---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001585689-26-000042"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HLT"
cik: "0001585689"
company_name: "Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2026-07-28T10:01:06+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-28T10:10:15.562540+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hilton Q2 EPS $2.10 beats prior year; RevPAR +3.9%; raises full-year guidance

## Summary
- Diluted EPS $2.10 ($2.29 adjusted) vs $1.84 ($2.20 adjusted) in Q2 2025; net income $482M.
- System-wide comparable RevPAR +3.9% YoY (currency neutral); management & franchise fees +6.4%.
- Development pipeline 541,300 rooms (+6% YoY); net unit growth 6.1%; 42,900 new rooms approved.
- Full-year 2026 guidance: RevPAR +3.0-3.5%, net income $1,883-1,911M, Adj. EBITDA $4,040-4,080M.
- Returned $966M to shareholders in Q2 via $932M buybacks (2.9M shares) and $34M dividends.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001585689-26-000042
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HLT
- cik: 0001585689
- company_name: Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-07-28T10:01:06+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/1585689/000158568926000042/0001585689-26-000042-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585689/000158568926000042/hlt-20260728.htm

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