Quarterly ResultApr 28, 2026, 06:17 AM
HLT Q1 Adj. EPS $2.01; Net Income $383M; Raises Full Year Outlook
AI Summary
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. reported strong first-quarter 2026 results, with diluted EPS, adjusted for special items, reaching $2.01 and net income at $383 million. The company saw a 3.6% increase in system-wide comparable RevPAR and achieved its largest development pipeline in history, growing 5% to 527,000 rooms. Hilton also launched a new brand, Select by Hilton, and returned $860 million to shareholders through repurchases and dividends, while raising its full-year 2026 outlook for RevPAR, net income, Adjusted EBITDA, and capital return.
Key Highlights
- HLT Q1 Diluted EPS, adjusted, was $2.01, up from $1.72 in Q1 2025.
- HLT Q1 Net income was $383 million, up from $300 million in Q1 2025.
- HLT Q1 Adjusted EBITDA was $901 million, up from $795 million in Q1 2025.
- System-wide comparable RevPAR increased 3.6% currency neutral in Q1 2026.
- Development pipeline grew 5% to 527,000 rooms; net unit growth was 6.3%.
- Launched new brand, Select by Hilton, with YOTEL as the first brand under it.
- Repurchased $825 million of common stock; total capital return was $860 million in Q1.
- Raised full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA outlook to $4,020M-$4,060M and capital return to ~$3.5B.