H vs VIK vs WH Stock Comparison

Hyatt Hotels, Viking Holdings and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
H Hyatt Hotels Corp
$172.02 +8.6% 1M +15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$16.22B
P/E
205.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.15B
Div. yield
0.35%
Hotels Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
VIK Viking Holdings Ltd
$84.69 +5.5% 1M +40.2% 1Y
Market cap
$38.19B
P/E
27.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.97B
Div. yield
–
Cruise Lines Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Viking Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Viking Holdings 5, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts 5, Hyatt Hotels 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHVIKWHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.22B $38.19B $5.31B VIK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 205.3x 27.9x 26.7x WH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 47.3x 26.9x 15.8x WH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% +20.0% +0.7% VIK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% 19.3% 14.0% VIK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -23.6% 22.5% 9.6% VIK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 1.0x 5.5x H
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.35% — 2.33% WH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.6% +40.2% -2.5% VIK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr — -2.4%/yr H
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.7% 40.6% 30.4% WH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 50/100 57/100 WH

Percentile Scorecard

HVIKWH

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

AxisHVIKWH
Valuation 11 #18 of 20 26 #15 of 20 58 #9 of 20
Growth 50 #9 of 17 88 #3 of 17 44 #10 of 17
Profitability 25 #13 of 17 88 #3 of 17 69 #6 of 17
Financial Health 40 #13 of 21 50 #11 of 21 35 #14 of 21
Shareholder Returns 36 #8 of 12 0 #12 of 12 82 #3 of 12
Overall 32 50 57
  • H ranked among 22 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • VIK ranked among 22 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • WH ranked among 22 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHVIKWHSPY
1 month +8.6%+5.5%+4.1% -0.8%
3 months -10.0%-17.8%-3.0% +3.5%
6 months +4.9%+4.8%-14.6% +7.0%
Year to date +7.3%+18.6%-3.5% +12.2%
1 year +15.6%+40.2%-2.5% +13.0%
3 years +73.3%—+2.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +20.1%—+0.9% +23.1%
5 years +100.8%—-11.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +15.0%—-2.4% +11.0%
10 years +253.4%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.5%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHVIKWHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.7%40.6%30.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.7%37.7%29.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.971.760.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.450.99-0.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.3%-35.4%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.9%-21.8%-18.9% -1.8%
52-week high $202.09$108.24$89.91 $779.14
52-week low $135.42$57.08$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.

MultipleHVIKWH
P/E now vs peer median 205.3xmedian 20.1x 27.9xmedian 20.1x 26.7xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 5.5xmedian 1.5x 3.7xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.0xmedian 15.0x 20.4xmedian 15.0x 16.4xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 64.4xmedian 14.5x 33.1xmedian 14.5x 16.1xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.1x 23.1xmedian 2.1x 11.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -4.91median 0.38 —median 0.38 -3.30median 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 monthsHVIKWH
Revenue $7.15B $6.97B $1.45B
Gross profit $1.45B $3.01B $894.00M
Operating income -$5.27B $1.62B $424.00M
Net income $81.00M $1.35B $202.00M
Free cash flow $252.00M $1.15B $330.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.82 $3.02 $2.72
Cash & equivalents $537.00M $3.99B $71.00M
Total debt $19.28B $13.58B $2.73B
Shares (diluted) 96.70M 446.42M 74.30M
Enterprise value $13.70B $23.31B $5.03B

