Global Business Travel Group, Inc.(GBTG)Stock Analysis
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GBTG Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score
AI stock analysis and institutional research for Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (GBTG), a Consumer Discretionary sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores GBTG at 56.2/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #1,115 of 2,879 stocks — the top half of the AI-ranked universe. GBTG scores in the top quartile across institutional flow (93.3). Areas of concern include earnings quality (30.0) and free cash flow (38.3), which score below median versus the broader universe. Shareholder dilution risk is elevated at 35.0/100, reflecting ongoing share issuance or stock-based compensation. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q1 2026), Global Business Travel Group, Inc. reports quarterly revenue of $840.0M, net income of $54.0M, free cash flow of $-52.0M. Top institutional holders of GBTG by reported 13-F value include AMERICAN EXPRESS CO, BlackRock,, Apollo Management Holdings, L.P., based on the most recent SEC filings. GBTG trades on the NYSE exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 1820872. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate GBTG daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for Global Business Travel Group, Inc. directly from SEC EDGAR. Global Business Travel Group, Inc.'s 13F Pro composite quality score has ranged between 8 and 68 since 2022, currently 56.2 — an improving long-term trajectory across 50 quarterly and live scoring snapshots.
Revenue
Q1 2026
$840.0M
Net Income
Q1 2026
$54.0M
Free Cash Flow
Q1 2026
$-52.0M
ROIC
Q1 2026
0.1%
D/E Ratio
Q1 2026
0.98
Revenue & Net Income
Earnings Per Share
Key Financials Over Time
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+18.7% YoYNet Income
Operating Income
+1725.0% YoYEPS (Diluted)
+173.3% YoYTotal Assets
+31.1% YoYTotal Debt
+7.8% YoYOp. Cash Flow
+43.8% YoY| Metric | FY 2025 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.72B +18.7% | $2.29B +23.7% | $1.85B +142.6% | $763.0M -3.8% | $793.0M |
| Net Income | — | — | — | $6.2M +131.6% | $-19.6M |
| Operating Income | $130.0M +1725.0% | $-8.0M +96.0% | $-198.0M +64.6% | $-560.0M +25.0% | $-747.0M |
| EPS (Diluted) | $0.22 +173.3% | $-0.30 +41.2% | $-0.51 | — | — |
| Total Assets | $4.92B +31.1% | $3.75B +0.6% | $3.73B -1.1% | $3.77B +360.8% | $818.4M |
| Total Debt | $1.48B +7.8% | $1.37B +11.8% | $1.23B +19.7% | $1.02B | — |
| Operating Cash Flow | $233.0M +43.8% | $162.0M +141.1% | $-394.0M +23.0% | $-512.0M -20872.9% | $-2.4M |
AI Insight: GBTG Financial Trends
Revenue surged 35% year-over-year to $840M in Q1 2026, but operating income collapsed to just $3M and operating cash flow turned negative $15M — cost growth is consuming the top-line gains.
• Revenue grew from $591M in Q4 2024 to $840M in Q1 2026, a ~42% increase over five quarters.
• Operating income fell sharply from $55M in Q1 2025 to $3M in Q1 2026, compressing op margin to near zero.
• Operating cash flow turned negative $15M in Q1 2026, the first negative reading in the data set, reversing a $53M–$85M range.
• Total debt rose from $1,365M in Q2 2024 to $1,579M in Q1 2026, while equity expanded to $1,609M — leverage modestly elevated but stable.
⚠ Negative operating cash flow of $15M in Q1 2026 signals potential working-capital stress; monitor whether Q2 2026 reverses this.
⚠ Debt climbed $103M in a single quarter to $1,579M in Q1 2026 — fastest quarterly increase in the data set.
⚠ Operating margin must recover as revenue scales; if $840M revenue yields only $3M op income, cost discipline is a critical inflection point.
AI Insight: GBTG Ratio Trends
Operating margin collapsed to 0.4% in Q1 2026, the lowest in the visible dataset, as leverage edges back up after recent deleveraging.
• Operating margin fell sharply from 8.9% in Q1 2025 to 0.4% in Q1 2026, a year-over-year compression of 8.5 percentage points.
• ROIC tracked operating margin lower, dropping from 8.7% in Q1 2025 to just 0.4% in Q1 2026.
• D/E improved from a peak of 1.33 in Q4 2024 to 0.92 by Q3–Q4 2025, a modest but meaningful deleveraging trend.
⚠ D/E ticked back up to 0.98 in Q1 2026 after bottoming at 0.92 — watch whether the deleveraging trend resumes.
⚠ Q1 2025 seasonal strength (8.9% OpMargin) did not repeat in Q1 2026 — determine if structural or one-off cost pressures are responsible.
⚠ NPM, ROE, and ROA remain unavailable across all periods, limiting full profitability and return assessment.
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Top Institutional Holders of GBTG
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO
$880.4M157,786,199 shBlackRock, Inc.
$271.6M48,681,427 shApollo Management Holdings, L.P.
$127.7M22,884,991 shREDWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
$122.5M21,953,816 shARES MANAGEMENT LLC
$77.5M13,886,023 shAttestor Capital Ltd
$48.6M8,878,004 shMonarch Alternative Capital LP
$43.5M7,800,000 shVANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
$36.7M6,582,303 shVANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
$35.9M6,442,231 shDIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
$23.7M4,255,603 sh
| Fund | Value | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN EXPRESS CO | $880.4M | 157,786,199 |
| BlackRock, Inc. | $271.6M | 48,681,427 |
| Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. | $127.7M | 22,884,991 |
| REDWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | $122.5M | 21,953,816 |
| ARES MANAGEMENT LLC | $77.5M | 13,886,023 |
| Attestor Capital Ltd | $48.6M | 8,878,004 |
| Monarch Alternative Capital LP | $43.5M | 7,800,000 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $36.7M | 6,582,303 |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | $35.9M | 6,442,231 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | $23.7M | 4,255,603 |
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