PARSIPPANY, New Jersey—Wyndham Hotels & Resorts introduced its second-quarter 2025 outcomes. Highlights embrace:
- System-wide rooms grew 4 p.c year-over-year.
- Awarded 229 growth contracts globally, a rise of 40 p.c year-over-year.
- Improvement pipeline grew 1 p.c sequentially and 5 p.c year-over-year to a file 255,000 rooms.
- Ancillary revenues elevated 19 p.c in comparison with the second quarter of 2024 and 13 p.c on a year-to-date foundation.
- Diluted earnings per share elevated 6 p.c year-over-year to $13; adjusted diluted EPS grew 18 p.c to $1.33, or 11 p.c on a comparable foundation.
- Internet revenue elevated 1 p.c year-over-year to $87 million; adjusted web revenue elevated 13 p.c to $103 million, or 7 p.c on a comparable foundation.
- Adjusted EBITDA elevated 10 p.c year-over-year to $195 million, or 5 p.c on a comparable foundation.
- Returned $109 million to shareholders by means of $77 million of share repurchases and quarterly money dividends of $0.41 per share.
“We delivered one other strong quarter rising our international system by 4 p.c, increasing our growth pipeline by 5 p.c, rising our ancillary revenues by 19 p.c, and persevering with to execute our technique centered on larger FeePAR segments and markets, which is driving progress in each home and worldwide royalty charges,” mentioned Geoff Ballotti, president and chief govt officer. “Report first-half openings and a 40 p.c second quarter improve in new contracts awarded mirror robust developer confidence in Wyndham’s highly effective, owner-first worth proposition. Amid a softer home RevPAR atmosphere, we grew comparable adjusted EBITDA by 5 p.c and comparable adjusted EPS by 11 p.c. We additionally returned practically $110 million to shareholders this quarter — persevering with to show the value-creating energy of our extremely cash-generative, resilient asset-light enterprise mannequin. With constant growth, royalty price, and ancillary payment progress, we stay very assured in our capability to create long-term worth for our shareholders, franchisees, and staff members by means of the enduring attraction of our iconic manufacturers.”
Revised Worldwide Reporting Foundation
As a part of a current operational assessment, the corporate recognized violations of its Tremendous 8 grasp license settlement in China and issued a discover of default to the grasp licensee. Given the operational challenges of acquiring correct info from this grasp licensee and the unsure final result of the compliance course of, starting this quarter, the corporate has revised its reporting methodology to exclude the affect of all rooms (roughly 67,300 rooms as of March 31, 2025) beneath this grasp license settlement from its reported system dimension, RevPAR and royalty price, and corresponding progress metrics. The corporate’s monetary outcomes will proceed to mirror charges due from the Tremendous 8 grasp licensee in China, which contributed lower than $3 million to the corporate’s full-year 2024 consolidated adjusted EBITDA.
The corporate’s international system grew 4 p.c, together with 3 p.c progress within the larger RevPAR midscale and above segments within the U.S. and 5 p.c progress within the larger RevPAR EMEA and Latin America areas.
On June 30, 2025, the corporate’s pipeline consisted of roughly 2,150 inns and 255,000 rooms, representing one other record-high degree and a 5 p.c year-over-year improve. Key highlights embrace:
- Awarded 229 new contracts, a rise of 40 p.c year-over-year.
- 6 p.c pipeline progress within the U.S. and 4 p.c progress internationally
- Roughly 70 p.c of the pipeline is within the midscale and above segments, which grew 5 p.c year-over-year
- Roughly 17 p.c of the pipeline is within the prolonged keep section
- Roughly 58 p.c of the pipeline is worldwide
- Roughly 76 p.c of the pipeline is new building, and roughly 35 p.c of those tasks have damaged floor
RevPAR
Second quarter international RevPAR decreased 3 p.c in fixed foreign money in comparison with 2024, reflecting a 4 p.c decline within the U.S. and 1 p.c progress internationally.
Within the U.S., second-quarter outcomes included roughly 150 foundation factors of unfavorable impacts from the timing of the Easter vacation and the 2024 photo voltaic eclipse. Excluding these impacts, the corporate’s U.S. RevPAR declined roughly 2.3 p.c year-over-year, pushed by softer demand, partially offset by a modest improve in pricing.
