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Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

For the period ended Jun 30, 2025. Filed Jul 23, 2025.

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A company's report for each of its first three quarters. The financial statements are not audited. It shows how the business has moved since the last annual report, and what management says changed.

Jun 30, 2025 · Filed Jul 23, 2025

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Previous report: 10-Q

Period ended 2025-03-31; filed 2025-04-29.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Current report: 10-Q

Period ended 2025-06-30; filed 2025-07-23.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.

Compared 92 previous paragraphs and 94 current paragraphs.

57 unchanged; 30 reworded; 7 added; 5 removed; 0 previous and 0 current paragraphs rearranged.

Tables are not compared: 10 previous and 10 current tables excluded. Dates, whitespace, punctuation and numbering changes are ignored; changes to financial figures remain significant.

A changed paragraph is not evidence that risk increased or decreased. An unchanged paragraph does not establish that risk stayed the same.

Added paragraphs (7)

Current report

The increase in franchise fees included net increases of $18 million and $30 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, as a result of net hotel additions between the periods. The increases in franchise fees also included increases of $10 million and $7 million in termination fees during three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively.

Current report

The currency neutral increases in franchise fees at our comparable franchised hotels of $2 million and $11 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, were largely attributable to increases of in-place rates charged to hotels, partially offset by decreases in fees due to decreases in RevPAR. During the three months ended June 30, 2025, RevPAR at our comparable franchised hotels decreased 1.5 percent, as a result of a decrease in occupancy of 0.9 percentage points, and a decrease in ADR of 0.3 percent. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, RevPAR at our comparable franchised hotels decreased 0.1 percent, as a result of a decrease in occupancy of 0.3 percentage points, partially offset by an increase in ADR of 0.3 percent.

Current report

The $5 million decrease in ownership revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2025 included a currency neutral decrease of $23 million, partially offset by an $18 million increase resulting from favorable fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The $26 million decrease in ownership revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2025 included a currency neutral decrease of $39 million, partially offset by a $13 million increase resulting from favorable fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

Current report

The increases in other revenues were related to increases in vendor rebates for activity related to our purchasing operations.

Current report

Ownership expenses included decreases of $27 million and $31 million, on a currency neutral basis, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, which were partially offset by increases of $15 million and $11 million, resulting from unfavorable fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively.

Current report

In May 2025, we repaid the May 2025 Senior Notes at maturity. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, we borrowed $290 million, net of repayments, under the Revolving Credit Facility, and subsequently borrowed an additional $225 million in July 2025. Subsequently, we issued $1.0 billion of 5.750% 2033 Senior Notes and used a portion of the net proceeds to repay the net borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility, and we intend to use the remainder for general corporate purposes. Refer to Note 5: "Debt" in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information. Except for the net borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, the repayment of the May 2025 Senior Notes and the July Senior Notes issuance, there were no material changes to our contractual obligations from what we previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

Current report

The increase in net cash used in financing activities included (i) $500 million of cash outflows for the repayment of the May 2025 Senior Notes during the six months ended June 30, 2025, (ii) a cash inflow of $1.0 billion from the March 2024 Senior Notes issuance during the six months ended June 30, 2024, and (iii) a $242 million increase in cash outflows for share repurchases. The increase in cash outflows was partially offset by net borrowings of $290 million under the Revolving Credit Facility.
Removed paragraphs (5)

Previous report

The increase in franchise fees included the impact of an increase in RevPAR at our comparable franchised hotels. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, RevPAR at our comparable franchised hotels increased 1.5 percent, contributing to a currency neutral increase in franchise fees of $8 million, as a result of an increase in occupancy of 0.2 percentage points, and an increase in ADR of 1.2 percent. Further, franchise fees include a net increase of $12 million, as a result of net hotel additions, partially offset by a decrease of $3 million in termination fees.

Previous report

The $21 million decrease in ownership revenues included a currency neutral decrease of $16 million and a $5 million decrease resulting from unfavorable fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

Previous report

The decrease in other revenues was primarily due to decreased procurement volume and associated vendor rebates for purchases made by properties outside of our system, partially offset by increased activity by properties within our system, that participate in our purchasing programs.

