MAR vs VAC vs HTHT Stock Comparison

Marriott International, Marriott Vacations Worldwide and H World Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HTHT H World Group Ltd
$46.57 +10.9% 1M +20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$13.90B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.83B
Div. yield
–
Hotels Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

H World leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (H World 5, Marriott International 3, Marriott Vacations Worldwide 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMARVACHTHTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $103.27B $3.88B $13.90B MAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.9x -11.6x 19.2x HTHT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.0x 11.9x 16.6x VAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.7% +1.7% +13.2% HTHT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% -6.5% 18.9% HTHT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.5% -31.8% 42.2% HTHT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x -1.7x -1.3x VAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.9% +57.6% +20.2% VAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.5%/yr -6.7%/yr -0.3%/yr MAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 60.6% 32.7% MAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 30/100 72/100 HTHT

Percentile Scorecard

MARVACHTHT

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

AxisMARVACHTHT
Valuation 22 #22 of 28 33 #19 of 28 63 #11 of 28
Growth 58 #11 of 25 4 #24 of 25 88 #4 of 25
Profitability 63 #10 of 25 17 #21 of 25 88 #4 of 25
Financial Health 41 #18 of 30 28 #22 of 30 86 #5 of 30
Shareholder Returns 56 #9 of 19 67 #7 of 19 33 #13 of 19
Overall 48 30 72
  • MAR ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • VAC ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • HTHT ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMARVACHTHTSPY
1 month +10.9%+8.2%+10.9% -0.2%
3 months +1.7%+8.4%+8.7% +3.9%
6 months +8.9%+56.2%-8.5% +8.2%
Year to date +25.8%+92.8%-1.0% +12.9%
1 year +43.9%+57.6%+20.2% +12.3%
3 years +110.6%+27.7%+24.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +28.2%+8.5%+7.5% +23.3%
5 years +143.9%-29.4%-1.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +19.5%-6.7%-0.3% +10.9%
10 years +483.1%+78.4%+324.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.3%+6.0%+15.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMARVACHTHTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%60.6%32.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.9%63.6%29.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.631.400.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.610.950.62 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.7%-73.6%-53.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.4%-10.9%-16.9% -1.2%
52-week high $404.00$124.86$56.06 $779.14
52-week low $260.58$45.49$38.25 $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.

MultipleMARVACHTHT
P/E now vs peer median 39.8xmedian 18.1x -11.6xmedian 18.1x 19.8xmedian 18.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 1.5x 3.7xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 14.0x -4.8xmedian 14.0x 9.9xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.5xmedian 16.1x 38.6xmedian 16.1x 10.4xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median -22.5xmedian 2.5x 1.9xmedian 2.5x 6.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 17.27median 0.30 0.26median 0.30 0.37median 0.30

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 monthsMARVACHTHT
Revenue $26.90B $5.16B $3.83B
Gross profit $5.33B $3.94B $1.58B
Operating income $4.25B -$1.39B $1.10B
Net income $2.59B -$335.00M $728.00M
Free cash flow $3.13B $99.00M $1.38B
EPS (diluted) $9.78 $-8.74 $2.23
Cash & equivalents $462.00M $211.00M $2.10B
Total debt $16.92B $8.91B $3.18B
Shares (diluted) 264.50M 38.20M 324.75M
Enterprise value $101.32B $2.52B $5.30B

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
MetricMARVACHTHT
P/E 39.8x -11.6x 19.8x
P/FCF 32.5x 38.6x 10.4x
P/Operating cash flow 27.3x 26.6x 11.3x
P/S 3.8x 0.7x 3.7x
P/B -22.5x 1.9x 6.8x
P/Tangible book -6.8x 2.8x 10.3x
EV/EBITDA 23.9x -4.8x 9.9x
EV/EBIT 27.8x -4.3x 11.5x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 1.2x 3.3x
EV/FCF 37.7x 60.3x 9.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.7x 41.4x 10.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 17.27 0.26 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMARVACHTHT
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.7% 1.7% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 2.6% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.6% 1.3% 26.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 2.6% 35.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.5% -100.1% 43.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.0% -54.3% 47.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.9% -228.8% 36.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.4% -42.5% 62.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.9% -240.8% 34.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.3% -44.6% 53.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.8% 9.1% 19.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% -24.2% 17.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 86.2% 41.4% 16.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.6% -24.1% 17.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMARVACHTHT
Gross margin 19.8% 76.3% 41.2%
EBITDA margin 18.4% -23.8% 33.4%
Operating margin 15.8% -27.0% 28.8%
Pretax margin 12.9% -6.5% 27.9%
Net margin 9.6% -6.5% 18.9%
FCF margin 11.6% 1.9% 35.9%
Operating cash flow margin 13.9% 2.8% 33.0%
Return on equity – -16.5% 39.3%
Return on assets 9.2% -3.5% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 25.5% -31.8% 42.2%
Return on capital employed 21.2% – 15.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -0.4x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.8% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMARVACHTHT
Debt / assets 60.2% 24.8% 6.6%
Debt / equity -3.7x 1.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x -1.7x -1.3x
Debt / FCF 5.4x 23.8x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 116.1% 78.3% 77.6%
Equity / assets -16.1% 21.7% 22.4%
Interest coverage 5.0x -20.0x 25.1x
Current ratio 0.5x – 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 1.1x
Altman Z-score 4.14 – 2.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMARVACHTHT
Dividend yield 0.7% 2.9% 4.7%
Net buyback yield 3.5% 0.7% -2.3%
Shareholder yield 4.2% 3.5% 2.4%
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.

ConsensusMARVACHTHT
Forward P/E 34.0xFY2026 11.9xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.47FY2026 $9.37FY2026 $2.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.5%FY2026 +30.9%FY2026 +26.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.1% -3.8% +1.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.29BFY2026 $5.73BFY2026 $3.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% +0.8% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMARVACHTHT
Held by institutions 61.3% 91.2% 50.9%
Institutions holding 1,751 370 255
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% -0.7% +8.2%
Institutions buying 860 180 123
Institutions selling 550 104 106
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.73 1.16

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.

MARVACHTHT
MAR 1.00 0.39 0.25
VAC 0.39 1.00 0.17
HTHT 0.25 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAR, VAC and HTHT?

Marriott International (MAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marriott International (MAR) $103.27B, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) $3.88B, H World (HTHT) $13.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAR, VAC and HTHT?

H World (HTHT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marriott International (MAR) 39.9x, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -11.6x, H World (HTHT) 19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) is cheapest (Marriott International (MAR) 34.0x, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 11.9x, H World (HTHT) 16.6x). 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%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) +1.7%, H World (HTHT) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

H World (HTHT) has the highest net margin (Marriott International (MAR) 9.6%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -6.5%, H World (HTHT) 18.9%). On return on invested capital, H World (HTHT) leads (Marriott International (MAR) 25.5%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -31.8%, H World (HTHT) 42.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) returned the most: Marriott International (MAR) +43.9%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) +57.6%, H World (HTHT) +20.2%. Over five years, Marriott International (MAR) compounded fastest (Marriott International (MAR) +19.5%/yr, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -6.7%/yr, H World (HTHT) -0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Marriott International (MAR) 0.01%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 0.00%, H World (HTHT) 0.00%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) and 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%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 60.6%, H World (HTHT) 32.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.