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Sabre Q2 2026 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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Q2 2026 earnings summary6 Aug, 2026

Executive summary

  • Q2 2026 revenue rose 4% year-over-year to $712 million, with Normalized Adjusted EBITDA up 19% to $151 million and positive free cash flow generated, exceeding guidance.

  • Net loss from continuing operations improved to $36 million from $201 million in Q2 2025, reflecting better operating performance.

  • Full-year 2026 guidance for Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow was raised, with revenue and air distribution bookings outlook reaffirmed.

  • Corporate travel demand remained resilient, offsetting leisure softness, and strategic investments in AI and technology continued.

  • Sale of Hospitality Solutions business completed in July 2025, with proceeds used to pay down debt and results now presented as discontinued operations.

Financial highlights

  • Q2 2026 revenue reached $712 million (+4% YoY), with Normalized Adjusted EBITDA at $151 million (+19% YoY) and Adjusted EBITDA at $143 million (+21% YoY).

  • Free cash flow was $10 million in Q2 2026, a turnaround from negative $240 million in Q2 2025.

  • Cash balance at quarter-end was $697 million.

  • Gross margin was 57.1%, at the high end of the guided range.

  • Marketplace bookings totaled 92 million (+1% YoY), with hotel distribution bookings up 8% and payment suite gross spend exceeding $6 billion (+32% YoY).

Outlook and guidance

  • Full-year 2026 Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA guidance raised to ~$600 million (+12% YoY), with Free Cash Flow expected at approximately -$65 million.

  • Revenue and air distribution bookings guidance reaffirmed, expecting low- to mid-single-digit YoY growth.

  • Q3 and Q4 2026 Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA expected at ~$155 million and ~$125 million, respectively.

  • Full-year Free Cash Flow guidance: ~$25 million operating cash flow, less ~$90 million in capex.

  • Liquidity is expected to be sufficient for at least the next twelve months, with no major debt maturities until 2029.

Drivers of the $21M EBITDA outperformance in Q2
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