our travelers. In July 2023, we began to unify and expand our existing loyalty programs into one global rewards platform called One Key spanning all our main brands. One Key allows members to earn OneKeyCash, the currency of the One Key program, on eligible hotels, alternative accommodations, activities, packages, car rentals, flights and cruises made on several markets on Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo. Hotels.com Rewards continues to be offered outside of the United States and United Kingdom and offers travelers one free night at any Hotels.com partner property after that traveler stays 10 nights, subject to certain restrictions. The majority of Expedia Rewards members were migrated to One Key during 2025, but Expedia Rewards continues to be offered on select international points of sale. As travelers accumulate awards towards free travel products, we defer the relative standalone selling price of earned awards, net of expected breakage, as deferred loyalty rewards within deferred merchant bookings on the consolidated balance sheet. In order to estimate the standalone selling price of the underlying services on which awards can be redeemed for all loyalty programs, we use an adjusted market assessment approach and consider the redemption values expected from the traveler. We then estimate the number of rewards that will not be redeemed based on historical activity in our members' accounts as well as statistical modeling techniques. Revenue is recognized when we have satisfied our performance obligation relating to the awards, that is when the travel service purchased with the loyalty award is satisfied. Both the actual standalone selling price of the underlying services and ultimate redemption rates could differ materially from our estimates due to a number of factors, including fluctuations in reward value, product utilization and divergence from historical member behavior.

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Goodwill. We assess goodwill for impairment annually as of October 1, or more frequently, if events and circumstances indicate impairment may have occurred. During the third quarter of 2023, as a result of trivago’s recent strategic shift which included intensifying its brand marketing investments with an anticipated decrease in profitability, we concluded that sufficient indicators existed to require us to perform an interim impairment assessment. In the evaluation of goodwill for impairment, we typically perform a quantitative assessment and compare the fair value of the reporting unit to the carrying value and, if applicable, record an impairment charge based on the excess of the reporting unit's carrying amount over its fair value. Periodically, we may choose to perform a qualitative assessment, prior to performing the quantitative analysis, to determine whether the fair value of the goodwill is more likely than not impaired.

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Goodwill. We assess goodwill for impairment annually as of October 1, or more frequently, if events and circumstances indicate impairment may have occurred. In the evaluation of goodwill for impairment, we perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether the fair value of the goodwill is more likely than not impaired. Periodically, or if our qualitative assessment shows indications of impairment, we perform a quantitative assessment and compare the fair value of the reporting unit to the carrying value and, if applicable, record an impairment charge based on the excess of the reporting unit's carrying amount over its fair value.

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Occupancy and Other Taxes. Some states and localities impose taxes (e.g. transient occupancy, accommodation tax, sales tax and/or business privilege tax) on the use or occupancy of hotel accommodations or other traveler services. Generally, hotels collect taxes based on the rate paid to the hotel and remit these taxes to the various tax authorities. When a customer books a room through one of our travel services, we collect a tax recovery charge from the customer which we pay to the hotel. We calculate the tax recovery charge by applying the applicable tax rate supplied to us by the hotels to the amount that the hotel has agreed to receive for the rental of the room by the consumer. In most jurisdictions, we do not collect or remit taxes, nor do we pay taxes to the hotel operator, on the portion of the customer payment we retain. Some jurisdictions have questioned our practice in this regard. While the applicable tax provisions vary among the jurisdictions, we generally believe that we are not required to pay such taxes. A limited number of taxing jurisdictions have made similar claims against certain of our companies for tax amounts due on the rental amounts charged by owners of alternative accommodations properties or for taxes on our services. We are an intermediary between a traveler and a party renting an alternative accommodations property and we believe are similarly not liable for such taxes. We are engaged in discussions with tax authorities in various jurisdictions to resolve these issues. Some tax authorities have brought lawsuits or have levied assessments asserting that we are required to collect and remit tax. The ultimate resolution in all jurisdictions cannot be determined at this time. Certain jurisdictions may require us to pay tax assessments, including occupancy and other transactional tax assessments, prior to contesting any such assessments.