Internationally, RevPAR outcomes have been pushed by continued pricing energy, offset by a decline in occupancy. The corporate continued to see robust efficiency in its EMEA and Latin America areas, with year-over-year progress of seven p.c and 18 p.c, respectively, reflecting strong pricing energy in each areas. The corporate’s Canada area grew RevPAR by 7 p.c, reflecting elevated room nights from Canadian company. In China, RevPAR decreased 8 p.c year-over-year, reflecting a decline in occupancy and continued pricing strain.
Second-Quarter Working Outcomes
The comparability of the corporate’s second-quarter outcomes is impacted by advertising and marketing fund variability. The corporate’s reported outcomes and comparable-basis outcomes (adjusted to neutralize these impacts) are introduced to boost transparency and supply a greater understanding of the outcomes of the corporate’s ongoing operations.
- Payment-related and different revenues grew 8 p.c to $397 million in comparison with $366 million within the second quarter of 2024, which displays a 19 p.c improve in ancillary revenues, larger royalties and franchise charges, in addition to larger pass-through revenues because of the firm’s international franchisee convention in Could.
- The corporate generated web revenue of $87 million, a 1 p.c improve in comparison with the second quarter of 2024, as larger adjusted EBITDA and decrease transaction-related bills have been partially offset by the absence of a profit in reference to the reversal of a spin-off associated matter, larger restructuring prices, and elevated curiosity expense. Adjusted web revenue grew 13 p.c to $103 million in comparison with $91 million within the second quarter of 2024.
- Adjusted EBITDA grew 10 p.c to $195 million in comparison with $178 million within the second quarter of 2024. This improve included an $8 million favorable affect from advertising and marketing fund variability, excluding which adjusted EBITDA grew 5 p.c on a comparable foundation, primarily reflecting elevated ancillary revenues, in addition to larger royalties and franchise charges, partially offset by larger working bills primarily associated to progress within the firm’s bank card program and the absence of a profit from insurance coverage recoveries.
- Diluted earnings per share elevated 6 p.c to $13 in comparison with $1.07 within the second quarter of 2024. This improve primarily displays the advantage of a decrease share depend as a result of share repurchase exercise.
- Adjusted diluted EPS grew 18 p.c to $1.33 in comparison with $1.13 within the second quarter of 2024. This improve included a positive affect of $0.07 per share associated to advertising and marketing fund variability (after estimated taxes). On a comparable foundation, adjusted diluted EPS elevated roughly 11 p.c year-over-year, reflecting comparable adjusted EBITDA progress, the advantage of share repurchase exercise, and decrease depreciation and amortization, partially offset by larger curiosity expense.
- Throughout the second quarter of 2025, the corporate’s advertising and marketing fund revenues exceeded bills by $3 million; whereas within the second quarter of 2024, the corporate’s advertising and marketing fund bills exceeded revenues by $5 million, leading to $8 million of promoting fund variability.
Stability Sheet and Liquidity
The corporate generated $70 million of web money offered by working actions and $88 million of adjusted free money stream within the second quarter of 2025. The corporate ended the quarter with a money steadiness of $50 million and roughly $580 million in whole liquidity.
The corporate’s web debt leverage ratio was 3.5 instances as of June 30, 2025, the midpoint of the corporate’s 3 to 4 instances acknowledged goal vary, and in step with expectations.
Share Repurchases and Dividends
Throughout the second quarter, the corporate repurchased roughly 923,000 shares of its widespread inventory for $77 million.
The corporate paid widespread inventory dividends of $32 million, or $0.41 per share, through the second quarter of 2025.
Full-Yr 2025 Outlook
The corporate is rising its adjusted diluted EPS outlook to mirror the affect of second-quarter share repurchase exercise and rising the low-end of its year-over-year rooms progress outlook by 40 foundation factors to mirror the removing of the dilutive affect from its Tremendous 8 grasp licensee in China.
The corporate continues to count on advertising and marketing fund revenues to approximate bills throughout full-year 2025, although seasonality of spend will have an effect on the quarterly comparisons all year long.
