IHT vs HLT vs CCL Stock Comparison

Innsuites Hospitality Trust, Hilton Worldwide Holdings and Carnival Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCL Carnival Corp Ltd.
$26.85 +20.6% 1M -8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$37.82B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.59B
Div. yield
–
Cruise Lines Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hilton Worldwide Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Hilton Worldwide Holdings 7, Carnival 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIHTHLTCCLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.70M $78.39B $37.82B HLT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.2x 49.5x 12.1x CCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 37.2x 12.5x CCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +8.7% +5.2% HLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -15.3% 12.7% 11.4% HLT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 30.6% 11.5% HLT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 37.2x 3.9x 3.1x CCL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.4% +31.4% -8.7% HLT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.2%/yr +19.1%/yr +4.4%/yr HLT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.5% 24.0% 49.4% HLT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 18/100 44/100 67/100 CCL

Percentile Scorecard

IHTHLTCCL

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

AxisIHTHLTCCL
Valuation 11 #26 of 29 14 #25 of 29 86 #5 of 29
Growth 20 #21 of 26 44 #15 of 26 76 #7 of 26
Profitability 12 #23 of 26 84 #5 of 26 76 #7 of 26
Financial Health 37 #20 of 31 23 #24 of 31 57 #14 of 31
Shareholder Returns 11 #18 of 20 53 #10 of 20 42 #12 of 20
Overall 18 44 67
  • IHT ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • HLT ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • CCL 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

PeriodIHTHLTCCLSPY
1 month -19.1%+12.1%+20.6% -0.8%
3 months -32.1%+6.2%-1.1% +3.5%
6 months -1.7%+5.8%+0.3% +7.0%
Year to date -14.9%+22.5%-12.1% +12.2%
1 year -21.4%+31.4%-8.7% +13.0%
3 years -8.8%+135.9%+141.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -3.0%+33.1%+34.1% +23.1%
5 years -69.5%+139.0%+24.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -21.2%+19.1%+4.4% +11.0%
10 years -49.3%+425.5%-43.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year -6.6%+18.1%-5.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIHTHLTCCLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.5%24.0%49.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.9%22.0%44.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.470.652.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.381.31-0.18 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.9%-32.7%-74.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.4%-2.9%-21.0% -1.8%
52-week high $1.85$362.30$33.99 $779.14
52-week low $1.00$256.96$21.80 $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.

MultipleIHTHLTCCL
P/E now vs peer median -9.2xmedian 18.8x 50.4xmedian 18.8x 11.7xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.5x 6.4xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 83.1xmedian 15.2x 29.1xmedian 15.2x 7.9xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -14.5xmedian 16.1x 39.1xmedian 16.1x 11.4xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.5x -12.6xmedian 2.5x 2.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.15median 0.38 4.03median 0.38 0.20median 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 monthsIHTHLTCCL
Revenue $7.59M $12.49B $27.59B
Gross profit – $11.42B –
Operating income -$551.16K $2.92B $4.41B
Net income -$1.25M $1.59B $3.14B
Free cash flow -$733.21K $2.03B $3.18B
EPS (diluted) $-0.12 $6.92 $2.29
Cash & equivalents $246.56K $1.01B $1.22B
Total debt $38.13M $13.34B $23.91B
Shares (diluted) 9.35M 229.00M 1.37B
Enterprise value $10.05M $74.84B $31.01B

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
MetricIHTHLTCCL
P/E -9.2x 50.4x 11.7x
P/FCF -14.5x 39.1x 11.4x
P/Operating cash flow -37.4x 37.7x 5.3x
P/S 1.4x 6.4x 1.3x
P/B 3.9x -12.6x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 3.9x -7.0x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 83.1x 29.1x 7.9x
EV/EBIT -35.0x 31.5x 13.3x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 7.3x 2.1x
EV/FCF -26.3x 45.2x 18.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -67.7x 43.5x 8.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.15 4.03 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIHTHLTCCL
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 8.7% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 8.5% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.3% 20.2% 2.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -11.0% 8.2% 116.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.6% -0.3% 18.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -58.3% 6.9% 57.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.8% 4.0% 21.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -62.0% 12.5% 58.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.4% -10.5% 21.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.2% 2.7% 28.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.6% -9.8% 9.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -41.2% 3.2% 98.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIHTHLTCCL
Gross margin – 91.4% –
EBITDA margin 3.1% 25.3% 26.9%
Operating margin -7.3% 23.3% 16.0%
Pretax margin -12.8% 17.9% 11.5%
Net margin -15.3% 12.7% 11.4%
FCF margin -9.7% 16.3% 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin -3.8% 16.9% 24.7%
Return on equity -140.6% – 23.1%
Return on assets -9.1% 9.5% 6.1%
Return on invested capital – 30.6% 11.5%
Return on capital employed -4.5% 25.2% 11.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.3x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 1.5% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIHTHLTCCL
Debt / assets 64.8% 78.8% 46.9%
Debt / equity 3.3x -2.1x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 37.2x 3.9x 3.1x
Debt / FCF -12.1x 6.6x 7.5x
Liabilities / assets 80.3% 137.2% 72.1%
Equity / assets 19.7% -37.2% 27.9%
Interest coverage -1.1x 4.4x 3.8x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.6x 0.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 3.17 1.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIHTHLTCCL
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.2% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – 4.1% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 4.2% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusIHTHLTCCL
Forward P/E – 37.2xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $9.47FY2026 $2.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +16.8%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +2.3% +15.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $13.62BFY2026 $29.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +13.1%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +1.5% -4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIHTHLTCCL
Held by institutions 3.3% 93.9% 69.1%
Institutions holding 13 1,285 1,030
Change in shares held, QoQ +37.0% -1.5% +9.5%
Institutions buying 4 690 993
Institutions selling 3 420 13
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.64 76.38

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.

IHTHLTCCL
IHT 1.00 0.06 0.15
HLT 0.06 1.00 0.54
CCL 0.15 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IHT, HLT and CCL?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) $10.70M, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) $78.39B, Carnival (CCL) $37.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, IHT, HLT and CCL?

Carnival (CCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -9.2x, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 49.5x, Carnival (CCL) 12.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carnival (CCL) is cheapest (Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 37.2x, Carnival (CCL) 12.5x). 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: Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) +1.7%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +8.7%, Carnival (CCL) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) has the highest net margin (Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -15.3%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 12.7%, Carnival (CCL) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) leads (Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 30.6%, Carnival (CCL) 11.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) returned the most: Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -21.4%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +31.4%, Carnival (CCL) -8.7%. Over five years, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) compounded fastest (Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -21.2%/yr, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +19.1%/yr, Carnival (CCL) +4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) has been the steadiest (Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) 56.5%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 24.0%, Carnival (CCL) 49.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.