Hilton Worldwide (HLT) revenue breakdown
By product, Cost reimbursement revenues is the largest at 59% of fiscal 2025 revenue; Franchise and licensing fees grew fastest, 9% a year over 7 years.
By region, Domestic Plan is the largest at 79% of fiscal 2025 revenue; All other grew fastest, 10% a year over 9 years.
Revenue by product
Fiscal years, as Hilton Worldwide reports them in its 10-K filings; fiscal 2025 total $12.0B.
| Products | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost reimbursement revenues | — | $5.7B | $2.7B | $3.3B | $5.0B | $5.8B | $6.4B | $7.1B | 59% |
| Franchise and licensing fees | $1.5B | $1.7B | $945M | $1.5B | $2.1B | $2.4B | $2.6B | $2.8B | 23% |
| Ownership | $1.5B | $1.4B | $421M | $598M | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.2B | 10% |
| Base and other management fees | $321M | $332M | $123M | $176M | $294M | $342M | $369M | $376M | 3% |
| Incentive management fees | $235M | $230M | $38M | $98M | $196M | $274M | $290M | $313M | 3% |
| Other revenues | $98M | $101M | $73M | $79M | $102M | $178M | $232M | $252M | 2% |
| Direct reimbursements from managed and franchised properties | $2.9B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Indirect reimbursements from manged and franchised properties | $2.4B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Revenue by region
Fiscal years, as Hilton Worldwide reports them in its 10-K filings; fiscal 2025 total $12.0B.
| Regions | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Plan | $4.5B | $6.0B | $6.8B | $7.4B | $3.6B | $4.8B | $6.9B | $8.0B | $8.8B | $9.5B | 79% |
| All other | $1.1B | $2.1B | $2.1B | $2.0B | $714M | $1.0B | $1.8B | $2.2B | $2.4B | $2.5B | 21% |
| United Kingdom | $942M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Questions
Where does Hilton Worldwide make its money?
In fiscal 2025, by product: Cost reimbursement revenues $7.1B, Franchise and licensing fees $2.8B, Ownership $1.2B, Base and other management fees $376M, Incentive management fees $313M.
From Hilton Worldwide's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.