Hyatt Hotels Corp. (NYSE:H) shares rose Thursday after the company reported first-quarter 2026 results that topped expectations, supported by strong global demand and continued expansion. However, some regional softness weighed on sentiment.
Quarterly Details
The company reported first-quarter adjusted earnings per share of 63 cents, beating the analyst consensus of 56 cents. Quarterly sales of $1.748 billion outpaced the Street view of $1.738 billion.
Comparable system-wide hotel RevPAR increased 5.4% compared with the first quarter of 2025. Comparable system-wide all-inclusive resorts net package RevPAR increased 7.4%.
Net rooms growth reached 5.0% over the trailing twelve months, while the pipeline of executed management or franchise contracts rose 9.4% to about 151,000 rooms.
Adjusted EBITDA was $266 million, an increase of 2.1%, compared to the first quarter of 2025.
Gross fees increased 8.6% compared with the first quarter of 2025.
Incentive management fees rose …
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