Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH)
Consumer Discretionary · Hotel Franchising and Management
The world's largest hotel franchisor by property count, generating recurring royalties and fees from 8,300+ properties across 25 primarily economy and midscale brands with minimal capital requirements.
What Wyndham Hotels & Resorts does
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is the world's largest hotel franchising company, operating a portfolio of 25 brands across approximately 8,300 franchised properties with nearly 869,000 rooms in ~100 countries. The company generates revenue primarily through royalties, franchise fees, marketing and reservation services, and licenses from franchisees rather than owning properties directly, maintaining a highly asset-light business model. It focuses on economy, midscale, and upper midscale segments, with approximately 80% of U.S. population living within ten miles of a Wyndham-affiliated hotel.
Themes: ["Hotel franchising","Asset-light lodging model","Economy and midscale segment","Loyalty and customer engagement","Global hotel network"]
Fundamentals
- Price$77.35 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$6.2B as of 2026-07-09
- 1-year return-9.1% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E31.89 as of 2026-07-09
- Net margin+13.4% as of 2026-07-09
- Gross margin+61.3% as of 2026-07-09
- ROE+37.3% as of 2026-07-09
- Debt / equity5.93 as of 2026-07-09
- Revenue growth (YoY)+1.4% as of 2026-07-09
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+1.8% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.65 as of 2026-07-09
Dividend: yield +2.1%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependence on franchisee performance and financial stability; failure of major franchisees or franchise system disruption could reduce royalty revenues","Exposure to travel demand fluctuations driven by economic cycles, pandemics, and consumer discretionary spending patterns","Integration and operational challenges managing a diverse portfolio of 25 brands across 100 countries with varying market conditions"]
Competitors & peers
- Choice Hotels International
- IHG Hotels & Resorts
- Marriott International
- Hilton Worldwide Holdings
- Best Western Hotels & Resorts
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-09. 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.