VAC vs DIS vs MAR Stock Comparison

Marriott Vacations Worldwide, Walt Disney and Marriott International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DIS Walt Disney Co
$110.41 +4.0% 1M -1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$191.81B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Marriott International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Marriott International 5, Walt Disney 4, Marriott Vacations Worldwide 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVACDISMARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.87B $191.81B $102.98B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.6x 22.3x 39.8x DIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.7x 15.0x 34.4x VAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +4.6% +4.7% MAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.5% 8.7% 9.6% MAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -31.8% -18.0% 25.5% MAR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.7x -1.2x 3.3x VAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% DIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +55.7% -1.1% +45.5% VAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.8%/yr -8.2%/yr +19.8%/yr MAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.7% 27.3% 27.3% MAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 58/100 48/100 DIS

Percentile Scorecard

VACDISMAR

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

AxisVACDISMAR
Valuation 36 #19 of 29 42 #72 of 124 21 #23 of 29
Growth 4 #25 of 26 61 #43 of 108 52 #13 of 26
Profitability 20 #21 of 26 39 #65 of 106 64 #10 of 26
Financial Health 27 #23 of 31 63 #49 of 132 43 #18 of 31
Shareholder Returns 68 #7 of 20 82 #14 of 74 58 #9 of 20
Overall 31 58 48
  • VAC ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • DIS ranked among 135 companies in Communication Services
  • 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

PeriodVACDISMARSPY
1 month +6.8%+4.0%+12.1% -0.8%
3 months +11.2%+14.2%+3.1% +3.5%
6 months +51.7%+7.9%+9.4% +7.0%
Year to date +90.3%-3.0%+27.2% +12.2%
1 year +55.7%-1.1%+45.5% +13.0%
3 years +26.0%+39.2%+113.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.0%+11.7%+28.7% +23.1%
5 years -29.8%-34.9%+147.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -6.8%-8.2%+19.8% +11.0%
10 years +75.3%+18.1%+491.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.8%+1.7%+19.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVACDISMARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.7%27.3%27.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.6%27.7%24.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.400.620.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.92-0.041.67 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.6%-55.2%-30.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.1%-5.3%-2.3% -1.8%
52-week high $124.86$116.65$404.00 $779.14
52-week low $45.49$92.42$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.

MultipleVACDISMAR
P/E now vs peer median -11.4xmedian 18.8x 22.3xmedian 16.7x 40.3xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.1x 3.8xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.8xmedian 15.2x -6.6xmedian 9.6x 24.1xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.1xmedian 16.1x 23.0xmedian 9.3x 32.9xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.5x 1.6xmedian 1.6x -22.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 0.38 0.38median 0.29 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 monthsVACDISMAR
Revenue $5.16B $98.86B $26.90B
Gross profit $3.94B $43.29B $5.33B
Operating income -$1.39B -$40.54B $4.25B
Net income -$335.00M $9.24B $2.59B
Free cash flow $99.00M $8.29B $3.13B
EPS (diluted) $-8.74 $4.93 $9.78
Cash & equivalents $211.00M $5.19B $462.00M
Total debt $8.91B $46.04B $16.92B
Shares (diluted) 38.20M 1.74B 264.50M
Enterprise value $2.51B $169.57B $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
MetricVACDISMAR
P/E -11.4x 22.3x 40.3x
P/FCF 38.1x 23.0x 32.9x
P/Operating cash flow 26.2x 11.2x 27.6x
P/S 0.7x 1.9x 3.8x
P/B 1.8x 1.6x -22.7x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 1.8x -6.9x
EV/EBITDA -4.8x -6.6x 24.1x
EV/EBIT -4.2x -5.7x 28.1x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 2.3x 4.4x
EV/FCF 59.8x 27.9x 38.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.1x 13.6x 32.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 0.38 17.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVACDISMAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 4.6% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 4.0% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.3% -6.5% 6.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 14.6% 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -100.1% -18.3% 9.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -54.3% 7.7% 2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -228.8% -26.4% 4.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.5% 46.3% -2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -240.8% -22.9% 8.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -44.6% 58.8% 2.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.1% -11.3% 49.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.2% 30.8% 9.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.4% -28.2% 86.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.1% 42.8% 8.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVACDISMAR
Gross margin 76.3% 43.8% 19.8%
EBITDA margin -23.8% -35.4% 18.4%
Operating margin -27.0% -41.0% 15.8%
Pretax margin -6.5% 12.9% 12.9%
Net margin -6.5% 8.7% 9.6%
FCF margin 1.9% 8.4% 11.6%
Operating cash flow margin 2.8% 17.2% 13.9%
Return on equity -16.5% 8.0% –
Return on assets -3.5% 4.5% 9.2%
Return on invested capital -31.8% -18.0% 25.5%
Return on capital employed – -23.9% 21.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 1.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.5% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVACDISMAR
Debt / assets 24.8% 22.5% 60.2%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.4x -3.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.7x -1.2x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 23.8x 5.6x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 78.3% 42.9% 116.1%
Equity / assets 21.7% 57.1% -16.1%
Interest coverage -20.0x – 5.0x
Current ratio – 0.7x 0.5x
Quick ratio – 0.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.52 4.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVACDISMAR
Dividend yield 2.9% 1.4% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 4.3% 3.4%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 5.7% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.6% 28.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.7% 23.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 109.9% 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.

