However, the rental giant’s forecast of fourth-quarter revenue fell short of Wall Street expectations.
Airbnb said that excluding the tax benefit, net income would have been $1.6 billion, up from $1.2 billion a year earlier.Revenue rose 18% to $3.4 billion as the company saw a 14% increase in bookings and slightly higher average prices for short-term rentals. Analysts expected the San Francisco company to post revenue of $3.37 billion, according to a FactSet survey.
Airbnb predicted fourth-quarter revenue between $2.13 billion and $2.17 billion, below Wall Street’s forecast of $2.18 billion. Airbnb said it seeing more volatility in its business early in the fourth quarter, which began Oct. 1, and expects the growth in nights booked to “moderate” compared with third-quarter growth.
“We’re focused on making hosting just as popular as traveling on Airbnb, and we believe our approach is working,” a shareholder letter stated. “Active listings grew 19% in Q3 2023 relative to Q3 2022, and we continued to see double-digit supply growth across all regions and markettypes. In Q3 alone, Airbnb Hosts earned more than $19 billion. We’ll continue to raise awareness around hosting, make it easier to get started, and improve the overall experience for hosts.
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