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Airbnb Company Valuation & Strategic Insights — September 2026

This report values Airbnb (ABNB) across trading multiples, market pricing, peer benchmarking and precedent transactions, for boards, counterparties and advisors assessing where the company's premium comes from and what sustains it.

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Key figures

$82.72
Valuation methods median
vs $151.39 market price
35.5%
CY2026 EBITDA margin
vs 24.7% peer average
15.8%
CY2026 revenue growth
ahead of travel peers
13.3x
Precedent EV/LTM EBITDA paid
median across precedent deals

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AIRBNB, INC. (ABNB) · CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY › CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY DISTRIBUTION AND RETAIL › ONLINE MARKETPLACES

Airbnb: Premium Growth and Margin, Priced Well Above What the Methods Imply

Airbnb, Inc. (ABNB) as of Sep 25, 2026 — the valuation methods, the trading year, peer benchmarks, the precedent transaction record, and where we see the strategic options.

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Illustrative valuation perspectives — not an opinion of value, not a fairness opinion, not a price target.

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Executive summary

Airbnb trades at $151.39, a -45% premium to the $82.72 median implied by the valuation methods, driven by a 35.5% CY2026 EBITDA margin that leads travel peers and 15.8% revenue growth ahead of the peer set. Precedent transactions in this category carry EV/LTM EBITDA multiples of 11.93x – 14.58x, below where Airbnb trades today. A $6.0 billion repurchase program is comfortably funded by $1.3 billion of free cash flow and $12.1 billion of cash. The premium is earned through margin and owned demand, and the work ahead is defending both.

Key findings

  • Airbnb trades at $151.39 vs an $82.72 valuation-methods median, a -45% gap
  • ABNB: CY2026 EBITDA margin of 35.5% beats the 24.7% peer average, trailing only BKNG
  • Precedent EV/LTM EBITDA of 11.93x – 14.58x sits below Airbnb's $151.39 price
  • ABNB: The $6.0 billion buyback is covered by $1.3 billion free cash flow and $12.1

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    COMPANY VALUATION & STRATEGIC INSIGHTS

    AIRBNB, INC. (ABNB) · CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY › CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY DISTRIBUTION AND RETAIL › ONLINE MARKETPLACES

    Cover slide introducing the Airbnb valuation and strategic insights deck as of September 25, 2026.

    We're opening with Airbnb's valuation and strategic position as of September 25, 2026. Over the next pages we'll walk through what the valuation methods imply, how the market has priced the stock, where it ranks against travel peers, what buyers have paid in precedent deals, and the strategic options ahead.

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    COMPANY VALUATION & STRATEGIC INSIGHTS AIRBNB, INC. (ABNB) · CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY › CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY DISTRIBUTION AND RETAIL › ONLINE MARKETPLACES Airbnb: Premium Growth and Margin, Priced Well Above What the Methods Imply Airbnb, Inc. (ABNB) as of Sep 25, 2026 — the valuation methods, the trading year, peer benchmarks, the precedent transaction record, and where we see the strategic options. Sep 25, 2026 snapshot Prepared by NeuraCap AI · Confidential Illustrative valuation perspectives — not an opinion of value, not a fairness opinion, not a price target. ABNB Valuation & Strategy | Sep 25, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 1

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    THE BOTTOM LINE

    Airbnb Earns a Premium the Peer Multiples Cannot Explain — the Work Now Is Holding It

    This slide states the deck's headline conclusion that Airbnb trades at a premium the peer multiples do not explain.

    Airbnb earns a premium the peer multiples cannot explain, and the work now is holding it. We'll show the valuation methods, the trading record, the operating benchmarks and the precedent transactions that support this view. Each piece points to the same conclusion: durability, not just growth, is what's being priced. So the question for readers is how that premium gets defended, not whether it exists.