Previous report

The $8 million decrease in ownership expenses included a decrease of $4 million on a currency neutral basis and a $4 million decrease resulting from favorable fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

Previous report

The decrease in net cash provided by financing activities was primarily attributable to a $1.0 billion cash inflow from the March 2024 Senior Notes issuance during the three months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease in cash inflows also reflects a $209 million increase in cash outflows for share repurchases.
Reworded paragraphs (30)

Previous wording

Hilton is one of the largest global hospitality companies, with 8,602 properties comprising 1,282,192 rooms in 139 countries and territories as of March 31, 2025. Our premier brand portfolio includes luxury, lifestyle, full service, focused service and all-suites hotel brands, as well as timeshare brands. As of March 31, 2025, we had 218 million members in our award-winning guest loyalty program, Hilton Honors, an increase of 16 percent from March 31, 2024.

Current wording

Hilton is one of the largest global hospitality companies, with 8,807 properties comprising 1,304,879 rooms in 139 countries and territories as of June 30, 2025. Our premier brand portfolio includes luxury, lifestyle, full service, focused service and all-suites hotel brands, as well as timeshare brands. As of June 30, 2025, we had 226 million members in our award-winning guest loyalty program, Hilton Honors, an increase of 16 percent from June 30, 2024.

Previous wording

(2)Represents room additions, net of rooms removed from our system. Net unit growth from March 31, 2024 to March 31, 2025 was 7.2 percent.

Current wording

(2)Represents room additions, net of rooms removed from our system. Net unit growth from June 30, 2024 to June 30, 2025 was 7.5 percent.

Previous wording

(3)The hotels in our development pipeline were under development throughout 123 countries and territories, including 27 countries and territories where we had no existing hotels, with nearly half of the rooms under construction and more than half of the rooms located outside of the U.S. Rooms under construction include rooms for hotels under construction or operating hotels that are in the process of conversion to our system. Nearly all of the rooms in our development pipeline will be in our management and franchise segment upon opening. We do not consider any individual development project to be material to us.

Current wording

(3)The hotels in our development pipeline were under development throughout 128 countries and territories, including 29 countries and territories where we had no existing hotels, with nearly half of the rooms under construction and more than half of the rooms located outside of the U.S. Rooms under construction include rooms for hotels under construction or operating hotels that are in the process of conversion to our system. Nearly all of the rooms in our development pipeline will be in our management and franchise segment upon opening. We do not consider any individual development project to be material to us.

Previous wording

We define our comparable hotels as those that: (i) were active and operating in our system for at least one full calendar year, have not undergone a change in brand or ownership type during the current or comparable periods and were open January 1st of the previous year; and (ii) have not undergone large-scale capital projects, sustained substantial property damage, encountered business interruption or for which comparable results were not available. We exclude strategic partner hotels from our comparable hotels. Of the 8,497 hotels in our system as of March 31, 2025, 449 hotels were strategic partner hotels and 6,503 hotels were classified as comparable hotels. Our 1,545 non-comparable hotels as of March 31, 2025 included (i) 742 hotels that were added to our system after January 1, 2024 or that have undergone a change in brand or ownership type during the current or comparable periods reported and (ii) 803 hotels that were removed from the comparable group for the current or comparable periods reported because they underwent or are undergoing large-scale capital projects, sustained substantial property damage, encountered business interruption or comparable results were otherwise not available.

Current wording

We define our comparable hotels as those that: were active and operating in our system for at least one full calendar year, were open January 1st of the previous year and that (i) have not undergone a change in brand or ownership type during the current or comparable periods, (ii) have not undergone large-scale capital projects, sustained substantial property damage or encountered business interruption or (iii) for which comparable results were otherwise not available. We exclude strategic partner hotels from our comparable hotels. Of the 8,702 hotels in our system as of June 30, 2025, 467 hotels were strategic partner hotels and 6,425 hotels were classified as comparable hotels. Our 1,810 non-comparable hotels as of June 30, 2025 included (i) 947 hotels that were added to our system after January 1, 2024 or that have undergone a change in brand or ownership type during the current or comparable periods reported and (ii) 863 hotels that were removed from the comparable group for the current or comparable periods reported because they underwent or are undergoing large-scale capital projects, sustained substantial property damage, encountered business interruption or comparable results were otherwise not available for them.

