Compare Stocks: MAR vs. HLT vs. WH

Market Snapshot

Current market context for the selected companies.

MAR

$358.53

Market Cap $93.29B

Sector Consumer Cyclical

Industry Lodging

Data through 2026-08-26

HLT

$332.34

Market Cap $74.12B

Sector Consumer Cyclical

Industry Lodging

Data through 2026-08-26

WH

$76.83

Market Cap $5.63B

Sector Consumer Cyclical

Industry Lodging

Data through 2026-08-26

Performance

Absolute returns and relative performance versus SPY.

Metric	MAR	HLT	WH
1 Month	-6.5%	+3.1%	+1.5%
1 Month vs SPY	-9.8%	-0.3%	-1.8%
3 Months	-7.1%	-1.3%	-8.2%
3 Months vs SPY	-9.1%	-3.3%	-10.2%
6 Months	+3.2%	+6.1%	-8.5%
6 Months vs SPY	-7.2%	-4.4%	-18.9%
1 Year	+33.5%	+21.3%	-12.2%
1 Year vs SPY	+14.3%	+2.1%	-31.3%
2 Years	+59.7%	+53.6%	-0.1%
2 Years vs SPY	+23.1%	+17.0%	-36.6%

Growth & Profitability

Operating growth, margins and capital efficiency.

Metric	MAR	HLT	WH
Revenue Growth	11.1%	2.5%	-5.5%
Earnings Growth	4.3%	14.1%	20.4%
Gross Margin	79.2%	79.0%	62.8%
Operating Margin	65.3%	63.0%	47.7%
Net Margin	35.0%	31.0%	14.6%
Return on Equity	—	—	39.4%
Return on Assets	9.8%	11.0%	7.7%

Valuation

Common valuation multiples shown side by side.

Metric	MAR	HLT	WH
P / E	37.3	48.6	26.9
Forward P / E	27.2	31.5	14.2
P / S	12.7	14.6	3.9
P / B	-26.4	-11.8	11.6
EV / Sales	15.1	17.1	5.7
EV / EBIT	23.1	27.2	12.0
P / FCF	45.6	53.3	15.2
FCF Yield	2.2%	1.9%	6.6%

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Cash generation and leverage context.

Metric	MAR	HLT	WH
Free Cash Flow	$2.06B	$1.39B	$362.38M
Operating Cash Flow	$3.73B	$2.11B	$371.00M
Debt / Equity	—	—	557.3%

Earnings Outlook

Upcoming earnings expectations when available.

Metric	MAR	HLT	WH
Next Earnings	2026-11-03	2026-10-28	2026-10-21
EPS Estimate	2.82	2.35	1.31
Revenue Estimate	6.92B	3.36B	409.56M
EPS Growth	+14.3%	+11.5%	-10.2%
Revenue Growth	+6.6%	+7.6%	+7.2%
Analyst Coverage	22	20	13