# Hyatt Hotels Corporation (H) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure. Price $165.85, market value $15.6 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 204.8×** (5-yr avg 32.4×, 3-yr avg 37.7×). Hyatt Hotels Corporation trades at 204.8× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 32.4×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 34.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 2.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.2×.
- **Price / book: 4.7×**. The shares trade at 4.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 1.6%** (5-yr avg 3.0%). Free cash flow equals 1.6% of the market value, below its five-year average of 3.0%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 0.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 0.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: -0.7%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -1.6%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on assets: 0.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 0.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 6.8%** (3-yr 6.4%/yr, 5-yr 28.0%/yr). Revenue grew 6.8% over the last year, against 28.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -104.3%**. Earnings per share fell 104.3%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -30.5%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -30.5% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.28**. Debt is 1.28 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.36%** ($0.60 per share, trailing). Hyatt Hotels Corporation yields 0.36%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 3**. 3 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 24.6%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has compounded at 24.6% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 3 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (23 analysts). 23 analysts cover Hyatt Hotels Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $196.04 (+18% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 14.5%** (YTD 3.6%, 3-mo -14.1%). The shares are up 14.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -19.8%** (23.6% above the low). Trading 20% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 36**. An RSI of 36 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.02** (volatility 34%). Beta of 1.02 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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