B2B travel services company Global Business Travel (NYSE: GBTG) will be reporting results this Tuesday before the bell. Here’s what investors should know.
Global Business Travel missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 1.9% last quarter, reporting revenues of $621 million, up 1.8% year on year. It was a disappointing quarter for the company, with full-year EBITDA guidance missing analysts’ expectations significantly. It reported 8.35 billion transaction value, up 3% year on year.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Global Business Travel’s revenue to be flat year on year at $628.8 million, slowing from the 5.6% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.15 per share.
The majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Global Business Travel has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates five times over the last two years.
Looking at Global Business Travel’s peers in the finance and hr software segment, some have already reported their Q2 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Workiva delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 21.2%, beating analysts’ expectations by 3%, and Asure reported revenues up 7.4%, falling short of estimates by 3.2%. Workiva traded up 32.2% following the results while Asure was down 13.6%.
Read our full analysis of Workiva’s results here and Asure’s results here.
Debates over possible tariffs and corporate tax adjustments have raised questions about economic stability in 2025. While some of the finance and hr software stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 5% on average over the last month. Global Business Travel is down 2.8% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $9.34 (compared to the current share price of $6.21).
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