Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (HLT) reported $2.7 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.7%. EPS of $1.72 for the same period compares to $1.53 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.71 billion, representing a surprise of -0.45%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +6.83%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.61.
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 Owned / Leased Rooms: 15,606 compared to the 17,109 average estimate based on two analysts.
- Revenue per available room - System-Wide: $103.59 versus the two-analyst average estimate of $106.21.
- Property Summary - Total Systemwide Rooms: 1,282,192 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 1,273,692.
- RevPAR Growth - System-wide: 2.5% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 2.5%.
- Revenues- Owned and leased hotels: $234 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $258.21 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -8.2%.
- Revenues- Other revenues: $46 million versus $55.03 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -8% change.
- Revenues- Franchise and licensing fees: $625 million compared to the $629 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +9.5% year over year.
- Revenues- Base and other management fees: $88 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $88.41 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -17%.
- Revenues- Incentive management fees: $72 million compared to the $67.81 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2.9% year over year.
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Shares of Hilton Worldwide have returned -2.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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