Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (PK) stock analysis

P/E against its history

Not enough price and earnings history to compare.

P/E against the industry

Needs positive earnings and enough profitable companies in the industry.

EV/EBITDA above its 5-year median

Park Hotels & Resorts's EV/EBITDA of 9.8 is above its 5-year median of 4.0.

P/B below the industry

Park Hotels & Resorts's price-to-book of 1.09 is below the Hotels and Motels median of 2.81.

Trading above fair value

The share price of $16.43 is above our fair value estimate of $13.30.

Margin of safety under 20%

The price is 23.5% above fair value, so there is no margin of safety.

Revenue growing under 10% a year

Revenue grew 0.5% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.

EPS growth over 3 years

Needs positive EPS three years ago and today.

Earnings acceleration

Needs positive net income now, a year ago and five years ago.

Growing slower than the industry

Revenue grew -0.2% over the last twelve months; the Hotels and Motels median is 3.9%.

Guidance lowered

Park Hotels & Resorts lowered its Full-Year 2026 Net income attributable to stockholders outlook on Aug 6, 2026.

Gross margin trend

This company does not report gross profit.

Return on equity under 15%

Return on equity was -5.2% over the last twelve months and averaged -1.3% over five years; we look for 15% on both.

Return on capital under 10%

Return on invested capital was 0.8%, below the 10% that usually covers the cost of capital.

Return on equity below the industry

Park Hotels & Resorts's return on equity of -5.2% is below the Hotels and Motels median of 20.0%.

Earnings over 5 years

Needs positive net income five years ago and in the latest year.

Net margin below its 5-year average

Net margin was -6.5% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of -5.3%.

Net margin below the industry

Park Hotels & Resorts's net margin of -6.5% is below the Hotels and Motels median of 5.7%.

Debt level

Needs debt and equity figures.

Debt trend

Needs a balance sheet from five years ago with positive equity.

Debt coverage

Needs operating cash flow.

Interest not well covered

Operating income covers interest expense 0.1 times; we look for at least 5.

Short-term liquidity

The balance sheet is not split into current and non-current items.

Elevated bankruptcy risk

The Altman Z-score is 0.58; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.

Pays a dividend

Park Hotels & Resorts paid dividends worth 6.1% of the share price over the last twelve months.

Yield above Treasuries

The 6.1% yield is above the 4.4% on a 1-year Treasury.

Yield in the top quarter

The top quarter of US dividend payers yield 3.8% or more; Park Hotels & Resorts yields 6.1%.

Dividend was cut

The dividend per share fell by more than 10% at least once in the last 8 fiscal years.

Earnings cover

Needs dividends paid and net income.

Not covered by free cash flow

Dividends take 185% of free cash flow.