H vs MAR vs HTHT Stock Comparison

Hyatt Hotels, Marriott International and H World Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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H Hyatt Hotels Corp
$172.43 +9.6% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$16.22B
P/E
205.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.15B
Div. yield
0.00%
Hotels Consumer Discretionary
HTHT H World Group Ltd
$46.23 +8.1% 1M +19.5% 1Y
Market cap
$14.54B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.83B
Div. yield
–
Hotels Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

H World leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (H World 7, Marriott International 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHMARHTHTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.22B $104.19B $14.54B MAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 205.3x 40.3x 20.1x HTHT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 47.4x 34.1x 16.5x HTHT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% +4.7% +13.2% HTHT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% 9.6% 18.9% HTHT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -23.6% 25.5% 42.2% HTHT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 3.3x -1.3x HTHT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% MAR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.3% +44.9% +19.5% MAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.8%/yr +20.4%/yr -0.9%/yr MAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.7% 27.2% 32.5% MAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 48/100 72/100 HTHT

Percentile Scorecard

HMARHTHT

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

AxisHMARHTHT
Valuation 7 #27 of 29 21 #23 of 29 64 #11 of 29
Growth 32 #18 of 26 52 #13 of 26 88 #4 of 26
Profitability 24 #20 of 26 64 #10 of 26 88 #4 of 26
Financial Health 40 #19 of 31 43 #18 of 31 87 #5 of 31
Shareholder Returns 21 #16 of 20 58 #9 of 20 32 #14 of 20
Overall 25 48 72
  • H ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • MAR ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • HTHT 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

PeriodHMARHTHTSPY
1 month +9.6%+11.1%+8.1% -1.0%
3 months -7.9%+4.3%+14.2% +2.9%
6 months +5.0%+6.4%-10.7% +6.4%
Year to date +7.6%+25.9%-1.7% +11.4%
1 year +16.3%+44.9%+19.5% +13.1%
3 years +68.7%+105.5%+24.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +19.1%+27.2%+7.5% +21.5%
5 years +108.5%+152.5%-4.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +15.8%+20.4%-0.9% +10.9%
10 years +242.7%+481.9%+305.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.1%+19.3%+15.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureHMARHTHTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.7%27.2%32.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%24.8%29.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.960.630.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.471.650.60 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.3%-30.7%-53.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.7%-3.3%-17.5% -2.5%
52-week high $202.09$404.00$56.06 $779.14
52-week low $135.42$260.58$38.25 $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.

MultipleHMARHTHT
P/E now vs peer median 205.8xmedian 18.8x 39.9xmedian 18.8x 19.6xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 3.8xmedian 1.5x 3.7xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.0xmedian 15.0x 23.9xmedian 15.0x 9.8xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 64.5xmedian 16.0x 32.5xmedian 16.0x 10.3xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.5x -22.5xmedian 2.5x 6.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -4.92median 0.37 17.29median 0.37 0.37median 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 monthsHMARHTHT
Revenue $7.15B $26.90B $3.83B
Gross profit $1.45B $5.33B $1.58B
Operating income -$5.27B $4.25B $1.10B
Net income $81.00M $2.59B $728.00M
Free cash flow $252.00M $3.13B $1.38B
EPS (diluted) $0.82 $9.78 $2.23
Cash & equivalents $537.00M $462.00M $2.10B
Total debt $19.28B $16.92B $3.18B
Shares (diluted) 96.70M 264.50M 324.75M
Enterprise value $13.38B $102.23B $5.94B