Previous wording

References to occupancy, ADR and RevPAR are presented on a comparable basis, based on the comparable hotels as of March 31, 2025, and references to ADR and RevPAR are presented on a currency neutral basis, unless otherwise noted. As such, comparisons of these hotel operating statistics for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 use foreign currency exchange rates for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Current wording

References to occupancy, ADR and RevPAR are presented on a comparable basis, based on the comparable hotels as of June 30, 2025, and references to ADR and RevPAR are presented on a currency neutral basis, unless otherwise noted. As such, comparisons of these hotel operating statistics for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 use foreign currency exchange rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively.

Previous wording

System-wide RevPAR increased during the three months ended March 31, 2025, supported by improvements in system-wide ADR, which included the impact of inflation, an increase in occupancy in all regions and increased group performance in all regions. The U.S., Europe and MEA all benefited from holiday shifts in the respective regions. The increase in RevPAR in the U.S. was also a result of special events. Europe was also positively impacted by an increase in business travel. MEA benefited from the shift of Ramadan fully into the first quarter, as well as an increase in inbound business and leisure travel. The increase in the Americas, excluding the U.S., was also due to special events in the region, attributable to increases in both inbound and domestic leisure travel. RevPAR in Asia Pacific was flat due to growth in countries and territories outside of China, driven by special events, offset by tougher year-over-year comparisons in China, as demand continues to steady.

Current wording

System-wide RevPAR decreased during the three months ended June 30, 2025, primarily due to declines in the U.S., and increased during the six months ended June 30, 2025, supported by an improvement in system-wide ADR, which included the impact of inflation. In the U.S., for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, RevPAR was impacted by increased macroeconomic uncertainty, which, combined with unfavorable holiday shifts, led to a decline in group and business travel for the three months ended June 30, 2025. These declines, for the six months ended June 30, 2025, were offset by increases due to special events. The increases in RevPAR in the Americas region, excluding the U.S., were attributable to increases in both inbound and domestic leisure and group travel. Europe and MEA were positively impacted by an increase in group and business travel, with MEA also benefiting from an increase in leisure travel. RevPAR in Asia Pacific increased due to strong growth in countries and territories outside China, offset by decreases in RevPAR in China, due to a decline in group and business travel.

Previous wording

(1)Amount includes losses on debt guarantees for certain hotels that we manage; refer to Note 12: "Commitments and Contingencies" in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Current wording

(1)Amounts include losses on debt guarantees for certain hotels that we manage; refer to Note 12: "Commitments and Contingencies" in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Previous wording

(3)Amount for the three months ended March 31, 2025 includes restructuring costs related to one of our leased properties. Amount for the three months ended March 31, 2024 primarily relates to transaction costs incurred for acquisitions. Amounts for both periods include net losses (gains) related to certain of our investments in unconsolidated affiliates, severance and other items.

Current wording

(3)Amounts for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 include expected future credit losses on financing receivables. Amounts for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 include restructuring costs related to certain leased hotels. Amounts for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 also include transaction costs resulting from the amendment of our Term Loans. Amount for the six months ended June 30, 2024 also includes transaction costs incurred for acquisitions. Amounts for all periods include net losses (gains) related to certain of our investments in unconsolidated affiliates, severance and other items.

Previous wording

Licensing fees increased $34 million as a result of an increase in fees from our strategic partnerships, primarily resulting from activity under our co-branded credit card arrangements and HGV. Increased fees from HGV resulted from increased timeshare revenues earned by HGV, inclusive of the impact of adding new timeshare properties to our system between the periods.

Current wording

Licensing fees increased $24 million and $58 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, as a result of increases in fees from our strategic partnerships, primarily resulting from activity under our co-branded credit card arrangements, HGV and branded residential fees. Increased fees from HGV resulted from increased timeshare revenues earned by HGV, inclusive of the impact of adding new timeshare properties to our system between the periods.

