Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
HLT · Hotels & Motels · 227.6M shares · -2%/yr ↓ buyback · EDGAR filings ↗
Net buyback after stock comp: $2.2B (gross $2.3B, SBC $169M)
Reference price $316.27 · est. market cap ~$72.0B — last insider sale, 2026-02-17 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
A85Dominant asset-light global hotel franchise with top-decile FCF, strong margins and durable brand/loyalty moat.
Strengths
- Top-decile free cash flow (100th pct) and high operating margin (81st pct) from a fee-based, capital-light model
- Wide-moat franchise: 9,158 properties, 243M Honors members, 6.7% net unit growth and a 3,700-hotel pipeline
- Strong ROA (80th pct) and high revenue growth (92nd pct)
Risks
- Negative reported ROE is a buyback/negative-equity artifact, not distress
- Substantial indebtedness and cyclical exposure to travel demand and macro shocks
- Weak current/quick ratio (24th pct)
Notable findings
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Operating margin
22.4%
Net margin
12.1%
Return on equity
-27.0%
Return on assets
8.7%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
-4.9%
Net-income growth
-5.1%
Current ratio
0.7×
Free cash flow
$2.0B
EBITDA
$2.9B
Tangible book value
-$10.9B
Cash & investments
$918M
Stock comp / revenue
1.4%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | Carr Chris | Grant | 742 | — |
| 2026-05-14 | MAYER MARISSA A | Grant | 742 | — |
| 2026-05-14 | Healey Melanie | Grant | 742 | — |
| 2026-05-14 | Mabus Raymond E | Grant | 742 | — |
| 2026-05-14 | STEENLAND DOUGLAS M | Grant | 742 | — |
| 2026-05-14 | BEGLEY CHARLENE T | Grant | 742 | — |
| 2026-05-14 | SMITH ELIZABETH A | Grant | 742 | — |
| 2026-05-14 | GRAY JONATHAN | Grant | 742 | — |
| 2026-05-01 | MAYER MARISSA A | Grant | 115 | — |
| 2026-05-01 | SMITH ELIZABETH A | Grant | 145 | — |
| 2026-05-01 | GRAY JONATHAN | Grant | 104 | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Krass Caroline | Tax withheld | 778 | $304.95 |
| 2026-03-31 | Carr Chris | Grant | 3 | — |
| 2026-03-31 | MAYER MARISSA A | Grant | 0 | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Healey Melanie | Grant | 7 | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Mabus Raymond E | Grant | 6 | — |
| 2026-03-31 | STEENLAND DOUGLAS M | Grant | 9 | — |
| 2026-03-31 | BEGLEY CHARLENE T | Grant | 7 | — |
| 2026-03-31 | SMITH ELIZABETH A | Grant | 9 | — |
| 2026-03-31 | GRAY JONATHAN | Grant | 4 | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Moylan Misha | Tax withheld | 204 | $305.94 |
| 2026-03-03 | Fuentes Laura | Tax withheld | 5.2K | $305.94 |
| 2026-03-03 | Silcock Christopher W | Tax withheld | 8.8K | $305.94 |
| 2026-03-03 | Jacobs Kevin J | Tax withheld | 16K | $305.94 |
| 2026-03-03 | NASSETTA CHRISTOPHER J | Tax withheld | 51K | $305.94 |
| 2026-02-25 | Charnaux Christian H. | Grant | 2.2K | — |
| 2026-02-25 | Krass Caroline | Grant | 2.2K | — |
| 2026-02-25 | Moylan Misha | Grant | 292 | — |
| 2026-02-25 | Fuentes Laura | Grant | 8.7K | — |
| 2026-02-25 | Fuentes Laura | Grant | 2.2K | — |
| 2026-02-25 | Silcock Christopher W | Grant | 13K | — |
| 2026-02-25 | Silcock Christopher W | Grant | 4.1K | — |
| 2026-02-25 | Jacobs Kevin J | Grant | 26K | — |
| 2026-02-25 | Jacobs Kevin J | Grant | 5.7K | — |
| 2026-02-25 | NASSETTA CHRISTOPHER J | Grant | 87K | — |
| 2026-02-25 | NASSETTA CHRISTOPHER J | Grant | 19K | — |
| 2026-02-17 | NASSETTA CHRISTOPHER J | Option exercise | 114K | $41.41 |
| 2026-02-17 | NASSETTA CHRISTOPHER J | Sell | 30K | $316.27 |
| 2026-02-17 | NASSETTA CHRISTOPHER J | Sell | 47K | $317.36 |
| 2026-02-17 | NASSETTA CHRISTOPHER J | Sell | 27K | $318.37 |
| 2026-02-17 | NASSETTA CHRISTOPHER J | Sell | 9.4K | $319.30 |
| 2025-12-29 | Carr Chris | Grant | 3 | — |
| 2025-12-29 | MAYER MARISSA A | Grant | 0 | — |
| 2025-12-29 | Healey Melanie | Grant | 7 | — |
| 2025-12-29 | Mabus Raymond E | Grant | 6 | — |
| 2025-12-29 | STEENLAND DOUGLAS M | Grant | 10 | — |
| 2025-12-29 | BEGLEY CHARLENE T | Grant | 7 | — |
| 2025-12-29 | SMITH ELIZABETH A | Grant | 10 | — |
| 2025-12-29 | GRAY JONATHAN | Grant | 4 | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Carr Chris | Grant | 4 | — |
| 2025-09-30 | MAYER MARISSA A | Grant | 1 | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Healey Melanie | Grant | 8 | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Mabus Raymond E | Grant | 7 | — |
| 2025-09-30 | STEENLAND DOUGLAS M | Grant | 11 | — |
| 2025-09-30 | BEGLEY CHARLENE T | Grant | 8 | — |
| 2025-09-30 | SMITH ELIZABETH A | Grant | 11 | — |
| 2025-09-30 | GRAY JONATHAN | Grant | 5 | — |
