Hilton Worldwide (HLT)
Consumer Discretionary · Hotel management and franchising
Global hospitality company operating and franchising a diverse portfolio of luxury, lifestyle, and focused-service hotel brands with nearly 9,300 properties in 144 countries.
What Hilton Worldwide does
Hilton is one of the largest global hospitality companies operating through two segments: management and franchise (hotel management services, franchise fees, and licensing of IP and booking channels to third-party owners) and ownership (direct hotel operations generating room sales, food and beverage, and other services). The company operates 9,260 properties with 1.36 million rooms across 144 countries as of Q1 2026, serving 251 million members in its Hilton Honors loyalty program. Hilton's business model is asset-light, with nearly all future pipeline rooms expected to be in the management and franchise segment, requiring minimal capital investment.
Themes: ["Global hospitality expansion"]
Fundamentals
- Price$337.65 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$76.8B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+23.9% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E49.78 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+12.6% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+37.8% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+171.0% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity73.65 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+8.7% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+11.1% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.07 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +0.2%; 4-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Macroeconomic sensitivity including inflation, interest rate fluctuations, and potential travel demand disruptions from geopolitical conflicts"]
Competitors & peers
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.