Previous wording

The decrease in management fees was largely attributable to a decrease of $20 million in termination fees received from hotels that exited our system, partially offset by an increase in RevPAR at our comparable managed hotels. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, RevPAR at our comparable managed hotels increased 5.2 percent, contributing to a currency neutral increase in management fees of $5 million, as a result of an increase in occupancy of 1.1 percentage points, and an increase in ADR of 3.5 percent.

Current wording

During the three months ended June 30, 2025, RevPAR at our comparable managed hotels increased 2.6 percent, contributing to a currency neutral increase in management fees of $8 million, as a result of an increase in occupancy of 0.8 percentage points, and an increase in ADR of 1.4 percent. The decrease in management fees during the six months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily attributable to a decrease of $17 million in termination fees received from hotels that exited our system, partially offset by an increase of $14 million in fees from our comparable managed hotels as a result of an increase in RevPAR. RevPAR at our comparable managed hotels increased 4.1 percent during the six months ended June 30, 2025 as a result of an increase in occupancy of 1.0 percentage points, and an increase in ADR of 2.6 percent.

Previous wording

Revenues from our non-comparable consolidated hotels within our ownership segment decreased $15 million, on a currency neutral basis, primarily due to hotels that exited our system or changed ownership types between the periods.

Current wording

Revenues from comparable hotels within our ownership segment increased $6 million, on a currency neutral basis, during the three months ended June 30, 2025 as a result of an increase in RevPAR of 4.6 percent due to increases in occupancy of 1.6 percentage points and ADR of 2.5 percent. Revenues from our comparable hotels in our ownership segment increased $5 million, on a currency neutral basis, during the six months ended June 30, 2025 as a result of an increase in RevPAR of 4.7 percent due to increases in occupancy of 0.8 percentage points and ADR of 3.5 percent. Revenues from our non-comparable consolidated hotels within our ownership segment decreased $29 million and $44 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, on a currency neutral basis, primarily due to hotels that exited our system or changed ownership types between the periods.

Previous wording

Expenses from our non-comparable consolidated hotels within our ownership segment decreased $6 million, on a currency neutral basis, primarily due to hotels that exited our system or changed ownership types between the periods, partially offset by increases in expenses for hotels undergoing renovations.

Current wording

Expenses from our comparable hotels in our ownership segment increased $5 million, on a currency neutral basis, during the six months ended June 30, 2025 as a result of increased occupancy and increases in payroll and other compensation costs. The $29 million and $36 million decreases in ownership expenses, on a currency neutral basis, from our non-comparable hotels within our ownership segment during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, were primarily due to hotels that exited our system or changed ownership types between the periods, partially offset by increases in expenses for hotels undergoing renovations.

Previous wording

The increase in depreciation and amortization expenses was primarily related to software placed in service between the periods.

Current wording

The increases in depreciation and amortization expenses were primarily related to software placed in service between the periods.

Previous wording

The decrease in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to a decrease in costs related to payroll and other compensation costs.

Current wording

The decrease in general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2025 was related to lower general corporate costs and the decrease for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily due to decreases in costs related to payroll and other compensation costs.

Previous wording

The decrease in other expenses was primarily due to decreased procurement volume from our purchasing operations with properties outside of our system.

Current wording

The decreases in other expenses were primarily due to decreased procurement volume from our purchasing operations with properties outside of our system.

Previous wording

In both March 2024 and in September 2024, we issued $1.0 billion Senior Notes (the "March 2024 Senior Notes issuance" and the "September 2024 Senior Notes issuance," respectively) for a total aggregate principal amount of $2.0 billion for the year.

Current wording

In both March 2024 and September 2024, we issued $1.0 billion Senior Notes (the "March 2024 Senior Notes issuance" and the "September 2024 Senior Notes issuance," respectively) for a total aggregate principal amount of $2.0 billion for the year.

Previous wording

The increase in interest expense was primarily attributable to an increase of $30 million due to the March 2024 Senior Notes issuance and the September 2024 Senior Notes issuance. The increase was partially offset by a decrease in interest expense on the Term Loans of $11 million primarily as a result of decreases in one-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") for the comparable periods.