| 2025-08-21 | Silcock Christopher W | Option exercise | 12K | $41.41 |
| 2025-08-21 | Silcock Christopher W | Sell | 12K | $269.40 |
| 2025-08-05 | Charnaux Christian H. | Grant | 2.6K | — |
| 2025-08-05 | Charnaux Christian H. | Grant | 9.6K | — |
| 2025-06-27 | STEENLAND DOUGLAS M | Grant | 11 | — |
| 2025-06-27 | SMITH ELIZABETH A | Grant | 11 | — |
| 2025-06-27 | MAYER MARISSA A | Grant | 1 | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Mabus Raymond E | Grant | 7 | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Healey Melanie | Grant | 8 | — |
| 2025-06-27 | GRAY JONATHAN | Grant | 5 | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Carr Chris | Grant | 4 | — |
| 2025-06-27 | BEGLEY CHARLENE T | Grant | 8 | — |
| 2025-05-14 | STEENLAND DOUGLAS M | Grant | 928 | — |
| 2025-05-14 | SMITH ELIZABETH A | Grant | 928 | — |
| 2025-05-14 | MAYER MARISSA A | Grant | 928 | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Mabus Raymond E | Grant | 928 | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Healey Melanie | Grant | 928 | — |
| 2025-05-14 | GRAY JONATHAN | Grant | 928 | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Carr Chris | Grant | 928 | — |
| 2025-05-14 | BEGLEY CHARLENE T | Grant | 928 | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Krass Caroline | Grant | 3.1K | — |
| 2025-03-28 | STEENLAND DOUGLAS M | Grant | 13 | — |
| 2025-03-28 | SMITH ELIZABETH A | Grant | 13 | — |
| 2025-03-28 | MCHALE JUDITH | Grant | 13 | — |
| 2025-03-28 | Mabus Raymond E | Grant | 8 | — |
| 2025-03-28 | Healey Melanie | Grant | 9 | — |
| 2025-03-28 | GRAY JONATHAN | Grant | 5 | — |
| 2025-03-28 | Carr Chris | Grant | 5 | — |
| 2025-03-28 | BEGLEY CHARLENE T | Grant | 9 | — |
| 2025-03-03 | Silcock Christopher W | Tax withheld | 8.7K | $263.58 |
| 2025-03-03 | NASSETTA CHRISTOPHER J | Tax withheld | 57K | $263.58 |
| 2025-03-03 | Moylan Misha | Tax withheld | 247 | $263.58 |
| 2025-03-03 | Jacobs Kevin J | Tax withheld | 18K | $263.58 |
| 2025-03-03 | Fuentes Laura | Tax withheld | 5.8K | $263.58 |
| 2025-02-27 | Silcock Christopher W | Grant | 13K | — |
| 2025-02-27 | Silcock Christopher W | Grant | 4.8K | — |
| 2025-02-27 | NASSETTA CHRISTOPHER J | Grant | 93K | — |
| 2025-02-27 | NASSETTA CHRISTOPHER J | Grant | 22K | — |
| 2025-02-27 | Moylan Misha | Grant | 331 | — |
| 2025-02-27 | Jacobs Kevin J | Grant | 28K | — |
| 2025-02-27 | Jacobs Kevin J | Grant | 6.6K | — |
| 2025-02-27 | Fuentes Laura | Grant | 9.3K | — |
| 2025-02-27 | Fuentes Laura | Grant | 2.6K | — |
| 2025-02-07 | Silcock Christopher W | Option exercise | 5.0K | $57.99 |
| 2025-02-07 | Silcock Christopher W | Sell | 2.9K | $269.54 |
| 2025-02-07 | NASSETTA CHRISTOPHER J | Option exercise | 71K | $57.99 |
| 2025-02-07 | NASSETTA CHRISTOPHER J | Sell | 41K | $268.83 |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 | Exec/director changeShareholder voteExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-11 | Material agreementDebt obligationOtherExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-05 | Exec/director change | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-28 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-18 | Material agreementExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-11 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-12-11 | Material agreement1.02Debt obligationExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-12-02 | OtherExhibits | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-05-18 | 2026-05-14 | 0001585689-26-000037 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-11 | 2026-05-07 | 0001193125-26-217102 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-05 | 2026-05-05 | 0001193125-26-205180 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-04-28 | 2026-03-31 | 0001585689-26-000032 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-28 | 2026-04-28 | 0001585689-26-000031 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-18 | 2026-03-18 | 0001193125-26-113998 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-11 | 2026-02-11 | 0001585689-26-000005 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-02-11 | 2025-12-31 | 0001585689-26-000007 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-12-11 | 2025-12-10 | 0001193125-25-315917 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-12-02 | 2025-12-01 | 0001193125-25-305253 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-10-22 | 2025-09-30 | 0001585689-25-000160 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-10-22 | 2025-10-22 | 0001585689-25-000158 ↗ |