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    THE BOTTOM LINE Airbnb Earns a Premium the Peer Multiples Cannot Explain — the Work Now Is Holding It Airbnb (ABNB) · Sep 25, 2026 · valuation methods, market record, operating benchmarks, precedent transactions Source: NeuraCap analytics platform (financials, estimates, comparables, transaction record, filings); market data through 2026-09-25. Illustrative valuation perspectives — not an opinion of value, not a fairness opinion, not a price target. ABNB Valuation & Strategy | Sep 25, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 2 1 Airbnb Trades at a Wide Premium to the Methods' Median The methods centre on a median of $82.72 against the $151.39 share price, a -45% gap. The comparable set drives it: EV/2027E EBITDA of 6.53x – 7.98x across the peers implies $76.81 – $93.87, while Airbnb itself carries 16.1x on CY2027E EBITDA. 2 Airbnb's EBITDA Margin, More than Its Growth, Is What the Peer Set Cannot Match CY2026 EBITDA margin of 35.5% sits above the 24.7% peer average and behind only BKNG at 37.1%, on 15.8% CY2026 revenue growth against BKNG at 8.7%, EXPE at 10.0% and TCOM at 13.0%. That pairing is what the market is paying for. 3 What Buyers Paid in This Category Sits Below Where Airbnb Is Marked Today Precedent EV/LTM EBITDA of 11.93x – 14.58x implies $100.01 – $122.23, below the $151.39 market; across a small set of 3 transactions the median paid was 13.3x. Those buyers paid for owned demand and repeat use — the same drivers behind Airbnb's premium. 4 Airbnb Funds Its Own Share Count Out of Operations, Not Leverage Management has committed to repurchase within the $6.0 billion program authorized in August 2025, with $3.4 billion remaining after $1.1 billion bought back in Q2 2026. Q2 free cash flow of $1.3 billion and $12.1 billion of cash on hand cover the program. $82.72 Median of the valuation methods vs the $151.39 share price — a -45% gap the deck explains 16.1x EV / CY2027E EBITDA — where ABNB trades peer median 7.9x — the multiple gap is the sentiment story 13.3x Median EV / LTM EBITDA paid for control across a small set of 3 precedent transactions — vs 16.1x in… 15.8% CY2027E revenue growth at a 35.6% EBITDA margin — the profile the market is pricing

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    FOOTBALL FIELD VALUATION

    Airbnb: The Market Is Paying for Durability the Comparable Multiples Do Not Contain

    This slide shows a football-field valuation with each method's median multiple applied to Airbnb's own financials.

    This football field lines up every valuation method against Airbnb's own financials, each bar built from the method's median multiple plus or minus 10%. The methods centre on $82.72, a -45% gap to the $151.39 share price. That gap tells us the market is paying for something the comparable multiples alone don't capture. So the next pages test whether that something — durability and margin — holds up under scrutiny.

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    FOOTBALL FIELD VALUATION Airbnb: The Market Is Paying for Durability the Comparable Multiples Do Not Contain Sep 25, 2026 snapshot · each bar = the method's median multiple ±10%, applied to the company's own financials · Illustrative valuation perspectives — not an opinion of value, not a fairness opinion, not a price target. Source: NeuraCap analytics platform (financials, estimates, comparables, transaction record, filings); market data through 2026-09-25. Illustrative valuation perspectives — not an opinion of value, not a fairness opinion, not a price target. ABNB Valuation & Strategy | Sep 25, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 3 Taken together the methods centre on $82.72, about -45% below the $151.39 share price, with a reference range of $59.23 – $94.97. $0 $50 $100 $150 $200 Multiples teal line = median of the valuation methods (-45% vs the share price) · amber line = current share price · shaded band = middle half of the methods TRADING 52-Week High-Low $110.81 $193.45 Analyst target range $125.00 $220.00 PUBLIC COMPARABLES EV / 2026E EBITDA $74.45 $90.99 7.13x – 8.72x EV / 2027E EBITDA $76.81 $93.87 6.53x – 7.98x EV / 2025A Revenue $51.52 $62.96 1.82x – 2.22x EV / 2026E Revenue $52.71 $64.43 1.62x – 1.98x EV / 2027E Revenue $53.90 $65.88 1.50x – 1.83x P/E (2026E Non-GAAP EPS) $88.77 $108.49 16.68x – 20.39x P/E (2027E Non-GAAP EPS) $82.19 $100.45 13.15x – 16.07x PRECEDENT TRANSACTIONS EV / LTM EBITDA $100.01 $122.23 11.93x – 14.58x EV / NTM EBITDA $103.53 $126.53 10.59x – 12.94x EV / LTM Revenue $60.61 $74.07 2.26x – 2.76x EV / NTM Revenue $51.59 $63.05 1.57x – 1.92x Methods median $82.72 Share price $151.39

