Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026)
Hilton Worldwide Holdings' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 25.17% in Q2 2026, up 3.87 percentage points from 21.30% a year earlier and up 1.59 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Hilton Worldwide Holdings came in at 22.18%, up 1.14 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of +25.30 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 21.05% in FY2024 (+2.08 pp), 18.96% in FY2023 (+1.66 pp), 17.30% in FY2022 (+9.58 pp) and 7.72% in FY2021 (+10.84 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q1 2014.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for seven straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.88 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 14.33 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2024 (a drop of 0.47 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, HLT's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 23.58% (Q1 2026), 22.07% (Q4 2025) and 22.29% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriott International | 101.75 Bn | 99.80 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 21.18% |
| 2 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings | 77.70 Bn | 74.15 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 25.17% |
| 3 | Royal Caribbean Cruises | 75.15 Bn | 72.50 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 16.12% |
| 4 | Viking Holdings | 37.26 Bn | 22.38 Bn | 996.62 Mn | 21.91% |
| 5 | Carnival | 36.04 Bn | 29.23 Bn | - | 11.28% |
| 6 | Trip.com | 26.26 Bn | -18.74 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 6.10% |
| 7 | Intercontinental Hotels | 25.68 Bn | 21.65 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Hyatt Hotels | 15.92 Bn | 13.08 Bn | 388.00 Mn | -49.45% |
| 9 | H World | 14.08 Bn | 5.49 Bn | 453.94 Mn | 15.35% |
| 10 | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings | 7.08 Bn | 6.30 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 8.72% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 25.17% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.58% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.07% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.29% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.30% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.73% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.46% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.93% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.45% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.57% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.25% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.92% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.98% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.17% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.83% |
API Access
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=HLT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "HLT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=HLT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();