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HLT · Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

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Market Cap
$73.30B
Shares
225.06M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$325.68 Open$330.45 Day$325.37–332.15 52W close$256.75–350.22 Avg vol 30d2.0M Short int5.0M · 2.2% float · 2.4d Short vol25% Last earningsJul 28, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 28

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Next earnings call
Oct 27, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 8 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 28, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Very Low
      Market backdrop VIX 14.4 · calm Equity put/call 0.39
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +5%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg −1%
      below
      RSI (14) 50
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 74%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return +1%
      trailing
      6-month return +9%
      trailing
      YTD return +13%
      this year
      Relative strength −6%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $329 › 200d $312 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +8% holders QoQ · +197 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      2.20% of float · ▲ +8.7% MoM · 2.4 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      1,289 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 55
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Fair
      Revenue growth +8%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −0%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $2.0B
      Valuation P/E 47.8
      in line
      Buyback $1.3B
      remaining
      Balance sheet $9.5B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very Low
      Volatility 24%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −11%
      past year
      ATR 2.2%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 0 of last 7
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 28, 2026
      Full Year 2026
      System-wide comparable RevPAR, on a currency neutral basis Raised 3% – 3.5%
      Apr 28, 2026 2% – 3% changed to Jul 28, 2026 3% – 3.5%
      Diluted EPS Initiated $8.22 – $8.35
      prior FY $6.12 midpoint +35.4% Y/Y
      Adjusted EBITDA Raised $4.04B – $4.08B
      Apr 28, 2026 $4.02B – $4.06B changed to Jul 28, 2026 $4.04B – $4.08B
      Net income Lowered $1.88B – $1.91B
      Apr 28, 2026 $1.91B – $1.94B changed to Jul 28, 2026 $1.88B – $1.91B
      Contract acquisition costs and capital expenditures, excluding a Maintained $300M
      Apr 28, 2026 $300M changed to Jul 28, 2026 $300M
      Capital return Maintained $3.5B
      Apr 28, 2026 $3.5B changed to Jul 28, 2026 $3.5B
      General and administrative expenses Maintained $400M
      Apr 28, 2026 $400M changed to Jul 28, 2026 $400M
      Net unit growth Maintained 6% – 7%
      Apr 28, 2026 6% – 7% changed to Jul 28, 2026 6% – 7%
      Third Quarter 2026
      System-wide comparable RevPAR, on a currency neutral basis Initiated 4%
      Diluted EPS Initiated $2.20 – $2.26
      prior qtr $2.10 midpoint +6.2% QoQ
      Diluted EPS, adjusted for special items Initiated $2.28 – $2.34
      Adjusted EBITDA Initiated $1.04B – $1.06B
      Net income Initiated $502M – $516M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Apr 28, 2026
      System-wide comparable RevPAR, on a currency neutral basis · Second Quarter 2026 2% – 3%
      Diluted EPS · Second Quarter 2026 $2.13 – $2.19
      Net income · Second Quarter 2026 $491M – $505M
      Diluted EPS, adjusted for special items · Second Quarter 2026 $2.18 – $2.24
      Adjusted EBITDA · Second Quarter 2026 $1.02B – $1.04B
      Guided vs delivered · last 7 settled
      Diluted EPS Second Quarter 2026
      guided $2.13 – $2.19
      $2.10 Miss −2.8%
      Diluted EPS Full Year 2025
      guided $6.71 – $6.80
      $6.12 Miss −9.4%
      Diluted EPS Third Quarter 2025
      guided $1.89 – $1.95
      $1.78 Miss −7.3%
      Diluted EPS Second Quarter 2025
      guided $1.88 – $1.94
      $1.84 Miss −3.7%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      0 · 4 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +5% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −1% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      50 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      74% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $329 › 200d $312 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +8% holders QoQ · +197 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      2.20% of float · ▲ +8.7% MoM · 2.4 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      1,289 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $257 Now $326 · 74% Range high $350
      vs 200-day avg +5% vs 50-day avg -1%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Approved 42,900 new rooms for development 42,900 Q2 2026
      Development pipeline hotels 3,853 As of June 30, 2026
      Development pipeline rooms 541,300 As of June 30, 2026
      Hilton Honors members 260M As of July 28, 2026
      Hotels opened 207 Q2 2026
      Net debt non-GAAP $12.38B As of June 30, 2026
      Net room additions 21,600 Q2 2026
      Net unit growth 6.1% As of June 30, 2026
      Properties 9,400 As of July 28, 2026
      Rooms 1.4M As of July 28, 2026
      Total capital return, including dividends $966M Q2 2026
      Total hotels Properties 9,332 As of June 30, 2026
      Total hotels Rooms 1,363,441 As of June 30, 2026
      Total Properties 9,453 As of June 30, 2026
      Total Rooms 1,384,842 As of June 30, 2026
      Hotels in system 9,146 March 31
      Net debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio non-GAAP 3.1 TTM Ended March 31
      Long-term debt to net income ratio non-GAAP 8.5 December 31, 2025
      Room openings 97,000 full year
      Total capital return $3.3B full year
      Total system properties 9,158 As of December 31, 2025
      Total system rooms 1,351,351 As of December 31, 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Lodging — same industry group
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      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      HLT
      Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
      this stock
      $73.30B +13.4% +7.7% 47.8 2.2%
      MAR
      Marriott International Inc /Md/
      $92.28B +14.1% +4.3% 36.6 2.1%
      IHG
      Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC /New/
      $24.00B +15.8% 0.2%
      H
      Hyatt Hotels Corp
      $16.33B +8.1% +5.8% 208.8 5.1%
      HTHT
      H World Group Ltd
      $14.67B +1.4% +10.5% 3.1%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      1,289
      % held
      96.7%
      Net QoQ
      -4.0M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      1,010
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      5.0M
      Days to cover
      2.4d
      Change
      +396.8K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      25%
      As of
      Aug 28, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      7.9K
      Value
      $2.6M
      As of
      Jul 29, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      48.6%
      Week of
      Jul 20, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Buy
      Member
      Jonathan Jackson
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Jun 15, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $12.0B
      Net income (FY)
      $1.5B
      EPS diluted
      $6.12
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $5.5B
      Remaining
      $1.3B
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 28, 2026
      This year
      11
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $36.3M
      Shares
      114.3K
      Filed
      Feb 17, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls Upcoming
      Next call
      Sep 9, 2026
      Last call
      Jul 28, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Upcoming events
      3
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      HLT -1.2% +1.1% +9.1% +1.6% +13.4%
      SPY +1.1% +4.0% +14.7% +3.2% +13.1%
      vs SPY -2.3% -2.8% -5.6% -1.6% +0.3%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.15 / share · ex Aug 21, 2026
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.60 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      0.18%
      Buyback program · as of Dec 31, 2025
      Authorized
      $5.50B
      Spent (derived)
      $4.20B
      Remaining
      $1.30B
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1585689 CUSIP 43300A203 13F (30d) 867 filings 861 filers Visit website Investor relations