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How Expedia makes money

Expedia brought in $14.7 billion in revenue in 2025 and kept $1.3 billion as profit: $8.78 of every $100. Its biggest source of money was Hotels and rentals, at $11.8 billion (80% of the total).

From Expedia's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. Page updated November 8, 2026.

Revenue$14.7 billion2025
Operating profit$1.9 billion12.7% of revenue
Net profit$1.3 billion$8.78 of every $100
Employees16,000$920,812 revenue each

Out of every $100 Expedia took in, it kept

$8.78profit
$0$100 in sales

Where Expedia's money comes from. 5 lines in its 10‑K.

Hotels and rentalsIncluding Vrbo$11.8B80% of total
Other$1.4B9% of total
Ads$758M5% of total
Trivago$417M3% of total
Flights$407M3% of total

6 years of Expedia's revenue and profit.

2020-$2.6B2021$12M2022$352M2023$797M2024$1.2B2025$1.3B
Revenue (on top of each bar)Net profit (under each year)

Fiscal years as Expedia reports them; the latest ended December 31, 2025. Profit is net income.

Quick answers about Expedia.

How does Expedia make money?

Expedia earns commissions and markups on hotel, flight and travel bookings, plus ads. The biggest line in its latest 10-K is Hotels and rentals ($11.8 billion).

How much money does Expedia make a year?

$14.7 billion in revenue in 2025, and $1.3 billion in net profit. That's up 8% from the year before.

Is Expedia profitable?

Yes. Expedia made $1.3 billion in net profit in 2025, which is $8.78 of every $100 it took in. It lost money in 2020.

How many employees does Expedia have?

About 16,000 employees as of December 31, 2025. That works out to $920,812 in revenue per employee.

Is Expedia growing?

Yes. Revenue went from $5.2 billion in 2020 to $14.7 billion in 2025, up 183%.

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Source: Expedia Group, Inc., annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 13, 2026.

Revenue, profit and the breakdowns are the numbers the company reported in that filing (its XBRL data). Profit means net income; "operating profit" means operating income. Nothing on this page is estimated.