Marriott International Inc MAR
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
Marriott International Inc is a large-cap company in the Consumer Cyclical sector (Lodging), with a market value of $93.6B, based in the USA.
It employs about 414,000 people and has been listed since Jul 16, 1993.
Marriott International, Inc. engages in the operation, franchising, and licensing of hotel, residential, timeshare, and other lodging properties in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Greater China, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company operates properties under the JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, The Luxury Collection, W Hotels, St.
Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 37.2 versus 27.2 for 4 direct peers — priced in line with its group.
Revenue is growing 11% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 26.5 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 380.80, 6% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 67% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- No risk flags were detected from the data we have.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 11 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Buys back its shares (2% fewer shares in a year).
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (13 vs 2).
- ✅ Pays a dividend (0.8% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock rose 2.0% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLY -0.5%).
This week's news
- Captiva Verde to Install and Build First Water Stations for the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- Coca Cola (KO) Keeps Raising Its Outlook After Consecutive Earnings Beats finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- GIC buys 16 Marriott-run hotels in Japan for $800M seekingalpha.com · 2026-09-30
- Forget Inflation: Funflation Is Here and These ETFs Are Riding on It finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-28
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.