ConsensusVACDISMAR
Forward P/E 11.7xFY2026 15.0xFY2026 34.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.37FY2026 $7.38FY2026 $11.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.9%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.8% -2.6% +22.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.73BFY2026 $95.51BFY2026 $26.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.0%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +14.2% +4.2%
VAC estimates →DIS estimates →MAR estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVACDISMAR
Held by institutions 91.2% 75.9% 61.3%
Institutions holding 370 2,940 1,751
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +1.8% +3.1%
Institutions buying 180 1,209 860
Institutions selling 104 1,369 550
Buyers to sellers 1.73 0.88 1.56
VAC holders →DIS holders →MAR 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.

VACDISMAR
VAC 1.00 0.33 0.40
DIS 0.33 1.00 0.33
MAR 0.40 0.33 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry
VAC · Vacation Ownership
+HLTHilton Worldwide Holdings +HSTHost Hotels & Resorts +HHyatt Hotels +TNLTravel & Leisure +HGVHilton Grand Vacations
Plot all 24 Film and Television stocks → Plot all 28 Hotels stocks →

Related Comparisons

VAC vs HLTHilton Worldwide Holdings VAC vs HSTHost Hotels & Resorts VAC vs HHyatt Hotels VAC vs TNLTravel & Leisure

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VAC, DIS and MAR?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) $3.87B, Walt Disney (DIS) $191.81B, Marriott International (MAR) $102.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, VAC, DIS and MAR?

Walt Disney (DIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -11.6x, Walt Disney (DIS) 22.3x, Marriott International (MAR) 39.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) is cheapest (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 11.7x, Walt Disney (DIS) 15.0x, 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?

Marriott International (MAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) +1.7%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Marriott International (MAR) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Marriott International (MAR) has the highest net margin (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -6.5%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Marriott International (MAR) 9.6%). On return on invested capital, Marriott International (MAR) leads (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -31.8%, Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Marriott International (MAR) 25.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) returned the most: Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) +55.7%, Walt Disney (DIS) -1.1%, Marriott International (MAR) +45.5%. Over five years, Marriott International (MAR) compounded fastest (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -6.8%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -8.2%/yr, Marriott International (MAR) +19.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest dividend yield: Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 0.00%, Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%, Marriott International (MAR) 0.01%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Marriott International (MAR) has been the steadiest (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 60.7%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.3%, Marriott International (MAR) 27.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VAC, DIS 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, Marriott International (MAR) 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.