Hyatt Hotels Corporation Class A Common Stock (H)

FairStock Score: 35/100 — MIXED

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AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

On 2026-10-13, Hyatt closed at $162.92, a $15.8B market value. As a Graham-style analyst, I start with the balance sheet and earnings power. FairStock's calculations show a P/E of 201.14, P/B of 4.65, ROE of 2.16%, ROCE of 2.19%, and D/E of 1.24. Those are not the markings of a cheap, high-return compounder. The Graham Number is only $25.28, leaving a margin of safety of -544.46%; the market is paying a huge premium to asset-and-earnings value. Trailing free cash flow is $252.0M, a 1.6% FCF yield, and EV/EBITDA is 22.36. Altman Z-Score of 1.32 suggests financial risk, though Piotroski F-Score of 7/9 is decent. Operationally, the company's filed figures are mixed. Fiscal 2025, ended 2025-12-31, produced revenue of $7.1B but net income of -$52.0M and diluted EPS of -$0.55. That followed fiscal 2024 revenue of $6.6B, net income of $1.3B, and diluted EPS of $12.65. More recently, fiscal Q2 2026, quarter ended 2026-06-30, showed revenue of $1.8B, net income of $110.0M, and diluted EPS of $1.14; fiscal Q1 2026 showed revenue of $1.7B, net income of $38.0M, and diluted EPS of $0.40. FairStock classifies the stock as a TURNAROUND — loss in the latest year after earlier profits. Revenue growth is only 1.16%, and profit growth of 999% is from a depressed base. Hyatt's management-and-franchising model can be capital-light and brand-driven, but the numbers show weak returns, high leverage, and a price that already assumes a strong recovery. I would want evidence that the recent profits persist before calling this a margin-of-safety investment.

In plain English: Hyatt runs hotel brands and manages or franchises properties around the world, with some owned hotels too. The business has been uneven: it lost money in fiscal 2025, but the latest reported quarter was profitable. The stock price looks high compared with the company's recent earnings and accounting value, so it does not look like a bargain on those numbers.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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