Current wording

During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the increase in interest expense was primarily attributable to an increase of $15 million due to the September 2024 Senior Notes issuance. The increase during the six months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily attributable to an increase of $45 million due to the March 2024 Senior Notes issuance and the September 2024 Senior Notes issuance. The increases were partially offset by decreases in interest expense on the Term Loans of $10 million and $21 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, primarily as a result of decreases in one-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") for the comparable periods.

Previous wording

The net change in other non-operating income (loss), net was primarily driven by a decrease in losses on debt guarantees for certain hotels that Hilton manages. See Note 12: "Commitments and Contingencies" in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Current wording

The decrease in other non-operating income (loss) during the three months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily driven by an increase in expected future credit losses on financing receivables. The net change in other non-operating income (loss), net during the six months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily driven by a decrease in losses on debt guarantees for certain hotels that Hilton manages, partially offset by an increase in expected future credit losses on financing receivables. See Note 12: "Commitments and Contingencies" in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Previous wording

The increase in income tax expense was primarily attributable to the increase in income before income taxes.

Current wording

The increases in income tax expense during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 were primarily attributable to the increase in income before income taxes.

Previous wording

As of March 31, 2025, our management and franchise segment included 833 managed and 7,722 franchised and licensed properties, which included 105 timeshare and 449 strategic partner hotels, consisting of 1,266,586 total rooms, and our ownership segment included 47 hotels consisting of 15,606 total rooms. Refer to Note 11: "Business Segments" in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for reconciliations of revenues for our reportable segments to consolidated total revenues and of segment Adjusted EBITDA to consolidated income before income taxes.

Current wording

As of June 30, 2025, our management and franchise segment included 850 managed and 7,911 franchised and licensed properties, which included 105 timeshare and 467 strategic partner hotels, consisting of 1,289,592 total rooms, and our ownership segment included 46 hotels consisting of 15,287 total rooms. Refer to Note 11: "Business Segments" in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for reconciliations of revenues for our reportable segments to consolidated total revenues and of segment Adjusted EBITDA to consolidated income before income taxes.

Previous wording

Franchise and licensing fees and total management fees, including fees charged to our ownership segment and excluding amortization of contract acquisition costs, reflects our management and franchise segment revenues and segment Adjusted EBITDA. Our ownership segment Adjusted EBITDA reflects revenues from consolidated hotels within our ownership segment, less (i) ownership expenses, excluding FF&E replacement reserves expenses, share-based compensation expenses and certain other items, less (ii) fees charged by our management and franchise segment to our ownership segment, plus (iii) income (loss) from hotels owned or leased by entities in which we own a noncontrolling financial interest. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, refer to "—Revenues" for further discussion of the changes in our franchise and licensing fees and total management fees as well as for further discussion of the changes in revenues from our ownership segment. Refer to "—Operating Expenses" for further discussion of the changes in our ownership segment expenses.

Current wording

Franchise and licensing fees and total management fees, including fees charged to our ownership segment and excluding amortization of contract acquisition costs, reflects our management and franchise segment revenues and segment Adjusted EBITDA. Our ownership segment Adjusted EBITDA reflects revenues from consolidated hotels within our ownership segment, less (i) ownership expenses, excluding FF&E replacement reserves expenses, share-based compensation expenses and certain other items, less (ii) fees charged by our management and franchise segment to our ownership segment, plus (iii) income (loss) from hotels owned or leased by entities in which we own a noncontrolling financial interest. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, refer to "—Revenues" for further discussion of the changes in our franchise and licensing fees and total management fees as well as for further discussion of the changes in revenues from our ownership segment. Refer to "—Operating Expenses" for further discussion of the changes in our ownership segment expenses.

Previous wording

As of March 31, 2025, we had total cash and cash equivalents of $807 million, including $76 million of restricted cash and cash equivalents. The majority of our restricted cash and cash equivalents is related to cash collateral and cash held for FF&E reserves.

Current wording

As of June 30, 2025, we had total cash and cash equivalents of $448 million, including $77 million of restricted cash and cash equivalents. The majority of our restricted cash and cash equivalents is related to cash collateral and cash held for FF&E reserves.