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    MARKET PRICES & THE FILING RECORD

    Airbnb: A Year of Earnings Proof, Rewarded — with a Wide Swing Along the Way

    This slide charts Airbnb's weekly closing share price over the year alongside the filings that map to notable moves.

    Over the year, Airbnb's shares ranged from $114.26 to $189.43 and last closed at $151.39. The numbered markers tie specific filings to the moves on the chart, and where no filing explains a move, we say so plainly. This is a year where earnings proof was delivered and rewarded, with a wide swing along the way. So the price record itself becomes evidence for the valuation case that follows.

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    MARKET PRICES & THE FILING RECORD Airbnb: A Year of Earnings Proof, Rewarded — with a Wide Swing Along the Way Weekly closes, Sep 28, 2025 – Sep 25, 2026 · range $114.26 – $189.43 · last $151.39 · numbered markers = the filings below Source: NeuraCap analytics platform (financials, estimates, comparables, transaction record, filings); market data through 2026-09-25. Move-to-event links use calibrated language; where no filing explains a move, the page says so. ABNB Valuation & Strategy | Sep 25, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 4 $125 $150 $175 $200 2025-09 2025-11 2026-01 2026-03 2026-05 2026-07 2026-08 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Weekly closes ran from $123.70 to $151.39, up +22%, inside a $114.26 – $189.43 band. Shares moved following the earnings sequence rather than any single announcement: Q1 2026 revenue of $2.7 billion, up 18% (event 5) 1 Nov 9, 2025 · Earnings Release & Result of Operations Filed 8-K - 2025-11-06 - Airbnb reported Q3 2025 revenue of $4.1 billion (up 10% YoY), net income of $1.4 billion, adjusted EBITDA of $2.1… 2 Nov 23, 2025 · Executive, Officer & Director Appointment / Departure Filed UPLOAD - 2025-11-21 - Airbnb announced that CTO Aristotle Balogh will leave his executive role in December 2025 and will remain in an… 3 Feb 15, 2026 · Earnings Release & Result of Operations Filed 8-K - 2026-02-12 - Airbnb reported Q4 2025 revenue of $2.8 B (12% YoY growth) with $341 M net income and provided guidance for 2026… 4 Mar 22, 2026 · Debt, Credit Facility & Other Financing Filed 8-K - 2026-03-16 - Airbnb issued $2.5 billion of senior notes (2029, 2031, 2036) and used the proceeds to retire $2 billion of 0%… 5 May 10, 2026 · Earnings Release & Result of Operations Filed 8-K - 2026-05-07 - Airbnb reports Q1 2026 revenue of $2.7 billion (up 18% YoY) with net income of $160 million and provides outlook… 6 Jun 14, 2026 · Shareholder Meeting, Proxy & Voting Matter Filed 8-K - 2026-06-11 - Airbnb held its 2026 Annual Meeting, elected three directors, ratified PwC as auditor, and disclosed voting results…

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    PERFORMANCE METRICS

    Airbnb: Growth Cools, EBITDA Margin Keeps Climbing — and That Is the Mix Being Bought

    This slide tracks Airbnb's revenue growth and EBITDA margin from CY2026 through CY2029E.

