CCL vs HTHT vs WH Stock Comparison

Carnival, H World and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CCL Carnival Corp Ltd.
$28.84 +14.7% 1M +3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$38.97B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.59B
Div. yield
–
Cruise Lines Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
HTHT H World Group Ltd
$46.89 +8.7% 1M +22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$14.75B
P/E
20.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.83B
Div. yield
–
Hotels Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

H World leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (H World 6, Carnival 4, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCLHTHTWHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $38.97B $14.75B $5.68B CCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.4x 20.4x 28.1x CCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.4x 16.7x 16.7x CCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +13.2% +0.7% HTHT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 18.9% 14.0% HTHT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.5% 42.2% 9.6% HTHT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x -1.3x 5.5x HTHT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.5% +22.5% +4.7% HTHT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.4%/yr +0.2%/yr -1.8%/yr CCL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.2% 33.0% 30.4% WH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 72/100 54/100 HTHT

Percentile Scorecard

CCLHTHTWH

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

AxisCCLHTHTWH
Valuation 85 #5 of 28 63 #11 of 28 48 #15 of 28
Growth 71 #8 of 25 88 #4 of 25 33 #17 of 25
Profitability 79 #6 of 25 88 #4 of 25 75 #7 of 25
Financial Health 59 #13 of 30 86 #5 of 30 35 #20 of 30
Shareholder Returns 44 #11 of 19 33 #13 of 19 78 #5 of 19
Overall 68 72 54
  • CCL ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • HTHT ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • WH ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCLHTHTWHSPY
1 month +14.7%+8.7%+6.2% +0.7%
3 months +3.9%+11.0%+1.1% +3.7%
6 months +8.8%-9.2%-5.4% +7.1%
Year to date -5.6%-0.3%+1.8% +12.8%
1 year +3.5%+22.5%+4.7% +11.9%
3 years +153.0%+23.0%+7.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +36.3%+7.2%+2.4% +22.8%
5 years +30.1%+1.1%-8.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +5.4%+0.2%-1.8% +10.9%
10 years -40.5%+327.4%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -5.1%+15.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCCLHTHTWHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.2%33.0%30.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.4%30.0%28.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.150.210.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.070.680.15 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.3%-53.9%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-16.4%-14.4% -1.2%
52-week high $33.99$56.06$89.91 $779.14
52-week low $21.80$38.29$67.15 $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.

MultipleCCLHTHTWH
P/E now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 18.4x 19.9xmedian 18.4x 28.2xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.5x 3.8xmedian 1.5x 3.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 14.6x 9.9xmedian 14.6x 17.0xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 17.0x 10.5xmedian 17.0x 17.0xmedian 17.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.4x 6.9xmedian 2.4x 11.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.21median 0.30 0.38median 0.30 -3.48median 0.30

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 monthsCCLHTHTWH
Revenue $27.59B $3.83B $1.45B
Gross profit – $1.58B $894.00M
Operating income $4.41B $1.10B $424.00M
Net income $3.14B $728.00M $202.00M
Free cash flow $3.18B $1.38B $330.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.29 $2.23 $2.72
Cash & equivalents $1.22B $2.10B $71.00M
Total debt $23.91B $3.18B $2.73B
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 324.75M 74.30M
Enterprise value $32.16B $6.15B $5.40B

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
MetricCCLHTHTWH
P/E 12.5x 19.9x 28.2x
P/FCF 12.2x 10.5x 17.0x
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x 11.4x 14.8x
P/S 1.4x 3.8x 3.9x
P/B 2.7x 6.9x 11.8x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 10.4x -5.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x 9.9x 17.0x
EV/EBIT 13.9x 11.5x 19.5x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 3.3x 5.7x
EV/FCF 19.4x 9.3x 25.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 10.1x 21.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.21 0.38 -3.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCLHTHTWH
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 13.2% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 15.1% 0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 26.3% 2.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 35.6% 4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.4% 43.8% -25.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 116.1% 47.5% -4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.5% 36.6% -40.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 57.8% 62.7% -12.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 21.7% 34.4% -38.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.4% 53.0% -8.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.6% 19.0% 8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.1% 17.1% 7.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 16.4% 12.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 98.3% 17.4% 7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCLHTHTWH
Gross margin – 41.2% 61.8%
EBITDA margin 26.9% 33.4% 33.5%
Operating margin 16.0% 28.8% 29.3%
Pretax margin 11.5% 27.9% 19.4%
Net margin 11.4% 18.9% 14.0%
FCF margin 11.5% 35.9% 22.8%
Operating cash flow margin 24.7% 33.0% 26.1%
Return on equity 23.1% 39.3% 42.3%
Return on assets 6.1% 7.8% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 11.5% 42.2% 9.6%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 15.4% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.7x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 1.6% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCLHTHTWH
Debt / assets 46.9% 6.6% 62.5%
Debt / equity 1.7x 0.3x 5.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x -1.3x 5.5x
Debt / FCF 7.5x 0.5x 8.3x
Liabilities / assets 72.1% 77.6% 89.1%
Equity / assets 27.9% 22.4% 10.9%
Interest coverage 3.8x 25.1x 3.0x
Current ratio 0.3x 1.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.43 2.11 1.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCLHTHTWH
Dividend yield 1.6% 4.6% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 1.4% -2.3% 4.1%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 2.4% 6.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 63.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 39.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.0%

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.

ConsensusCCLHTHTWH
Forward P/E 13.4xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 16.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.15FY2026 $2.81FY2026 $4.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.4%FY2026 +26.6%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.8% +1.8% +7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $29.26BFY2026 $3.91BFY2026 $1.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% +4.3% +15.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCLHTHTWH
Held by institutions 69.1% 50.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,031 255 470
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.5% +8.2% -1.4%
Institutions buying 994 123 227
Institutions selling 13 106 144
Buyers to sellers 76.46 1.16 1.58

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.

CCLHTHTWH
CCL 1.00 0.12 0.47
HTHT 0.12 1.00 0.18
WH 0.47 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCL, HTHT and WH?

Carnival (CCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carnival (CCL) $38.97B, H World (HTHT) $14.75B, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) $5.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCL, HTHT and WH?

Carnival (CCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carnival (CCL) 12.4x, H World (HTHT) 20.4x, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) 28.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carnival (CCL) is cheapest (Carnival (CCL) 13.4x, H World (HTHT) 16.7x, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) 16.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

H World (HTHT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carnival (CCL) +5.2%, H World (HTHT) +13.2%, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

H World (HTHT) has the highest net margin (Carnival (CCL) 11.4%, H World (HTHT) 18.9%, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, H World (HTHT) leads (Carnival (CCL) 11.5%, H World (HTHT) 42.2%, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year H World (HTHT) returned the most: Carnival (CCL) +3.5%, H World (HTHT) +22.5%, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) +4.7%. Over five years, Carnival (CCL) compounded fastest (Carnival (CCL) +5.4%/yr, H World (HTHT) +0.2%/yr, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) -1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Carnival (CCL) 0.00%, H World (HTHT) 0.00%, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) 0.02%. Carnival (CCL) and H World (HTHT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) has been the steadiest (Carnival (CCL) 49.2%, H World (HTHT) 33.0%, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) 30.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCL, HTHT and WH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, H World (HTHT) leads on 6. 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.