Hilton Hotels & Resorts
Hospitality · Hotels & Extended Stay
- Active units
- 92
- Royalty
- 7.0%
Franchised, year-end 2023
of weekly Net Sales
About Hilton Hotels & Resorts
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Key terms
- Franchise fee
$100k
- New Development Incentive (agreements approved after 3/31/2024 and signed by 3/30/2025)
Franchise fees reduced to 6% of gross room sales + 3% of gross food & beverage sales for the term
- Diversity ownership incentive (Eligible Individuals)
Discounted application fee of $10,000; key money of $3,500 per guestroom; six 1% reductions to the gross room sales component of the franchise fee (each for 12 months)
- Brand fund
1.3% of Net Sales
- Footprint
171,000 – 209,000 sq ft
- Veteran discount
Not offered
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2024 filing).
Growth
- Total locations92
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings1
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate1.1%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR0.5%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio1.0×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate—
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$116.4M
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open21 months
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
↓ Lower is better - Royalty rate7.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio—
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Location footprint
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Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.