VAC vs TNL vs H Stock Comparison

Marriott Vacations Worldwide, Travel & Leisure and Hyatt Hotels Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TNL Travel & Leisure Co.
$68.35 +7.0% 1M +5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.12B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.15B
Div. yield
3.45%
Vacation Ownership Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
H Hyatt Hotels Corp
$173.27 +7.5% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$16.34B
P/E
206.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.15B
Div. yield
0.35%
Hotels Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Travel & Leisure leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Travel & Leisure 7, Hyatt Hotels 3, Marriott Vacations Worldwide 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVACTNLHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.86B $4.12B $16.34B H
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.7x 17.8x 206.8x TNL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 9.5x 47.5x TNL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +4.6% +5.8% H
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.5% 5.7% 1.1% TNL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -31.8% 13.2% -23.6% TNL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.7x 6.0x -0.7x VAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.85% 3.45% 0.35% TNL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +63.9% +5.7% +20.0% VAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.5%/yr +4.7%/yr +15.3%/yr H
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.5% 33.1% 34.5% TNL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 54/100 26/100 TNL

Percentile Scorecard

VACTNLH

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

AxisVACTNLH
Valuation 33 #19 of 28 82 #6 of 28 7 #26 of 28
Growth 4 #24 of 25 29 #18 of 25 33 #17 of 25
Profitability 17 #21 of 25 58 #11 of 25 21 #20 of 25
Financial Health 35 #20 of 30 14 #26 of 30 48 #16 of 30
Shareholder Returns 56 #9 of 19 89 #3 of 19 22 #15 of 19
Overall 29 54 26
  • VAC ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • TNL ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • H ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVACTNLHSPY
1 month +7.2%+7.0%+7.5% +0.9%
3 months +9.1%-12.0%-6.7% +5.9%
6 months +63.9%+8.2%+9.0% +8.5%
Year to date +94.4%-3.1%+8.1% +13.3%
1 year +63.9%+5.7%+20.0% +12.4%
3 years +28.8%+110.2%+74.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +8.8%+28.1%+20.4% +23.5%
5 years -28.7%+25.8%+103.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.5%+4.7%+15.3% +11.0%
10 years +79.3%+133.0%+247.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +6.0%+8.8%+13.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureVACTNLHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.5%33.1%34.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.7%37.6%33.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.410.960.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.060.170.58 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.6%-47.6%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.2%-13.2%-14.3% -0.9%
52-week high $124.86$78.74$202.09 $779.14
52-week low $45.49$61.25$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.

MultipleVACTNLH
P/E now vs peer median -11.7xmedian 18.2x 17.8xmedian 18.2x 206.8xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.5x 1.0xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.9xmedian 14.1x 12.1xmedian 14.1x -4.0xmedian 14.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.0xmedian 16.4x 9.9xmedian 16.4x 64.8xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.5x -4.1xmedian 2.5x 4.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 0.30 -2.13median 0.30 -4.95median 0.30

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 monthsVACTNLH
Revenue $5.16B $4.15B $7.15B
Gross profit $3.94B $3.85B $1.45B
Operating income -$1.39B $541.00M -$5.27B
Net income -$335.00M $235.00M $81.00M
Free cash flow $99.00M $417.00M $252.00M
EPS (diluted) $-8.74 $3.75 $0.82
Cash & equivalents $211.00M – $537.00M
Total debt $8.91B $4.04B $19.28B
Shares (diluted) 38.20M 62.60M 96.70M
Enterprise value $2.50B $4.12B $13.82B

