HLT vs IHT vs PEB Stock Comparison

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Innsuites Hospitality Trust and Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PEB Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
$21.30 +15.5% 1M +91.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.40B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.50B
Div. yield
0.19%
Hotel REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Hilton Worldwide Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Hilton Worldwide Holdings 8, Innsuites Hospitality Trust 1, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHLTIHTPEBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $76.91B $10.66M $2.40B HLT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.4x -9.2x -30.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.4x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +1.7% +2.1% HLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% -15.3% -5.2% HLT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.9% — 1.4% HLT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 37.2x 6.5x HLT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.17% 0.88% 0.19% IHT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.5% -26.0% +91.9% PEB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.8%/yr -20.7%/yr -0.5%/yr HLT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.1% 56.4% 31.6% HLT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 17/100 45/100 HLT

Percentile Scorecard

HLTIHTPEB

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

AxisHLTIHTPEB
Valuation 15 #24 of 28 11 #25 of 28 86 #21 of 145
Growth 46 #14 of 25 17 #21 of 25 22 #110 of 141
Profitability 83 #5 of 25 13 #22 of 25 34 #89 of 134
Financial Health 24 #23 of 30 35 #20 of 30 53 #65 of 138
Shareholder Returns 61 #8 of 19 11 #17 of 19 32 #90 of 131
Overall 46 17 45
  • HLT ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • IHT ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • PEB ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHLTIHTPEBSPY
1 month +9.8%-19.1%+15.5% -0.2%
3 months +6.9%-32.1%+10.1% +3.9%
6 months +6.6%0.0%+51.0% +8.2%
Year to date +20.0%-14.9%+88.2% +12.9%
1 year +29.5%-26.0%+91.9% +12.3%
3 years +131.1%-8.8%+82.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +32.2%-3.0%+22.2% +23.3%
5 years +136.1%-68.7%-2.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +18.8%-20.7%-0.5% +10.9%
10 years +416.5%-45.7%-15.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.8%-5.9%-1.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHLTIHTPEBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.1%56.4%31.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.1%56.9%29.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.640.470.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.23-0.462.91 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.7%-75.9%-70.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.8%-38.4%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $362.30$1.85$21.30 $779.14
52-week low $256.96$1.00$10.28 $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.

MultipleHLTIHTPEB
P/E now vs peer median 45.4xmedian 18.1x -9.2xmedian 18.1x -30.5xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 14.0x 83.1xmedian 14.0x 15.0xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.8xmedian 16.1x -14.5xmedian 16.1x 11.6xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median -11.7xmedian 2.5x 3.9xmedian 2.5x 1.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.19median 0.30 0.15median 0.30 0.66median 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 monthsHLTIHTPEB
Revenue $12.69B $7.59M $1.50B
Gross profit $11.63B – $511.32M
Operating income $3.05B -$551.16K $63.94M
Net income $1.70B -$1.25M -$45.28M
Free cash flow $1.93B -$733.21K $206.90M
EPS (diluted) $7.52 $-0.12 $-0.62
Cash & equivalents $774.00M $246.56K $261.01M
Total debt $13.36B $38.13M $2.08B
Shares (diluted) 226.00M 9.35M 127.11M
Enterprise value $73.67B $6.07M $1.63B

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
MetricHLTIHTPEB
P/E 45.4x -9.2x -30.5x
P/FCF 39.8x -14.5x 11.6x
P/Operating cash flow 38.2x -37.4x 8.6x
P/S 6.1x 1.4x 1.6x
P/B -11.7x 3.9x 1.0x
P/Tangible book -6.6x 3.9x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 27.2x 83.1x 15.0x
EV/EBIT 29.4x -35.0x 65.9x
EV/Revenue 7.1x 2.5x 2.8x
EV/FCF 46.3x -26.3x 20.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 44.4x -67.7x 15.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.19 0.15 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHLTIHTPEB
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 1.7% 2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 1.6% 1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% – 4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.2% – 1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.1% 13.3% -8.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -11.0% -19.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.0% 11.6% -100.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -58.3% -92.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.1% 19.8% -14.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.2% -62.0% -46.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.7% 33.4% -2.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -30.2% 2.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -19.2% 30.6% 8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -41.2% 34.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHLTIHTPEB
Gross margin 91.6% – 34.1%
EBITDA margin 25.9% 3.1% 18.7%
Operating margin 24.0% -7.3% 4.3%
Pretax margin 18.5% -12.8% -2.2%
Net margin 13.4% -15.3% -5.2%
FCF margin 15.2% -9.7% 13.8%
Operating cash flow margin 15.9% -3.8% 18.6%
Return on equity – -140.6% -1.7%
Return on assets 10.1% -9.1% -0.8%
Return on invested capital 31.9% – 1.4%
Return on capital employed 26.3% -4.5% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.2x -6.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 0.2% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHLTIHTPEB
Debt / assets 79.5% 64.8% 39.4%
Debt / equity -2.0x 3.3x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 37.2x 6.5x
Debt / FCF 6.9x -12.1x 10.1x
Liabilities / assets 139.2% 80.3% 52.4%
Equity / assets -39.2% 19.7% 47.6%
Interest coverage 4.4x -1.1x 0.6x
Current ratio 0.6x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.2x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 3.15 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHLTIHTPEB
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.9% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 4.3% – 3.2%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 0.9% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -10.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 2.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -3.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -3.6%

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.

ConsensusHLTIHTPEB
Forward P/E 36.4xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $9.47FY2026 – $-0.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +2.3% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.62BFY2026 – $1.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 – -1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% – +11.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHLTIHTPEB
Held by institutions 93.9% 3.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,286 13 292
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +37.0% -1.1%
Institutions buying 691 4 150
Institutions selling 420 3 92
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.33 1.63

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.

HLTIHTPEB
HLT 1.00 0.06 0.48
IHT 0.06 1.00 0.09
PEB 0.48 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HLT, IHT and PEB?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) $76.91B, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) $10.66M, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) $2.40B.

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%, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) +2.1%.

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%, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) -5.2%). On return on invested capital, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) leads (Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 31.9%, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) returned the most: Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +29.5%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -26.0%, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) +91.9%. Over five years, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) compounded fastest (Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +18.8%/yr, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -20.7%/yr, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) -0.5%/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%, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) 0.19%.

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%, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) 31.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.