UNITED ~~STATES~~STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

~~Pursuant to~~PURSUANT ~~Section~~TO SECTION 13 orOR 15(d) OF ofTHE ~~the~~SECURITIES ~~Securities~~EXCHANGE ~~Exchange~~ACT ~~Act~~OF of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): ~~February~~ 17March 9, 2026 (March 9, 2026)

Global Business Travel Group, Inc.(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-39576

98-0598290

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

Delaware		001-39576		98-0598290
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

666 3rd Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(646) 344-1290 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

~~Trading symbol(s)~~

~~Name of each exchange on which registered~~

Trading symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on whichregistered

Class A common stock, par value of $0.0001 per share

~~GBTG~~

~~The New York Stock Exchange~~

GBTG

The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Emerging growth company ¨☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨☐

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On ~~February~~ 17March 9, 2026, Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s ~~preliminary~~ financial results for the ~~fourth~~ quarter ~~of 2025~~ and ~~reiterating full-~~year ~~2026~~ended ~~guidance~~December 31, ~~and~~2025. ~~announcing~~A ancopy ~~increase in the capacity~~ of the ~~Company’s~~press ~~existing~~release ~~share~~is ~~repurchase~~attached ~~program~~ to ~~$500~~this ~~million.~~Current AReport ~~copy~~on ofForm 8-K (the ~~press~~“Current ~~release~~Report”) ~~is attached hereto~~ as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated byherein ~~reference~~solely ~~into~~for purposes of this Item 2.02 disclosure.

~~The Company’s~~This ~~preliminary~~Current ~~unaudited~~Report, ~~fourth~~including ~~quarter~~the ~~and~~exhibit ~~full~~attached ~~year~~hereto, ~~2025~~is ~~results~~being ~~are~~furnished ~~based~~and onshall ~~current~~not ~~expectations~~be ~~and~~deemed ~~might~~to be ~~adjusted upon~~filed ~~completion~~for purposes of ~~annual~~Section ~~audit~~18 ~~procedures.~~of ~~This~~the ~~financial~~Securities ~~information~~Exchange ~~does~~Act ~~not~~of ~~represent~~1934, aas ~~comprehensive~~amended ~~statement~~(the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s ~~financial~~ ~~results~~filings ~~for~~under the ~~fourth~~Securities ~~quarter~~Act of 1933, as amended, or ~~full~~the ~~year~~Exchange ~~2025~~Act, ~~and~~unless ~~remains~~expressly ~~subject~~set toforth ~~the~~as ~~completion~~being ofincorporated ~~financial~~by ~~closing~~reference ~~procedures~~into ~~and~~such ~~internal reviews~~filing.

The information in this Item 2.02 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 2.02 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.


Item 9.01.			Financial Statements and Exhibits.


(d)			Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
ExhibitNumber		Description
99.1	~~Press Release, dated February 17, 2026, issued by Global Business Travel Group, Inc.~~	Press Release dated March 9, 2026, issued by Global Business Travel Group, Inc.
104	~~Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).~~	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Global Business Travel Group, Inc.
	By:	/s/ Eric J. Bock
		Name:	Eric J. Bock
		Title:	Chief Legal Officer, Global Head of M&A and Compliance and Corporate Secretary
Date: February 17, 2026

GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL GROUP, INC.

3By: /s/ Eric J. Bock Name: Eric J. BockTitle: Chief Legal Officer, Global Head of M&A and Compliance and Corporate Secretary

Date: March 9, 2026

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