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
MetricVACTNLH
P/E -11.7x 17.8x 206.8x
P/FCF 39.0x 9.9x 64.8x
P/Operating cash flow 26.8x 8.0x 36.9x
P/S 0.7x 1.0x 2.3x
P/B 1.9x -4.1x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 2.8x -3.2x 10.9x
EV/EBITDA -4.9x 12.1x -4.0x
EV/EBIT -4.3x 15.1x -3.8x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.0x 2.8x
EV/FCF 60.6x 19.6x 79.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.7x 15.9x 45.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 -2.13 -4.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVACTNLH
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 4.6% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 3.8% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.3% -1.3% 3.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 2.5% -5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -100.1% -30.8% -5.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -54.3% -7.8% -5.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -228.8% -42.8% -81.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.5% -13.2% -43.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -240.8% -39.6% -81.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -44.6% -8.4% -41.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.1% -16.6% 47.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.2% 11.1% -12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.4% -17.6% 90.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.1% 9.8% -19.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVACTNLH
Gross margin 76.3% 92.7% 20.3%
EBITDA margin -23.8% 16.2% -69.3%
Operating margin -27.0% 13.0% -73.7%
Pretax margin -6.5% 8.1% 3.2%
Net margin -6.5% 5.7% 1.1%
FCF margin 1.9% 10.0% 3.5%
Operating cash flow margin 2.8% 12.3% 6.2%
Return on equity -16.5% – 2.3%
Return on assets -3.5% 3.3% 0.6%
Return on invested capital -31.8% 13.2% -23.6%
Return on capital employed – – -49.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 2.2x 5.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVACTNLH
Debt / assets 24.8% 55.3% 30.6%
Debt / equity 1.1x -4.0x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.7x 6.0x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 23.8x 9.7x 17.0x
Liabilities / assets 78.3% 113.8% 74.1%
Equity / assets 21.7% -13.8% 25.9%
Interest coverage -20.0x 1.5x -17.2x
Current ratio – – 0.6x
Quick ratio – – 0.5x
Cash ratio – – 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 0.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVACTNLH
Dividend yield 2.9% 3.5% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 0.6% 7.8% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 11.3% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 63.4% 70.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 35.7% 22.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.7% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.8% 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.

ConsensusVACTNLH
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 9.5xFY2026 47.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.37FY2026 $7.22FY2026 $3.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.9%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +66.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.8% +24.9% +39.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.73BFY2026 $4.44BFY2026 $7.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.0%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +2.4% +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVACTNLH
Held by institutions 91.2% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 370 473 528
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +5.0% +2.2%
Institutions buying 180 199 239
Institutions selling 104 193 178
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.03 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.

VACTNLH
VAC 1.00 0.57 0.37
TNL 0.57 1.00 0.64
H 0.37 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VAC, TNL and H?

Hyatt Hotels (H) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) $3.86B, Travel & Leisure (TNL) $4.12B, Hyatt Hotels (H) $16.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, VAC, TNL and H?

Travel & Leisure (TNL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -11.7x, Travel & Leisure (TNL) 17.8x, Hyatt Hotels (H) 206.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Travel & Leisure (TNL) is cheapest (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 12.0x, Travel & Leisure (TNL) 9.5x, Hyatt Hotels (H) 47.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hyatt Hotels (H) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) +1.7%, Travel & Leisure (TNL) +4.6%, Hyatt Hotels (H) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Travel & Leisure (TNL) has the highest net margin (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -6.5%, Travel & Leisure (TNL) 5.7%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, Travel & Leisure (TNL) leads (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -31.8%, Travel & Leisure (TNL) 13.2%, 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) +63.9%, Travel & Leisure (TNL) +5.7%, Hyatt Hotels (H) +20.0%. Over five years, Hyatt Hotels (H) compounded fastest (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -6.5%/yr, Travel & Leisure (TNL) +4.7%/yr, Hyatt Hotels (H) +15.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Travel & Leisure (TNL) has the highest dividend yield: Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 2.85%, Travel & Leisure (TNL) 3.45%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 0.35%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Travel & Leisure (TNL) has been the steadiest (Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 60.5%, Travel & Leisure (TNL) 33.1%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 34.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VAC, TNL 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, Travel & Leisure (TNL) 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.