NYSE$HLT

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc · Q4 2025 earnings

Q4 2025 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

Hilton reported Q4 2025 net income of $298M with adjusted EPS of $2.08 and record development pipeline.

Q4 diluted EPS was $1.27 and adjusted EPS was $2.08 on net income of $298 million. Adjusted EBITDA was $946 million. System-wide comparable RevPAR rose 0.5% on higher ADR. The development pipeline reached a record 520,500 rooms; the company returned $792 million to shareholders in the quarter.

  • Q4 net income $298M; adj. EPS $2.08.
  • Adj. EBITDA $946M; RevPAR +0.5%.
  • 37,400 rooms approved in Q4; 97,000 openings FY.
  • FY capital return $3.3B including buybacks.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$3.09B

Previous: $2.78B+10.9%
EPS (adj)

$2.08

Previous: $1.76+18.2%
System-wide RevPAR

$110.89

Previous: $110.34+0.5%
Pipeline Rooms

520.5K

No prior period
Net Room Additions

21.3K

No prior period
Adjusted EBITDA

$946M

Previous: $858M+10.3%
Capital Expenditures

$52M

Previous: -$79M+165.8%
Net Income

$298M

Previous: $505M-41.0%
Operating Income

$602M

Previous: $489M+23.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$970M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Hilton · Revenue · Quarterly

$3.09B

Q4 2025+10.9%vs Q4 2024
Beat estimate in 8 of 15 quarters(53%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Hilton · $1.16B total across 5 segments · Q2 2023

  • Franchise & Licensing Fees
    $618M+13.4%
  • Ownership
    $341M+20.9%
  • Base & Other Mgmt Fees
    $86M+14.7%
  • Incentive Mgmt Fees
    $69M+50.0%
  • Other Revenues
    $46M+84.0%

Forward guidance

FY 2026 RevPAR +1.0% to +2.0%; adj. EPS $8.65–$8.77; adj. EBITDA $4.0–$4.04B; ~$3.5B capital return; net unit growth 6.0–7.0%.

Tailwinds

  • Optimism on events-driven demand and limited supply growth.
  • New Apartment Collection brand launch in Jan 2026.
  • $1.0B senior notes issued; 2028 notes redeemed.

Headwinds

  • Modest occupancy declines partially offset ADR gains.
  • Q4 net income down YoY on prior-year base.
  • RevPAR growth still below historical mid-single digits.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2025

Historical avgQ4 2025

+0.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.7%

Avg return

30 days after

57%

30 / 53 earnings

Positive

+7.9%

Q4 2018

Best reaction

-5.8%

Q1 2021

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-1.5%-4.2%+0.5%
Q4 2025+0.4%-2.8%-9.9%
Q3 2025+3.4%+0.1%+3.2%
Q2 2025-2.6%-1.2%+1.3%
Q1 2025+2.2%+8.7%+12.0%
Q4 2024+4.9%+4.4%-4.2%
Q3 2024-1.2%-0.4%+6.2%
Q2 2024-1.0%-0.7%+2.9%
Q1 2024+3.5%+2.6%+3.1%
Q4 2023-0.0%-0.5%+5.7%
Q3 2023-0.8%+1.1%+13.5%
Q2 2023+1.0%+2.9%-2.7%
Q1 2023-3.1%-1.3%-5.6%
Q4 2022-0.1%+2.8%-4.6%
Q3 2022+2.1%+3.5%+5.8%
Q2 2022+6.5%+7.0%+9.0%
Q1 2022-2.6%-7.7%-8.4%
Q4 2021-3.1%-4.8%-3.9%
Q3 2021+1.1%+0.2%-5.7%
Q2 2021+1.5%-2.7%-1.5%
Q1 2021-5.8%-5.2%-2.7%
Q4 2020+0.4%+5.6%+9.5%
Q3 2020+3.8%+14.9%+22.3%
Q2 2020+4.6%+8.8%+13.7%
Q1 2020+2.0%-5.4%+23.2%
Q4 2019+2.1%+1.7%-31.1%
Q3 2019+6.8%+7.1%+11.6%
Q2 2019+1.3%+2.4%-4.2%
Q1 2019+4.9%+6.1%+2.8%
Q4 2018+7.9%+10.0%+15.4%
Q3 2018-1.9%-0.4%+6.2%
Q2 2018-1.1%-4.0%-4.2%
Q1 2018-2.0%-1.9%+0.0%
Q4 2017+1.6%+0.1%-2.0%
Q3 2017+0.8%+1.3%+6.2%
Q2 2017-0.8%-0.9%+0.6%
Q1 2017+2.8%+3.0%+12.3%
Q4 2016+1.3%+0.1%-0.9%
Q3 2016-2.1%-0.6%+11.4%
Q2 2016-4.1%-2.3%+0.6%
Q1 2016+2.8%
Q4 2015+2.9%
Q3 2015-0.6%
Q2 2015+0.2%
Q1 2015-1.6%
Q4 2014-1.0%
Q3 2014+1.0%
Q2 2013-0.1%
Q2 2014-0.1%
Q1 2013+1.5%
Q4 2012+1.5%
Q1 2014+1.5%
Q4 2013-0.8%
Q3 2013
Q3 2012

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