Hilton: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) is a publicly listed company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, United States that owns 20 consumer brands.[1][2]
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.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 McLean, Virginia, United States
- Founded
- 1919
- Tickers
- NYSE: HLT
- Revenue
- $12 billion (2025)[2]
- SEC CIK
- 0001585689
- Website
- stories.hilton.com
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
What Hilton's annual report says about its business
Read from Hilton's latest annual filing[1]. Each line gives the sentence the filing uses, copied word for word.
Segments the filing names
- management and franchise, ownership:
We are a hospitality company with operations organized in two distinct operating segments: (i) management and franchise and (ii) ownership, each of which is reported as a segment based on (a) delivering a similar set of products and services and (b) being managed separately given its distinct economic characteristics.
- management and franchise segment, ownership segment:
As of December 31, 2025, our management and franchise segment included 873 managed and 8,239 franchised and licensed properties, which included 114 timeshare and 509 strategic partner hotels, consisting of 1,336,064 total rooms, and our ownership segment included 46 hotels consisting of 15,287 total rooms.
Acquisitions and disposals named in the filing
- Acquired: Graduate hotel brand (in 2024); NoMad hotel brand (2024).
For example, in 2024 we acquired the Graduate hotel brand, invested in the NoMad hotel brand and partnered with Small Luxury Hotels of the World and AutoCamp.
Hilton in numbers
- Hilton owns 20 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is travel & transport with 20 brands.[1]
Hilton financial history
Headline figures from Hilton's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in USD as reported, fiscal years ending 2020–2025. Revenue moved from $4.31bn to $12bn, an average of 22.8% a year (calculated).
| Fiscal year ended | Revenue | Operating income | Operating margin | Net income | Total assets | Long-term debt | Filing |
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| $12bn | $2.69bn | 22.4% | $1.46bn | $16.8bn | — | 10-K | |
| $11.2bn | $2.37bn | 21.2% | $1.53bn | $16.5bn | — | 10-K | |
| $10.2bn | $2.23bn | 21.7% | $1.14bn | $15.4bn | — | 10-K | |
| $8.77bn | $2.09bn | 23.9% | $1.25bn | $15.5bn | — | 10-K | |
| $5.79bn | $1.01bn | 17.4% | $410m | $15.4bn | — | 10-K | |
| $4.31bn | $-418,000,000 | -9.7% | $-715,000,000 | $16.8bn | — | 10-K |
Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.
Everything Hilton owns
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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Brand portfolio by category
Full portfolio, 20 brands, with sources → · Competitors by shared categories →
Recent changes to this record
- · Canopy by Hilton added to the dataset
- · Curio Collection by Hilton added to the dataset
- · Embassy Suites by Hilton added to the dataset
- · Hilton Garden Inn added to the dataset
- · Home2 Suites by Hilton added to the dataset
- · Homewood Suites by Hilton added to the dataset
- · LivSmart Studios by Hilton added to the dataset
- · LXR Hotels & Resorts added to the dataset
Hilton in the global legal-entity registry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- 549300HVGPK36ICB0B89
- Registered name
- HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC. (US)
- Registration status
- Lapsed · record updated 18 January 2024
- Parent
- None named: it reports that no person or entity controls it.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
Hilton SEC filings
The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.
Annual reports
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
Proxy statements
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
Recent current and quarterly reports
| Filed | Form | What it declares |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers; Results of a shareholder vote | |
| 8-K | Entry into a material agreement; Creation of a direct financial obligation; Other events | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Entry into a material agreement | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Entry into a material agreement; Termination of a material agreement; Creation of a direct financial obligation | |
| 8-K | Other events | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition |
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Hilton own?
Hilton owns 20 consumer brands tracked here, including Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria, Conrad Hotels, Hampton by Hilton, DoubleTree and Tapestry Collection by Hilton.
Is Hilton an American company?
Yes. Hilton is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, United States and was founded in 1919.
Who owns Hilton?
Hilton is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as HLT on the NYSE.
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] Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.: Form 10-K for the year ended 2025-12-31 (revenue) — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 11 February 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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