VAC vs HLT vs HST Stock Comparison

Marriott Vacations Worldwide, Hilton Worldwide Holdings and Host Hotels & Resorts Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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

QuestionVACHLTHSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.83B $76.91B $17.28B HLT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.6x 45.4x 16.8x HST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 36.4x 17.4x VAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +8.1% +4.9% HLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.5% 13.4% 16.5% HST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -31.8% 31.9% 7.4% HLT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.7x 3.8x 1.8x VAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.88% 0.17% 3.77% HST
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +57.6% +29.5% +51.6% VAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.7%/yr +18.8%/yr +8.4%/yr HLT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.6% 24.1% 25.4% HLT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 46/100 74/100 HST

Percentile Scorecard

VACHLTHST

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

AxisVACHLTHST
Valuation 33 #19 of 28 15 #24 of 28 85 #22 of 145
Growth 4 #24 of 25 46 #14 of 25 64 #52 of 141
Profitability 17 #21 of 25 83 #5 of 25 73 #37 of 134
Financial Health 28 #22 of 30 24 #23 of 30 75 #35 of 138
Shareholder Returns 67 #7 of 19 61 #8 of 19 73 #36 of 131
Overall 30 46 74
  • VAC ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • HLT ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • HST ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVACHLTHSTSPY
1 month +8.2%+9.8%+12.5% -0.2%
3 months +8.4%+6.9%-1.0% +3.9%
6 months +56.2%+6.6%+20.4% +8.2%
Year to date +92.8%+20.0%+42.2% +12.9%
1 year +57.6%+29.5%+51.6% +12.3%
3 years +27.7%+131.1%+67.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.5%+32.2%+18.8% +23.3%
5 years -29.4%+136.1%+49.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -6.7%+18.8%+8.4% +10.9%
10 years +78.4%+416.5%+69.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +6.0%+17.8%+5.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVACHLTHSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.6%24.1%25.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.6%22.1%25.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.400.640.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.951.232.03 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.6%-32.7%-40.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.9%-4.8%-1.3% -1.2%
52-week high $124.86$362.30$25.54 $779.14
52-week low $45.49$256.96$16.02 $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.

MultipleVACHLTHST
P/E now vs peer median -11.6xmedian 18.1x 45.4xmedian 18.1x 16.8xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.5x 6.1xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.8xmedian 14.0x 27.2xmedian 14.0x 12.0xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.6xmedian 16.1x 39.8xmedian 16.1x 17.0xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.5x -11.7xmedian 2.5x 2.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 0.30 3.19median 0.30 1.40median 1.91

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 monthsVACHLTHST
Revenue $5.16B $12.69B $6.22B
Gross profit $3.94B $11.63B $1.68B
Operating income -$1.39B $3.05B $905.00M
Net income -$335.00M $1.70B $1.04B
Free cash flow $99.00M $1.93B $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $-8.74 $7.52 $1.49
Cash & equivalents $211.00M $774.00M $1.95B
Total debt $8.91B $13.36B $5.08B
Shares (diluted) 38.20M 226.00M 687.00M
Enterprise value $2.47B $73.67B $12.54B

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
MetricVACHLTHST
P/E -11.6x 45.4x 16.8x
P/FCF 38.6x 39.8x 17.0x
P/Operating cash flow 26.6x 38.2x 10.8x
P/S 0.7x 6.1x 2.8x
P/B 1.9x -11.7x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 2.8x -6.6x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA -4.8x 27.2x 12.0x
EV/EBIT -4.3x 29.4x 22.5x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 7.1x 3.3x
EV/FCF 60.3x 46.3x 20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.4x 44.4x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 3.19 1.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVACHLTHST
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 8.1% 4.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 8.0% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.3% 9.3% 3.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 9.2% -4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -100.1% 18.1% 6.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -54.3% 9.4% 3.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -228.8% 2.0% 55.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.5% 8.5% 10.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -240.8% 7.1% 57.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -44.6% 14.2% 12.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.1% -19.7% 12.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.2% 0.9% 1.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.4% -19.2% 874.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.1% 1.7% 16.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVACHLTHST
Gross margin 76.3% 91.6% 27.0%
EBITDA margin -23.8% 25.9% 27.4%
Operating margin -27.0% 24.0% 14.6%
Pretax margin -6.5% 18.5% 17.6%
Net margin -6.5% 13.4% 16.5%
FCF margin 1.9% 15.2% 16.3%
Operating cash flow margin 2.8% 15.9% 25.8%
Return on equity -16.5% – 15.8%
Return on assets -3.5% 10.1% 7.9%
Return on invested capital -31.8% 31.9% 7.4%
Return on capital employed – 26.3% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 1.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.6% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVACHLTHST
Debt / assets 24.8% 79.5% 38.3%
Debt / equity 1.1x -2.0x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.7x 3.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 23.8x 6.9x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 78.3% 139.2% 51.8%
Equity / assets 21.7% -39.2% 48.2%
Interest coverage -20.0x 4.4x 3.8x
Current ratio – 0.6x –
Quick ratio – 0.5x –
Cash ratio – 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – 3.15 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVACHLTHST
Dividend yield 2.9% 0.2% 3.8%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 4.3% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 4.5% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 62.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 64.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 13.8%

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.

ConsensusVACHLTHST
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 36.4xFY2026 17.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.37FY2026 $9.47FY2026 $1.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.9%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026 +31.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.8% +2.3% -30.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.73BFY2026 $13.62BFY2026 $6.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.0%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +1.5% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVACHLTHST
Held by institutions 91.2% 93.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 370 1,286 737
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% -1.5% +2.7%
Institutions buying 180 691 432
Institutions selling 104 420 209
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.65 2.07

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.

VACHLTHST
VAC 1.00 0.37 0.17
HLT 0.37 1.00 0.55
HST 0.17 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VAC, HLT and HST?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) $3.83B, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) $76.91B, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) $17.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, VAC, HLT and HST?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -11.6x, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 45.4x, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) is cheapest (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 11.9x, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 36.4x, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 17.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) +1.7%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +8.1%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +4.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) has the highest net margin (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -6.5%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 13.4%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 16.5%). On return on invested capital, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) leads (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -31.8%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 31.9%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) returned the most: Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) +57.6%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +29.5%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +51.6%. Over five years, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) compounded fastest (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -6.7%/yr, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +18.8%/yr, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +8.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) has the highest dividend yield: Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 2.88%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 0.17%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 3.77%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) has been the steadiest (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 60.6%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 24.1%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VAC, HLT and HST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 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.