MAR vs HTHT vs H Stock Comparison

Marriott International, H World and Hyatt Hotels Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HTHT H World Group Ltd
$46.23 +8.1% 1M +19.5% 1Y
Market cap
$14.54B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.83B
Div. yield
–
Hotels Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
H Hyatt Hotels Corp
$172.43 +9.6% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$16.22B
P/E
205.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.15B
Div. yield
0.00%
Hotels Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

H World leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (H World 7, Marriott International 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMARHTHTHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $104.19B $14.54B $16.22B MAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.3x 20.1x 205.3x HTHT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.1x 16.5x 47.4x HTHT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.7% +13.2% +5.8% HTHT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 18.9% 1.1% HTHT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.5% 42.2% -23.6% HTHT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x -1.3x -0.7x HTHT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% MAR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.9% +19.5% +16.3% MAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.4%/yr -0.9%/yr +15.8%/yr MAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 32.5% 34.7% MAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 72/100 25/100 HTHT

Percentile Scorecard

MARHTHTH

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

AxisMARHTHTH
Valuation 21 #23 of 29 64 #11 of 29 7 #27 of 29
Growth 52 #13 of 26 88 #4 of 26 32 #18 of 26
Profitability 64 #10 of 26 88 #4 of 26 24 #20 of 26
Financial Health 43 #18 of 31 87 #5 of 31 40 #19 of 31
Shareholder Returns 58 #9 of 20 32 #14 of 20 21 #16 of 20
Overall 48 72 25
  • MAR ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • HTHT ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • H 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

PeriodMARHTHTHSPY
1 month +11.1%+8.1%+9.6% -1.0%
3 months +4.3%+14.2%-7.9% +2.9%
6 months +6.4%-10.7%+5.0% +6.4%
Year to date +25.9%-1.7%+7.6% +11.4%
1 year +44.9%+19.5%+16.3% +13.1%
3 years +105.5%+24.3%+68.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +27.2%+7.5%+19.1% +21.5%
5 years +152.5%-4.5%+108.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +20.4%-0.9%+15.8% +10.9%
10 years +481.9%+305.5%+242.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +19.3%+15.0%+13.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMARHTHTHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%32.5%34.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.8%29.6%33.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.220.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.650.600.47 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.7%-53.9%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.3%-17.5%-14.7% -2.5%
52-week high $404.00$56.06$202.09 $779.14
52-week low $260.58$38.25$135.42 $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.

MultipleMARHTHTH
P/E now vs peer median 39.9xmedian 18.8x 19.6xmedian 18.8x 205.8xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.5x 3.7xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 15.0x 9.8xmedian 15.0x -4.0xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.5xmedian 16.0x 10.3xmedian 16.0x 64.5xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median -22.5xmedian 2.5x 6.8xmedian 2.5x 4.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 17.29median 0.37 0.37median 0.37 -4.92median 0.37

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 monthsMARHTHTH
Revenue $26.90B $3.83B $7.15B
Gross profit $5.33B $1.58B $1.45B
Operating income $4.25B $1.10B -$5.27B
Net income $2.59B $728.00M $81.00M
Free cash flow $3.13B $1.38B $252.00M
EPS (diluted) $9.78 $2.23 $0.82
Cash & equivalents $462.00M $2.10B $537.00M
Total debt $16.92B $3.18B $19.28B
Shares (diluted) 264.50M 324.75M 96.70M
Enterprise value $102.23B $5.94B $13.38B

