Sabre Due Diligence

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United States · www.sabre.com · 12 vendors

Sabre Corporation is a leading technology provider to the global travel industry, offering software, data, mobile, and distribution solutions. It operates a global distribution system (GDS) that connects travel suppliers like airlines and hotels with travel sellers such as agencies, facilitating real-time availability and pricing.

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10 services in catalogue across 2 categories; runs on 12 sub-vendors.

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Last updated 2026-09-13 · revision 2

12 direct vendors, 196 subvendors

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Compliance

11 in-scope frameworks identified; showing 3.

PDPA — No public evidence

Evidence: https://www.sabre.com/about/, https://www.pdpc.gov.sg/, https://www.sabre.com/legal/privacy/

SOX — Evidence found

Evidence: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001597033&type=10-K&dateb=&owner=include&count=40, https://investors.sabre.com/sec-filings/annual-reports

ISAE 3000 (source) — No public evidence

Evidence: https://www.sabre.com/about/corporate-responsibility/

Financials

Three-year financials

Financial Resilience Score: 4/10

Sabre Corporation demonstrates a mixed financial resilience profile. On the positive side, the company holds an entrenched market position as one of three global GDS operators alongside Amadeus and Travelport, benefiting from long-term contracts with major airlines and travel agencies and high switching costs. Revenue has recovered materially from pandemic lows, and 2024 marked the return to positive GAAP operating income ($219M) for the first time since 2019. Adjusted EBITDA has grown strongly to ~$517M in 2024, reflecting aggressive cost discipline and higher-margin transaction volume. However, the balance sheet remains stretched with negative shareholders' equity (~-$1.6B), approximately $5B in long-term debt, and high annual interest expense (~$400M+) that continues to drive negative net income (-$322M in 2024). Refinancing activity in 2023-2024 pushed maturities out but at higher coupons. The company is deeply exposed to cyclicality and exogenous shocks in global travel demand, faces competitive pressure from Amadeus and NDC initiatives, and 2024 revenue remains ~24% below the 2019 pre-COVID peak of ~$3.97B. These factors combine to justify a below-average resilience score.

Key strengths: Entrenched market position as one of three global GDS operators, Long-term contracts with major airlines and travel agencies with high switching costs, Recovery trajectory in booking volumes and Hospitality Solutions revenue, Aggressive cost discipline driving adjusted EBITDA expansion to ~$517M in 2024, Diversified travel-tech portfolio across Air GDS, airline IT (SabreSonic PSS), and Hospitality Solutions (SynXis), Return to positive GAAP operating income in 2024

Risk factors: Negative shareholders' equity (~-$1.6B) and ~$5B of debt limit financial flexibility, High annual interest expense (~$400M+) drives continued net losses, Deep exposure to global travel demand and exogenous shocks (pandemics, geopolitics, macro), Customer concentration among large airlines and OTAs, Competitive pressure from Amadeus and airline direct-connect/NDC initiatives threatening traditional GDS economics, 2024 revenue still ~24% below 2019 pre-COVID peak, Refinanced debt at higher coupons

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