---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001585689-22-000160"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HLT"
cik: "0001585689"
company_name: "Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2022-10-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T00:50:08.305277+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hilton Q3 earnings beat; RevPAR exceeds 2019 for first time since pandemic

## Summary
- Diluted EPS $1.26 ($1.31 adjusted); net income $346M; Adjusted EBITDA $732M, both above high end of guidance.
- System-wide comparable RevPAR up 29.9% YoY (currency neutral) and +5.0% vs Q3 2019, first time above pre-pandemic.
- Full-year 2022 outlook: RevPAR up 40-43% YoY; net income $1,219-1,240M; Adjusted EBITDA $2,500-2,530M.
- Repurchased 4.0M shares for $497M in Q3; total capital return $538M; projected FY capital return $1.5-1.9B.
- Development pipeline 416,000 rooms; net unit growth 12,100 rooms in Q3; 19,900 new rooms approved.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001585689-22-000160
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HLT
- cik: 0001585689
- company_name: Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-10-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585689/000158568922000160/0001585689-22-000160-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585689/000158568922000160/hlt-20221026.htm

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