HLT vs IHT vs H Stock Comparison

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Innsuites Hospitality Trust and Hyatt Hotels Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
H Hyatt Hotels Corp
$172.84 +9.1% 1M +16.1% 1Y
Market cap
$16.30B
P/E
206.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.15B
Div. yield
0.35%
Hotels Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Hilton Worldwide Holdings leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Hilton Worldwide Holdings 10, Hyatt Hotels 1, Innsuites Hospitality Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHLTIHTHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $76.91B $10.66M $16.30B HLT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.4x -9.2x 206.3x HLT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.4x — 47.4x HLT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +1.7% +5.8% HLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% -15.3% 1.1% HLT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.9% — -23.6% HLT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 37.2x -0.7x H
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.17% 0.88% 0.35% IHT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.5% -26.0% +16.1% HLT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.8%/yr -20.7%/yr +15.2%/yr HLT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.1% 56.4% 34.7% HLT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 17/100 26/100 HLT

Percentile Scorecard

HLTIHTH

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

AxisHLTIHTH
Valuation 15 #24 of 28 11 #25 of 28 7 #26 of 28
Growth 46 #14 of 25 17 #21 of 25 33 #17 of 25
Profitability 83 #5 of 25 13 #22 of 25 21 #20 of 25
Financial Health 24 #23 of 30 35 #20 of 30 45 #17 of 30
Shareholder Returns 61 #8 of 19 11 #17 of 19 22 #15 of 19
Overall 46 17 26
  • HLT ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • IHT ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • H 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

PeriodHLTIHTHSPY
1 month +9.8%-19.1%+9.1% -0.2%
3 months +6.9%-32.1%-8.4% +3.9%
6 months +6.6%0.0%+6.5% +8.2%
Year to date +20.0%-14.9%+7.8% +12.9%
1 year +29.5%-26.0%+16.1% +12.3%
3 years +131.1%-8.8%+74.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +32.2%-3.0%+20.3% +23.3%
5 years +136.1%-68.7%+102.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +18.8%-20.7%+15.2% +10.9%
10 years +416.5%-45.7%+254.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.8%-5.9%+13.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHLTIHTHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.1%56.4%34.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.1%56.9%33.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.640.470.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.23-0.460.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.7%-75.9%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.8%-38.4%-14.5% -1.2%
52-week high $362.30$1.85$202.09 $779.14
52-week low $256.96$1.00$135.42 $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.

MultipleHLTIHTH
P/E now vs peer median 45.4xmedian 18.1x -9.2xmedian 18.1x 206.3xmedian 18.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 14.0x 83.1xmedian 14.0x -4.0xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.8xmedian 16.1x -14.5xmedian 16.1x 64.7xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median -11.7xmedian 2.5x 3.9xmedian 2.5x 4.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 3.19median 0.30 0.15median 0.30 -4.93median 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 monthsHLTIHTH
Revenue $12.69B $7.59M $7.15B
Gross profit $11.63B – $1.45B
Operating income $3.05B -$551.16K -$5.27B
Net income $1.70B -$1.25M $81.00M
Free cash flow $1.93B -$733.21K $252.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.52 $-0.12 $0.82
Cash & equivalents $774.00M $246.56K $537.00M
Total debt $13.36B $38.13M $19.28B
Shares (diluted) 226.00M 9.35M 96.70M
Enterprise value $73.67B $6.07M $13.78B

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
MetricHLTIHTH
P/E 45.4x -9.2x 206.3x
P/FCF 39.8x -14.5x 64.7x
P/Operating cash flow 38.2x -37.4x 36.8x
P/S 6.1x 1.4x 2.3x
P/B -11.7x 3.9x 4.5x
P/Tangible book -6.6x 3.9x 10.8x
EV/EBITDA 27.2x 83.1x -4.0x
EV/EBIT 29.4x -35.0x -3.8x
EV/Revenue 7.1x 2.5x 2.8x
EV/FCF 46.3x -26.3x 79.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 44.4x -67.7x 45.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.19 0.15 -4.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHLTIHTH
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 1.7% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 1.6% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% – 3.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.2% – -5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.1% 13.3% -5.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -11.0% -5.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.0% 11.6% -81.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -58.3% -43.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.1% 19.8% -81.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.2% -62.0% -41.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.7% 33.4% 47.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -30.2% -12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -19.2% 30.6% 90.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -41.2% -19.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHLTIHTH
Gross margin 91.6% – 20.3%
EBITDA margin 25.9% 3.1% -69.3%
Operating margin 24.0% -7.3% -73.7%
Pretax margin 18.5% -12.8% 3.2%
Net margin 13.4% -15.3% 1.1%
FCF margin 15.2% -9.7% 3.5%
Operating cash flow margin 15.9% -3.8% 6.2%
Return on equity – -140.6% 2.3%
Return on assets 10.1% -9.1% 0.6%
Return on invested capital 31.9% – -23.6%
Return on capital employed 26.3% -4.5% -49.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.2x 5.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 0.2% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHLTIHTH
Debt / assets 79.5% 64.8% 30.6%
Debt / equity -2.0x 3.3x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 37.2x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 6.9x -12.1x 17.0x
Liabilities / assets 139.2% 80.3% 74.1%
Equity / assets -39.2% 19.7% 25.9%
Interest coverage 4.4x -1.1x -17.2x
Current ratio 0.6x 1.3x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.15 – 0.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHLTIHTH
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.9% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 4.3% – 1.8%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 0.9% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 70.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 22.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 52.7%

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.

ConsensusHLTIHTH
Forward P/E 36.4xFY2026 – 47.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.47FY2026 – $3.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.8%FY2026 – +66.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.3% – +39.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.62BFY2026 – $7.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 – +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% – +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHLTIHTH
Held by institutions 93.9% 3.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,286 13 528
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +37.0% +2.2%
Institutions buying 691 4 239
Institutions selling 420 3 178
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.33 1.34

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.

HLTIHTH
HLT 1.00 0.06 0.75
IHT 0.06 1.00 0.03
H 0.75 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HLT, IHT and H?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) $76.91B, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) $10.66M, Hyatt Hotels (H) $16.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, HLT, IHT and H?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 45.4x, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -9.2x, Hyatt Hotels (H) 206.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) is cheapest (Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 36.4x, Hyatt Hotels (H) 47.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +8.1%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) +1.7%, Hyatt Hotels (H) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) has the highest net margin (Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 13.4%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -15.3%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) leads (Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 31.9%, Hyatt Hotels (H) -23.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) returned the most: Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +29.5%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -26.0%, Hyatt Hotels (H) +16.1%. Over five years, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) compounded fastest (Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +18.8%/yr, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -20.7%/yr, Hyatt Hotels (H) +15.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) has the highest dividend yield: Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 0.17%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) 0.88%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 0.35%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) has been the steadiest (Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 24.1%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) 56.4%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 34.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HLT, IHT and H?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) leads on 10. 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.