    Across the estimate years, we see growth cooling while the EBITDA margin keeps climbing. Estimates carry revenue growth from 15.8% down toward 10.8% by CY2029E, while EBITDA margin moves from 35.6% up to 36.2%. That combination — slower growth, expanding margin — is exactly the mix investors are paying up for today. So the multiple isn't just about top-line expansion; it's about what falls to the bottom line as growth normalises.

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    PERFORMANCE METRICS Airbnb: Growth Cools, EBITDA Margin Keeps Climbing — and That Is the Mix Being Bought CY2026 – CY2029E · bars = level, line = growth / margin · estimates are the platform's, shown as published Source: NeuraCap analytics platform (financials, estimates, comparables, transaction record, filings); market data through 2026-09-25. Growth and margin are computed from the published series; estimate years are marked E. ABNB Valuation & Strategy | Sep 25, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 5 CY2026 revenue of $12.2B carried a 35.1% EBITDA margin, and the estimates describe $14.2B in CY2027E on 15.8% growth at a 35.6% EBITDA margin, easing to 11.4% growth in CY2028E and 10.8% in CY2029E on $17.5B. REVENUE & REVENUE GROWTH $12.2B 2026 $14.2B 2027E $15.8B 2028E $17.5B 2029E 15.8% 11.4% 10.8% bars: revenue (navy = actual, blue = estimate) · line: revenue growth EBITDA & EBITDA MARGIN $4.3B 2026 $5.0B 2027E $5.7B 2028E 35.1% 35.6% 36.2% bars: ebitda (navy = actual, teal = estimate) · line: ebitda margin · CY2029E not shown: no EBITDA figure published

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    INVESTMENT BANKING KPI BENCHMARKING

    Airbnb Leads the Travel Peers on Both Benchmark Lines at Once

    This slide benchmarks Airbnb's revenue growth and EBITDA margin against travel peers BKNG, EXPE and TCOM.

    Airbnb leads the travel peer set on both benchmark lines at once. CY2026 revenue growth of 15.8% sits ahead of BKNG at 8.7%, EXPE at 10.0% and TCOM at 13.0%, and the 35.5% EBITDA margin is above the 24.7% peer average, trailing only BKNG at 37.1%. Leading on growth and near-leading on margin at the same time is rare in this peer set. So this combination is the operating case behind the premium we showed on the football field.

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    INVESTMENT BANKING KPI BENCHMARKING Airbnb Leads the Travel Peers on Both Benchmark Lines at Once Airbnb (ABNB) highlighted · vertical line = peer average excluding the target Source: NeuraCap analytics platform (financials, estimates, comparables, transaction record, filings); market data through 2026-09-25. CY2026 revenue growth of 15.8% sits ahead of BKNG at 8.7%, EXPE at 10.0% and TCOM at 13.0%, and the 35.5% CY2026 EBITDA margin is above the 24.7% peer average, behind only BKNG at 37.1%. ABNB Valuation & Strategy | Sep 25, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 6 CY2026 REVENUE GROWTH ABNB 15.8% BKNG 8.7% EXPE 10.0% TCOM 13.0% POWW -1234.9% CART 13.7% W 7.6% JMIA 22.3% HEPS 11.0% Peer average -143.6% CY2026 EBITDA MARGIN ABNB 35.5% BKNG 37.1% EXPE 25.5% TCOM 23.2% POWW 48.2% CART 30.5% W 6.4% HEPS 1.9% Peer average 24.7%

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    COMPANY VALUATION METRICS

    The Comparable Set, with ABNB Highlighted

    This slide lists the eight-name comparable set with Airbnb highlighted against median EV/EBITDA and P/E multiples.

    The comparable set spans travel platforms and broader e-commerce marketplaces, sitting at a median 7.9x EV/CY2026E EBITDA and 16.8x CY2026E P/E. Airbnb itself carries 16.1x on CY2027E EBITDA, well above that peer median. That distance is the numeric heart of the premium question this deck answers. So any case for holding the multiple has to explain why Airbnb clears the peer set by this much.