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Occupancy and Other Taxes. Some states and localities impose taxes (e.g. transient occupancy, accommodation tax, use tax, sales tax and/or business privilege tax) on the use or occupancy of hotel accommodations or other traveler services. Generally, hotels collect taxes based on the rate paid to the hotel and remit these taxes to the various tax authorities. When a customer books a room through one of our travel services, we collect a tax recovery charge from the customer which we pay to the hotel. We calculate the tax recovery charge by applying the applicable tax rate supplied to us by the hotels to the amount that the hotel has agreed to receive for the rental of the room by the consumer. In most jurisdictions, we do not collect or remit taxes, nor do we pay taxes to the hotel operator, on the portion of the customer payment we retain. Some jurisdictions have questioned our practice in this regard. While the applicable tax provisions vary among the jurisdictions, we generally believe that we are not required to pay such taxes. A limited number of taxing jurisdictions have made similar claims against certain of our companies for tax amounts due on the rental amounts charged by owners of alternative accommodations properties or for taxes on our services. We are an intermediary between a traveler and a party renting an alternative accommodations property and we believe are similarly not liable for such taxes. We are engaged in discussions with tax authorities in various jurisdictions to resolve these issues. Some tax authorities have brought lawsuits or have levied assessments asserting that we are required to collect and remit tax. The ultimate resolution in all jurisdictions cannot be determined at this time. Certain jurisdictions may require us to pay tax assessments, including occupancy and other transactional tax assessments, prior to contesting any such assessments.

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We have the following reportable segments: B2C, B2B, and trivago. Our B2C segment provides a full range of travel and advertising services to our worldwide customers through a variety of consumer brands including: Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Vrbo, Orbitz, Travelocity, Wotif Group, ebookers, CheapTickets, Hotwire.com and CarRentals.com. Our B2B segment fuels a wide range of travel and non-travel companies including airlines, offline travel agents, online retailers, corporate travel management and financial institutions, who leverage our leading travel technology and tap into our diverse supply to augment their offerings and market Expedia Group rates and availabilities to their travelers. Our trivago segment generates advertising revenue primarily from sending referrals to online travel companies and travel service providers from its hotel metasearch websites.

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We have the following reportable segments: B2C, B2B, and trivago. Our B2C segment provides a full range of travel and advertising services to our worldwide customers primarily through our three flagship brands, Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo. Our B2B segment fuels a wide range of travel and non-travel companies including airlines, offline travel agents, online retailers, corporate travel management and financial institutions, who leverage our leading travel technology and tap into our diverse supply to augment their offerings and market Expedia Group rates and availabilities to their travelers. Our trivago segment generates advertising revenue primarily from sending referrals to online travel companies and travel service providers from its hotel metasearch websites.

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Gross bookings increased 7% in 2024 compared to 2023, primarily driven by lodging gross bookings due to continued strength in our hotel business. Booked room nights for our lodging business increased 9% in 2024 compared to 2023.

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Gross bookings increased 8% in 2025 compared to 2024, primarily driven by lodging gross bookings due to continued strength in our hotel business. Booked room nights for our lodging business increased 8% in 2025 compared to 2024.

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Revenue increased 7% in 2024 compared to 2023, on strong growth in our B2B segment resulting from increased lodging revenue.

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Revenue increased 8% in 2025 compared to 2024, on strong growth in our B2B segment resulting from increased lodging revenue.

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Lodging revenue increased 7% in 2024 primarily driven by an increase in room nights stayed mostly in our hotel business. Air revenue increased 4% in 2024 primarily due to an increase in air tickets sold. Advertising and media revenue increased 16% in 2024 due to an increase at Expedia Group Media Solutions, partially offset by a decline in trivago revenue. All other revenue, which includes car rental, insurance, cruise and activities, remained relatively consistent in 2024 as compared to 2023.

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Lodging revenue increased 7% in 2025 primarily driven by an increase in room nights stayed mostly in our hotel business. Air revenue decreased 5% in 2025 primarily due to lower revenue per ticket, partially offset by an increase in air tickets sold. EG Advertising revenue increased 19% in 2025 due an increase across our core product offerings, the addition of new partners and delivery of new offerings. trivago Advertising revenue increased 33% in 2025 driven by its strategic focus on brand rebuilding in the past two years. All other revenue, which includes car rental, insurance, cruise and activities, increased in 2025 as compared to 2024 due to higher insurance revenue, partially offset by lower car revenue.

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The increase in merchant revenue in 2024 was primarily due to an increase in merchant hotel revenue. The increase in agency revenue in 2024 was primarily due to an increase in agency hotel and air revenue. Advertising, media and other increased 14% in 2024 compared to 2023 primarily due to an increase in Expedia Media Solutions advertising revenue.

