DRH vs HST vs VAC Stock Comparison

DiamondRock Hospitality, Host Hotels & Resorts and Marriott Vacations Worldwide Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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Host Hotels & Resorts leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Host Hotels & Resorts 8, DiamondRock Hospitality 3, Marriott Vacations Worldwide 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDRHHSTVACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.91B $17.28B $3.99B HST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.6x 16.8x -12.0x HST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x 17.7x 12.3x VAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.0% +4.9% +1.7% HST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.1% 16.5% -6.5% HST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -22.3% 7.4% -31.8% HST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.1x 1.8x -1.7x DRH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.04% 0.00% HST
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +84.2% +57.6% +73.9% DRH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.9%/yr +8.8%/yr -6.0%/yr DRH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.2% 25.4% 60.5% HST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 73/100 35/100 HST

Percentile Scorecard

DRHHSTVAC

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

AxisDRHHSTVAC
Valuation 62 #56 of 145 83 #25 of 145 33 #19 of 28
Growth 60 #58 of 143 61 #57 of 143 8 #23 of 25
Profitability 44 #76 of 136 73 #37 of 136 21 #20 of 25
Financial Health 60 #56 of 138 76 #34 of 138 45 #17 of 30
Shareholder Returns 69 #41 of 131 72 #38 of 131 67 #7 of 19
Overall 59 73 35
  • DRH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • HST ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • VAC 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

PeriodDRHHSTVACSPY
1 month +16.0%+14.5%+10.5% +0.7%
3 months +12.0%+2.4%+18.9% +3.7%
6 months +41.8%+21.6%+60.7% +7.1%
Year to date +61.4%+45.0%+100.6% +12.8%
1 year +84.2%+57.6%+73.9% +11.9%
3 years +88.5%+67.1%+29.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +23.6%+18.7%+9.0% +22.8%
5 years +60.0%+52.7%-26.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +9.9%+8.8%-6.0% +10.9%
10 years +59.6%+71.3%+85.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.8%+5.5%+6.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDRHHSTVACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.2%25.4%60.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.7%25.3%63.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.671.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.222.271.22 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.2%-40.2%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%0.0%-7.3% -1.2%
52-week high $14.46$25.70$124.86 $779.14
52-week low $7.82$16.02$45.49 $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.

MultipleDRHHSTVAC
P/E now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 25.7x 17.1xmedian 25.7x -12.1xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 4.1x 2.8xmedian 4.1x 0.8xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.5xmedian 14.3x 12.2xmedian 14.3x -5.0xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 23.5x 17.3xmedian 23.5x 40.2xmedian 17.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.92median 1.86 1.42median 1.86 0.27median 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 monthsDRHHSTVAC
Revenue $1.14B $6.22B $5.16B
Gross profit $373.83M $1.68B $3.94B
Operating income -$578.87M $905.00M -$1.39B
Net income $154.28M $1.04B -$335.00M
Free cash flow $163.44M $1.02B $99.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.72 $1.49 $-8.74
Cash & equivalents $105.98M $1.95B $211.00M
Total debt $1.10B $5.08B $8.91B
Shares (diluted) 206.10M 687.00M 38.20M
Enterprise value $2.56B $12.31B $2.64B

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
MetricDRHHSTVAC
P/E 19.9x 17.1x -12.1x
P/FCF 18.1x 17.3x 40.2x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x 11.0x 27.6x
P/S 2.6x 2.8x 0.8x
P/B 1.9x 2.8x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.8x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA -8.5x 12.2x -5.0x
EV/EBIT -6.8x 22.9x -4.4x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 3.3x 1.2x
EV/FCF 24.2x 20.4x 61.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.2x 12.9x 42.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.92 1.42 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDRHHSTVAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.0% 4.9% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 6.0% 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.7% 3.6% 1.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.9% -4.7% 2.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.4% 6.0% -100.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 3.2% -54.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 126.2% 55.8% -228.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 10.6% -42.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 158.5% 57.4% -240.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 12.0% -44.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% 12.4% 9.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 1.7% -24.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.1% 874.8% 41.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 16.6% -24.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDRHHSTVAC
Gross margin 32.9% 27.0% 76.3%
EBITDA margin -40.7% 27.4% -23.8%
Operating margin -50.9% 14.6% -27.0%
Pretax margin 13.6% 17.6% -6.5%
Net margin 13.1% 16.5% -6.5%
FCF margin 14.4% 16.3% 1.9%
Operating cash flow margin 21.5% 25.8% 2.8%
Return on equity 10.3% 15.8% -16.5%
Return on assets 5.1% 7.9% -3.5%
Return on invested capital -22.3% 7.4% -31.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.5x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.4% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDRHHSTVAC
Debt / assets 35.8% 38.3% 24.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.8x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.1x 1.8x -1.7x
Debt / FCF 6.7x 5.0x 23.8x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 51.8% 78.3%
Equity / assets 49.9% 48.2% 21.7%
Interest coverage -9.4x 3.8x -20.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDRHHSTVAC
Dividend yield 2.8% 3.7% 2.8%
Net buyback yield 0.5% 0.4% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 4.1% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 49.8% 62.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 47.0% 64.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.6% 3.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 44.3% 13.8% –

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.

ConsensusDRHHSTVAC
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 17.7xFY2026 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.73FY2026 $1.45FY2026 $9.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +65.9%FY2026 +31.8%FY2026 +30.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -6.8% -30.3% -3.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.20BFY2026 $6.55BFY2026 $5.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.4% -0.2% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDRHHSTVAC
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 91.2%
Institutions holding 322 738 371
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +2.7% -0.7%
Institutions buying 194 432 181
Institutions selling 92 210 104
Buyers to sellers 2.11 2.06 1.74

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.

DRHHSTVAC
DRH 1.00 0.77 0.30
HST 0.77 1.00 0.17
VAC 0.30 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DRH, HST and VAC?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) is the largest by market capitalisation: DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) $2.91B, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) $17.28B, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) $3.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, DRH, HST and VAC?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) 19.6x, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 16.8x, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -12.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) is cheapest (DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) 19.8x, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 17.7x, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 12.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) +1.0%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +4.9%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) has the highest net margin (DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) 13.1%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 16.5%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -6.5%). On return on invested capital, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) leads (DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) -22.3%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 7.4%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -31.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) returned the most: DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) +84.2%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +57.6%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) +73.9%. Over five years, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) compounded fastest (DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) +9.9%/yr, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +8.8%/yr, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) has the highest dividend yield: DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) 0.03%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 0.04%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 0.00%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) has been the steadiest (DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) 26.2%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 25.4%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 60.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DRH, HST and VAC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) leads on 8. 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.