VAC vs HGV vs DIS Stock Comparison

Marriott Vacations Worldwide, Hilton Grand Vacations and Walt Disney Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HGV Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.
$35.51 -1.2% 1M -19.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.82B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.28B
Div. yield
–
Vacation Ownership Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
DIS Walt Disney Co
$109.07 +3.2% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$192.45B
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 5, Hilton Grand Vacations 4, Marriott Vacations Worldwide 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVACHGVDISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.04B $2.82B $192.45B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.1x 18.7x 22.4x HGV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 7.2x 14.8x HGV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +5.4% +4.6% HGV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.5% 2.9% 8.7% DIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -31.8% -32.3% -18.0% DIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.7x -1.9x -1.2x HGV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +63.9% -19.6% -2.3% VAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.5%/yr -6.7%/yr -8.4%/yr VAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.5% 39.5% 27.2% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 53/100 56/100 DIS

Percentile Scorecard

VACHGVDIS

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

AxisVACHGVDIS
Valuation 33 #19 of 28 63 #11 of 28 41 #73 of 123
Growth 4 #24 of 25 63 #10 of 25 59 #44 of 107
Profitability 17 #21 of 25 29 #18 of 25 39 #65 of 105
Financial Health 35 #20 of 30 17 #25 of 30 63 #49 of 131
Shareholder Returns 56 #9 of 19 94 #2 of 19 80 #16 of 74
Overall 29 53 56
  • VAC ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • HGV ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVACHGVDISSPY
1 month +7.2%-1.2%+3.2% +0.9%
3 months +9.1%-31.0%+10.8% +5.9%
6 months +63.9%-18.2%+7.7% +8.5%
Year to date +94.4%-20.6%-4.1% +13.3%
1 year +63.9%-19.6%-2.3% +12.4%
3 years +28.8%-0.6%+37.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +8.8%-0.2%+11.2% +23.5%
5 years -28.7%-29.4%-35.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.5%-6.7%-8.4% +11.0%
10 years +79.3%—+16.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +6.0%—+1.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureVACHGVDISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.5%39.5%27.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.7%40.9%27.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.411.140.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.06-0.50-0.08 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.6%-42.2%-55.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.2%-35.1%-6.5% -0.9%
52-week high $124.86$54.69$116.65 $779.14
52-week low $45.49$34.06$92.42 $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.

MultipleVACHGVDIS
P/E now vs peer median -11.7xmedian 18.2x 18.6xmedian 18.2x 22.0xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.5x 0.5xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.9xmedian 14.1x -3.0xmedian 14.1x -6.5xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.0xmedian 16.4x 6.7xmedian 16.4x 22.7xmedian 9.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.5x 2.2xmedian 2.5x 1.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 0.30 -1.03median 0.30 0.37median 0.32

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 monthsVACHGVDIS
Revenue $5.16B $5.28B $98.86B
Gross profit $3.94B $1.95B $43.29B
Operating income -$1.39B -$2.80B -$40.54B
Net income -$335.00M $166.00M $9.24B
Free cash flow $99.00M $413.00M $8.29B
EPS (diluted) $-8.74 $1.87 $4.93
Cash & equivalents $211.00M $272.00M $5.19B
Total debt $8.91B $4.88B $46.04B
Shares (diluted) 38.20M 80.90M 1.74B
Enterprise value $2.68B $1.83B $170.21B

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
MetricVACHGVDIS
P/E -11.7x 18.6x 22.0x
P/FCF 39.0x 6.7x 22.7x
P/Operating cash flow 26.8x 6.0x 11.1x
P/S 0.7x 0.5x 1.9x
P/B 1.9x 2.2x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.8x -8.3x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA -4.9x -3.0x -6.5x
EV/EBIT -4.3x -2.6x -5.7x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.4x 2.3x
EV/FCF 60.6x 17.9x 27.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.7x 15.9x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 -1.03 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVACHGVDIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 5.4% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 9.2% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.3% 9.0% -6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 5.2% 14.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -100.1% -2.1% -18.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -54.3% -17.5% 7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -228.8% 140.6% -26.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.5% -24.2% 46.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -240.8% 201.9% -22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -44.6% -18.1% 58.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.1% 56.9% -11.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.2% 1.9% 30.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.4% 71.4% -28.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.1% 2.0% 42.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVACHGVDIS
Gross margin 76.3% 37.0% 43.8%
EBITDA margin -23.8% -46.3% -35.4%
Operating margin -27.0% -53.1% -41.0%
Pretax margin -6.5% 4.5% 12.9%
Net margin -6.5% 2.9% 8.7%
FCF margin 1.9% 7.8% 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin 2.8% 8.8% 17.2%
Return on equity -16.5% 12.7% 8.0%
Return on assets -3.5% 1.4% 4.5%
Return on invested capital -31.8% -32.3% -18.0%
Return on capital employed – – -23.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 2.8x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.2% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVACHGVDIS
Debt / assets 24.8% 39.9% 22.5%
Debt / equity 1.1x 3.9x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.7x -1.9x -1.2x
Debt / FCF 23.8x 11.8x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 78.3% 89.7% 42.9%
Equity / assets 21.7% 10.3% 57.1%
Interest coverage -20.0x -9.4x –
Current ratio – – 0.7x
Quick ratio – – 0.6x
Cash ratio – – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – 1.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVACHGVDIS
Dividend yield 2.9% – 1.4%
Net buyback yield 0.6% 20.0% 4.4%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 20.0% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 18.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 20.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 109.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusVACHGVDIS
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 7.2xFY2026 14.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.37FY2026 $4.96FY2026 $7.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.9%FY2026 +138.5%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.8% -2.0% -2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.73BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026 $95.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.0%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% -2.6% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVACHGVDIS
Held by institutions 91.2% 100.0% 75.9%
Institutions holding 370 301 2,943
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% -3.0% +1.8%
Institutions buying 180 174 1,212
Institutions selling 104 82 1,369
Buyers to sellers 1.73 2.12 0.89

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.

VACHGVDIS
VAC 1.00 0.55 0.33
HGV 0.55 1.00 0.42
DIS 0.33 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VAC, HGV and DIS?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) $4.04B, Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) $2.82B, Walt Disney (DIS) $192.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, VAC, HGV and DIS?

Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -12.1x, Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) 18.7x, Walt Disney (DIS) 22.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) is cheapest (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 12.0x, Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) 7.2x, Walt Disney (DIS) 14.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) +1.7%, Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) +5.4%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest net margin (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -6.5%, Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) 2.9%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, Walt Disney (DIS) leads (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -31.8%, Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) -32.3%, Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) returned the most: Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) +63.9%, Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) -19.6%, Walt Disney (DIS) -2.3%. Over five years, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) compounded fastest (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -6.5%/yr, Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) -6.7%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -8.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 0.00%, Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) 0.00%, Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) and Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 60.5%, Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) 39.5%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VAC, HGV and DIS?

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