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The increase in merchant revenue in 2025 was primarily due to an increase in merchant hotel revenue. Agency revenue in 2025 remained relatively consistent compared to 2024. Advertising, media and other increased 20% in 2025 compared to 2024 primarily due to healthy growth in both EG Advertising and trivago revenue.

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Selling and marketing - direct increased $739 million during 2024 compared to 2023 primarily driven by an increase in B2B partner commissions to support strong growth and a ramp in marketing spend at Vrbo and international markets to drive improving growth and global market expansion. Selling and marketing - indirect costs increased during 2024 compared to 2023, primarily driven by an increase in average salaries and headcount.

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Selling and marketing - direct increased $503 million during 2025 compared to 2024 primarily driven by an increase in B2B partner commissions to support strong growth. Selling and marketing - indirect costs increased during 2025 compared to 2024, primarily driven by an increase in average salaries and other personnel costs.

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Technology and content expense decreased $44 million for 2024 compared to 2023 primarily due to lower personnel costs in connection with previously announced cost saving initiatives, partially offset by higher stock-based compensation.

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Technology and content expense decreased $37 million for 2025 compared to 2024 primarily due to lower personnel costs in connection with previously announced cost saving initiatives as well as initiatives to optimize cloud spending.

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General and administrative expense increased $34 million in 2024 compared to 2023 due to higher stock-based compensation of $21 million, including the acceleration of stock-compensation expense related to the current year departure of our Vice Chairman, as well as an increase in professional fees.

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General and administrative expense decreased $40 million in 2025 compared to 2024 due to lower stock-based compensation of $56 million, including the acceleration of stock-compensation expense in the prior year related to the departure of our Vice Chairman, partially offset by an increase in miscellaneous items including return to office costs.

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Depreciation increased $33 million in 2024 compared to 2023, primarily as a result of increased depreciation related to capitalized website development costs. Amortization of intangible assets remained consistent in 2024 compared to 2023.

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Depreciation increased $66 million in 2025 compared to 2024, primarily as a result of increased capitalized website development costs. Amortization of intangible assets decreased in 2025 compared to 2024 due to the completion of amortization related to certain intangible assets.

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During 2024, we recognized intangible impairment charges of $147 million related to indefinite-lived trade names within our B2C and trivago segments. During 2023, we recognized a goodwill impairment charge of $297 million related to our trivago segment, as well as intangible impairment charges of $129 million related to indefinite-lived trade names within our B2C and trivago segments. During 2022, we recognized intangible impairment charges of $81 million related to an indefinite-lived trade name within our trivago segment. See NOTE 3 — Fair Value Measurements in the notes to the consolidated financial statements for further information.

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During 2024, we recognized intangible impairment charges of $147 million related to indefinite-lived trade names within our B2C and trivago segments. See NOTE 3 — Fair Value Measurements in the notes to the consolidated financial statements for further information.

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Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other for the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily included a $107 million charge related to an Italian VAT settlement reserve, a $30 million charge related to digital service taxes for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 retroactively enacted by Canada in June 2024, and our donation of $20 million as part of a public-private partnership project to revitalize public parks along the Elliot Bay waterfront in Seattle. These charges were partially offset by net reductions to our reserve of $43 million related to hotel occupancy and other taxes due to the favorable resolution of two tax related cases. Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other for the year ended December 31, 2023 primarily included changes to our reserve related to other taxes. Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other for the year ended December 31, 2022 primarily included charges related to certain other legal reserves for trivago.

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Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other for the year ended December 31, 2025 primarily included $178 million related to an Italian withholding tax settlement. Legal reserves, occupancy tax and other for the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily included a $107 million charge related to an Italian VAT settlement, a $30 million charge related to digital service taxes for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 retroactively enacted by Canada in June 2024, and our donation of $20 million as part of a public-private partnership project to revitalize public parks along the Elliot Bay waterfront in Seattle. These charges were partially offset by net reductions to our reserve of $43 million related to hotel occupancy and other taxes due to the favorable resolution of two tax related cases.

