For the quarter ended September 2025, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (HLT) reported revenue of $3.12 billion, up 8.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.11, compared to $1.92 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.02 billion, representing a surprise of +3.46%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.94%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.03.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
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 Hilton Worldwide performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Property Summary - Total Systemwide Rooms: 1,328,821 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 1,315,901.
- Property Summary - Total Owned / Leased Rooms: 15,287 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 15,816.
- Revenue per available room - System-Wide: $119.33 versus $121.21 estimated by three analysts on average.
- RevPAR Growth - System-wide: -1.1% versus -0% estimated by three analysts on average.
- Property Summary - Total Managed Rooms: 260,164 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 260,506.
- Property Summary - Total Franchised Rooms: 1,034,197 compared to the 1,047,250 average estimate based on two analysts.
- Revenues- Base and other management fees: $93 million compared to the $93.96 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.7% year over year.
- Revenues- Other revenues: $64 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $65.78 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +10.3%.
- Revenues- Franchise and licensing fees: $739 million versus $750.43 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5.9% change.
- Revenues- Incentive management fees: $65 million versus $70.26 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1.5% change.
- Revenues- Owned and leased hotels: $322 million versus $309.17 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -2.4% change.
- Revenues- Cost reimbursement: $1.84 billion compared to the $1.72 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +12.9% year over year.
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Shares of Hilton Worldwide have returned +0.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.1% 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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