Previous wording

Our known short-term liquidity requirements primarily consist of funds necessary to pay for operating and other expenditures, including: (i) costs associated with the management and franchising of hotels; (ii) corporate expenses; (iii) payroll and compensation costs; (iv) taxes and compliance costs; (v) scheduled debt maturities and interest payments on our outstanding indebtedness, including repayment of the May 2025 Senior Notes; (vi) lease payments under our finance and operating leases; (vii) costs, other than compensation and lease payments that are noted separately, associated with the operations of consolidated hotels within our ownership segment, including, but not limited to, utilities and operating supplies; (viii) committed contract acquisition costs; (ix) capital and maintenance expenditures for required renovations and maintenance at the consolidated hotels within our ownership segment; (x) corporate capital and information technology expenditures; (xi) dividends as declared; and (xii) share repurchases.

Current wording

Our known short-term liquidity requirements primarily consist of funds necessary to pay for operating and other expenditures, including: (i) costs associated with the management and franchising of hotels; (ii) corporate expenses; (iii) payroll and compensation costs; (iv) taxes and compliance costs; (v) scheduled debt maturities and interest payments on our outstanding indebtedness; (vi) lease payments under our finance and operating leases; (vii) costs, other than compensation and lease payments that are noted separately, associated with the operations of consolidated hotels within our ownership segment, including, but not limited to, utilities and operating supplies; (viii) committed contract acquisition costs; (ix) capital and maintenance expenditures for required renovations and maintenance at the consolidated hotels within our ownership segment; (x) corporate capital and information technology expenditures; (xi) dividends as declared; and (xii) share repurchases.

Previous wording

During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we repurchased approximately 3.7 million shares of our common stock for $890 million. As of March 31, 2025, approximately $3.5 billion remained available for share repurchases under our stock repurchase program.

Current wording

During the six months ended June 30, 2025, we repurchased approximately 6.9 million shares of our common stock for $1.6 billion, excluding the excise tax on share repurchases. As of June 30, 2025, approximately $2.8 billion remained available for share repurchases under our stock repurchase program.

Previous wording

We have a long-term investment policy that is focused on the preservation of capital and maximizing the return on new and existing investments and returning available capital to stockholders through dividends and share repurchases. Within the framework of our investment policy, we intend to finance our business activities primarily with cash on our balance sheet as of March 31, 2025, cash generated from our operations and, as needed, the use of the available capacity of our Revolving Credit Facility. We have continued access to debt markets and expect to be able to obtain financing as a source of liquidity as required and to extend maturities of existing borrowings, if necessary. Additionally, we may from time to time pre-sell Hilton Honors points through strategic partnership arrangements as a source of liquidity.

Current wording

We have a long-term investment policy that is focused on the preservation of capital and maximizing the return on new and existing investments and returning available capital to stockholders through dividends and share repurchases. Within the framework of our investment policy, we intend to finance our business activities primarily with cash on our balance sheet as of June 30, 2025, cash generated from our operations and, as needed, the use of the available capacity of our Revolving Credit Facility. We have continued access to debt markets and have obtained, and expect to continue to be able to obtain, financing as a source of liquidity as required and to extend maturities of existing borrowings, if necessary. Additionally, we may from time to time pre-sell Hilton Honors points through strategic partnership arrangements as a source of liquidity.

Previous wording

Cash flows from operating activities were primarily generated from management, franchise and licensing fee revenue. The increase in net cash inflows during the period included an increase in cash inflows generated from our management and franchise segment, discussed in "—Revenues," largely as a result of revenues from new hotels added, net of hotels removed and an increase in RevPAR at our comparable franchised hotels, partially offset by a decrease of $20 million in termination fees received from managed properties. Additionally, there was a decrease in a cash outflows of $62 million for debt guarantee payments that were made during the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Current wording

Cash flows from operating activities were primarily generated from management, franchise and licensing fee revenue. The increase in net cash inflows during the period included an increase in cash inflows generated from our management and franchise segment, discussed in "—Revenues." The increase also included a net $36 million increase in deferred revenues and liability for guest loyalty program on our condensed consolidated balance sheet primarily related to an increase in collections of Hilton Honors program and application fees. Additionally, there was a $147 million decrease in income tax payments due to timing as well as a decrease in cash outflows of $77 million for debt guarantee payments that were made during the six months ended June 30, 2024.

