Hyatt Hotels vs Hilton Worldwide
H and HLT side by side, both in hotels and motels. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How H and HLT compare
Hilton Worldwide is the larger company, worth 4.7 times as much as Hyatt Hotels ($83.0B against $17.5B).
On earnings, Hilton Worldwide is cheaper: it trades at 50.3× trailing earnings, against 97.3× for Hyatt Hotels.
Hilton Worldwide grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (8.1% versus 2.8% for Hyatt Hotels).
Hilton Worldwide keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 13.4% compared with 2.6% at Hyatt Hotels.
Both pay dividends: Hyatt Hotels yields 0.32% and Hilton Worldwide 0.16%.
Hilton Worldwide scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 4 for Hyatt Hotels), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | H | HLT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $17.5B | $83.0B |
| Share price | $187.70 | $373.09 |
| Change, 1 year | 19.7% | 35.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 122% | 158% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.07 | 0.92 |
| Employees | 242K | 259K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 10 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 97.3× | 50.3× (better) |
| P/S | 2.5× (better) | 6.5× |
| P/B | 5.5× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 24.0× (better) | 29.5× |
| P/FCF | 95.3× | 43.0× (better) |
| PEG | – | 4.77 |
| FCF yield | 1.0% | 2.3% (better) |
| Fair value | $67.86 | $209.75 |
| Margin of safety | −177% | −77.9% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.8% | 8.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 28.0% (better) | 22.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 2.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 7.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | – | 24.0% |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 13.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 2.6% | 15.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | 5.6% | – |
| Return on invested capital | – | 38.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.39 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.33 | 3.88 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 4.4× |
| Current ratio | 0.63 (better) | 0.59 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.76 | 3.31 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.32% (better) | 0.16% |
| Payout ratio | 30.1% | 8.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −5.6% | 32.0% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 2.3% | 4.1% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.6% | 4.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 51.3% | 96.2% |
| Held by insiders | 70.5% | 1.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$115M | −$98.3M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 19.8% | 2.4% |
Go deeper
- H stock overview
- H income statement
- H valuation and score
- HLT stock overview
- HLT income statement
- HLT valuation and score
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