---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001585689-26-000031"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HLT"
cik: "0001585689"
company_name: "Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T02:51:28.393573+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hilton Q1 adjusted EPS $2.01, RevPAR +3.6%; raises full-year 2026 guidance

## Summary
- Diluted EPS $1.66, adjusted EPS $2.01; net income $383M, Adjusted EBITDA $901M.
- System-wide comparable RevPAR +3.6% currency neutral; net unit growth 6.3% YoY.
- Added 26,200 rooms to pipeline; development pipeline reaches 527,000 rooms (+5% YoY).
- Full-year 2026 outlook raised: RevPAR +2-3%, net income $1,909-$1,937M, Adj EBITDA $4,020-$4,060M.
- Repurchased 2.7M shares for $825M; total capital return $860M in Q1; Q2 dividend $0.15/share.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001585689-26-000031
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HLT
- cik: 0001585689
- company_name: Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585689/000158568926000031/0001585689-26-000031-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585689/000158568926000031/hlt-20260428.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001585689-26-000031.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: net income $383 million, EPS $1.66. Guidance raised.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Net income: $383 million
  - EPS: $1.66
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: its first quarter 2026 results. Highlights include: • Diluted EPS was $1.66 for the first quarter, and diluted EPS, adjusted for special items, was $2.01 • Net income was $383 million for the first quarter • Adjusted EBITDA was $901 million for the first quarter • System-wide comparable RevPAR increased 3.6 percent, on a currency neutral basis, for the first
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585689/000158568926000031/0001585689-26-000031-index.htm

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