Previous wording

Net cash used in investing activities primarily included cash flows related to: (i) capitalized software costs that were related to various systems initiatives for the benefit of both our hotel owners and our overall corporate operations, and (ii) capital expenditures for property and equipment related to corporate property and the renovation of certain hotels in our ownership segment. Additionally, our investing activities include the net cash inflows and outflows related to our undesignated derivative financial instruments that we have in place to hedge against the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on certain of our intercompany loan and cash balances, which were primarily the result of changes in the exchange rates for the Euro and Australian Dollar to the U.S. dollar for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Current wording

Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2024 primarily included cash flows related to the acquisitions of (i) the Graduate brand and the associated franchise contracts and (ii) a controlling financial interest in the Sydell Group, both completed during the six months ended June 30, 2024. Net cash used in investing activities for both periods included: (i) capital expenditures for property and equipment related to corporate property and the renovation of certain hotels in our ownership segment, and (ii) capitalized software costs that were related to various systems initiatives for the benefit of both our hotel owners and our overall corporate operations.

Previous wording

As of March 31, 2025, our total indebtedness, excluding the deduction for unamortized deferred financing costs and discount, was approximately $11.2 billion. No borrowings were outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility as of March 31, 2025, which had an available borrowing capacity of $1,908 million after considering $92 million of outstanding letters of credit. For additional information on our total indebtedness and guarantees on our debt, refer to Note 5: "Debt" in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Current wording

As of June 30, 2025, our total indebtedness, excluding the deduction for unamortized deferred financing costs and discount, was approximately $11.0 billion. This included $290 million outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility, which had an available borrowing capacity of $1,618 million after considering $92 million of outstanding letters of credit. In July 2025, we borrowed an additional $225 million and subsequently used a portion of the net proceeds from the July Senior Notes issuance to repay all $515 million of outstanding indebtedness under our Revolving Credit Facility. For additional information on our total indebtedness and guarantees on our debt, refer to Note 5: "Debt" in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Previous wording

If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow from operations in the future to service our debt, we may be required to reduce capital expenditures or issue additional equity securities. We do not have any material indebtedness outstanding that matures prior to April 2027, other than the May 2025 Senior Notes due in May 2025. We believe that we have sufficient sources of liquidity and access to debt financing to address the repayment of the May 2025 Senior Notes, as well as all indebtedness that becomes due thereafter, at or prior to the respective maturity dates. In April 2025, we issued notice to borrow $500 million under the Revolving Credit Facility and plan to use the proceeds, together with available cash, to repay, at maturity, all $500 million in aggregate principal amount of the May 2025 Senior Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Our ability to make scheduled principal payments and to pay interest on our debt depends on our future operating performance, which is subject to general conditions in or affecting the hospitality industry that may be beyond our control.

Current wording

If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow from operations in the future to service our debt, we may be required to reduce capital expenditures or issue additional equity securities. However, we do not have any material indebtedness outstanding that matures prior to April 2027, and we believe that we have sufficient sources of liquidity and access to debt financing to address all indebtedness at or prior to the respective maturity dates. Our ability to make scheduled principal payments and to pay interest on our debt depends on our future operating performance, which is subject to general conditions in or affecting the hospitality industry that may be beyond our control.

Previous wording

The preparation of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and related disclosures. We have discussed the estimates and assumptions that we believe are critical because they involve a higher degree of judgment in their application and are based on information that is inherently uncertain in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, and, during the three months ended March 31, 2025, there were no material changes to those critical accounting estimates that were previously disclosed.

Current wording

The preparation of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and related disclosures. We have discussed the estimates and assumptions that we believe are critical because they involve a higher degree of judgment in their application and are based on information that is inherently uncertain in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, and, during the six months ended June 30, 2025, there were no material changes to those critical accounting estimates that were previously disclosed.