HLT vs MSC vs MAR Stock Comparison

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Studio City International Holdings and Marriott International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Marriott International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Marriott International 5, Hilton Worldwide Holdings 4, Studio City International Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHLTMSCMARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.39B $154.46M $102.98B MAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 49.5x -3.5x 39.8x MAR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.2x — 34.4x MAR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% +0.7% +4.7% HLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.7% -6.5% 9.6% HLT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 30.6% 8.8% 25.5% HLT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 0.7x 3.3x MSC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.4% -81.4% +45.5% MAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.1%/yr -38.0%/yr +19.8%/yr MAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.0% 108.9% 27.3% HLT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 63/100 48/100 MSC

Percentile Scorecard

HLTMSCMAR

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

AxisHLTMSCMAR
Valuation 14 #25 of 29 79 #7 of 29 21 #23 of 29
Growth 44 #15 of 26 68 #9 of 26 52 #13 of 26
Profitability 84 #5 of 26 36 #17 of 26 64 #10 of 26
Financial Health 23 #24 of 31 70 #10 of 31 43 #18 of 31
Shareholder Returns 53 #10 of 20 – 58 #9 of 20
Overall 44 63 48
  • HLT ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • MSC ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • MAR ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHLTMSCMARSPY
1 month +12.1%-23.8%+12.1% -0.8%
3 months +6.2%-56.0%+3.1% +3.5%
6 months +5.8%-69.4%+9.4% +7.0%
Year to date +22.5%-78.3%+27.2% +12.2%
1 year +31.4%-81.4%+45.5% +13.0%
3 years +135.9%-84.3%+113.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +33.1%-46.1%+28.7% +23.1%
5 years +139.0%-90.8%+147.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +19.1%-38.0%+19.8% +11.0%
10 years +425.5%—+491.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +18.1%—+19.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHLTMSCMARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.0%108.9%27.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.0%124.6%24.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.65-1.280.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.31-0.751.67 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.7%-91.3%-30.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.9%-82.3%-2.3% -1.8%
52-week high $362.30$4.36$404.00 $779.14
52-week low $256.96$0.77$260.58 $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.

MultipleHLTMSCMAR
P/E now vs peer median 50.4xmedian 18.8x -3.3xmedian 18.8x 40.3xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 1.5x 0.2xmedian 1.5x 3.8xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.1xmedian 15.2x -0.4xmedian 15.2x 24.1xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.1xmedian 16.1x 1.2xmedian 16.1x 32.9xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median -12.6xmedian 2.5x 0.3xmedian 2.5x -22.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 4.03median 0.38 -0.07median 0.38 17.47median 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 monthsHLTMSCMAR
Revenue $12.49B $684.09M $26.90B
Gross profit $11.42B $596.35M $5.33B
Operating income $2.92B $76.15M $4.25B
Net income $1.59B -$55.45M $2.59B
Free cash flow $2.03B $124.87M $3.13B
EPS (diluted) $6.92 $-0.23 $9.78
Cash & equivalents $1.01B $106.14M $462.00M
Total debt $13.34B $14.51M $16.92B
Shares (diluted) 229.00M 192.59M 264.50M
Enterprise value $74.84B -$223.95M $101.03B

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
MetricHLTMSCMAR
P/E 50.4x -3.3x 40.3x
P/FCF 39.1x 1.2x 32.9x
P/Operating cash flow 37.7x 0.7x 27.6x
P/S 6.4x 0.2x 3.8x
P/B -12.6x 0.3x -22.7x
P/Tangible book -7.0x 0.3x -6.9x
EV/EBITDA 29.1x -0.4x 24.1x
EV/EBIT 31.5x 0.7x 28.1x
EV/Revenue 7.3x 0.1x 4.4x
EV/FCF 45.2x 0.5x 38.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 43.5x 0.3x 32.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.03 -0.07 17.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHLTMSCMAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% 0.7% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 57.9% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.0% 1.4% 6.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 90.1% 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.2% 27.6% 9.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 34.0% 2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.3% 22.3% 4.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 42.2% -2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.0% 32.3% 8.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 45.5% 2.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.5% 3.1% 49.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 53.8% 9.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.8% -1.3% 86.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 75.3% 8.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHLTMSCMAR
Gross margin 91.4% 87.2% 19.8%
EBITDA margin 25.3% -19.0% 18.4%
Operating margin 23.3% 11.1% 15.8%
Pretax margin 17.9% -7.0% 12.9%
Net margin 12.7% -6.5% 9.6%
FCF margin 16.3% 18.3% 11.6%
Operating cash flow margin 16.9% 31.2% 13.9%
Return on equity – -10.1% –
Return on assets 9.5% -2.0% 9.2%
Return on invested capital 30.6% 8.8% 25.5%
Return on capital employed 25.2% 3.0% 21.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -3.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHLTMSCMAR
Debt / assets 78.8% 0.5% 60.2%
Debt / equity -2.1x 0.0x -3.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 0.7x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 6.6x 0.1x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 137.2% 80.1% 116.1%
Equity / assets -37.2% 19.9% -16.1%
Interest coverage 4.4x 0.6x 5.0x
Current ratio 0.6x 0.8x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.17 -0.71 4.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHLTMSCMAR
Dividend yield 0.2% – 0.7%
Net buyback yield 4.1% – 3.4%
Shareholder yield 4.2% – 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 28.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 23.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 13.2%

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.

ConsensusHLTMSCMAR
Forward P/E 37.2xFY2026 – 34.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.47FY2026 – $11.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.8%FY2026 – +14.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.3% – +22.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.62BFY2026 $1.25BFY2026 $26.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 +80.1%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% – +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHLTMSCMAR
Held by institutions 93.9% 22.7% 61.3%
Institutions holding 1,285 12 1,751
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% 0.0% +3.1%
Institutions buying 690 2 860
Institutions selling 420 2 550
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.00 1.56

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.

HLTMSCMAR
HLT 1.00 -0.06 0.82
MSC -0.06 1.00 -0.06
MAR 0.82 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HLT, MSC and MAR?

Marriott International (MAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) $78.39B, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) $154.46M, Marriott International (MAR) $102.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, HLT, MSC and MAR?

Marriott International (MAR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 49.5x, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -3.5x, Marriott International (MAR) 39.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marriott International (MAR) is cheapest (Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 37.2x, Marriott International (MAR) 34.4x). 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) +8.7%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) +0.7%, Marriott International (MAR) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) has the highest net margin (Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 12.7%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -6.5%, Marriott International (MAR) 9.6%). On return on invested capital, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) leads (Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 30.6%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 8.8%, Marriott International (MAR) 25.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marriott International (MAR) returned the most: Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +31.4%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -81.4%, Marriott International (MAR) +45.5%. Over five years, Marriott International (MAR) compounded fastest (Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +19.1%/yr, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -38.0%/yr, Marriott International (MAR) +19.8%/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%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 0.00%, Marriott International (MAR) 0.01%. Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) and Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 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%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 108.9%, Marriott International (MAR) 27.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HLT, MSC and MAR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Marriott International (MAR) 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.