MAR
Marriott International
$358.03
▼ 0.5%Updated Today 11:30 AM ET
MAR at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Neutral · 42/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▲ Up 53.8% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$98.34B
P/E
36.4x
Forward P/E (est.)
33.54x
ROE
309.1%
Revenue Growth
4.7%
EPS Growth
8.5%
Profit Margin
9.7%
FCF Yield
2.6%
Debt / Equity
17.72x
ROIC
—
Interest Coverage
7.33x
Current Ratio
0.46x
Dividend Yield
0.7%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
6.2%
Rating Score
42/100
Marriott International (MAR) is a large-cap company in the Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines industry, part of the Consumer Discretionary sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $98.34B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $26.19B in revenue and $2.60B in net profit.
Our model rates MAR Neutral (42/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
Some durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
15.7% average over the last 3 years
±4.6 pts around 11.9% across 10 years
grew in 8 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 10 of 10 years
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what MAR's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. MAR trades near $358.03, around its 50-day average ($372.62) and 200-day average ($324.28). Price tangled in its moving averages means there is no clear trend — the stock is ranging.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 27 it is oversold — selling has been heavy and a bounce is possible.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently negative — short-term momentum is fading.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. MAR's is $9.45 (~2.6% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month MAR found buyers near $365.45 (support) and sellers near $410.98 (resistance); its 52-week range is $253.76–$410.98. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.9× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
17.2%
Revenue moved from $15.41B in 2016 to $26.19B in 2025, a 6.1% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly flat (4.7%) year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Gross Margin
20.0%
Operating Margin
15.8%
Net Margin
9.9%
ROE
309.1%
Marriott International keeps about 9.7% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 20.0% gross margin and 15.8% operating margin. Return on equity is 309.1%. Margins are moderate — typical of a competitive but profitable business.
Total Debt
$23.00M
Net Debt
-$431.00M
Net cash position
Net Debt / EBITDA
-0.1x
Debt / Equity
17.72x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 17.7x, and operating profit covers interest about 7.3x, with a current ratio of 0.5x. That is elevated leverage, which raises risk if earnings or rates move against it. It carries roughly $23.00M of total debt against $454.00M of cash.
Operating CF
$3.21B
Free Cash Flow
$2.61B
FCF Margin
10.0%
In the latest year Marriott International produced about $3.21B of operating cash flow and $2.61B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 2.6% on today's price. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
The payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.
Dividend yield
0.7%
Per share (latest FY)
$2.64
Total paid (latest FY)
$718.00M
History on record
9 years
dividend uses 28% of free cash flow
28% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 4 years in a row
payout was cut at least once in the last 9 years
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
P/E
36.4x
P/S
4x
P/B
74.5x
EV / EBITDA
—
MAR trades at 36.4x trailing earnings (about 33.5x on estimated forward earnings), 4.0x sales, and 74.5x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 6.2% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a premium multiple that needs growth to justify it.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$176.56
Current price
$358.03
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$2.61B
Growth, years 1–5
4.7%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where MAR sits versus its Consumer Discretionary sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 85 Consumer Discretionary companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How MAR stacks up against its Consumer Discretionary peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Consumer Discretionary sector (158 S&P 500 companies), MAR ranks #60 of 158 by our overall rating. It trades at a premium versus the sector on earnings (36.4x P/E vs. 25.8x median) with a higher return on equity (309.1% vs. 26.2%) and slower revenue growth (4.7% vs. 6.8%).
P/E vs sector
36.4x
median 25.8x
ROE vs sector
309.1%
median 26.2%
Growth vs sector
4.7%
median 6.8%
Sector rank
#60
of 158 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Consumer Discretionary companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 158 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $358.03 today · expected CAGR -6% – 4%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $27.50B | $28.87B | $30.31B | $31.83B | $33.42B |
| Net income | $2.75B | $2.89B | $3.03B | $3.18B | $3.34B |
| EPS | $10.01 | $10.51 | $11.04 | $11.59 | $12.17 |
| Share price (low) | $220.22 | $231.23 | $242.79 | $254.93 | $267.68 |
| Share price (high) | $360.36 | $378.38 | $397.30 | $417.16 | $438.02 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -38% / 1% | -20% / 3% | -12% / 4% | -8% / 4% | -6% / 4% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for MAR:
- Strong return on equity (309.1%) shows capital is put to work well.
- As an established S&P 500 member in Consumer Discretionary, it brings scale and a long operating history.
The case against MAR:
- Elevated leverage (debt/equity 17.7x) adds financial risk.
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Valuation risk — at 36.4x earnings, disappointing results could compress the multiple.
Balance-sheet risk — debt/equity of 17.7x magnifies the impact of higher rates or weaker earnings.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the picture is mixed: Marriott International is a large-cap consumer discretionary business growing at a mature pace, with modest profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at 36.4x earnings, which our model scores Neutral (42/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 31 Wall Street analysts covering MAR recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Analysts have turned more positive over the last three months (+3 pts of buy ratings).
Latest SEC Filings
MAR's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
MAR — frequently asked questions
Is MAR a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Marriott International Neutral (42/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is MAR's rating on The Stocks School?
Marriott International currently scores 42/100 (Neutral) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does MAR's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Marriott International's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for MAR calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this MAR analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell MAR. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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