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
MetricHMARHTHT
P/E 205.8x 39.9x 19.6x
P/FCF 64.5x 32.5x 10.3x
P/Operating cash flow 36.7x 27.3x 11.2x
P/S 2.3x 3.8x 3.7x
P/B 4.5x -22.5x 6.8x
P/Tangible book 10.8x -6.8x 10.2x
EV/EBITDA -4.0x 23.9x 9.8x
EV/EBIT -3.8x 27.8x 11.4x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 4.4x 3.3x
EV/FCF 79.1x 37.8x 9.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 45.0x 31.7x 9.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.92 17.29 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHMARHTHT
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% 4.7% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 5.5% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.1% 6.6% 26.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.0% 1.3% 35.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.3% 9.5% 43.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.9% 2.0% 47.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -81.4% 4.9% 36.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -43.5% -2.4% 62.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -81.9% 8.9% 34.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.8% 2.3% 53.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 47.7% 49.8% 19.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.5% 9.3% 17.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 90.9% 86.2% 16.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.6% 8.6% 17.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHMARHTHT
Gross margin 20.3% 19.8% 41.2%
EBITDA margin -69.3% 18.4% 33.4%
Operating margin -73.7% 15.8% 28.8%
Pretax margin 3.2% 12.9% 27.9%
Net margin 1.1% 9.6% 18.9%
FCF margin 3.5% 11.6% 35.9%
Operating cash flow margin 6.2% 13.9% 33.0%
Return on equity 2.3% – 39.3%
Return on assets 0.6% 9.2% 7.8%
Return on invested capital -23.6% 25.5% 42.2%
Return on capital employed -49.4% 21.2% 15.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.5x 1.4x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.9% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHMARHTHT
Debt / assets 30.6% 60.2% 6.6%
Debt / equity 1.2x -3.7x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 3.3x -1.3x
Debt / FCF 17.0x 5.4x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 74.1% 116.1% 77.6%
Equity / assets 25.9% -16.1% 22.4%
Interest coverage -17.2x 5.0x 25.1x
Current ratio 0.6x 0.5x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 0.45 4.14 2.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHMARHTHT
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.7% 4.7%
Net buyback yield 1.8% 3.5% -2.3%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 4.2% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 70.4% 28.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 22.6% 23.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% 3.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 52.7% 13.2% –

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.

ConsensusHMARHTHT
Forward P/E 47.4xFY2026 34.1xFY2026 16.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.64FY2026 $11.45FY2026 $2.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +66.2%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026 +26.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +39.6% +22.3% +1.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.50BFY2026 $26.29BFY2026 $3.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.6% +4.4% +4.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHMARHTHT
Held by institutions 100.0% 61.3% 50.9%
Institutions holding 528 1,751 255
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +3.1% +8.2%
Institutions buying 239 860 123
Institutions selling 178 550 106
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.56 1.16

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.

HMARHTHT
H 1.00 0.74 0.21
MAR 0.74 1.00 0.25
HTHT 0.21 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, H, MAR and HTHT?

Marriott International (MAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hyatt Hotels (H) $16.22B, Marriott International (MAR) $104.19B, H World (HTHT) $14.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, H, MAR and HTHT?

H World (HTHT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hyatt Hotels (H) 205.3x, Marriott International (MAR) 40.3x, H World (HTHT) 20.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, H World (HTHT) is cheapest (Hyatt Hotels (H) 47.4x, Marriott International (MAR) 34.1x, H World (HTHT) 16.5x). 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) +5.8%, Marriott International (MAR) +4.7%, H World (HTHT) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

H World (HTHT) has the highest net margin (Hyatt Hotels (H) 1.1%, Marriott International (MAR) 9.6%, H World (HTHT) 18.9%). On return on invested capital, H World (HTHT) leads (Hyatt Hotels (H) -23.6%, Marriott International (MAR) 25.5%, H World (HTHT) 42.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marriott International (MAR) returned the most: Hyatt Hotels (H) +16.3%, Marriott International (MAR) +44.9%, H World (HTHT) +19.5%. Over five years, Marriott International (MAR) compounded fastest (Hyatt Hotels (H) +15.8%/yr, Marriott International (MAR) +20.4%/yr, H World (HTHT) -0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Marriott International (MAR) has the highest dividend yield: Hyatt Hotels (H) 0.00%, Marriott International (MAR) 0.01%, H World (HTHT) 0.00%. H World (HTHT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Marriott International (MAR) has been the steadiest (Hyatt Hotels (H) 34.7%, Marriott International (MAR) 27.2%, H World (HTHT) 32.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.