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    COMPANY VALUATION METRICS The Comparable Set, with ABNB Highlighted The eight-name comparable set spans travel platforms and broader e-commerce marketplaces and sits at a median 7.9x EV/CY2026E EBITDA and 16.8x CY2026E P/E, well below Airbnb's own 16.1x on CY2027E EBITDA. Source: NeuraCap analytics platform (financials, estimates, comparables, transaction record, filings); market data through 2026-09-25. Summary rows are computed over the peer set (outlier multiples excluded); the target row is shown for reference, not included in its own benchmark. ‡ peer added from the company's industry tier: the platform's refined set held 3 names, so the set was extended with industry members (see the sources page). ABNB Valuation & Strategy | Sep 25, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 7 Company Price EV Mkt cap CY2027E Rev CY2027E Growth CY2027E Margin P/E 2027E P/E 2028E EV/Rev 2027E EV/EBITDA 2027E ABNB — Airbnb, Inc. $151.39 $81.1B $90.7B $14.2B 15.8% 35.6% 28.5x 24.2x 5.7x 16.1x BKNG — Booking Holdings Inc. $157.41 $122B $118B $29.3B 8.7% 37.1% 15.1x 12.7x 4.2x 11.2x EXPE — Expedia Group, Inc. $261.75 $28.5B $30.0B $16.2B 10.0% 25.5% 12.5x 10.7x 1.8x 6.9x TCOM — Trip.com Group Limited $40.04 $18.5B $26.0B $10.1B 13.0% 23.2% n/a n/a 1.8x 7.9x POWW — Outdoor Holding Company ‡ $2.33 $212M $270M $56M n/a 48.2% 466.0x 46.6x 3.8x 7.9x CART — Maplebear Inc. ‡ $43.26 $9.5B $10.1B $4.3B 13.7% 30.5% 18.5x 14.6x 2.2x 7.3x W — Wayfair Inc. ‡ $97.67 $15.7B $13.4B $13.4B 7.6% 6.4% 34.4x 25.1x 1.2x 18.2x JMIA — Jumia Technologies AG ‡ $6.72 $381M $416M $231M 22.3% n/a n/a n/a 1.7x n/a HEPS — D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.S. ‡ $2.36 $607M $747M $2.1B 11.0% 1.9% n/a n/a 0.3x 14.7x Peer average 20.1x 21.9x 2.1x 10.6x Peer median 16.8x 14.6x 1.8x 7.9x

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    MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

    Airbnb: Buyers in This Category Pay up for Liquidity and Owned Demand, Not Volume

    This slide reviews six precedent transactions in Airbnb's category and what multiples buyers paid.

    Six transactions form the precedent record, all drawn from Airbnb's own category, and the one closest in scale is IAC/InterActiveCorp's $12.3B acquisition of Match Group, Inc. Applied to Airbnb, the precedent EV/LTM EBITDA range of 11.93x – 14.58x implies a value below today's $151.39 price. Buyers in this category have consistently paid up for liquidity and owned demand, not for volume alone. So the precedent record sets a lower anchor than the market — a gap worth understanding before assuming the premium simply persists.