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
MetricHVIKWH
P/E 205.3x 27.9x 26.7x
P/FCF 64.4x 33.1x 16.1x
P/Operating cash flow 36.6x 14.5x 14.1x
P/S 2.3x 5.5x 3.7x
P/B 4.5x 23.1x 11.2x
P/Tangible book 10.8x 23.1x -5.3x
EV/EBITDA -4.0x 20.4x 16.4x
EV/EBIT -3.8x 24.8x 18.8x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 5.8x 5.5x
EV/FCF 79.0x 34.8x 24.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 44.9x 15.2x 21.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.91 – -3.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHVIKWH
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% 20.0% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.2% – 0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.1% 22.4% 2.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.0% – 4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.3% 29.1% -25.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.9% – -4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -81.4% 64.8% -40.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -43.5% – -12.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -81.9% 35.4% -38.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.8% – -8.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 47.7% 16.6% 8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.5% – 7.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 90.9% 48.3% 12.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.6% – 7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHVIKWH
Gross margin 20.3% 43.2% 61.8%
EBITDA margin -69.3% 28.2% 33.5%
Operating margin -73.7% 23.3% 29.3%
Pretax margin 3.2% 19.7% 19.4%
Net margin 1.1% 19.3% 14.0%
FCF margin 3.5% 16.6% 22.8%
Operating cash flow margin 6.2% 37.8% 26.1%
Return on equity 2.3% 99.1% 42.3%
Return on assets 0.6% 10.0% 4.6%
Return on invested capital -23.6% 22.5% 9.6%
Return on capital employed -49.4% 21.9% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.5x 2.0x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.3% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHVIKWH
Debt / assets 30.6% 43.1% 62.5%
Debt / equity 1.2x 3.6x 5.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 1.0x 5.5x
Debt / FCF 17.0x 5.2x 8.3x
Liabilities / assets 74.1% 88.0% 89.1%
Equity / assets 25.9% 12.0% 10.9%
Interest coverage -17.2x 8.2x 3.0x
Current ratio 0.6x 0.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.45 – 1.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHVIKWH
Dividend yield 0.3% – 2.3%
Net buyback yield 1.8% -0.1% 4.3%
Shareholder yield 2.1% -0.1% 6.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 70.4% – 63.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 22.6% – 39.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% – 2.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 52.7% – 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.

ConsensusHVIKWH
Forward P/E 47.3xFY2026 26.9xFY2026 15.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.64FY2026 $3.15FY2026 $4.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +66.2%FY2026 +20.7%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.1% +30.8% +7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.49BFY2026 $6.89BFY2026 $1.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.6% +23.8% +15.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHVIKWH
Held by institutions 100.0% 47.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 528 607 469
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +2.6% -1.4%
Institutions buying 239 404 226
Institutions selling 178 148 144
Buyers to sellers 1.34 2.73 1.57

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.

HVIKWH
H 1.00 0.49 0.53
VIK 0.49 1.00 0.33
WH 0.53 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, H, VIK and WH?

Viking Holdings (VIK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hyatt Hotels (H) $16.22B, Viking Holdings (VIK) $38.19B, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) $5.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, H, VIK and WH?

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hyatt Hotels (H) 205.3x, Viking Holdings (VIK) 27.9x, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) 26.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) is cheapest (Hyatt Hotels (H) 47.3x, Viking Holdings (VIK) 26.9x, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) 15.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Viking Holdings (VIK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hyatt Hotels (H) +5.8%, Viking Holdings (VIK) +20.0%, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Viking Holdings (VIK) has the highest net margin (Hyatt Hotels (H) 1.1%, Viking Holdings (VIK) 19.3%, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Viking Holdings (VIK) leads (Hyatt Hotels (H) -23.6%, Viking Holdings (VIK) 22.5%, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viking Holdings (VIK) returned the most: Hyatt Hotels (H) +15.6%, Viking Holdings (VIK) +40.2%, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) -2.5%. Over five years, Hyatt Hotels (H) compounded fastest (Hyatt Hotels (H) +15.0%/yr, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) -2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) has the highest dividend yield: Hyatt Hotels (H) 0.35%, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) 2.33%. Viking Holdings (VIK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) has been the steadiest (Hyatt Hotels (H) 34.7%, Viking Holdings (VIK) 40.6%, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) 30.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, H, VIK 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, Viking Holdings (VIK) leads on 5. 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.