HLT vs IHT vs XHR Stock Comparison

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Innsuites Hospitality Trust and Xenia Hotels & Resorts Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Hilton Worldwide Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Hilton Worldwide Holdings 7, Xenia Hotels & Resorts 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHLTIHTXHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $79.94B $10.56M $1.91B HLT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.0x -9.1x -263.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.9x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +1.7% +1.6% HLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% -15.3% -0.7% HLT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.9% — 2.9% HLT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 37.2x 6.0x HLT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.1% -31.3% +61.0% XHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.4%/yr -21.6%/yr +3.1%/yr HLT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.0% 56.4% 27.4% HLT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 19/100 46/100 XHR

Percentile Scorecard

HLTIHTXHR

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

AxisHLTIHTXHR
Valuation 11 #25 of 28 15 #24 of 28 72 #42 of 145
Growth 46 #14 of 25 17 #21 of 25 19 #115 of 142
Profitability 83 #5 of 25 13 #22 of 25 34 #90 of 135
Financial Health 24 #23 of 30 41 #18 of 30 41 #81 of 136
Shareholder Returns 67 #7 of 19 11 #17 of 19 66 #45 of 131
Overall 46 19 46
  • HLT ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • IHT ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • XHR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHLTIHTXHRSPY
1 month +9.2%-20.3%+12.3% +0.9%
3 months +8.6%-36.8%-5.2% +5.9%
6 months +11.2%-2.7%+28.7% +8.5%
Year to date +21.8%-17.9%+46.3% +13.3%
1 year +34.1%-31.3%+61.0% +12.4%
3 years +134.5%-12.0%+83.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +32.9%-4.2%+22.5% +23.5%
5 years +143.0%-70.4%+16.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +19.4%-21.6%+3.1% +11.0%
10 years +424.0%-47.6%+33.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +18.0%-6.3%+2.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHLTIHTXHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.0%56.4%27.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.0%56.9%28.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.460.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.42-0.552.23 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.7%-75.9%-54.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.5%-40.5%-5.2% -0.9%
52-week high $362.30$1.85$21.82 $779.14
52-week low $256.96$1.00$12.30 $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.

MultipleHLTIHTXHR
P/E now vs peer median 46.1xmedian 18.2x -8.8xmedian 18.2x -264.3xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 14.1x 81.5xmedian 14.1x 15.3xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.4xmedian 16.4x -14.0xmedian 16.4x 16.5xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median -11.8xmedian 2.5x 3.8xmedian 2.5x 1.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.24median 0.30 0.14median 0.30 9.03median 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 monthsHLTIHTXHR
Revenue $12.69B $7.59M $1.09B
Gross profit $11.63B – $337.00M
Operating income $3.05B -$551.16K $73.11M
Net income $1.70B -$1.25M -$7.69M
Free cash flow $1.93B -$733.21K $115.51M
EPS (diluted) $7.52 $-0.12 $-0.08
Cash & equivalents $774.00M $246.56K $112.36M
Total debt $13.36B $38.13M $1.36B
Shares (diluted) 226.00M 9.35M 92.25M
Enterprise value $76.67B $9.91M $1.36B

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
MetricHLTIHTXHR
P/E 46.1x -8.8x -264.3x
P/FCF 40.4x -14.0x 16.5x
P/Operating cash flow 38.7x -36.1x 10.5x
P/S 6.1x 1.4x 1.7x
P/B -11.8x 3.8x 1.6x
P/Tangible book -6.7x 3.8x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 27.5x 81.5x 15.3x
EV/EBIT 29.7x -34.3x 43.2x
EV/Revenue 7.1x 2.5x 2.9x
EV/FCF 46.9x -25.8x 27.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 45.0x -66.4x 17.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.24 0.14 9.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHLTIHTXHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 1.7% 1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 1.6% 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% – 3.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.2% – 0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.1% 13.3% -30.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -11.0% -13.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.0% 11.6% -111.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -58.3% -28.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.1% 19.8% -112.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.2% -62.0% -29.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.7% 33.4% 5.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -30.2% -1.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -19.2% 30.6% 356.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -41.2% 2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHLTIHTXHR
Gross margin 91.6% – 30.8%
EBITDA margin 25.9% 3.1% 18.9%
Operating margin 24.0% -7.3% 6.7%
Pretax margin 18.5% -12.8% -0.6%
Net margin 13.4% -15.3% -0.7%
FCF margin 15.2% -9.7% 10.6%
Operating cash flow margin 15.9% -3.8% 16.6%
Return on equity – -140.6% -0.7%
Return on assets 10.1% -9.1% -0.3%
Return on invested capital 31.9% – 2.9%
Return on capital employed 26.3% -4.5% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.2x -23.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 0.2% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHLTIHTXHR
Debt / assets 79.5% 64.8% 50.0%
Debt / equity -2.0x 3.3x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 37.2x 6.0x
Debt / FCF 6.9x -12.1x 11.8x
Liabilities / assets 139.2% 80.3% 57.2%
Equity / assets -39.2% 19.7% 42.8%
Interest coverage 4.4x -1.1x 0.9x
Current ratio 0.6x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.2x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 3.18 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHLTIHTXHR
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.9% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 4.3% – 2.6%
Shareholder yield 4.4% 0.9% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -9.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 0.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 32.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -68.0%

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.

ConsensusHLTIHTXHR
Forward P/E 36.9xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $9.47FY2026 – $-0.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.8%FY2026 – -103.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.3% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.62BFY2026 – $1.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 – -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% – +10.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHLTIHTXHR
Held by institutions 93.9% 3.3% 95.2%
Institutions holding 1,286 13 298
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +37.0% -2.2%
Institutions buying 691 4 161
Institutions selling 420 3 90
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.33 1.79

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.

HLTIHTXHR
HLT 1.00 0.05 0.50
IHT 0.05 1.00 0.06
XHR 0.50 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HLT, IHT and XHR?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) $79.94B, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) $10.56M, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) $1.91B.

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%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) +1.6%.

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%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) -0.7%). On return on invested capital, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) leads (Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 31.9%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) returned the most: Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +34.1%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -31.3%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) +61.0%. Over five years, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) compounded fastest (Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +19.4%/yr, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -21.6%/yr, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) +3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 0.00%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) 0.00%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 0.00%. Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) and Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) has been the steadiest (Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 24.0%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) 56.4%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 27.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.