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    MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Airbnb: Buyers in This Category Pay up for Liquidity and Owned Demand, Not Volume Six transactions form the record, all drawn from Airbnb's own category. Two read most directly onto it: IAC/InterActiveCorp's $12.3B acquisition of Match Group, Inc., the only deal near comparable scale Source: NeuraCap analytics platform (financials, estimates, comparables, transaction record, filings); market data through 2026-09-25. Multiples are LTM/NTM at announcement where disclosed; values link to the record where a link exists. Summary rows exclude outlier multiples (disclosed on the sources page), show their n, and are suppressed (n/a) where fewer than 3 deals carry the multiple. The strategic read is a NeuraCap analytical view. ABNB Valuation & Strategy | Sep 25, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 8 Announced Acquirer Target Deal value EV LTM Rev LTM EBITDA LTM EV/Rev LTM EV/EBITDA NTM EV/Rev NTM EV/EBITDA 2025-12-01 Bending Spoons US Inc. Eventbrite, Inc. $436M $209M $295M $17M 0.9x 12.6x 0.9x 9.2x 2025-10-15 Fair Holdings, Inc. TrueCar, Inc. $227M $134M $181M n/a 0.7x n/a 0.7x n/a 2025-03-09 Rocket Companies, Inc. Redfin Corporation $1.8B $2.6B $1.0B n/a 2.5x n/a 2.6x n/a 2022-05-13 Shift Technologies, Inc. CarLotz, Inc. $892M $903M $265M n/a 3.4x n/a n/a n/a 2019-12-19 IAC/InterActiveCorp Match Group, Inc. $12.9B $12.3B $4.6B $927M 2.7x 13.3x 4.2x 14.4x 2019-11-01 Viagogo StubHub $4.0B n/a n/a n/a n/a 25.0x n/a n/a 75th percentile 2.7x 19.1x 3.0x n/a Average 2.0x 16.9x 2.1x n/a Median 2.5x 13.3x 1.8x n/a 25th percentile 0.9x 12.9x 0.9x n/a n (deals carrying the… n=5 n=3 n=4 n=2 THE STRATEGIC READ Across a small set of 3 transactions the median EV/LTM EBITDA paid is 13.3x; the median EV/LTM revenue across 5 transactions is 2.5x. Applied to Airbnb, precedent EV/LTM EBITDA of 11.93x – 14.58x implies $100.01 – $122.23, under today's $151.39. The richest, Viagogo/StubHub at 25.0x and IAC/InterActiveCorp's $12.3B of Match Group, Inc., bought demand that came back without being re-bought.

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    STRATEGIC ROADMAP

    Airbnb: Where the Next Turn of the Multiple Is Earned

    This slide lays out four strategic options for Airbnb across near, medium and longer time horizons.

    We frame four observations, not recommendations, for where the next turn of the multiple is earned: pacing the repurchase, layering monetisation beyond the booking fee, converting emerging-market spend into returning demand, and holding the EBITDA margin as growth normalises. Each is grounded in the sector study, the market window and the precedent record. These are the levers the evidence points to, not instructions. So the roadmap gives readers a structured way to evaluate what management does next.

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    STRATEGIC ROADMAP Airbnb: Where the Next Turn of the Multiple Is Earned NeuraCap analytical views grounded in the sector study, the latest market window and the precedent transactions · observations, not recommendations Source: NeuraCap analytics platform (financials, estimates, comparables, transaction record, filings); market data through 2026-09-25. Each option is framed for evaluation, not as an instruction; the evidence chips show where each input comes from. ABNB Valuation & Strategy | Sep 25, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 9 EVIDENCE Precedent transactions: 6 NEAR TERM Pace the Repurchase Against What the Business Needs to Fund The $6.0 billion authorization has $3.4 billion remaining after $1.1 billion of Q2 2026 repurchases, and Q2 free cash flow of $1.3 billion with $12.1 billion of cash covers it. MEDIUM TERM Layer Monetisation Beyond the Booking Fee Short-term Rental Marketplace is 86% of revenue, with Ancillary Services and Travel Experiences Marketplace at 7% each. The precedent record rewards platforms that earn beyond the commission line, so building those two lines is the take-rate headroom available without adding supply friction. MEDIUM TERM Turn Emerging-Market Spend into Demand That Returns Q2 2026 revenue was 11.8% Latin America and 10.2% Asia-Pacific, against 8.1% and 8.3% across the six months, bought with a 27% to 30% rise in sales and marketing.

