HGV vs VAC vs HST Stock Comparison

Hilton Grand Vacations, Marriott Vacations Worldwide and Host Hotels & Resorts Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HGV Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.
$35.51 -1.2% 1M -19.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.82B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.28B
Div. yield
–
Vacation Ownership Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Host Hotels & Resorts leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Host Hotels & Resorts 7, Hilton Grand Vacations 3, Marriott Vacations Worldwide 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHGVVACHSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.82B $4.02B $17.60B HST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x -12.0x 17.1x HST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 12.0x 17.4x HGV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +1.7% +4.9% HGV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% -6.5% 16.5% HST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -32.3% -31.8% 7.4% HST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.9x -1.7x 1.8x HGV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.6% +63.9% +54.9% VAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.7%/yr -6.5%/yr +8.5%/yr HST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 60.5% 25.3% HST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 29/100 74/100 HST

Percentile Scorecard

HGVVACHST

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

AxisHGVVACHST
Valuation 63 #11 of 28 33 #19 of 28 84 #24 of 145
Growth 63 #10 of 25 4 #24 of 25 62 #54 of 142
Profitability 29 #18 of 25 17 #21 of 25 74 #36 of 135
Financial Health 17 #25 of 30 35 #20 of 30 76 #34 of 136
Shareholder Returns 94 #2 of 19 56 #9 of 19 72 #37 of 131
Overall 53 29 74
  • HGV ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • VAC ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • HST ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHGVVACHSTSPY
1 month -1.2%+7.2%+11.5% +0.9%
3 months -31.0%+9.1%-1.1% +5.9%
6 months -18.2%+63.9%+20.0% +8.5%
Year to date -20.6%+94.4%+42.5% +13.3%
1 year -19.6%+63.9%+54.9% +12.4%
3 years -0.6%+28.8%+67.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -0.2%+8.8%+18.9% +23.5%
5 years -29.4%-28.7%+50.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.7%-6.5%+8.5% +11.0%
10 years —+79.3%+68.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+6.0%+5.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHGVVACHSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%60.5%25.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.9%63.7%25.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.141.410.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.501.062.17 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.2%-73.6%-40.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.1%-10.2%-1.1% -0.9%
52-week high $54.69$124.86$25.54 $779.14
52-week low $34.06$45.49$16.02 $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.

MultipleHGVVACHST
P/E now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 18.2x -11.7xmedian 18.2x 16.9xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 14.1x -4.9xmedian 14.1x 12.0xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 16.4x 39.0xmedian 16.4x 17.1xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.5x 1.9xmedian 2.5x 2.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.03median 0.30 0.26median 0.30 1.40median 1.91

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 monthsHGVVACHST
Revenue $5.28B $5.16B $6.22B
Gross profit $1.95B $3.94B $1.68B
Operating income -$2.80B -$1.39B $905.00M
Net income $166.00M -$335.00M $1.04B
Free cash flow $413.00M $99.00M $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $1.87 $-8.74 $1.49
Cash & equivalents $272.00M $211.00M $1.95B
Total debt $4.88B $8.91B $5.08B
Shares (diluted) 80.90M 38.20M 687.00M
Enterprise value $1.83B $2.66B $12.64B

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
MetricHGVVACHST
P/E 18.6x -11.7x 16.9x
P/FCF 6.7x 39.0x 17.1x
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x 26.8x 10.8x
P/S 0.5x 0.7x 2.8x
P/B 2.2x 1.9x 2.7x
P/Tangible book -8.3x 2.8x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA -3.0x -4.9x 12.0x
EV/EBIT -2.6x -4.3x 22.6x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.2x 3.3x
EV/FCF 17.9x 60.6x 20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x 41.7x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.03 0.26 1.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHGVVACHST
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 1.7% 4.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 2.6% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.0% 1.3% 3.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 2.6% -4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.1% -100.1% 6.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.5% -54.3% 3.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 140.6% -228.8% 55.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -24.2% -42.5% 10.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 201.9% -240.8% 57.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.1% -44.6% 12.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.9% 9.1% 12.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% -24.2% 1.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 71.4% 41.4% 874.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% -24.1% 16.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHGVVACHST
Gross margin 37.0% 76.3% 27.0%
EBITDA margin -46.3% -23.8% 27.4%
Operating margin -53.1% -27.0% 14.6%
Pretax margin 4.5% -6.5% 17.6%
Net margin 2.9% -6.5% 16.5%
FCF margin 7.8% 1.9% 16.3%
Operating cash flow margin 8.8% 2.8% 25.8%
Return on equity 12.7% -16.5% 15.8%
Return on assets 1.4% -3.5% 7.9%
Return on invested capital -32.3% -31.8% 7.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x -0.4x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.8% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHGVVACHST
Debt / assets 39.9% 24.8% 38.3%
Debt / equity 3.9x 1.1x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.9x -1.7x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 11.8x 23.8x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 89.7% 78.3% 51.8%
Equity / assets 10.3% 21.7% 48.2%
Interest coverage -9.4x -20.0x 3.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHGVVACHST
Dividend yield – 2.9% 3.8%
Net buyback yield 20.0% 0.6% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 20.0% 3.5% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 62.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 64.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusHGVVACHST
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 12.0xFY2026 17.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.96FY2026 $9.37FY2026 $1.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +138.5%FY2026 +30.9%FY2026 +31.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.0% -3.8% -30.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.64BFY2026 $5.73BFY2026 $6.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.7%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +0.8% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHGVVACHST
Held by institutions 100.0% 91.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 301 370 737
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% -0.7% +2.7%
Institutions buying 174 180 432
Institutions selling 82 104 209
Buyers to sellers 2.12 1.73 2.07

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.

HGVVACHST
HGV 1.00 0.55 0.47
VAC 0.55 1.00 0.17
HST 0.47 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HGV, VAC and HST?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) $2.82B, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) $4.02B, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) $17.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, HGV, VAC and HST?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) 18.7x, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -12.0x, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 17.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) is cheapest (Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) 7.2x, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 12.0x, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 17.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) +5.4%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) +1.7%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +4.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) has the highest net margin (Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) 2.9%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -6.5%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 16.5%). On return on invested capital, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) leads (Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) -32.3%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -31.8%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) returned the most: Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) -19.6%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) +63.9%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +54.9%. Over five years, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) compounded fastest (Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) -6.7%/yr, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -6.5%/yr, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +8.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) 0.00%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 0.00%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 0.04%. Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) and 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 (Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) 39.5%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 60.5%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 25.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.