(H) Hyatt Hotels - Overview
Sector: Consumer Cyclical | Industry: Lodging | Exchange: NYSE (USA) | Market Cap: 16.398m USD | Total Return: 42.1% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 142M
EPS Trend: -68.4%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 70.6%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
High Debt/EBITDA (5.6) with thin interest coverage (1.3)
Beneish M-Score -1.38 > -1.5 - likely earnings manipulation
Altman Z'' 0.67 < 1.0 - financial distress zone
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) is a global hospitality company that manages, franchises, and owns a diverse portfolio of luxury and full-service brands. Its operations span three primary segments: Management and Franchising, Owned and Leased, and Distribution. The company’s brand architecture covers high-end tiers such as Park Hyatt and Andaz, select-service options like Hyatt Place, and a significant presence in the all-inclusive resort and vacation rental markets.
The company utilizes an asset-light business model, increasingly shifting from property ownership to high-margin management and franchise agreements. This strategy reduces capital intensity while generating steady fee-based revenue from third-party owners. In the broader lodging sector, loyalty programs like World of Hyatt serve as critical customer acquisition tools, reducing reliance on third-party online travel agencies.
Investors can evaluate the company’s valuation metrics and historical performance data on ValueRay. Founded in 1957 and headquartered in Chicago, Hyatt serves a broad demographic ranging from luxury individual travelers to large-scale corporate and government groups.
- Asset-light transition through property sales increases management and franchise fee revenue
- World of Hyatt loyalty program expansion drives direct booking and occupancy growth
- Global business travel and group meeting demand dictates RevPAR recovery trends
- Luxury and all-inclusive segment expansion increases market share in high-margin regions
- Labor cost inflation and staffing shortages impact operational margins at owned properties
| Net Income: -34.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.00 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -2.29 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -21.93% < 20% (prev -1.93%; Δ -20.00% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.02 > 3% & CFO 276.0m > Net Income -34.0m |
| Net Debt (4.08b) to EBITDA (732.0m): 5.57 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.60 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (96.9m) vs 12m ago -1.19% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 17.61% > 18% (prev 0.44%; Δ 1.72k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 44.62% > 50% (prev 22.97%; Δ 21.65% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 1.28 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 732.0m / Interest Expense TTM 316.0m) |
| A: -0.10 (Total Current Assets 2.08b - Total Current Liabilities 3.45b) / Total Assets 13.9b |
| B: 0.24 (Retained Earnings 3.38b / Total Assets 13.9b) |
| C: 0.03 (EBIT TTM 403.0m / Avg Total Assets 14.0b) |
| D: 0.31 (Book Value of Equity 3.23b / Total Liabilities 10.4b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 0.67 = B |
| DSRI: 0.47 (Receivables 1.12b/1.24b, Revenue 6.22b/3.22b) |
| GMI: 2.48 (GM 17.61% / 43.75%) |
| AQI: 1.15 (AQ_t 0.71 / AQ_t-1 0.62) |
| SGI: 1.94 (Revenue 6.22b / 3.22b) |
| TATA: -0.02 (NI -34.0m - CFO 276.0m) / TA 13.9b) |
| Beneish M = -1.38 (Cap -4..+1) = D |
As of May 29, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 185.46 with a total of 1,363,665 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +7.08%,
over one month by +14.23%,
over three months by +14.94% and
over the past year by +42.10%.
Hyatt Hotels has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.64. Therefore, it is recommended to hold H.
- StrongBuy: 7
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 13
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 187.4 | 1% |
P/E Forward = 44.843
P/S = 4.7628
P/B = 5.08
P/EG = 0.7934
Revenue TTM = 6.22b USD
EBIT TTM = 403.0m USD
EBITDA TTM = 732.0m USD
Long Term Debt = 3.67b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 605.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 4.75b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 234.0m
Net Debt = 4.08b USD (calculated: Debt 4.75b - CCE 671.0m)
Enterprise Value = 20.5b USD (16.4b + Debt 4.75b - CCE 671.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.28 (Ebit TTM 403.0m / Interest Expense TTM 316.0m)
EV/FCF = 325.0x (Enterprise Value 20.5b / FCF TTM 63.0m)
FCF Yield = 0.31% (FCF TTM 63.0m / Enterprise Value 20.5b)
FCF Margin = 1.01% (FCF TTM 63.0m / Revenue TTM 6.22b)
Net Margin = -0.55% (Net Income TTM -34.0m / Revenue TTM 6.22b)
Gross Margin = 17.61% ((Revenue TTM 6.22b - Cost of Revenue TTM 5.13b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 10.14% (prev 11.12%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.47 (Enterprise Value 20.5b / Total Assets 13.9b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 6.66% (Interest Expense 316.0m / Debt 4.75b)
Taxrate = 28.07% (16.0m / 57.0m)
NOPAT = 289.9m (EBIT 403.0m * (1 - 28.07%))
Current Ratio = 0.60 (Total Current Assets 2.08b / Total Current Liabilities 3.45b)
Debt / Equity = 1.47 (Debt 4.75b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 3.23b)
Debt / EBITDA = 5.57 (Net Debt 4.08b / EBITDA 732.0m)
Debt / FCF = 64.71 (Net Debt 4.08b / FCF TTM 63.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 3.40b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -0.24% (Net Income -34.0m / Total Assets 13.9b)
RoE = -1.00% (Net Income TTM -34.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 3.40b)
RoCE = 5.69% (EBIT 403.0m / Capital Employed (Equity 3.40b + L.T.Debt 3.67b))
RoIC = 2.63% (NOPAT 289.9m / Invested Capital 11.0b)
WACC = 9.87% (E(16.4b)/V(21.1b) * Re(11.34%) + D(4.75b)/V(21.1b) * Rd(6.66%) * (1-Tc(0.28)))
Discount Rate = 11.34% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -77.78 | Cagr: -3.95%
[DCF] Terminal Value 67.64% ; FCFF base≈191.4m ; Y1≈167.8m ; Y5≈135.6m
[DCF] Fair Price = N/A (negative equity: EV 1.74b - Net Debt 4.08b = -2.33b; debt exceeds intrinsic value)
EPS Correlation: -68.38 | EPS CAGR: -23.83% | SUE: 0.11 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 70.59 | Revenue CAGR: 17.21% | SUE: 0.00 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.90 | Chg30d=-4.12% | Revisions=-16% | Analysts=19
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.90 | Chg30d=+11.91% | Revisions=+67% | Analysts=19
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=3.50 | Chg30d=+5.36% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+59.7% | GrowthRev=+0.6%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=4.72 | Chg30d=+1.28% | Revisions=+18% | GrowthEPS=+35.0% | GrowthRev=+7.6%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +67%