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    WHAT IT MEANS

    Airbnb: What the Evidence Asks of Each Reader

    This slide translates the evidence into implications for the board, potential counterparties and advisors.

    We translate the evidence for the people who act on it: the board and owners, potential counterparties, and advisors. For the board, the premium rests on margin and owned demand — both defendable given the numbers we've shown. For counterparties, nothing in the precedent record has been done at Airbnb's scale. So each audience gets a distinct, evidence-based takeaway rather than a single generic conclusion.

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    WHAT IT MEANS Airbnb: What the Evidence Asks of Each Reader The evidence translated for the people who act on it · NeuraCap view · observations, not recommendations Source: NeuraCap analytics platform (financials, estimates, comparables, transaction record, filings); market data through 2026-09-25. This page is analytical interpretation drawn from the recorded evidence. It is not investment advice. ABNB Valuation & Strategy | Sep 25, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice Sources & methodology 10 FOR THE BOARD & OWNERS The Premium Rests on Margin and Owned Demand — Both Are Defendable The methods' median of $82.72 sits -45% below the $151.39 price because the comparable set is marked at 7.9x CY2026E EBITDA. FOR POTENTIAL COUNTERPARTIES Nothing in This Record Has Been Done at Airbnb's Scale The transaction record tops out at IAC/InterActiveCorp's $12.3B purchase of Match Group, Inc., a fraction of Airbnb's size. FOR ADVISORS Bridge the Gap with Operating Evidence, Not Multiple Selection POWW's -1234.9% CY2026 growth makes the -143.6% peer average meaningless, so the comparison that carries weight is against BKNG, EXPE and TCOM.

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    SOURCES & METHODOLOGY

    Sources, Methodology and Important Notice

    This slide explains how the deck's figures are sourced and the methodology behind each type of statement.

    Every figure in this deck links to the record it was taken from, and where no link exists, this page names the source and the basis for the figure. This is where readers can verify the valuation methods, the comparable set and the transaction record we've relied on throughout. Transparency on sourcing is what lets the conclusions on the earlier pages stand up to scrutiny. So use this page as the audit trail for everything that came before it.

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    SOURCES & METHODOLOGY Sources, Methodology and Important Notice How this company deck is built and what each kind of statement rests on · Sep 25, 2026 Every figure on these pages links to the record it was taken from; where a figure has no link, this page names its source and the basis on which it was read. ABNB Valuation & Strategy | Sep 25, 2026 | Confidential | Not investment advice 11 OBSERVED DATA Prices, financials, estimates, comparables and the transaction record come from the NeuraCap analytics platform exactly as recorded; filings link to their source. Nothing on any page is re-derived from outside data. PEER SET & PRECEDENTS The platform's refined peer set for Airbnb held 3 name(s). Peer set extended with industry members: 5 public member(s) of the company's own industry tier (Online Marketplaces: POWW, CART, W, JMIA, HEPS) were appended in the platform's priority order, so the comparables, benchmarks and precedent record rest on 8 peers. Tier-added peers are marked ‡ on the comparables page. The precedent transactions are the platform's own record for Airbnb; summary rows carry their n and are suppressed where fewer… VALUATION METHODS Each football-field bar applies a method’s median multiple, ±10% (peer multiples, or precedent-transaction multiples), to the company’s own financials; per-share values bridge enterprise value through recorded net debt and diluted shares. Illustrative valuation perspectives — not an opinion of value, not a fairness opinion, not a price target. MULTIPLE QUALITY All recorded multiples passed the sanity bounds; none were excluded. INHERITED CONTEXT No sector study or weekly update was linked to this run; positioning statements are limited accordingly. DRIVER ATTRIBUTION A share-price move is linked to a filing only in calibrated language ("the move appears to reflect…"). Where no filing explains a move, the page says so. ANALYTICAL INTERPRETATION The roadmap and what-it-means pages are NeuraCap analytical views drawn from the recorded evidence, labeled as such, framed for evaluation. IMPORTANT NOTICE This report is informational only. Illustrative valuation perspectives — not an opinion of value, not a fairness opinion, not a price target. It is not investment advice, not a recommendation to buy or sell any security, and not an offer of any kind. Readers should perform their own diligence before acting on anything described here. Linked sources: sec.gov