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In February 2024, we committed to restructuring actions to recalibrate resources as most of the Company’s organizational and technological transformation is now completed, which have resulted in headcount reductions. As a result, we recognized $80 million in restructuring and related reorganization charges during 2024, which were predominately related to employee severance, stock-based compensation and benefits costs. Based on current plans which are subject to change, we expect reorganization charges could continue under our previously announced $80 million to $100 million plan into 2025. These costs could be higher or lower should we make additional decisions in future periods that impact our reorganization efforts.

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In February 2024, we committed to restructuring actions to recalibrate resources as most of the Company’s organizational and technological transformation is now completed, which has resulted in headcount reductions. During 2025, we made the decision to expand these actions. As a result, we recognized $107 million and $80 million in restructuring and related reorganization charges during 2025 and 2024, which were predominately related to employee severance, stock-based compensation and benefits costs. Based on current plans which are subject to change, we expect approximately $60 million in additional reorganization charges with the majority occurring in the first quarter of 2026. We continue to evaluate additional cost reduction efforts, and should we make additional decisions in future periods to take further actions we may incur additional reorganization charges.

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In 2024, the increase in operating income was primarily due to growth in revenue in excess of operating costs and lower impairment charges in the current periods, partially offset by the higher legal reserves, occupancy tax and other charges as well as the restructuring charges discussed above.

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In 2025, the increase in operating income was primarily due to growth in revenue in excess of operating costs and lower impairment charges in the current period, partially offset by the higher legal reserves, occupancy tax and other charges discussed above.

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Our B2C segment Adjusted EBITDA increased in 2024 compared to 2023 as a result of revenue growth as well as cost efficiencies in cost of revenue and lower technology expenses, partially offset by an increase in direct marketing spend as we reinvested back into Vrbo and our international markets to drive improving growth and market expansion. Our B2B segment experienced an improvement in Adjusted EBITDA in 2024 compared to 2023 primarily as a result of strong revenue growth. Our trivago segment Adjusted EBITDA decreased in 2024 compared to 2023 as a result of revenue declines resulting from headwinds in its performance marketing channels and an increase in marketing costs.

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Our B2C segment Adjusted EBITDA increased in 2025 compared to 2024 as a result of revenue growth, including our high-margin advertising revenue, and cost efficiencies in cost of revenue, technology expenses as well as direct marketing spend through ongoing optimization. Our B2B segment experienced an improvement in Adjusted EBITDA in 2025 compared to 2024 primarily as a result of strong revenue growth. Our trivago segment Adjusted EBITDA increased in 2025 compared to 2024 as a result of revenue growth, partially offset by an increase in marketing costs.

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Interest income increased in 2024 compared to 2023 as a result of higher rates of return. Interest expense remained consistent in 2024 compared to 2023.

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Interest income increased in 2025 compared to 2024 a result of higher average cash and investment balances, partially offset by lower rates of return. Interest expense increased in 2025 compared to 2024 primarily due to the amortization of the debt discount related to our Convertible Notes due February 2026 as discussed in NOTE 7 — Debt in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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For further information on our gains (losses) on minority equity investments, net, see NOTE 3 — Fair Value Measurements in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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For further information on our gains (losses) on minority equity investments, net, see NOTE 3 — Fair Value Measurements in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. For further information on the loss related to the conversion option on our Convertible Notes, see NOTE 7 — Debt in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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We are subject to taxation in the United States and foreign jurisdictions. Our income tax filings are regularly examined by federal, state, and foreign tax authorities. For tax years 2011 to 2013 and 2014 and 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued final adjustments related to transfer pricing with our foreign subsidiaries. The 2011 to 2013 adjustments would result in federal income tax of approximately $244 million, subject to interest. The 2014 to 2016 adjustments would result in federal income tax of approximately $431 million, subject to interest. We do not agree with these adjustments and will continue to vigorously defend our position through administrative procedures. We are also under examination by the IRS for tax years 2017 to 2020.

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We are subject to taxation in the United States and foreign jurisdictions. Our income tax filings are routinely examined by federal, state, and foreign tax authorities. For tax years 2011 to 2013 and 2014 to 2016, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") issued final adjustments related to transfer pricing with our foreign subsidiaries. The 2011 to 2013 adjustments would result in federal income tax of approximately $244 million, subject to interest. The 2014 to 2016 adjustments would result in federal income tax of approximately $431 million, subject to interest. We do not agree with these adjustments and will continue to vigorously defend our position through administrative procedures. We are also under examination by the IRS for tax years 2017 to 2020.

