Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT)

Operating profit margin

		Dec 31, 2024	Sep 30, 2024	Jun 30, 2024	Mar 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Sep 30, 2023	Jun 30, 2023	Mar 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Sep 30, 2022	Jun 30, 2022	Mar 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	Mar 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Sep 30, 2020	Jun 30, 2020	Mar 31, 2020
Operating income (ttm)	US$ in thousands	2,370,000	2,281,000	2,311,000	2,260,000	2,225,000	2,329,000	2,299,000	2,223,000	2,094,000	1,923,000	1,732,000	1,358,000	1,010,000	482,000	61,000	-465,000	-418,000	125,000	633,000	1,413,000
Revenue (ttm)	US$ in thousands	11,043,000	11,217,000	10,906,000	10,499,000	10,235,000	10,008,000	9,717,000	9,323,000	8,773,000	8,175,000	7,564,000	6,642,000	5,788,000	4,873,000	4,027,000	3,245,000	4,307,000	5,754,000	7,246,000	9,181,000
Operating profit margin		21.46%	20.34%	21.19%	21.53%	21.74%	23.27%	23.66%	23.84%	23.87%	23.52%	22.90%	20.45%	17.45%	9.89%	1.51%	-14.33%	-9.71%	2.17%	8.74%	15.39%

December 31, 2024 calculation

Operating profit margin = Operating income (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $2,370,000K ÷ $11,043,000K
= 21.46%

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc's operating profit margin has shown variations over the period from March 31, 2020, to December 31, 2024. The margin started at 15.39% in March 2020, declined to 8.74% by June 2020, and further fell to 2.17% by September 2020. However, in December 2020, the margin turned negative at -9.71%, indicating the company's expenses exceeded its revenues during that period.

Subsequently, the operating profit margin continued to be negative in the following quarters until June 2021 when it improved to 1.51%. From September 2021 onwards, there was a positive trend in the operating profit margin, reaching 23.87% by December 2022, the highest point in the data provided.

After peaking in December 2022, the operating profit margin witnessed a slight decrease to 21.74% by March 2023. Over the next few quarters, the margin fluctuated between 20% and 23%, showing relative stability compared to previous periods. As of December 31, 2024, the operating profit margin stood at 21.46%.

Overall, the trend in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc's operating profit margin indicates periods of volatility followed by a recovery and relative stability in recent quarters. The company managed to significantly improve its operating profitability from the negative territory in 2020 to achieve healthy margins by the end of 2024.