Stock · HLT · Consumer Cyclical

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc

United States · Large Cap · listed since 2013 · Revenue 12 mo. $12.5B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
4.5
of 10 5 of 11 points Low Match To the score
Price
$370.45
1 Y +30.0%
Market cap
$80.7B
Phase
Growth
revenue growing, core business profitable
Revenue +11.1% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 22.4%Payout 159.0% of operating cash flow

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., a hospitality company, engages in managing, franchising, and leasing hotels and resorts.

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Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., a hospitality company, engages in managing, franchising, and leasing hotels and resorts. It operates in two segments, Management and Franchise, and Ownership. The company engages in the hotel management and licensing of its brand names, trademarks, and service marks. It operates a brand portfolio of luxury, lifestyle, full service, focused service, all-suites hotel, and timeshare under the Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Signia by Hilton, NoMad, Canopy by Hilton, Graduate by Hilton, Tempo by Hilton, Motto by Hilton, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Curio Collection by Hilton, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Outset Collection by Hilton, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton, LivSmart Studios by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, Tru by Hilton, Spark by Hilton, Hilton Grand Vacations, Small Luxury Hotels of the World, AutoCamp, and Hilton Honors brand names. The company has operations in North America, South America, and Central America, including various Caribbean nations; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; and the Asia Pacific. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

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Summary

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc is around the middle of the Consumer Cyclical sector overall

51.2 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The price requires 18.4% FCF growth a year: more than over the last 10 years, less than over the last 5 years.

If free cash flow stays at €1.7B (2025), it supports €19.4B. The remaining €53B of the market value assume it grows 18.4% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

18.4%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€72.4B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€19.4B without growth
€53B priced-in growth
  • 5 yrs achieved 34.9%
  • 10 yrs achieved 9.7%
  • priced in 18.4%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 40.2×, above its usual range.

Middle half of 19 quarters: 24.5× to 31.4×, median 27.7×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

1 sign supports the expectation, none speaks against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Low capital needs capex median 2.0% of revenue (10 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No anomaly in the stored figures.

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q2 2026

Mostly worse than the previous quarter: 2 of 3 changes for the worse.

  • FCF, 12 mo.$2.2B → $2.0B−7.1%worse
  • FCF margin17.6% → 16.1%−1.5 ppworse
  • Shares outstanding232M → 229M−1.3%better

4 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Gross margin, EBIT margin, Net debt

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability66.0above the middleEarns more than the sector: Return on capital (Greenblatt) 213.56%, sector 17.91%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity−29.63%11.07%Rank 5
Return on capital (Greenblatt)213.56%17.91%Rank 99
EBIT margin22.37%10.89%Rank 86
FCF margin16.15%8.07%Rank 81
Gross margin41.15%34.00%Rank 59
Growth45.0around the middleGrows about as fast as the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year7.74%5.10%Rank 62
Earnings growth, 3 years per year10.55%8.34%Rank 58
Earnings growth, 5 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank–15.10%
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)1.54%4.34%Rank 15
Valuation13.1below the middleValued higher than the sector: EV/sales 7.71, sector 1.95.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield1.65%4.32%Rank 13
FCF yield2.41%4.17%Rank 24
EV/saleslower is better7.711.95Rank 4
EV/EBITlower is better34.4716.88Rank 11
Momentum90.4above the middleShare price doing better than the sector: Share price, 3 months 21.77%, sector 2.92%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year30.04%−4.35%Rank 91
Share price, 6 months17.43%3.63%Rank 78
Share price, 3 months21.77%2.92%Rank 97
Distance from 52-week high−1.61%−15.83%Rank 96
Quality58.5around the middleQuality about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better−2.90%0.39%Rank 81
Change in share countlower is better−3.84%−0.37%Rank 80
Dividend streak in years34Rank 46
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted−2.72%0.16%Rank 27
Balance sheet & risk34.4below the middleMore risk than the sector: Equity ratio −32.12%, sector 40.59%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio−32.12%40.59%Rank 1
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better4.240.99Rank 12
Debt to equitylower is betterdoes not count towards the rank−2.210.49
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better23.98%33.42%Rank 89

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $6.6B (2016) to $12.0B (2025), 7.0% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt, $B
20166.613.2%$897.0M330M5.6
20173.433.3%$716.0M327M6.0
20188.916.1%$1.1B305M6.9
20199.517.5%$1.2B290M8.6
20204.3−9.7%$616.0M279M8.4
20215.817.5%$30.0M281M8.3
20228.823.9%$1.6B277M8.5
202310.221.7%$1.7B264M9.3
202411.221.2%$1.8B248M10.7
202512.022.4%$1.9B238M12.2
4.5 / 10Low MatchStockScorer score5 of 11 points

3 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc mainly meets criteria in the Momentum category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

This stock · Profitability: 67%This stock · Growth: 0%This stock · Valuation: 0%This stock · Momentum: 100%Median of all stocks · Profitability: 33%Median of all stocks · Growth: 0%Median of all stocks · Valuation: 0%Median of all stocks · Momentum: 0%50%100%ProfitabilityGrowthValuationMomentumThis stockMedian of all stocks

How Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc's score is built

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

3 of 7 rules met

5 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector mediannot met0 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%not met0 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.not met0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketmet1 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc stock perform across 18 strategies?

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  • Earnings Quality: Accrual Check (Sloan)
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Dividend Quality: 4 Factors
  • Balanced GARP
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio60.521.6
P/B ratio−14.12.4
Return on equity (ROE)−29.6%11.1%
Equity ratio−32.1%40.6%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)−2.210.49
Dividend yield0.2%2.2%

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Frequently asked questions about Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc stock

How does Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc stock (HLT) score in the StockScorer model?
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc stock reaches a StockScorer score of 4.5 out of 10, which is a low match with the rule-based strategies. 3 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc's P/E ratio?
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc's P/E ratio is 60.5. The Consumer Cyclical sector median is 21.6.
What sector is Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc in?
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc is assigned to the Consumer Cyclical sector. Its rank within the sector is 51.2 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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