BKNG: Financial results

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On August 4, 2026, Booking Holdings Inc. (the "Company") announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. Copies of Booking Holdings' consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2026, consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, and consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2026, are included in the financial and statistical supplement attached to the press release. The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits Exhibit Number Description 99.1 Press release (which includes a financial and statistical supplement and related information) issued by Booking Holdings Inc. on August 4, 2026 relating to, among other things, its second quarter 2026 earnings. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. BOOKING HOLDINGS INC. By: /s/ Ewout L. Steenbergen Name: Ewout L. Steenbergen Title: Executive