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Marriott InternationalMAR

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines · Bethesda, Maryland · In the S&P 500
Solid businessPricier than peers
$399.30−0.09%After hours: $399.00 (−0.08%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 51.8% over 1 year
Marriott International over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$300$350Nov2026MarMayJulSep$399.30$300NovMarJul$399.30
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$104B
Price to earnings41.4x
Forward P/E33.5x
Dividend yield0.73%
Year to date+28.7%
One year+51.8%
Next earningsMon 2 Nov, before the open
SectorConsumer Discretionary
52-week range (closes)
$260.58$404.00

Quality and valuation

How Marriott International compares with other consumer discretionary stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Marriott International 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: about averageValuation: pricier than most

An average business among consumer discretionary companies, priced above most of them.

Marriott International trades at 33.5 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: +4.7% vs +8.1%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 15.8% vs 13.8%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 11.6% vs 10.1%
MAR trades at 33.5x 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 41.4x earnings, MAR is pricier than its average since Jul 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
30xAverage 32.1x2025202641.4x30xAverage 32.1x2025202641.4x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Marriott International's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Jun 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 4.8% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q2 ’26
$0bn$2bn$4bn$6bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$7.1bnQ2 ’26$0bn$2bn$5bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$7.1bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +4.8% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%2%4%6%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’254.8%Q2 ’260%2%5%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’254.8%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 17.4% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%5%10%15%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2517.4%Q2 ’260%10%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2517.4%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $3.1 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$250m$500m$750mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$796mQ2 ’26$0m$500mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$796mQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsMARSector median
Revenue growth+4.7%+8.1%
Operating margin15.8%13.8%
Free cash flow margin11.6%10.1%
Price to earnings41.4x21.0x

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