H
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
H's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks expensive: trading at 97x earnings, about four times its usual 24x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth, though they disagree widely on how much.
H Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
H's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
H PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 12x | $22.92 | -88% |
| Fair | 24x | $45.64 | -76% |
| Forward | 43x | $187 | — |
| Expensive | 78x | $151 | -20% |
| Current | 97x | $187 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
H's PE is in its expensive range at 97x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 43x next year's earnings.
H Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for H, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
H Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.37 | +125% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.94 | +$2.66 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.83 | -81% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.34 | -104% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.55 | -104% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.72 | -105% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.42 | -52% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.91 | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.65 | +517% |
H has returned to profit: it earned $1.94 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
H Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.7B | -2.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.8B | +1.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.7B | +1.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8B | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.8B | +9.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.8B | +6.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | +0.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.6B | -3.5% |
H's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $1.7B last quarter, down 2.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.5% | +5.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 10% | +7.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.3% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.5% | +3.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | -0.9% | -38 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.1% | -25 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3% | -29 points |
| Q4 2024 | -3% | -3.5 points |
H's operating margin was 4.5% last quarter, up 5.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
H Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$157M | -$68M |
| Q2 2026 | $28M | +$139M |
| Q1 2026 | $77M | -37% |
| Q4 2025 | $236M | +28% |
| Q3 2025 | -$89M | -$25M |
| Q2 2025 | -$111M | -182% |
| Q1 2025 | $123M | -41% |
| Q4 2024 | $184M | -41% |
H usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$157M, but it generated $184M over the past year.
H Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -349K shares |
| 1 year | +0.9% | +835K shares |
| 3 years | -9.8% | -10.5M shares |
| 5 years | -7.3% | -7.6M shares |
| Available history | -9.4% | -9.9M shares |
H has 96M diluted shares, up 0.9% from a year ago, despite $408M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $147M |
| Q2 2026 | $12M |
| Q1 2026 | $135M |
| Q4 2025 | $114M |
| Q3 2025 | $30M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $149M |
| Q4 2024 | $11M |
H spent $408M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 115% from the year before.
H Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.3x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 6.9x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 9.1x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 8.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 15.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.5x | Healthy |
H's net debt is about 6.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 15 years a year ago.
H Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 61.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 79.4 | Neutral |
H's weekly RSI is 61 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 79 (neutral).
H PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | H | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 97x | 18x | 436% above |
| PE % | 89 | 47 | 42 pts above |
H is trading at 97x earnings, a 436% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
H Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $171.6 | 9.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $175.2 | 6.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $169.8 | 10% above |
| 100 week MA | $155.2 | 21% above |
| 200 week MA | $143.0 | 31% above |
H is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 31% above its 200-week average.
H Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $90.7 | $72.8 | -20% |
| 2021 | $72.8 | $93.6 | +29% |
| 2022 | $93.6 | $91.1 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | $91.1 | $130.4 | +43% |
| 2024 | $130.4 | $158.5 | +22% |
| 2025 | $158.5 | $165.7 | +4.6% |
| 2026 YTD | $165.7 | $187.2 | +13% |
H has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 13% so far in 2026.