Sources and methodology

Airbnb's financials, share price, market capitalisation and enterprise value are as recorded from its SEC filings and market data as of September 25, 2026; forward figures are analyst consensus estimates. The peer set is the listed companies whose business most closely overlaps Airbnb's, selected by comparing reported business segments: Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG), Expedia Group, Inc. (EXPE), Trip.com Group Limited (TCOM), Outdoor Holding Company (POWW), Maplebear Inc. (CART), Wayfair Inc. (W), Jumia Technologies AG (JMIA), D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.S. (HEPS). Peer multiples, growth and margins are computed from their filings, consensus estimates and market prices as of September 25, 2026.

What this report is built from

Airbnb's financials, share price, market capitalisation and enterprise value are as recorded from its SEC filings and market data as of September 25, 2026; forward figures are analyst consensus estimates. The peer set is the listed companies whose business most closely overlaps Airbnb's, selected by comparing reported business segments: Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG), Expedia Group, Inc. (EXPE), Trip.com Group Limited (TCOM), Outdoor Holding Company (POWW), Maplebear Inc. (CART), Wayfair Inc. (W), Jumia Technologies AG (JMIA), D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.S. (HEPS). Peer multiples, growth and margins are computed from their filings, consensus estimates and market prices as of September 25, 2026.

The valuation methods and how the ranges are computed

Each football-field bar applies one valuation method to Airbnb's own financials. For a peer method the multiple is the median of the peer set's multiples (for example EV over the calendar-year consensus EBITDA); for a precedent method it is the median multiple paid in the recorded transactions (EV over the target's last-twelve-month revenue or EBITDA at announcement). Each bar spans that median ±10% and is applied to the company's own revenue or EBITDA for the same basis; enterprise value is bridged to a per-share value through recorded net debt and diluted shares, and the trading range and analyst range are shown alongside for reference. A multiple outside sanity bounds (P/E 2–100x, EV/EBITDA 1–60x, EV/Revenue 0.2–30x) is excluded from every range and disclosed. The methods' median is the median of the bar midpoints. All valuation content is an illustrative perspective, not an opinion of value.

KPI benchmarking

Growth and EBITDA margin are compared across the peer set; the peer average excludes Airbnb so the company is measured against its peers rather than a set it is part of. Metrics benchmarked: CY2026 Revenue Growth, CY2026 EBITDA Margin. Where one peer's figure is far outside the rest of the set, its bar is drawn not to scale and marked, and its true figure is printed.

Precedent transactions

The precedent record is the set of recorded transactions involving Airbnb's peers and closest comparables, taken from SEC filings, with the 75th percentile, average, median and 25th percentile of the disclosed multiples. Multiples are LTM/NTM at announcement where disclosed; values link to the record where a link exists.

Inherited context

No sector study or bi-weekly update was linked to this report; positioning statements are limited accordingly.

Sources

Company financials and filings: the company's SEC filings on EDGAR. Peer financials, transaction terms and events: SEC filings on EDGAR, linked from each figure. Forward figures: analyst consensus estimates. Prices and market capitalisations: market data as of September 25, 2026.

Interpretation and important notice

The strategic roadmap and what-it-means pages are NeuraCap analytical views drawn from the recorded evidence, framed for evaluation and not as instructions. Illustrative valuation perspectives — not an opinion of value, not a fairness opinion, not a price target. This report is informational and not investment advice.

This report is published for information only. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell any security, an offer or solicitation, an appraisal or a fairness opinion, and no fiduciary relationship is created by reading it. Multiples that fail NeuraCap’s plausibility gates are excluded and never plotted. See the full methodology and the disclaimer.

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