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what it is
HGV sells timeshare vacations, finances those sales, and manages resorts for 724,000 members across more than 200 properties.
how it gets paid
Last year Hilton Grand Vaca made $4.5B in revenue. Vacation ownership sales was the main engine at $2.6B, or 58% of sales.
why it's growing
Revenue grew 1.1% last year. The 37.5% EPS miss matters more than the revenue jump because it tells you reported profit is still not lining up cleanly with the sales.
what just happened
The quarter said the quiet part out loud: revenue jumped to $3.3B, but EPS still missed badly.
At a glance
B+ balance sheet — decent shape, but not bulletproof
30/100 earnings predictability — expect surprises
20.3x trailing p/e — priced about right
5.5% return on capital — nothing to write home about
xvary composite: 47/100 — below average
What they do
HGV sells timeshare vacations, finances those sales, and manages resorts for 724,000 members across more than 200 properties.
Your vacation habit gets sticky when it lives inside a 724,000-member club spread across more than 200 properties. Scale → more resorts and members → so what: HGV can keep selling upgrades, financing trips, and collecting club fees after the first sale. Leaving means replacing your booking network, points routine, and resort access all at once.
How they make money
$4.5B
annual revenue · their business grew +1.1% last year
Vacation ownership sales
$2.6B
n/a
Consumer financing
$0.8B
n/a
Resort operations
$0.6B
n/a
Club and member services
$0.3B
+6.0%
Rental and ancillary
$0.2B
n/a
The products that matter
sells and finances timeshare interests
Real Estate Sales & Financing
$~3.1B · ~69% of revenue
it generated $214M of segment profit last quarter at a 26.9% margin. that's the revenue engine, but it is not the cleanest part of the model.
majority of revenue
manages resorts and member clubs
Resort Operations & Club
$876M · +6% growth
it turned $219M of revenue into $160M of segment profit last quarter. that's a 73% margin. this segment matters more than its revenue share suggests.
73% margin
rental and supporting travel revenue
Rental & Ancillary
$~525M · +2% growth
it's roughly $525M of revenue and grew about 2% last year. useful support revenue, but not the part carrying the thesis.
supporting segment
Key numbers
$7.2B
long-term debt
Debt is the whole story here. The company owes more than its roughly $4 billion market value.
21.0%
operating margin
Operations are solid. HGV keeps about $0.21 from each revenue dollar before interest and taxes.
724,000
members
That member base is the repeat business machine. More members means more upgrade, financing, and fee opportunities.
$58
18-month target
That target implies about 22% upside from $47.72, but the range is wide because this is a volatile business.
Financial health
B+
strength
- balance sheet grade B+ — solid but not elite
- risk rank 3 — safer than 50% of stocks
- price stability 40 / 100
- long-term debt $7.2B (64% of capital)
- net profit margin 5.7% — keeps 6 cents of every dollar in revenue
- return on equity 19% — $0.19 profit for every $1 investors have put in
B+ — functional but not a standout on the balance sheet.
Total return vs. market
You invested $10,000 in HGV 3 years ago → it's now worth $10,800.
The index would have given you $14,770.
source: institutional data · total return
What just happened
missed estimates
The quarter said the quiet part out loud: revenue jumped to $3.3B, but EPS still missed badly.
Latest-quarter revenue rose 184% vs. prior year to $3.3 billion, while EPS was $0.55 versus the $0.88 consensus. That gap fits management's point that accounting deferrals are making earnings look messy.
$3.3B
revenue
$0.55
eps
n/a
n/a
the number that mattered
The 37.5% EPS miss matters more than the revenue jump because it tells you reported profit is still not lining up cleanly with the sales story.
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earnings at hilton grand vacations (hgv) have been deferred by accounting rules.for over a year now, the timeshare company has had properties under construction in hawaii and japan. according to accounting regulations, revenues and the associated expenses of those projects are deferred until the project's completion. in the first three quarters of this year, this has resulted in about $1.80 a share in deferred earnings. the completion of the projects, and thus the reversal into earnings, is not clear, but could start showing up as early as the fourth quarter of this year, but largely occur in 2026.
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as such, the earnings declines we have seen in the first half of this year, as well as the upward bump in earnings that appear likely next year, do not appropriately reflect the steadier fundamental growth that hgv's operations have been experiencing.
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recent results suggest more stability.
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the global post-covid travel rebound has been slowing, especially in the timeshare sector.hgv has been no exception, as revenues in the first three quarters of this year have been relatively flat versus the year-ago period. note that this year's growth pace was held back by the above-noted deferrals, but that hgv's revenue jump in 2024 was largely due to the acquisition of bluegreen vacations.
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in all, a recovery of the deferrals should see sharply higher earnings in the coming year.hints of economic weakness are concerns for this economically sensitive company, but management notes that recent default rates have been steady and/or improving.
source: company earnings report, 2026
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What could go wrong
HGV does not have a generic travel risk. It has a specific mix problem: about 69% of revenue comes from real estate sales and financing, while the higher-quality economics sit in resort operations and club management.
high
luxury spending slowdown
Timeshares are discretionary. If consumers pull back, the ~$3.1B real estate sales and financing segment feels it first.
That puts about 69% of revenue in the line of fire.
med
debt-heavy capital structure
HGV carries $7.2B of long-term debt, equal to 64% of capital. That is manageable when demand holds. It matters a lot more when demand wobbles.
Debt turns an ordinary slowdown into a much less ordinary earnings story.
med
margin mix deterioration
The resort business runs at 73% margin. Real estate sales ran at 26.9% last quarter. If the high-margin side slips, the whole model gets less attractive quickly.
You lose the part of the business that makes the timeshare math look good.
med
low predictability stays low
A 30 / 100 earnings predictability score tells you the business does not deliver smooth quarter-to-quarter results.
If the swings keep coming, the 9.7x forward p/e can stay cheap for a reason.
HGV's core problem is mix risk: the lower-margin business drives most of the revenue, while the higher-margin business does much of the economic heavy lifting.
source: institutional data · regulatory filings · risk analysis
Pay attention to
calendar
Q1 2026 earnings report
Expected late April 2026. The key question is simple: does management keep the $1.185B–$1.225B full-year EBITDA guide intact.
metric
resort operations margin
It's 73% now. If it drops below 70%, the highest-quality part of the story stops doing its job.
risk
consumer confidence
This business sells an expensive want, not a need. Softer consumer demand can show up in contract sales before it hits headline revenue.
trend
sales growth staying stuck near +2%
Real Estate Sales & Financing grew just 2% last year. If that number does not improve, the low multiple looks less like opportunity and more like a warning label.
Analyst rankings
short-term outlook
below average
momentum score 4 — in human-speak, analysts expect this to trail the average stock over the next stretch.
risk profile
average
stability score 3 — this is neither a bunker stock nor a rollercoaster.
chart momentum
average
technical score 3 — the chart is not giving you a strong message either way.
earnings predictability
30 / 100
low predictability means earnings can swing around more than you might like. That's the catch with this setup.
source: institutional data
Institutional activity
institutions have been net buying for 2 consecutive quarters — 130 buyers vs. 107 sellers in 3q2025. total institutional holdings: 94.3M shares. net buying for 2 quarters.
source: institutional data
Price targets
3-5 year target range
$35
$81
$48
current price
$58
target midpoint · +22% from current · 3-5yr high: $70 (+45% · 10% ann'l return)
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