About Marriott International
Marriott International, Inc. engages in the operation, franchising, and licensing of hotel, residential, timeshare, and other lodging properties in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Greater China, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company operates properties under the JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, The Luxury Collection, W Hotels, St. Regis, EDITION, Bvlgari, Marriott Hotels, Sheraton, Westin, Autograph Collection, Renaissance Hotels, Le Méridien, Delta Hotels by Marriott, MGM Collection with Marriott Bonvoy, Tribute Portfolio, Gaylord Hotels, Design Hotels, Marriott Executive Apartments, Apartments by Marriott Bonvoy, Courtyard by Marriott, Fairfield by Marriott, Residence Inn by Marriott, SpringHill Suites by Marriott, Four Points by Sheraton, TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Aloft Hotels, AC Hotels by Marriott, Moxy Hotels, Element Hotels, Protea Hotels by Marriott, citizenM, City Express by Marriott, and Four Points Flex by Sheraton brands. It also operates residences, timeshares, and yachts. The company was formerly known as New Marriott MI, Inc. and changed its name to Marriott International, Inc. in May 1998. Marriott International, Inc. was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.
Marriott International (MAR) is a Consumer Cyclical company in the Lodging industry with a market capitalisation of $87.3B. The stock trades at 34.61x trailing earnings and yields 0.87%.
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Lodging
- Market cap
- $87.3B
- P/E ratio
- 34.61
- Forward P/E
- 25.44
- EPS (TTM)
- $9.67
- Revenue (TTM)
- $7.4B
- Free cash flow
- $2.1B
- Profit margin
- 35.0%
- Dividend yield
- 0.87%
- Beta
- 1.10
- Shares outstanding
- 260.8M
Financial health: Fair7.3/10
7 strengths, 2 concerns. Weakest points: current ratio, return on equity.
- Debt to equity: -0.01 (Strong, benchmark < 0.5) — Debt of -0.01x equity is conservative against the 0.5x benchmark. It has improved over the last 4 years.
- Net debt vs cash flow: 0.0y (Strong, benchmark < 4 years) — Holds more cash than debt ($335.0M net cash).
- Current ratio: 0.43 (Concern, benchmark > 1.5) — Short-term assets cover only 0.43x short-term liabilities — below 1.0, meaning bills due this year exceed the assets on hand to pay them. It has been broadly flat over the last 4 years.
- Return on equity: -69.0% (Concern, benchmark > 15%) — Earns -69.0% on shareholder equity, well short of the > 15% mark.
- Gross margin: 79.2% (Strong, benchmark > 40%) — Keeps 79.2% of revenue after the direct cost of sales, comfortably past the > 40% mark.
- Net margin: 35.0% (Strong, benchmark > 10%) — Turns 35.0% of revenue into profit, comfortably past the > 10% mark.
- Free cash flow: $2.6B (Strong, benchmark positive) — Generated $2.6B of free cash flow after capital spending. It has improved over the last 4 years.
- Revenue growth: 11.1% (Strong, benchmark > 10%) — Revenue changed 11.1% year on year, comfortably past the > 10% mark.
- Earnings growth: 4.3% (Watch, benchmark > 10%) — Earnings changed 4.3% year on year, short of the > 10% mark.
- PEG ratio: 1.67 (Watch, benchmark < 1) — At 1.67, the price looks fair relative to expected growth — Lynch treated 1.0 as fair value.
- Payout ratio: 28.4% (Strong, benchmark < 60%) — Pays out 28.4% of earnings as dividends, leaving room to keep paying.