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Hilton WorldwideHLT

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines · Tysons Corner, Virginia · In the S&P 500
High qualityPricier than peers
$356.920.00%After hours: $356.92 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 37.1% over 1 year
Hilton Worldwide over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$300Nov2026MarMayJulSep$356.92$300NovMarJul$356.92
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$79.42B
Price to earnings48.2x
Forward P/E37.0x
Dividend yield0.17%
Year to date+24.3%
One year+37.1%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorConsumer Discretionary
52-week range (closes)
$256.96$362.25

Quality and valuation

How Hilton Worldwide compares with other consumer discretionary stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Hilton Worldwide and 7 hotels, resorts & cruise lines peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: stronger than mostValuation: pricier than most

A stronger business than most consumer discretionary companies, priced above most of them.

Hilton Worldwide trades at 37.0 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 19.5x for the 66 consumer discretionary stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +8.1% vs +8.1%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 24.0% vs 13.8%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 15.2% vs 10.1%
HLT trades at 37.0x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines peers
CCL12.1xEXPE12.5xBKNG13.3xNCLH15.5xRCL16.4xABNB29.1xMAR33.5xHLT37.0xSector median 19.5xCCL12.1xEXPE12.5xBKNG13.3xNCLH15.5xRCL16.4xABNB29.1xMAR33.5xHLT37.0xSector median 19.5x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 48.2x earnings, HLT is pricier than its average since Oct 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
40xAverage 45.4x2025202648.2x40xAverage 45.4x2025202648.2x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Hilton Worldwide's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Sep 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 6.6% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q3 ’26
$0bn$1bn$2bn$3bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$3.3bnQ3 ’26$0bn$2bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$3.3bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to +6.6% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%5%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’256.6%Q3 ’260%5%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’256.6%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 27.3% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%10%20%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2527.3%Q3 ’260%10%20%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2527.3%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $1.9 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$200m$400m$600mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$689mQ3 ’26$0m$500mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$689mQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsHLTSector median
Revenue growth+8.1%+8.1%
Operating margin24.0%13.8%
Free cash flow margin15.2%10.1%
Price to earnings48.2x21.0x

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