Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

Company facts

Industry

Hotels & Motels

Headquarters

Mclean, Virginia

Most recent report

10-Q, filed Oct 27, 2026

Incorporated

Delaware

Filings on record

1,000+ filings

On EDGAR

CIK 1585689

Fiscal year ends

December

Filer status

Large accelerated filer

What to read: Sep 2026 10-Q

SECSift found 4 of 13 sections worth reading, with 1 positive, 7 notable, and 3 negative flags.

• Financial Statements (Item 1)

  Financial statements and notes with debt, buyback, and guarantee details.
  Notable

  • Income tax payments surged to $566M in 9 months 2026 from $165M a year ago due to timing.
  Negative

  • Off-balance-sheet performance guarantees of $153M and debt guarantees/loans of $48M, total $201M at risk.

• Management's Discussion (Item 2)

  Full MD&A with detailed segment results, cash flows, debt actions, and RevPAR data.
  Positive

  • System-wide RevPAR up 5.8% in Q3 2026 and 4.7% in nine months, driven by ADR and occupancy gains.
  Notable

  • Issued $2.0B in senior notes in 2025 and $565M borrowed/repaid under revolver; May 2026 issued 5.500% 2031 notes.
  • Repurchased 8.2M shares for $2,602M in nine months; $2.2B remaining under the buyback program as of Sept 30, 2026.
  • Total debt $13.5B; no revolver borrowings outstanding; $1,894M available capacity after $106M in letters of credit.
  Negative

  • MEA RevPAR fell 5.6% in Q3 2026 and 12.3% in nine months due to ongoing geopolitical conflict in the Middle East.
  • Asia Pacific RevPAR down 0.5% in Q3 2026; China RevPAR declined due to softer consumer sentiment and government restrictions.

• Unregistered Sales and Repurchases (Item 2)

  Large buyback activity with $2.2B remaining authorization; key for capital allocation.
  Notable

  • Board authorized an additional $3.5B in January 2026, expanding total program to $18.0B.

• Other Information (Item 5)

  Two OFAC-sanctioned hotel properties; one lease terminated, one wound down; $5M revenue at risk.
  Notable

  • Laura Fuentes, EVP and CHRO, adopted a 10b5-1 plan to sell up to 5,500 shares through May 21, 2027.
  • Gross revenue from Hilton Frankfurt City Centre during the wind-down period was approximately $5 million.

What changed: Sep 2026 vs. Jun 2026

About 6% of HLT's Sep 2026 10-Q is new information. 11 paragraphs were added, 91 changed, and 12 removed. Below are the most important lines SECSift identified.

• Item 2 40
• Item 1 25
• Item 5 7
• Item 3 1
• Item 1A 1