ATAT vs CCL vs HLT Stock Comparison

Atour Lifestyle Holdings, Carnival and Hilton Worldwide Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCL Carnival Corp Ltd.
$26.11 +19.8% 1M -11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$36.56B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.59B
Div. yield
–
Cruise Lines Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hilton Worldwide Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Hilton Worldwide Holdings 4, Atour Lifestyle Holdings 4, Carnival 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATATCCLHLTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.52B $36.56B $79.78B HLT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.0x 11.7x 50.4x CCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.3x 12.2x 37.0x CCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +45.3% +5.2% +8.7% ATAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.8% 11.4% 12.7% ATAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 73.2% 11.5% 30.6% ATAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.1x 3.9x CCL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.9% -11.3% +30.7% HLT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +3.2%/yr +19.8%/yr HLT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.7% 49.2% 24.0% HLT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 67/100 44/100 ATAT

Percentile Scorecard

ATATCCLHLT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisATATCCLHLT
Valuation 75 #8 of 29 86 #5 of 29 14 #25 of 29
Growth 96 #2 of 26 76 #7 of 26 44 #15 of 26
Profitability 100 #1 of 26 76 #7 of 26 84 #5 of 26
Financial Health 97 #2 of 31 57 #14 of 31 23 #24 of 31
Shareholder Returns 37 #13 of 20 42 #12 of 20 53 #10 of 20
Overall 81 67 44
  • ATAT ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • CCL ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • HLT ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodATATCCLHLTSPY
1 month -2.4%+19.8%+13.8% -1.0%
3 months -1.4%-0.9%+7.6% +2.9%
6 months -19.2%-3.9%+4.2% +6.4%
Year to date -20.0%-14.5%+21.7% +11.4%
1 year -19.9%-11.3%+30.7% +13.1%
3 years +65.7%+128.0%+133.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +18.3%+31.6%+32.7% +21.5%
5 years —+17.1%+146.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+3.2%+19.8% +10.9%
10 years —-44.1%+408.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year —-5.7%+17.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureATATCCLHLTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.7%49.2%24.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.2%44.7%21.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.712.110.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.51-0.231.28 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.9%-74.3%-32.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.6%-23.2%-3.5% -2.5%
52-week high $42.90$33.99$362.30 $779.14
52-week low $31.03$21.80$256.96 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleATATCCLHLT
P/E now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 18.8x 11.3xmedian 18.8x 50.1xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x 6.3xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.0x 7.8xmedian 15.0x 28.9xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 16.0x 11.1xmedian 16.0x 38.9xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 2.5x 2.5xmedian 2.5x -12.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.37 0.19median 0.37 4.01median 0.37

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsATATCCLHLT
Revenue $1.69B $27.59B $12.49B
Gross profit $1.05B – $11.42B
Operating income $402.22M $4.41B $2.92B
Net income $539.47M $3.14B $1.59B
Free cash flow $345.77M $3.18B $2.03B
R&D $29.30M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.03 $2.29 $6.92
Cash & equivalents $578.45M $1.22B $1.01B
Total debt $115.44M $23.91B $13.34B
Shares (diluted) 139.77M 1.37B 229.00M
Enterprise value $1.20B $29.75B $76.23B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricATATCCLHLT
P/E 15.4x 11.3x 50.1x
P/FCF 12.5x 11.1x 38.9x
P/Operating cash flow 12.8x 5.1x 37.4x
P/S 2.6x 1.3x 6.3x
P/B 8.7x 2.5x -12.5x
P/Tangible book 8.8x 2.7x -7.0x
EV/EBITDA – 7.8x 28.9x
EV/EBIT 8.8x 13.1x 31.3x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 2.1x 7.3x
EV/FCF 10.2x 18.2x 45.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.4x 8.5x 43.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 0.19 4.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATATCCLHLT
Revenue growth (1Y) 45.3% 5.2% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 55.5% 11.3% 8.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 50.0% – 10.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 72.6% – 9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 55.3% 2.4% 20.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 86.5% 116.1% 8.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 53.1% 18.5% -0.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 93.9% 57.8% 6.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 44.4% 21.7% 4.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 79.8% 58.4% 12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 37.0% 21.6% -10.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.4% 28.1% 2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.3% 9.0% -9.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.9% 98.3% 3.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATATCCLHLT
Gross margin 62.3% – 91.4%
EBITDA margin – 26.9% 25.3%
Operating margin 23.8% 16.0% 23.3%
Pretax margin 24.3% 11.5% 17.9%
Net margin 16.8% 11.4% 12.7%
FCF margin 20.5% 11.5% 16.3%
Operating cash flow margin 20.1% 24.7% 16.9%
Return on equity 104.9% 23.1% –
Return on assets 42.6% 6.1% 9.5%
Return on invested capital 73.2% 11.5% 30.6%
Return on capital employed 55.6% 11.3% 25.2%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 2.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATATCCLHLT
Debt / assets 2.7% 46.9% 78.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.7x -2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.1x 3.9x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 7.5x 6.6x
Liabilities / assets 61.3% 72.1% 137.2%
Equity / assets 38.7% 27.9% -37.2%
Interest coverage 455.5x 3.8x 4.4x
Current ratio 1.9x 0.3x 0.6x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 6.58 1.37 3.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATATCCLHLT
Dividend yield 2.9% 1.7% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.6% 4.1%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 3.3% 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusATATCCLHLT
Forward P/E 13.3xFY2026 12.2xFY2026 37.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.37FY2026 $2.14FY2026 $9.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.4%FY2026 -4.9%FY2026 +16.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.5% +16.4% +2.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.01BFY2026 $29.26BFY2026 $13.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.9%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.1% -4.7% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATATCCLHLT
Held by institutions 56.9% 69.1% 93.9%
Institutions holding 181 1,030 1,285
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +9.5% -1.5%
Institutions buying 104 993 690
Institutions selling 64 13 420
Buyers to sellers 1.63 76.38 1.64

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ATATCCLHLT
ATAT 1.00 0.28 0.27
CCL 0.28 1.00 0.54
HLT 0.27 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATAT, CCL and HLT?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) $4.52B, Carnival (CCL) $36.56B, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) $79.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, ATAT, CCL and HLT?

Carnival (CCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) 16.0x, Carnival (CCL) 11.7x, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 50.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carnival (CCL) is cheapest (Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) 13.3x, Carnival (CCL) 12.2x, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 37.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) +45.3%, Carnival (CCL) +5.2%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) has the highest net margin (Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) 16.8%, Carnival (CCL) 11.4%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 12.7%). On return on invested capital, Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) leads (Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) 73.2%, Carnival (CCL) 11.5%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 30.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) returned the most: Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) -19.9%, Carnival (CCL) -11.3%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +30.7%. Over five years, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) compounded fastest (Carnival (CCL) +3.2%/yr, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +19.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) has been the steadiest (Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) 38.7%, Carnival (CCL) 49.2%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 24.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATAT, CCL and HLT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.