MSC vs HTHT vs MAR Stock Comparison

Studio City International Holdings, H World and Marriott International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HTHT H World Group Ltd
$47.35 +12.7% 1M +22.6% 1Y
Market cap
$14.25B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.83B
Div. yield
–
Hotels Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionMSCHTHTMARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $154.46M $14.25B $102.98B MAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.5x 19.7x 39.8x HTHT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.9x 34.4x HTHT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% +13.2% +4.7% HTHT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.5% 18.9% 9.6% HTHT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.8% 42.2% 25.5% HTHT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -1.3x 3.3x HTHT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -81.4% +22.6% +45.5% MAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -38.0%/yr 0.0%/yr +19.8%/yr MAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 108.9% 32.7% 27.3% MAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 72/100 48/100 HTHT

Percentile Scorecard

MSCHTHTMAR

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

AxisMSCHTHTMAR
Valuation 79 #7 of 29 64 #11 of 29 21 #23 of 29
Growth 68 #9 of 26 88 #4 of 26 52 #13 of 26
Profitability 36 #17 of 26 88 #4 of 26 64 #10 of 26
Financial Health 70 #10 of 31 87 #5 of 31 43 #18 of 31
Shareholder Returns – 32 #14 of 20 58 #9 of 20
Overall 63 72 48
  • MSC ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • HTHT ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • MAR 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

PeriodMSCHTHTMARSPY
1 month -23.8%+12.7%+12.1% -0.8%
3 months -56.0%+13.2%+3.1% +3.5%
6 months -69.4%-5.0%+9.4% +7.0%
Year to date -78.3%+0.6%+27.2% +12.2%
1 year -81.4%+22.6%+45.5% +13.0%
3 years -84.3%+26.4%+113.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -46.1%+8.1%+28.7% +23.1%
5 years -90.8%0.0%+147.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -38.0%0.0%+19.8% +11.0%
10 years —+319.0%+491.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+15.4%+19.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMSCHTHTMARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 108.9%32.7%27.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 124.6%29.8%24.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.280.230.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.750.691.67 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.3%-53.9%-30.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -82.3%-15.5%-2.3% -1.8%
52-week high $4.36$56.06$404.00 $779.14
52-week low $0.77$38.25$260.58 $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.

MultipleMSCHTHTMAR
P/E now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 18.8x 20.1xmedian 18.8x 40.3xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.5x 3.8xmedian 1.5x 3.8xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.4xmedian 15.2x 10.1xmedian 15.2x 24.1xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 16.1x 10.6xmedian 16.1x 32.9xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 2.5x 6.9xmedian 2.5x -22.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.07median 0.38 0.38median 0.38 17.47median 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 monthsMSCHTHTMAR
Revenue $684.09M $3.83B $26.90B
Gross profit $596.35M $1.58B $5.33B
Operating income $76.15M $1.10B $4.25B
Net income -$55.45M $728.00M $2.59B
Free cash flow $124.87M $1.38B $3.13B
EPS (diluted) $-0.23 $2.23 $9.78
Cash & equivalents $106.14M $2.10B $462.00M
Total debt $14.51M $3.18B $16.92B
Shares (diluted) 192.59M 324.75M 264.50M
Enterprise value -$223.95M $5.66B $101.03B

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
MetricMSCHTHTMAR
P/E -3.3x 20.1x 40.3x
P/FCF 1.2x 10.6x 32.9x
P/Operating cash flow 0.7x 11.5x 27.6x
P/S 0.2x 3.8x 3.8x
P/B 0.3x 6.9x -22.7x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 10.5x -6.9x
EV/EBITDA -0.4x 10.1x 24.1x
EV/EBIT 0.7x 11.7x 28.1x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 3.4x 4.4x
EV/FCF 0.5x 9.4x 38.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.3x 10.2x 32.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.07 0.38 17.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSCHTHTMAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% 13.2% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 57.9% 15.1% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.4% 26.3% 6.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 90.1% 35.6% 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.6% 43.8% 9.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.0% 47.5% 2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.3% 36.6% 4.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 42.2% 62.7% -2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 32.3% 34.4% 8.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 45.5% 53.0% 2.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.1% 19.0% 49.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.8% 17.1% 9.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.3% 16.4% 86.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.3% 17.4% 8.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSCHTHTMAR
Gross margin 87.2% 41.2% 19.8%
EBITDA margin -19.0% 33.4% 18.4%
Operating margin 11.1% 28.8% 15.8%
Pretax margin -7.0% 27.9% 12.9%
Net margin -6.5% 18.9% 9.6%
FCF margin 18.3% 35.9% 11.6%
Operating cash flow margin 31.2% 33.0% 13.9%
Return on equity -10.1% 39.3% –
Return on assets -2.0% 7.8% 9.2%
Return on invested capital 8.8% 42.2% 25.5%
Return on capital employed 3.0% 15.4% 21.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.8x 1.7x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.6% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSCHTHTMAR
Debt / assets 0.5% 6.6% 60.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x -3.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -1.3x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.5x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 80.1% 77.6% 116.1%
Equity / assets 19.9% 22.4% -16.1%
Interest coverage 0.6x 25.1x 5.0x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.2x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -0.71 2.12 4.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSCHTHTMAR
Dividend yield – 4.6% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – -2.2% 3.4%
Shareholder yield – 2.4% 4.1%
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.

ConsensusMSCHTHTMAR
Forward P/E – 16.9xFY2026 34.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.81FY2026 $11.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +26.6%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +1.8% +22.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.25BFY2026 $3.91BFY2026 $26.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +80.1%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +4.3% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSCHTHTMAR
Held by institutions 22.7% 50.9% 61.3%
Institutions holding 12 255 1,751
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +8.2% +3.1%
Institutions buying 2 123 860
Institutions selling 2 106 550
Buyers to sellers 1.00 1.16 1.56

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.

MSCHTHTMAR
MSC 1.00 -0.02 -0.06
HTHT -0.02 1.00 0.25
MAR -0.06 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSC, HTHT and MAR?

Marriott International (MAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Studio City International Holdings (MSC) $154.46M, H World (HTHT) $14.25B, Marriott International (MAR) $102.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, MSC, HTHT and MAR?

H World (HTHT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -3.5x, H World (HTHT) 19.7x, Marriott International (MAR) 39.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, H World (HTHT) is cheapest (H World (HTHT) 16.9x, Marriott International (MAR) 34.4x). 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: Studio City International Holdings (MSC) +0.7%, H World (HTHT) +13.2%, Marriott International (MAR) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

H World (HTHT) has the highest net margin (Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -6.5%, H World (HTHT) 18.9%, Marriott International (MAR) 9.6%). On return on invested capital, H World (HTHT) leads (Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 8.8%, H World (HTHT) 42.2%, Marriott International (MAR) 25.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marriott International (MAR) returned the most: Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -81.4%, H World (HTHT) +22.6%, Marriott International (MAR) +45.5%. Over five years, Marriott International (MAR) compounded fastest (Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -38.0%/yr, H World (HTHT) 0.0%/yr, Marriott International (MAR) +19.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 0.00%, H World (HTHT) 0.00%, Marriott International (MAR) 0.01%. Studio City International Holdings (MSC) and H World (HTHT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Marriott International (MAR) has been the steadiest (Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 108.9%, H World (HTHT) 32.7%, Marriott International (MAR) 27.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.