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We report Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Adjusted EBITDA is among the primary metrics by which management evaluates the performance of the business and on which internal budgets are based. Management believes that investors should have access to the same set of tools that management uses to analyze our results. This non-GAAP measure should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA has certain limitations in that it does not take into account the impact of certain expenses to our consolidated statements of operations. We endeavor to compensate for the limitation of the non-GAAP measure presented by also providing the most directly comparable GAAP measure and a description of the reconciling items and adjustments to derive the non-GAAP measure. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes certain items related to transactional tax matters, which may ultimately be settled in cash, and we urge investors to review the detailed disclosure regarding these matters included above, in the Legal Proceedings section, as well as the notes to the financial statements. The non-GAAP financial measure used by the Company may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies.

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We report Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure to U.S. GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is among the primary metrics by which management evaluates the performance of the business and on which internal budgets are based. Management believes that investors should have access to the same set of tools that management uses to analyze our results. This non-GAAP measure should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA has certain limitations in that it does not take into account the impact of certain expenses to our consolidated statements of operations. We endeavor to compensate for the limitation of the non-GAAP measure presented by also providing the most directly comparable GAAP measure and a description of the reconciling items and adjustments to derive the non-GAAP measure. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes certain items related to transactional tax matters, which may ultimately be settled in cash, and we urge investors to review the detailed disclosure regarding these matters included above, in the Legal Proceedings section, as well as the notes to the financial statements. The non-GAAP financial measure used by the Company may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Previous wording

Our principal sources of liquidity are typically cash flows generated from operations, cash available under our credit facility as well as our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investment balances, which were $4.5 billion and $4.3 billion at December 31, 2024 and 2023. Our revolving credit facility with aggregate commitments of $2.5 billion was essentially untapped at December 31, 2024.

Current wording

Our principal sources of liquidity are typically cash flows generated from operations, cash available under our credit facility as well as our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investment balances, which were $5.7 billion and $4.5 billion at December 31, 2025 and 2024. Our revolving credit facility with aggregate commitments of $2.5 billion was essentially untapped at December 31, 2025.

Previous wording

As of December 31, 2024, the total cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments held outside the United States was $625 million ($472 million in wholly-owned foreign subsidiaries and $153 million in majority-owned subsidiaries). Most of our foreign undistributed earnings have already been subject to U.S. federal income tax. We do not assert indefinite reinvestment on the undistributed earnings of our foreign subsidiaries.

Current wording

As of December 31, 2025, the total cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments held outside the United States was $506 million ($325 million in wholly-owned foreign subsidiaries and $181 million in majority-owned subsidiaries). Most of our foreign undistributed earnings have already been subject to U.S. federal income tax. We do not assert indefinite reinvestment on the undistributed earnings of our foreign subsidiaries.

Previous wording

Our credit ratings are periodically reviewed by rating agencies. As of December 31, 2024, Moody’s rating was Baa2 with an outlook of “stable,” S&P’s rating was BBB with an outlook of “stable” and Fitch’s rating was BBB- with an outlook of “positive.” In January 2025, Fitch upgraded our credit rating from BBB- to BBB with a “stable” outlook." Changes in our operating results, cash flows, financial position, capital structure, financial policy or capital allocations to share repurchase, dividends, investments and acquisitions could impact the ratings assigned by the various rating agencies. Should our credit ratings be adjusted downward, we may incur higher costs to borrow and/or limited access to capital markets and interest rates on our 6.25% senior notes, 4.625% senior notes as well as our 2.95% senior notes will increase, which could have a material impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

Current wording

Our credit ratings are periodically reviewed by rating agencies. As of December 31, 2025, Moody’s rating was Baa2 with an outlook of “stable,” S&P’s rating was BBB with an outlook of “stable” and Fitch’s rating was BBB with an outlook of “stable.” Changes in our operating results, cash flows, financial position, capital structure, financial policy or capital allocations to share repurchase, dividends, investments and acquisitions could impact the ratings assigned by the various rating agencies. Should our credit ratings be adjusted downward, we may incur higher costs to borrow and/or limited access to capital markets and interest rates on our 4.625% senior notes as well as our 2.95% senior notes will increase, which could have a material impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

Previous wording

In 2024, net cash provided by operating activities increased by $395 million primarily due to higher operating income after adjusting for impacts from depreciation, amortization and intangible asset impairments as well as increased benefits from working capital changes, including growth in deferred merchant bookings. These benefits were partially offset by Italian VAT settlement payments and restructure payments in the current year.

