VAC vs H Stock Comparison

Marriott Vacations Worldwide and Hyatt Hotels Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
H Hyatt Hotels Corp
$172.02 +8.6% 1M +15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$16.22B
P/E
205.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.15B
Div. yield
0.35%
Hotels Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hyatt Hotels leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hyatt Hotels 6, Marriott Vacations Worldwide 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVACHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.78B $16.22B H
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.4x 205.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.7x 47.3x VAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +5.8% H
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.5% 1.1% H
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -31.8% -23.6% H
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.7x -0.7x VAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.92% 0.35% VAC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +55.7% +15.6% VAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.8%/yr +15.0%/yr H
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.7% 34.7% H
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 32/100 VAC

Percentile Scorecard

VACH

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

AxisVACH
Valuation 37 #13 of 20 11 #18 of 20
Growth 13 #15 of 17 50 #9 of 17
Profitability 31 #12 of 17 25 #13 of 17
Financial Health 25 #16 of 21 40 #13 of 21
Shareholder Returns 73 #4 of 12 36 #8 of 12
Overall 36 32
  • VAC ranked among 22 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • H ranked among 22 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVACHSPY
1 month +6.8%+8.6% -0.8%
3 months +11.2%-10.0% +3.5%
6 months +51.7%+4.9% +7.0%
Year to date +90.3%+7.3% +12.2%
1 year +55.7%+15.6% +13.0%
3 years +26.0%+73.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.0%+20.1% +23.1%
5 years -29.8%+100.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -6.8%+15.0% +11.0%
10 years +75.3%+253.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.8%+13.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVACHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.7%34.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.6%33.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.400.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.920.45 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.6%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.1%-14.9% -1.8%
52-week high $124.86$202.09 $779.14
52-week low $45.49$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.

MultipleVACH
P/E now vs peer median -11.4xmedian 20.1x 205.3xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.8xmedian 15.0x -4.0xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.1xmedian 14.5x 64.4xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.1x 4.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 0.38 -4.91median 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 monthsVACH
Revenue $5.16B $7.15B
Gross profit $3.94B $1.45B
Operating income -$1.39B -$5.27B
Net income -$335.00M $81.00M
Free cash flow $99.00M $252.00M
EPS (diluted) $-8.74 $0.82
Cash & equivalents $211.00M $537.00M
Total debt $8.91B $19.28B
Shares (diluted) 38.20M 96.70M
Enterprise value $2.42B $13.70B

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
MetricVACH
P/E -11.4x 205.3x
P/FCF 38.1x 64.4x
P/Operating cash flow 26.2x 36.6x
P/S 0.7x 2.3x
P/B 1.8x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 10.8x
EV/EBITDA -4.8x -4.0x
EV/EBIT -4.2x -3.8x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 2.8x
EV/FCF 59.8x 79.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.1x 44.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 -4.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVACH
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.3% 3.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.6% -5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -100.1% -5.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -54.3% -5.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -228.8% -81.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.5% -43.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -240.8% -81.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -44.6% -41.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.1% 47.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.2% -12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.4% 90.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.1% -19.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVACH
Gross margin 76.3% 20.3%
EBITDA margin -23.8% -69.3%
Operating margin -27.0% -73.7%
Pretax margin -6.5% 3.2%
Net margin -6.5% 1.1%
FCF margin 1.9% 3.5%
Operating cash flow margin 2.8% 6.2%
Return on equity -16.5% 2.3%
Return on assets -3.5% 0.6%
Return on invested capital -31.8% -23.6%
Return on capital employed – -49.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 5.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVACH
Debt / assets 24.8% 30.6%
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.7x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 23.8x 17.0x
Liabilities / assets 78.3% 74.1%
Equity / assets 21.7% 25.9%
Interest coverage -20.0x -17.2x
Current ratio – 0.6x
Quick ratio – 0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 0.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVACH
Dividend yield 2.9% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 70.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 22.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusVACH
Forward P/E 11.7xFY2026 47.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.37FY2026 $3.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.9%FY2026 +66.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.8% +40.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.73BFY2026 $7.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.0%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVACH
Held by institutions 91.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 370 528
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +2.2%
Institutions buying 180 239
Institutions selling 104 178
Buyers to sellers 1.73 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.

VACH
VAC 1.00 0.37
H 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VAC and H?

Hyatt Hotels (H) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) $3.78B, Hyatt Hotels (H) $16.22B.

Which company is growing faster?

Hyatt Hotels (H) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) +1.7%, Hyatt Hotels (H) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hyatt Hotels (H) has the highest net margin (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -6.5%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, Hyatt Hotels (H) leads (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -31.8%, Hyatt Hotels (H) -23.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) returned the most: Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) +55.7%, Hyatt Hotels (H) +15.6%. Over five years, Hyatt Hotels (H) compounded fastest (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -6.8%/yr, Hyatt Hotels (H) +15.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) has the highest dividend yield: Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 2.92%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 0.35%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hyatt Hotels (H) has been the steadiest (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 60.7%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 34.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do VAC and H move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.37, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, VAC 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, Hyatt Hotels (H) leads on 6. 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.