NASDAQ: ABNB
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How to buy Airbnb stock
Airbnb is publicly traded, so the process of buying it is pretty much the same for any U.S.-listed stock. You can follow the step-by-step guide below to see how to buy Airbnb stock.
- Open your brokerage account: Log in to your brokerage account where you handle your investments.
- Search for the stock: Enter the ticker or company name into the search bar to bring up the stock's trading page.
- Decide how many shares to buy: Consider your investment goals and how much of your portfolio you want to allocate to this stock.
- Select order type: Choose between a market order to buy at the current price or a limit order to specify the maximum price you're willing to pay.
- Submit your order: Confirm the details and submit your buy order.
- Review your purchase: Check your portfolio to ensure your order was filled as expected and adjust your investment strategy accordingly.
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Is Airbnb profitable?
Airbnb is profitable. For most of its history, the company operated at a loss, but CEO Brian Chesky was forced to overhaul the business when the pandemic struck and the travel industry essentially shut down.
Airbnb ended up laying off about a quarter of its staff and committed to running a much leaner operation. The company has been profitable since, and its margins have been expanding. In 2024, it reported $4 billion in adjusted EBITDA on $11.1 billion in revenue.
Airbnb benefits from an asset-light business model, and its hosts do the hard work of receiving and accommodating guests. Its model allows the business to collect commissions as long as it keeps the site running and provides customer service as needed for its hosts and guests.
Does Airbnb pay a dividend?
Airbnb does not pay a dividend and has not announced any plans to do so. Although the company could afford to pay a dividend, it is unlikely to pay one since it's still investing in its growth.
Notably, its closest rivals, like Booking Holdings (BKNG +2.10%) and Expedia, do pay a dividend.
ETFs with exposure to Airbnb
There are many ETFs with exposure to Airbnb. The stock was added to the S&P 500 in 2023, so any ETF that tracks the S&P 500 will include Airbnb. Some of the bigger ones include:
Airbnb is also in the Nasdaq-100, meaning it's a part of ETFs like the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ +1.78%) that track the Nasdaq-100.
Additionally, Airbnb is in several travel and leisure ETFs, as well as others focused on discretionary spending. According to Tipranks, the stock is held by 705 ETFs in late 2025.
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Will Airbnb's stock split?
Airbnb went public in December 2020, and the company has never split its stock.
A stock split for Airbnb seems unlikely soon since shares have traded around $130 per share, comparable to other tech stocks. It's possible that the company will split its stock at some point in the future, but that seems unlikely to happen for at least several years.
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The bottom line on Airbnb
Airbnb stock has a lot of attractive qualities. It's the leader in home-sharing. It benefits from a number of competitive advantages, including network effects, switching costs, and a well-known brand. And its business model is capable of generating wide profit margins, showing the company has pricing power.
The stock also trades at a reasonable valuation and is delivering solid growth in an industry that will almost certainly expand over the years.
Although Airbnb may not belong in every portfolio, there's a good argument for many investors to own the stock since the company looks set to continue to disrupt the travel industry and may expand into new products and services.
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