HST vs VAC vs PK Stock Comparison

Host Hotels & Resorts, Marriott Vacations Worldwide and Park Hotels & Resorts Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Host Hotels & Resorts leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Host Hotels & Resorts 7, Marriott Vacations Worldwide 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHSTVACPKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.27B $3.87B $3.35B HST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x -11.6x -20.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x 11.7x 33.9x VAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.9% +1.7% -1.4% HST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.5% -6.5% -6.4% HST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% -31.8% 0.7% HST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -1.7x 10.9x VAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +52.0% +55.7% +50.1% VAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.4%/yr -6.8%/yr -1.9%/yr HST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.5% 60.7% 30.7% HST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 31/100 41/100 HST

Percentile Scorecard

HSTVACPK

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

AxisHSTVACPK
Valuation 85 #22 of 145 36 #19 of 29 68 #47 of 145
Growth 66 #49 of 142 4 #25 of 26 3 #138 of 142
Profitability 70 #42 of 136 20 #21 of 26 23 #105 of 136
Financial Health 77 #33 of 139 27 #23 of 31 26 #103 of 139
Shareholder Returns 72 #37 of 131 68 #7 of 20 85 #21 of 131
Overall 74 31 41
  • HST ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • VAC ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • PK ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHSTVACPKSPY
1 month +11.8%+6.8%+7.5% -0.8%
3 months +0.4%+11.2%+10.5% +3.5%
6 months +20.0%+51.7%+47.7% +7.0%
Year to date +41.3%+90.3%+58.6% +12.2%
1 year +52.0%+55.7%+50.1% +13.0%
3 years +66.5%+26.0%+49.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +18.5%+8.0%+14.3% +23.1%
5 years +49.7%-29.8%-9.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +8.4%-6.8%-1.9% +11.0%
10 years +67.0%+75.3%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.3%+5.8%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHSTVACPKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.5%60.7%30.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.3%63.6%27.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.671.400.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.040.921.64 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.2%-73.6%-58.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.9%-12.1%-2.4% -1.8%
52-week high $25.54$124.86$16.99 $779.14
52-week low $16.02$45.49$9.84 $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.

MultipleHSTVACPK
P/E now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 27.4x -11.4xmedian 18.8x -20.4xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 4.2x 0.7xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 14.2x -4.8xmedian 15.2x 20.8xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 23.2x 38.1xmedian 16.1x 41.2xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 2.5x 1.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.39median 2.11 0.26median 0.38 0.38median 2.11

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 monthsHSTVACPK
Revenue $6.22B $5.16B $2.54B
Gross profit $1.68B $3.94B $756.00M
Operating income $905.00M -$1.39B $52.00M
Net income $1.04B -$335.00M -$159.00M
Free cash flow $1.02B $99.00M $81.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.49 $-8.74 $-0.82
Cash & equivalents $1.95B $211.00M $264.00M
Total debt $5.08B $8.91B $3.92B
Shares (diluted) 687.00M 38.20M 200.00M
Enterprise value $12.31B $2.51B $2.42B

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
MetricHSTVACPK
P/E 16.7x -11.4x -20.4x
P/FCF 16.9x 38.1x 41.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.7x 26.2x 8.3x
P/S 2.8x 0.7x 1.3x
P/B 2.7x 1.8x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 2.7x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x -4.8x 20.8x
EV/EBIT 22.4x -4.2x 134.4x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 1.1x 2.8x
EV/FCF 20.0x 59.8x 86.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 41.1x 17.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.39 0.26 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSTVACPK
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.9% 1.7% -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 2.6% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.6% 1.3% 1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.7% 2.6% -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.0% -100.1% -79.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -54.3% -31.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.8% -228.8% -333.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% -42.5% -61.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 57.4% -240.8% -379.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.0% -44.6% -54.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% 9.1% -2.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -24.2% -4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 874.8% 41.4% -56.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.6% -24.1% -29.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHSTVACPK
Gross margin 27.0% 76.3% 29.8%
EBITDA margin 27.4% -23.8% 13.2%
Operating margin 14.6% -27.0% 2.0%
Pretax margin 17.6% -6.5% -5.7%
Net margin 16.5% -6.5% -6.4%
FCF margin 16.3% 1.9% 3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 2.8% 15.9%
Return on equity 15.8% -16.5% -5.1%
Return on assets 7.9% -3.5% -2.0%
Return on invested capital 7.4% -31.8% 0.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x -0.4x -2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSTVACPK
Debt / assets 38.3% 24.8% 50.8%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.1x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -1.7x 10.9x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 23.8x 48.3x
Liabilities / assets 51.8% 78.3% 59.9%
Equity / assets 48.2% 21.7% 40.1%
Interest coverage 3.8x -20.0x 0.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSTVACPK
Dividend yield 3.8% 2.9% 6.0%
Net buyback yield 0.4% 0.7% –
Shareholder yield 4.2% 3.6% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 62.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 64.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 13.8% – –

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.

ConsensusHSTVACPK
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2026 11.7xFY2026 33.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.45FY2026 $9.37FY2026 $0.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.8%FY2026 +30.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -30.3% -3.8% +12.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.55BFY2026 $5.73BFY2026 $2.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.2%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% +0.8% +2.6%
HST estimates →VAC estimates →PK estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSTVACPK
Held by institutions 100.0% 91.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 737 370 397
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% -0.7% +9.7%
Institutions buying 432 180 218
Institutions selling 209 104 114
Buyers to sellers 2.07 1.73 1.91
HST holders →VAC holders →PK holders →

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.

HSTVACPK
HST 1.00 0.17 0.76
VAC 0.17 1.00 0.35
PK 0.76 0.35 1.00

Add a Peer

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HST, VAC and PK?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) $17.27B, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) $3.87B, Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) $3.35B.

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%, Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) -1.4%.

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%, Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) -6.4%). On return on invested capital, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) leads (Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 7.4%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -31.8%, Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) 0.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) returned the most: Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +52.0%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) +55.7%, Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) +50.1%. Over five years, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) compounded fastest (Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +8.4%/yr, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -6.8%/yr, Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) -1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 0.04%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 0.00%, Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) 0.00%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) and Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) has been the steadiest (Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 25.5%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 60.7%, Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) 30.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HST, VAC and PK?

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 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.