H vs HTHT vs MSC Stock Comparison

Hyatt Hotels, H World and Studio City International Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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H Hyatt Hotels Corp
$184.22 +13.7% 1M +28.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.32B
P/E
93.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.11B
Div. yield
0.33%
Hotels Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
HTHT H World Group Ltd
$46.89 +8.7% 1M +22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$14.40B
P/E
19.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.83B
Div. yield
4.63%
Hotels Consumer Discretionary
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

H World leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (H World 8, Hyatt Hotels 3, Studio City International Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHHTHTMSCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.32B $14.40B $156.00M H
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 93.1x 19.9x -3.5x HTHT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 50.5x 16.7x — HTHT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.8% +13.2% +0.7% HTHT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.6% 18.9% -6.5% HTHT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -38.0% 42.2% 2.7% HTHT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x -1.3x -14.3x MSC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.33% 4.63% — HTHT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.2% +22.5% -80.7% H
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.7%/yr +0.2%/yr -37.1%/yr H
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.0% 33.0% 108.8% HTHT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 72/100 52/100 HTHT

Percentile Scorecard

HHTHTMSC

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

AxisHHTHTMSC
Valuation 7 #26 of 28 63 #11 of 28 78 #7 of 28
Growth 38 #16 of 25 88 #4 of 25 67 #9 of 25
Profitability 17 #21 of 25 88 #4 of 25 38 #16 of 25
Financial Health 38 #19 of 30 86 #5 of 30 24 #23 of 30
Shareholder Returns 28 #14 of 19 33 #13 of 19 –
Overall 25 72 52
  • H ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • HTHT ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • MSC 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

PeriodHHTHTMSCSPY
1 month +13.7%+8.7%-4.7% +0.7%
3 months +4.6%+11.0%-53.7% +3.7%
6 months +9.9%-9.2%-65.5% +7.1%
Year to date +14.9%-0.3%-77.2% +12.8%
1 year +28.2%+22.5%-80.7% +11.9%
3 years +81.6%+23.0%-83.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +22.0%+7.2%-44.7% +22.8%
5 years +116.2%+1.1%-90.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +16.7%+0.2%-37.1% +10.9%
10 years +268.9%+327.4%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.9%+15.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHHTHTMSCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0%33.0%108.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.7%30.0%125.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.960.21-1.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.810.68-0.74 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.3%-53.9%-91.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.8%-16.4%-80.7% -1.2%
52-week high $202.09$56.06$4.20 $779.14
52-week low $135.42$38.29$0.77 $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.

MultipleHHTHTMSC
P/E now vs peer median 93.1xmedian 18.4x 19.9xmedian 18.4x -3.5xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 3.8xmedian 1.5x 0.2xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 14.6x 9.9xmedian 14.6x -15.5xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 94.1xmedian 17.0x 10.5xmedian 17.0x 1.2xmedian 17.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.4x 6.9xmedian 2.4x 0.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -3.73median 0.30 0.38median 0.30 -0.08median 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 monthsHHTHTMSC
Revenue $7.11B $3.83B $684.09M
Gross profit $1.47B $1.58B $596.35M
Operating income -$5.10B $1.10B $76.15M
Net income $191.00M $728.00M -$55.45M
Free cash flow $184.00M $1.38B $124.87M
EPS (diluted) $1.93 $2.23 $-0.23
Cash & equivalents $454.00M $2.10B $106.14M
Total debt $4.43B $3.18B $1.96B
Shares (diluted) 96.35M 324.75M 192.59M
Enterprise value $15.05B $5.83B -$238.92M

