Learn more about Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and Inc.’s stock grades for Value, Growth and Estimate Revisions and determine whether this consumer discretionary stock meets your investment needs.

Which Is a Better Consumer Discretionary Stock Investment, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Wyndham Hotels & Resorts or Inc.?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., a hospitality company, engages in managing, franchising, and leasing hotels and resorts. It operates in two segments, Management and Franchise, and Ownership. The company engages in the hotel management and licensing of its brand names, trademarks, and service marks. It operates a brand portfolio of luxury, lifestyle, full service, focused service, all-suites hotel, and timeshare under the Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Signia by Hilton, NoMad, Canopy by Hilton, Graduate by Hilton, Tempo by Hilton, Motto by Hilton, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Curio Collection by Hilton, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Outset Collection by Hilton, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton, LivSmart Studios by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, Tru by Hilton, Spark by Hilton, Hilton Grand Vacations, Small Luxury Hotels of the World, AutoCamp, and Hilton Honors brand names. The company has operations in North America, South America, and Central America, including various Caribbean nations; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; and the Asia Pacific. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. operates as a cruise company worldwide. The company operates cruises under the Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises brands, which comprise a range of itineraries. As of December 31, 2025, it operated 69 ships. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is the world's largest hotel franchising company by the number of franchised properties, with approximately 8,300 hotels across approximately 100 countries on six continents. Through its network of over 855,000 rooms appealing to the everyday traveler, Wyndham commands a leading presence in the economy and midscale segments of the lodging industry. The Company operates a portfolio of 25 hotel brands, including Super 8, Days Inn, Ramada, Microtel, La Quinta, Baymont, Wingate, AmericInn, ECHO Suites, Registry Collection Hotels, Trademark Collection and Wyndham. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey.

Read on to learn how Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and Inc. grade on certain key metrics to see whether it meets your investment needs.

Latest Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and Inc. and Consumer Discretionary Stock News

As of September 1, 2026, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. had a $70.2 billion market capitalization, putting it in the 95% in its industry. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.’s stock is down % in 2026, down in the previous five trading days and up 13.02% in the past year. Currently, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 45.9. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.’s trailing 12-month revenue is $5.1 billion with a 31.0% profit margin. Year-over-year quarterly sales growth most recently was 2.5%. Analysts expect adjusted earnings to reach $9.039 per share for the current fiscal year. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. currently has a 0.2% dividend yield.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. had a $71.1 billion market capitalization, putting it in the 95% in its industry. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.’s stock is down % in 2026, down in the previous five trading days and down -26.85% in the past year. Currently, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.’s price-earnings ratio is 16.4. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.’s trailing 12-month revenue is $18.7 billion with a 23.5% profit margin. Year-over-year quarterly sales growth most recently was 6.5%. Analysts expect adjusted earnings to reach $17.800 per share for the current fiscal year. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. currently has a 2.3% dividend yield.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. had a $5.3 billion market capitalization, putting it in the 68% in its industry. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.’s stock is down % in 2026, down in the previous five trading days and down -18.01% in the past year. Currently, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 26.0. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.’s trailing 12-month revenue is $1.4 billion with a 14.6% profit margin. Year-over-year quarterly sales growth most recently was -5.5%. Analysts expect adjusted earnings to reach $4.792 per share for the current fiscal year. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. currently has a 2.4% dividend yield.



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Grading Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and Inc. Stock

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AAII’s proprietary stock grades come with A+ Investor. These offer intuitive A-F grades for each of five key investing factors: value, growth, momentum, earnings revisions and quality. Here, we’ll take a closer look at Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.'s stock grades for value, growth and quality.

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Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and Inc. Value Grade

Company	Ticker	Value
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.	HLT	F
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	RCL	D
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.	WH	D

Successful stock investing involves buying low and selling high, so stock valuation is an important consideration for stock selection.

Buying stocks that are going to go up typically means buying stocks that are undervalued in the first place, although momentum investors may argue that point.

AAII’s A+ Investor value grade derives from a stock’s value score. The value score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a value score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.

Stocks with a value score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are a good value and so on.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a Value Score of 17, which is Ultra Expensive. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a Value Score of 36, which is Expensive. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a Value Score of 29, which is Expensive.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and Inc. Growth Grade

Company	Ticker	Growth
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.	HLT	B
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	RCL	D
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.	WH	A

Growth investing builds on the idea that stocks of companies exhibiting strong, consistent and prolonged growth outperform those of slower-growth companies. AAII measures several dimensions of growth, including year-over-year increases in sales and earnings, long(er)-term historical sales and earnings growth rates and analyst-forecasted long-term earnings growth.

The components consider a company’s success in growing its sales, earnings per share and operating cash on a year-over-year basis for the latest reported fiscal quarter and on an annualized basis over the last five years. High rates, especially compared to the sector median, lead to better scores.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a Growth Score of 69, which is Strong. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a Growth Score of 31, which is Weak. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a Growth Score of 100, which is Very Strong.

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Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and Inc. Earnings Estimate Grade

Company	Ticker	Earnings Estimate
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.	HLT	C
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	RCL	B
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.	WH	C

Earnings estimate revision scores consider the magnitude of a company’s earnings surprise in its last two reported fiscal quarters. Often, positive surprises beget further positive surprises—or at least continued sales growth (the exact opposite is generally true, too)

Estimate revisions offer an indication of what analysts are thinking about the short-term prospects of a firm. Earnings estimate revisions are based on the statistical significance of a firm’s last two quarterly earnings surprises and the percentage change in its consensus estimate for the current fiscal year over the past month and past three months.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a Earnings Estimate Score of 43, which is Neutral. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a Earnings Estimate Score of 69, which is Positive. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a Earnings Estimate Score of 52, which is Neutral.

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Other Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and Inc. Grades

In addition to Value, Growth and Estimate Revisions, A+ Investor also provides grades for Momentum and Quality.

Momentum grades help uncover stocks experiencing anomalously high rates of return; research finds that stocks with high relative levels of momentum tend to outperform, whereas those with low levels of momentum tend to continue underperforming.

AAII’s A+ Investor quality grade comes from the ranking of key metrics. Specifically, the quality grade is the percentile rank of the composite return on assets (ROA), return on invested capital (ROIC), gross profit relative to assets, buyback yield, change in total liabilities to assets, accruals, Z double prime bankruptcy risk (Z) score and F-Score.

These 2 key factors, when combined with the above, provide a holistic view into a particular stock. Further, by joining A+ Investor you can see whether Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Wyndham Hotels & Resorts or Inc. stock passes any of our 60+ stock screens that have outperformed the market since their creation.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and Inc. Stock: Bottom Line

Overall, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. stock has a Value Grade of F, Growth Grade of B and Estimate Revisions Grade of C. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. stock has a Value Grade of F, Growth Grade of B and Estimate Revisions Grade of C. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of F, Growth Grade of B and Estimate Revisions Grade of C.

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