Who owns Waldorf Astoria?
Waldorf Astoria is owned by Hilton (the United States, NYSE: HLT).[1]
Evidence: Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-11, SEC EDGAR, 11 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, McLean, Virginia
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York, New York
- Founded
- 1931
- Category
- Travel & transport › Hotels › Luxury hotels
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: HLT
- Trademark registrant
- HILTON INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LLC (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Waldorf Astoria
The Waldorf Astoria in New York gave its name to the salad and hosted every American president from Hoover onwards. Hilton manages the brand, while the New York building itself was bought by a Chinese insurer in 2014. Hilton continues to operate the brand under a long-term management agreement, so the name and the building have had different owners since 2014.
How often Hilton names Waldorf Astoria in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Trademark record for Waldorf Astoria
The USPTO record for the Waldorf Astoria mark lists HILTON INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LLC as the owner of record (serial number 85101898). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Waldorf Astoria
Where Waldorf Astoria sits in Hilton
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- Canopy by Hilton
- Conrad Hotels
- Curio Collection by Hilton
- DoubleTree
- Embassy Suites by Hilton
- Hampton by Hilton
- Hilton Garden Inn
- Hilton Hotels & Resorts
- Home2 Suites by Hilton
- Homewood Suites by Hilton
- LivSmart Studios by Hilton
- LXR Hotels & Resorts
- Motto by Hilton
- Outset Collection by Hilton
- Signia by Hilton
- Spark by Hilton
- Tapestry Collection by Hilton
- Tempo by Hilton
- Tru by Hilton
- Waldorf Astoria
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Other brands owned by Hilton
Hilton controls 20 brands on Brandtree, 20 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
- Canopy by Hilton
- Conrad Hotels (1985)
- Curio Collection by Hilton
- DoubleTree (1969)
- Embassy Suites by Hilton
- Hampton by Hilton (1984)
- Hilton Garden Inn
- Hilton Hotels & Resorts (1919)
- Home2 Suites by Hilton
- Homewood Suites by Hilton
- LivSmart Studios by Hilton
- LXR Hotels & Resorts
- Motto by Hilton (2018)
- Outset Collection by Hilton
- Signia by Hilton
- Spark by Hilton (2023)
- Tapestry Collection by Hilton
- Tempo by Hilton (2020)
Other brands in luxury hotels, and who owns them
The 43 brands in luxury hotels on Brandtree belong to 22 owners. The largest is Genting, with 4; Hilton has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Crockfords | Genting | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo | Monte-Carlo SBM | 🇲🇨 Monaco |
| Fairmont | Accor | 🇫🇷 France |
| Grand Fiesta Americana | Grupo Posadas | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| InterContinental | IHG | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| St. Regis | Marriott | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Anantara Hotels & Resorts | Minor International | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Song Hotels | H World | 🇨🇳 China |
About the owner: Hilton
Hilton is a publicly listed company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, United States, founded in 1919. Brandtree records 20 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: HLT.
Hilton was founded in Texas in 1919 and is the second largest hotel group in the world. Blackstone bought it in 2007 for $26 billion, took it through the financial crisis, and relisted it in 2013 in what became one of the most profitable private equity deals ever done.
🇺🇸 Waldorf Astoria and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Waldorf Astoria is not one of them.
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- Adcom Express — Radiant Logistics 🇺🇸
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- Air Wisconsin — Air Wisconsin 🇺🇸
- Alaska Airlines — Alaska Air Group 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Waldorf Astoria?
The parent company of Waldorf Astoria is Hilton, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Waldorf Astoria American?
Yes. Waldorf Astoria originated in the United States in 1931 and its owner, Hilton, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Waldorf Astoria still owned by Hilton?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Waldorf Astoria is still owned by Hilton. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-11 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 11 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: WALDORF ASTORIA, serial 85101898 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 9 October 2026.
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