MCLEAN, Virginia—Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. reported its first-quarter 2026 outcomes. Highlights embody:
- Diluted EPS was $1.66 for the primary quarter, and diluted EPS, adjusted for particular gadgets, was $2.01.
- Web earnings was $383 million for the primary quarter.
- Adjusted EBITDA was $901 million for the primary quarter.
- System-wide comparable RevPAR elevated 3.6 %, on a currency-neutral foundation, for the primary quarter in comparison with the identical interval in 2025.
- Permitted 26,200 new rooms for improvement through the first quarter, bringing its improvement pipeline to 527,000 rooms as of March 31, 2026, representing a development of 5 % from March 31, 2025.
- Added 16,300 rooms to its system, leading to 10,900 internet extra rooms for the primary quarter, contributing to internet unit development of 6.3 % from March 31, 2025.
- In March 2026, introduced the launch of a brand new model, Choose by Hilton; YOTEL grew to become the primary model underneath Choose by Hilton via an unique settlement.
- Repurchased 2.7 million shares of Hilton frequent inventory through the first quarter, bringing whole capital return, together with dividends, to $860 million for the quarter and $1,084 million yr so far via April.
- Full yr 2026 system-wide RevPAR is projected to extend between 2.0 % and three.0 % on a comparable and currency-neutral foundation in comparison with 2025; full-year internet earnings is projected to be between $1,909 million and $1,937 million; full-year Adjusted EBITDA is projected to be between $4,020 million and $4,060 million.
- Full yr 2026 capital return is projected to be roughly $3.5 billion.