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
MetricHHTHTMSC
P/E 93.1x 19.9x -3.5x
P/FCF 94.1x 10.5x 1.2x
P/Operating cash flow 52.8x 11.4x 0.7x
P/S 2.4x 3.8x 0.2x
P/B 4.9x 6.9x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 11.7x 10.4x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA -4.4x 9.9x -15.5x
EV/EBIT -4.2x 11.5x 26.4x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 3.3x 2.9x
EV/FCF 115.5x 9.3x 16.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 64.8x 10.1x 9.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.73 0.38 -0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHHTHTMSC
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.8% 13.2% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 15.1% 57.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.3% 26.3% 1.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 35.6% 90.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.7% 43.8% 27.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -85.4% 47.5% 34.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 322.1% 36.6% 22.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.9% 62.7% 42.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 309.5% 34.4% 32.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -24.9% 53.0% 45.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 19.0% 3.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.2% 17.1% 53.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 72.0% 16.4% -1.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% 17.4% 75.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHHTHTMSC
Gross margin 20.7% 41.2% 87.2%
EBITDA margin -67.5% 33.4% -19.0%
Operating margin -71.8% 28.8% 11.1%
Pretax margin 4.6% 27.9% -7.0%
Net margin 2.6% 18.9% -6.5%
FCF margin 2.6% 35.9% 18.3%
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% 33.0% 31.2%
Return on equity 5.4% 39.3% -10.1%
Return on assets 1.4% 7.8% -2.0%
Return on invested capital -38.0% 42.2% 2.7%
Return on capital employed -48.4% 15.4% 3.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.7x -3.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHHTHTMSC
Debt / assets 32.0% 6.6% 72.1%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.3x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x -1.3x -14.3x
Debt / FCF 24.1x 0.5x 15.7x
Liabilities / assets 74.7% 77.6% 80.1%
Equity / assets 25.3% 22.4% 19.9%
Interest coverage -18.2x 25.1x 0.6x
Current ratio 0.6x 1.2x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 0.53 2.11 -0.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHHTHTMSC
Dividend yield 0.3% 4.6% –
Net buyback yield 2.4% -2.3% –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 2.4% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 20.5% – –

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.

ConsensusHHTHTMSC
Forward P/E 50.5xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.65FY2026 $2.81FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +66.7%FY2026 +26.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +39.7% +1.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.49BFY2026 $3.91BFY2026 $1.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026 +80.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.6% +4.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHHTHTMSC
Held by institutions 100.0% 50.9% 22.7%
Institutions holding 529 255 12
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +8.2% 0.0%
Institutions buying 239 123 2
Institutions selling 178 106 2
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.16 1.00

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.

HHTHTMSC
H 1.00 0.22 0.02
HTHT 0.22 1.00 -0.02
MSC 0.02 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, H, HTHT and MSC?

Hyatt Hotels (H) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hyatt Hotels (H) $17.32B, H World (HTHT) $14.40B, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) $156.00M.

Which stock is cheaper, H, HTHT and MSC?

H World (HTHT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hyatt Hotels (H) 93.1x, H World (HTHT) 19.9x, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -3.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, H World (HTHT) is cheapest (Hyatt Hotels (H) 50.5x, H World (HTHT) 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: Hyatt Hotels (H) +2.8%, H World (HTHT) +13.2%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

H World (HTHT) has the highest net margin (Hyatt Hotels (H) 2.6%, H World (HTHT) 18.9%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -6.5%). On return on invested capital, H World (HTHT) leads (Hyatt Hotels (H) -38.0%, H World (HTHT) 42.2%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hyatt Hotels (H) returned the most: Hyatt Hotels (H) +28.2%, H World (HTHT) +22.5%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -80.7%. Over five years, Hyatt Hotels (H) compounded fastest (Hyatt Hotels (H) +16.7%/yr, H World (HTHT) +0.2%/yr, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -37.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

H World (HTHT) has the highest dividend yield: Hyatt Hotels (H) 0.33%, H World (HTHT) 4.63%. Studio City International Holdings (MSC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, H World (HTHT) has been the steadiest (Hyatt Hotels (H) 35.0%, H World (HTHT) 33.0%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 108.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, H, HTHT and MSC?

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 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.