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How Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. stacks up
HLT · against 34 other Consumer Cyclical companies of similar size
Valuation
20/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #33 of 35 · scores higher than 6% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score12 peers with a valuation score of 20–29, including HLT · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 20?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Mainly because of its EBITDA yield, free cash flow yield and earnings yield, which are weaker than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 81% of peers. EBITDA yield: 3.3% vs peer median 8.8%
- less free cash flow for the price paid: weaker than 73% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 2.5% vs peer median 6.1%
- lower earnings for the price paid: weaker than 69% of peers. Earnings yield: 1.9% vs peer median 4.4%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = HLT, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | HLT | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 34 reported | 1.9% | 3.5% | 12% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 36 reported | 3.3% | 5.5% | 14% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 25 reported | 2.4% | 3.7% | 25% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 35 reported | -7.7% | 9.3% | 6% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around HLT| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 114.1B USD | 96 | 91 | |
| 2 | 659.6B HKD (≈$84.4B) | 86 | 72 | |
| 3 | 78.5B EUR (≈$86.4B) | 71 | 58 | |
| 4 | 678.2B CNY (≈$94.9B) | 59 | 69 | |
| 5 | 77.5B USD | 53 | 26 | |
| 28 | 108.6B USD | 23 | 43 | |
| 30 | 79.0B USD | 22 | 61 | |
| 30 | 72.8B USD | 22 | 62 | |
| 32 | 119.4B USD | 21 | 39 | |
| 33 | 81.9B USD | 20 | 45 | |
| 34 | 79.4B USD | 16 | 46 | |
| 35 | 4.05T INR (≈$48.6B) | 15 | 53 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score