HST vs VAC vs PEB Stock Comparison

Host Hotels & Resorts, Marriott Vacations Worldwide 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

11 decided of 12

Host Hotels & Resorts leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Host Hotels & Resorts 8, Marriott Vacations Worldwide 2, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHSTVACPEBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.28B $3.83B $2.40B HST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x -11.6x -30.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 11.9x — VAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.9% +1.7% +2.1% HST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.5% -6.5% -5.2% HST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% -31.8% 1.4% HST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -1.7x 6.5x VAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.77% 2.88% 0.19% HST
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.6% +57.6% +91.9% PEB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.4%/yr -6.7%/yr -0.5%/yr HST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.4% 60.6% 31.6% HST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 30/100 45/100 HST

Percentile Scorecard

HSTVACPEB

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

AxisHSTVACPEB
Valuation 85 #22 of 145 33 #19 of 28 86 #21 of 145
Growth 64 #52 of 141 4 #24 of 25 22 #110 of 141
Profitability 73 #37 of 134 17 #21 of 25 34 #89 of 134
Financial Health 75 #35 of 138 28 #22 of 30 53 #65 of 138
Shareholder Returns 73 #36 of 131 67 #7 of 19 32 #90 of 131
Overall 74 30 45
  • HST ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • VAC 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

PeriodHSTVACPEBSPY
1 month +12.5%+8.2%+15.5% -0.2%
3 months -1.0%+8.4%+10.1% +3.9%
6 months +20.4%+56.2%+51.0% +8.2%
Year to date +42.2%+92.8%+88.2% +12.9%
1 year +51.6%+57.6%+91.9% +12.3%
3 years +67.6%+27.7%+82.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +18.8%+8.5%+22.2% +23.3%
5 years +49.5%-29.4%-2.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +8.4%-6.7%-0.5% +10.9%
10 years +69.4%+78.4%-15.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.4%+6.0%-1.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHSTVACPEBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.4%60.6%31.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.3%63.6%29.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.671.400.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.030.952.91 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.2%-73.6%-70.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.3%-10.9%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $25.54$124.86$21.30 $779.14
52-week low $16.02$45.49$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.

MultipleHSTVACPEB
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 26.3x -11.6xmedian 18.1x -30.5xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 4.0x 0.7xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 14.4x -4.8xmedian 14.0x 15.0xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 23.3x 38.6xmedian 16.1x 11.6xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 2.5x 1.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.40median 1.91 0.26median 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 monthsHSTVACPEB
Revenue $6.22B $5.16B $1.50B
Gross profit $1.68B $3.94B $511.32M
Operating income $905.00M -$1.39B $63.94M
Net income $1.04B -$335.00M -$45.28M
Free cash flow $1.02B $99.00M $206.90M
EPS (diluted) $1.49 $-8.74 $-0.62
Cash & equivalents $1.95B $211.00M $261.01M
Total debt $5.08B $8.91B $2.08B
Shares (diluted) 687.00M 38.20M 127.11M
Enterprise value $12.54B $2.47B $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
MetricHSTVACPEB
P/E 16.8x -11.6x -30.5x
P/FCF 17.0x 38.6x 11.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.8x 26.6x 8.6x
P/S 2.8x 0.7x 1.6x
P/B 2.7x 1.9x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 2.8x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 12.0x -4.8x 15.0x
EV/EBIT 22.5x -4.3x 65.9x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 1.2x 2.8x
EV/FCF 20.1x 60.3x 20.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 41.4x 15.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.40 0.26 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSTVACPEB
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.9% 1.7% 2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 2.6% 1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.6% 1.3% 4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.7% 2.6% 1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.0% -100.1% -8.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -54.3% -19.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.8% -228.8% -100.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% -42.5% -92.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 57.4% -240.8% -14.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.0% -44.6% -46.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% 9.1% -2.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -24.2% 2.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 874.8% 41.4% 8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.6% -24.1% 34.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHSTVACPEB
Gross margin 27.0% 76.3% 34.1%
EBITDA margin 27.4% -23.8% 18.7%
Operating margin 14.6% -27.0% 4.3%
Pretax margin 17.6% -6.5% -2.2%
Net margin 16.5% -6.5% -5.2%
FCF margin 16.3% 1.9% 13.8%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 2.8% 18.6%
Return on equity 15.8% -16.5% -1.7%
Return on assets 7.9% -3.5% -0.8%
Return on invested capital 7.4% -31.8% 1.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x -0.4x -6.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSTVACPEB
Debt / assets 38.3% 24.8% 39.4%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.1x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -1.7x 6.5x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 23.8x 10.1x
Liabilities / assets 51.8% 78.3% 52.4%
Equity / assets 48.2% 21.7% 47.6%
Interest coverage 3.8x -20.0x 0.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSTVACPEB
Dividend yield 3.8% 2.9% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 0.4% 0.7% 3.2%
Shareholder yield 4.2% 3.5% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 62.6% – -10.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 64.2% – 2.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.8% – -3.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 13.8% – -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.

ConsensusHSTVACPEB
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 11.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.45FY2026 $9.37FY2026 $-0.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.8%FY2026 +30.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -30.3% -3.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.55BFY2026 $5.73BFY2026 $1.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.2%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% +0.8% +11.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSTVACPEB
Held by institutions 100.0% 91.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 737 370 292
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% -0.7% -1.1%
Institutions buying 432 180 150
Institutions selling 209 104 92
Buyers to sellers 2.07 1.73 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.

HSTVACPEB
HST 1.00 0.17 0.70
VAC 0.17 1.00 0.34
PEB 0.70 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HST, VAC and PEB?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) $17.28B, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) $3.83B, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) $2.40B.

Which company is growing faster?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +4.9%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) +1.7%, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) has the highest net margin (Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 16.5%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -6.5%, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) -5.2%). On return on invested capital, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) leads (Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 7.4%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -31.8%, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) returned the most: Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +51.6%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) +57.6%, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) +91.9%. Over five years, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) compounded fastest (Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +8.4%/yr, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -6.7%/yr, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) -0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) has the highest dividend yield: Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 3.77%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 2.88%, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) 0.19%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) has been the steadiest (Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 25.4%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 60.6%, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) 31.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HST, VAC 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, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 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.