Marriott International (MAR) reported $6.74 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.7%. EPS of $2.65 for the same period compares to $2.50 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.67 billion, representing a surprise of +1.17%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +0.38%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.64.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Marriott performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Comparable Systemwide International Properties - Worldwide - REVPAR: 136 versus 138 estimated by three analysts on average.
- Comparable Systemwide International Properties - Worldwide - REVPAR Growth Rate: 1.5% versus 1.8% estimated by three analysts on average.
- Rooms - Franchised: 1,138,838 compared to the 1,127,367 average estimate based on two analysts.
- Rooms - Managed - US & Canada: 213,382 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 217,370.
- Revenues- Contract investment amortization: $-29 million versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $-29.04 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.4%.
- Revenues- Gross fee revenues: $1.4 billion compared to the $1.39 billion average estimate based on seven analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.2% year over year.
- Revenues- Net fee revenues: $1.37 billion versus $1.36 billion estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +4.2% change.
- Revenues- Owned, leased, and other revenue: $441 million versus $411.32 million estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +11.7% change.
- Revenues- Franchise fees: $860 million versus $858.35 million estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5.1% change.
- Revenues- Incentive management fees: $200 million versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $190.56 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.6%.
- Revenues- Cost reimbursements: $4.93 billion compared to the $4.89 billion average estimate based on seven analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.3% year over year.
- Revenues- Base management fees: $340 million versus $341.65 million estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3% change.
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Shares of Marriott have returned -6.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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