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
MetricMARHTHTH
P/E 39.9x 19.6x 205.8x
P/FCF 32.5x 10.3x 64.5x
P/Operating cash flow 27.3x 11.2x 36.7x
P/S 3.8x 3.7x 2.3x
P/B -22.5x 6.8x 4.5x
P/Tangible book -6.8x 10.2x 10.8x
EV/EBITDA 23.9x 9.8x -4.0x
EV/EBIT 27.8x 11.4x -3.8x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 3.3x 2.8x
EV/FCF 37.8x 9.1x 79.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.7x 9.9x 45.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 17.29 0.37 -4.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMARHTHTH
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.7% 13.2% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 15.1% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.6% 26.3% 3.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 35.6% -5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.5% 43.8% -5.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 47.5% -5.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.9% 36.6% -81.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.4% 62.7% -43.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.9% 34.4% -81.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 53.0% -41.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.8% 19.0% 47.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 17.1% -12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 86.2% 16.4% 90.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 17.4% -19.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMARHTHTH
Gross margin 19.8% 41.2% 20.3%
EBITDA margin 18.4% 33.4% -69.3%
Operating margin 15.8% 28.8% -73.7%
Pretax margin 12.9% 27.9% 3.2%
Net margin 9.6% 18.9% 1.1%
FCF margin 11.6% 35.9% 3.5%
Operating cash flow margin 13.9% 33.0% 6.2%
Return on equity – 39.3% 2.3%
Return on assets 9.2% 7.8% 0.6%
Return on invested capital 25.5% 42.2% -23.6%
Return on capital employed 21.2% 15.4% -49.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.7x 5.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.6% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMARHTHTH
Debt / assets 60.2% 6.6% 30.6%
Debt / equity -3.7x 0.3x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x -1.3x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 5.4x 0.5x 17.0x
Liabilities / assets 116.1% 77.6% 74.1%
Equity / assets -16.1% 22.4% 25.9%
Interest coverage 5.0x 25.1x -17.2x
Current ratio 0.5x 1.2x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.14 2.09 0.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMARHTHTH
Dividend yield 0.7% 4.7% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 3.5% -2.3% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 4.2% 2.4% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 28.3% – 70.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.3% – 22.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.1% – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 13.2% – 52.7%

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.

ConsensusMARHTHTH
Forward P/E 34.1xFY2026 16.5xFY2026 47.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.45FY2026 $2.80FY2026 $3.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.3%FY2026 +26.1%FY2026 +66.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.3% +1.8% +39.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.29BFY2026 $3.89BFY2026 $7.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.4% +4.6% +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMARHTHTH
Held by institutions 61.3% 50.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,751 255 528
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +8.2% +2.2%
Institutions buying 860 123 239
Institutions selling 550 106 178
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.16 1.34

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.

MARHTHTH
MAR 1.00 0.25 0.74
HTHT 0.25 1.00 0.21
H 0.74 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAR, HTHT and H?

Marriott International (MAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marriott International (MAR) $104.19B, H World (HTHT) $14.54B, Hyatt Hotels (H) $16.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAR, HTHT and H?

H World (HTHT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marriott International (MAR) 40.3x, H World (HTHT) 20.1x, Hyatt Hotels (H) 205.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, H World (HTHT) is cheapest (Marriott International (MAR) 34.1x, H World (HTHT) 16.5x, Hyatt Hotels (H) 47.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

H World (HTHT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Marriott International (MAR) +4.7%, H World (HTHT) +13.2%, Hyatt Hotels (H) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

H World (HTHT) has the highest net margin (Marriott International (MAR) 9.6%, H World (HTHT) 18.9%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, H World (HTHT) leads (Marriott International (MAR) 25.5%, H World (HTHT) 42.2%, Hyatt Hotels (H) -23.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marriott International (MAR) returned the most: Marriott International (MAR) +44.9%, H World (HTHT) +19.5%, Hyatt Hotels (H) +16.3%. Over five years, Marriott International (MAR) compounded fastest (Marriott International (MAR) +20.4%/yr, H World (HTHT) -0.9%/yr, Hyatt Hotels (H) +15.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Marriott International (MAR) has the highest dividend yield: Marriott International (MAR) 0.01%, H World (HTHT) 0.00%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 0.00%. H World (HTHT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Marriott International (MAR) has been the steadiest (Marriott International (MAR) 27.2%, H World (HTHT) 32.5%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 34.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAR, HTHT and H?

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