CCL vs HLT vs IHT Stock Comparison

Carnival, Hilton Worldwide Holdings and Innsuites Hospitality Trust Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCL Carnival Corp Ltd.
$26.85 +20.6% 1M -8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$37.82B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.59B
Div. yield
–
Cruise Lines Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hilton Worldwide Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Hilton Worldwide Holdings 7, Carnival 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCLHLTIHTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.82B $78.39B $10.70M HLT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.1x 49.5x -9.2x CCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 37.2x — CCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +8.7% +1.7% HLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 12.7% -15.3% HLT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.5% 30.6% — HLT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 3.9x 37.2x CCL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.7% +31.4% -21.4% HLT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.4%/yr +19.1%/yr -21.2%/yr HLT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.4% 24.0% 56.5% HLT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 44/100 18/100 CCL

Percentile Scorecard

CCLHLTIHT

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

AxisCCLHLTIHT
Valuation 86 #5 of 29 14 #25 of 29 11 #26 of 29
Growth 76 #7 of 26 44 #15 of 26 20 #21 of 26
Profitability 76 #7 of 26 84 #5 of 26 12 #23 of 26
Financial Health 57 #14 of 31 23 #24 of 31 37 #20 of 31
Shareholder Returns 42 #12 of 20 53 #10 of 20 11 #18 of 20
Overall 67 44 18
  • CCL ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • HLT ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • IHT 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

PeriodCCLHLTIHTSPY
1 month +20.6%+12.1%-19.1% -0.8%
3 months -1.1%+6.2%-32.1% +3.5%
6 months +0.3%+5.8%-1.7% +7.0%
Year to date -12.1%+22.5%-14.9% +12.2%
1 year -8.7%+31.4%-21.4% +13.0%
3 years +141.2%+135.9%-8.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +34.1%+33.1%-3.0% +23.1%
5 years +24.1%+139.0%-69.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.4%+19.1%-21.2% +11.0%
10 years -43.1%+425.5%-49.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year -5.5%+18.1%-6.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCCLHLTIHTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.4%24.0%56.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.9%22.0%56.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.140.650.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.181.31-0.38 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.3%-32.7%-75.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-2.9%-38.4% -1.8%
52-week high $33.99$362.30$1.85 $779.14
52-week low $21.80$256.96$1.00 $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.

MultipleCCLHLTIHT
P/E now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 18.8x 50.4xmedian 18.8x -9.2xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 6.4xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 15.2x 29.1xmedian 15.2x 83.1xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 16.1x 39.1xmedian 16.1x -14.5xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.5x -12.6xmedian 2.5x 3.9xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.38 4.03median 0.38 0.15median 0.38

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 monthsCCLHLTIHT
Revenue $27.59B $12.49B $7.59M
Gross profit – $11.42B –
Operating income $4.41B $2.92B -$551.16K
Net income $3.14B $1.59B -$1.25M
Free cash flow $3.18B $2.03B -$733.21K
EPS (diluted) $2.29 $6.92 $-0.12
Cash & equivalents $1.22B $1.01B $246.56K
Total debt $23.91B $13.34B $38.13M
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 229.00M 9.35M
Enterprise value $31.01B $74.84B $10.05M

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
MetricCCLHLTIHT
P/E 11.7x 50.4x -9.2x
P/FCF 11.4x 39.1x -14.5x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 37.7x -37.4x
P/S 1.3x 6.4x 1.4x
P/B 2.5x -12.6x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 2.8x -7.0x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x 29.1x 83.1x
EV/EBIT 13.3x 31.5x -35.0x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 7.3x 2.5x
EV/FCF 18.5x 45.2x -26.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x 43.5x -67.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 4.03 0.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCLHLTIHT
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 8.7% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 8.5% 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.4% 20.2% 13.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 116.1% 8.2% -11.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.5% -0.3% 11.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 57.8% 6.9% -58.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 21.7% 4.0% 19.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.4% 12.5% -62.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.6% -10.5% 33.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.1% 2.7% -30.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% -9.8% 30.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 98.3% 3.2% -41.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCLHLTIHT
Gross margin – 91.4% –
EBITDA margin 26.9% 25.3% 3.1%
Operating margin 16.0% 23.3% -7.3%
Pretax margin 11.5% 17.9% -12.8%
Net margin 11.4% 12.7% -15.3%
FCF margin 11.5% 16.3% -9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 24.7% 16.9% -3.8%
Return on equity 23.1% – -140.6%
Return on assets 6.1% 9.5% -9.1%
Return on invested capital 11.5% 30.6% –
Return on capital employed 11.3% 25.2% -4.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.3x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 1.5% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCLHLTIHT
Debt / assets 46.9% 78.8% 64.8%
Debt / equity 1.7x -2.1x 3.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 3.9x 37.2x
Debt / FCF 7.5x 6.6x -12.1x
Liabilities / assets 72.1% 137.2% 80.3%
Equity / assets 27.9% -37.2% 19.7%
Interest coverage 3.8x 4.4x -1.1x
Current ratio 0.3x 0.6x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.39 3.17 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCLHLTIHT
Dividend yield 1.7% 0.2% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 1.5% 4.1% –
Shareholder yield 3.2% 4.2% 0.9%
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.

ConsensusCCLHLTIHT
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 37.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.15FY2026 $9.47FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -4.4%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +15.8% +2.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $29.26BFY2026 $13.62BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% +1.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCLHLTIHT
Held by institutions 69.1% 93.9% 3.3%
Institutions holding 1,030 1,285 13
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.5% -1.5% +37.0%
Institutions buying 993 690 4
Institutions selling 13 420 3
Buyers to sellers 76.38 1.64 1.33

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.

CCLHLTIHT
CCL 1.00 0.54 0.15
HLT 0.54 1.00 0.06
IHT 0.15 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCL, HLT and IHT?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carnival (CCL) $37.82B, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) $78.39B, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) $10.70M.

Which stock is cheaper, CCL, HLT and IHT?

Carnival (CCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carnival (CCL) 12.1x, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 49.5x, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -9.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carnival (CCL) is cheapest (Carnival (CCL) 12.5x, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 37.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carnival (CCL) +5.2%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +8.7%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) has the highest net margin (Carnival (CCL) 11.4%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 12.7%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -15.3%). On return on invested capital, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) leads (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: Carnival (CCL) -8.7%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +31.4%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -21.4%. Over five years, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) compounded fastest (Carnival (CCL) +4.4%/yr, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +19.1%/yr, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -21.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) has been the steadiest (Carnival (CCL) 49.4%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 24.0%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) 56.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.