Hilton | April 26, 2023
MCLEAN, VA – Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (“Hilton” or the “Company”) (NYSE: HLT) today reported its first quarter 2023 results. Highlights include:
- Diluted EPS was $0.77 for the first quarter, and diluted EPS, adjusted for special items, was $1.24
- Net income was $209 million for the first quarter
- Adjusted EBITDA was $641 million for the first quarter
- System-wide comparable RevPAR increased 30.0 percent, on a currency neutral basis, for the first quarter compared to the same period in 2022
- System-wide comparable RevPAR increased 8.0 percent, on a currency neutral basis, for the first quarter compared to the same period in 2019
- Approved 24,900 new rooms for development during the first quarter, bringing Hilton’s development pipeline to 428,100 rooms as of March 31, 2023
- Added 9,200 rooms to Hilton’s system in the first quarter, resulting in 5,300 net additional rooms in Hilton’s system during the period
- Repurchased 3.2 million shares of Hilton common stock during the first quarter, bringing total capital return, including dividends, to $487 million for the quarter and more than $602 million year to date through April
- Full year 2023 system-wide RevPAR is expected to increase between 8 percent and 11 percent on a comparable and currency neutral basis compared to 2022; full year net income is projected to be between $1,331 million and $1,385 million; full year Adjusted EBITDA is projected to be between $2,875 million and $2,950 million
- Full year 2023 capital return is projected to be between $1.8 billion and $2.2 billion