Current wording

In 2025, net cash provided by operating activities increased by $795 million primarily due to increased benefits from working capital changes, including growth in deferred merchant bookings, as well as higher operating income after adjusting for impacts from depreciation and amortization. These benefits were partially offset by Italian withholding tax settlement payments in the current year.

Previous wording

In 2024, we had net cash used in investing activities of $1.3 billion compared to $800 million in the prior year. The change was primarily due to net purchases of investments in 2024 compared to net sales and maturities of investments in the prior year, partially offset by lower current year capital expenditures.

Current wording

In 2025, we had net cash used in investing activities of $531 million compared to $1.3 billion in the prior year. The change was primarily due to net sales and maturities of investments in 2025 compared to net purchases of investments in the prior year as well as sources of cash for the settlement of currency forward contract gains in 2025 as compared to uses of cash for losses in the prior year.

Previous wording

Cash used in financing activities in 2024 primarily included $1.8 billion of cash paid to acquire shares, including the repurchased shares under repurchase programs and for treasury stock activity related to the vesting of equity instruments, partially offset by $116 million of proceeds from the exercise of options and employee stock purchase plans. Cash used in financing activities in 2023 primarily included payments of $2.1 billion of cash paid to acquire shares, including the repurchased shares under repurchase programs discussed below and for treasury stock activity related to the vesting of equity instruments, partially offset by $101 million of proceeds from the exercise of options and employee stock purchase plans.

Current wording

Cash used in financing activities in 2025 primarily included $1.9 billion of cash paid to acquire shares, including the repurchased shares under repurchase programs discussed below and for treasury stock activity related to the vesting of equity instruments, the February 2025 redemption of approximately $1 billion of the 6.25% Notes and cash dividend payments of $200 million, partially offset by the February 2025 issuance of the 5.4% Notes with net proceeds of $985 million and $50 million of proceeds from the exercise of options and employee stock purchase plans. Cash used in financing activities in 2024 primarily included payments of $1.8 billion of cash paid to acquire shares, including the repurchased shares under repurchase programs and for treasury stock activity related to the vesting of equity instruments, partially offset by $116 million of proceeds from the exercise of options and employee stock purchase plans.

Previous wording

In 2018 and 2019, the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Board, pursuant to a delegation of authority from the Board, authorized a program to repurchase up to 15 million shares and 20 million shares of our common stock (the “2018 Share Repurchase Program” and the “2019 Share Repurchase Program”). In October 2023, the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, pursuant to a delegation of authority from the Board, authorized an additional program to repurchase up to $5 billion of our common stock (“2023 Share Repurchase Program”). The 2018 and 2019 Share Repurchase Programs have been completed. Our 2023 Share Repurchase Program does not have fixed expiration dates and does not obligate the Company to acquire any specific number of shares. Under the program, shares may be repurchased in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The timing, manner, price and amount of any repurchases will be subject to the discretion of the Company and depend on a variety of factors, including the market price of Expedia Group’s common stock, general market and economic conditions, regulatory requirements and other business considerations. Shares repurchased under the authorized programs were as follows:

Current wording

In 2019, the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Board, pursuant to a delegation of authority from the Board, authorized a program to repurchase up to 20 million shares of our common stock (the “2019 Share Repurchase Program”). In 2023, the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, pursuant to a delegation of authority from the Board, authorized an additional program to repurchase up to $5 billion of our common stock (“2023 Share Repurchase Program”). The 2019 Share Repurchase Programs has been completed. Our 2023 Share Repurchase Program does not have fixed expiration dates and does not obligate the Company to acquire any specific number of shares. Under the program, shares may be repurchased in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The timing, manner, price and amount of any repurchases will be subject to the discretion of the Company and depend on a variety of factors, including the market price of Expedia Group’s common stock, general market and economic conditions, regulatory requirements and other business considerations. Shares repurchased under the authorized programs were as follows:

Previous wording

As of December 31, 2024, $3.2 billion remain authorized for repurchase under the 2023 Share Repurchase Program.

Current wording

As of December 31, 2025, $1.6 billion remains authorized for repurchase under the 2023 Share Repurchase Program.