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Hilton Worldwide (HLT) Q3 2026 Earnings: Revenue, EPS and Outlook

Q3 2026 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026): revenue, EPS and full-year guidance from the SEC filing

Published Nov 5, 2026

TL;DR

  • Hilton Worldwide: stated (no change given); revenue +6.6% vs a year earlier.

Hilton Worldwide's results for Q3 2026 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026) come from the company's own earnings release, filed with the SEC on 2026-10-27. Everything below is taken from that filing; quotes are copied exactly. Company outlooks are the company's own.

At a glance

ItemValue
Revenue (GAAP)$3,325 million (+6.6% vs a year earlier)
Diluted EPS (GAAP)$2.37
Adjusted per-share figure (company's non-GAAP measure; FFO/AFFO for REITs)$2.45
Full-year guidanceStated (no change given)

Guidance

Hilton projects 2026 RevPAR up 4.0–4.5%, adjusted EPS $9.07–9.13 and adjusted EBITDA $4.06–4.08 billion; Q4 RevPAR up 3.0–3.5%.

Why this label: FY2026 RevPAR, EPS and adjusted EBITDA ranges given with no prior ranges or raise/lower wording; only says EBITDA 'incorporates lower expectations' for some items vs prior guidance.

MetricPeriodNewPrior (as stated in the release)
system-wide comparable RevPAR growth (currency neutral)FY20264.0%–4.5%not stated
diluted EPSFY2026$8.38–8.44not stated
diluted EPS, adjusted for special itemsFY2026$9.07–9.13not stated
adjusted EBITDAFY2026$4,060–4,080 millionnot stated
net unit growthFY20266.0%–7.0% (around midpoint)not stated

Next-quarter outlook:

MetricPeriodRange
system-wide comparable RevPAR growth (currency neutral)Q4 20263.0%–3.5%
diluted EPSQ4 2026$2.25–2.31
diluted EPS, adjusted for special itemsQ4 2026$2.32–2.38
adjusted EBITDAQ4 2026$1,047–1,067 million

From the release

Revenue: "Total revenues · 3,325 · 3,120"

Earnings per share: "For the three months ended September 30, 2026, diluted EPS was $2.37 and diluted EPS, adjusted for special items, was $2.45, compared to $1.78 and $2.11, respectively"

system-wide comparable RevPAR growth (currency neutral): "System-wide comparable RevPAR, on a currency neutral basis, is projected to increase between 4.0 percent and 4.5 percent compared to 2025."

diluted EPS: "Diluted EPS is projected to be between $8.38 and $8.44."

diluted EPS, adjusted for special items: "Diluted EPS, adjusted for special items, is projected to be between $9.07 and $9.13."

Quotes are copied from the filing; in table rows, cell borders are shown as “·”.

Key fact: Q3 system-wide comparable RevPAR rose 5.8%; net unit growth 6.0%

Source

Hilton Worldwide earnings release (SEC filing), accession 0001585689-26-000049, filed 2026-10-27.

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