Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE:TNL) Accelerates Balance Sheet Repair After Strong Q3

Management tightened liquidity and resumed capital returns, shifting near-term momentum toward balance-sheet repair. Operational cash flow and securitization activity support a constructive but cautious outlook.

Recent News

On November 5, 2025 the board declared a regular cash dividend of $0.56 per share payable December 31, 2025. On November 19, 2025 RCI rolled out an upgraded cruise program for members. On October 15, 2025 the company completed a $300 million term securitization transaction that improved funding spreads and enhanced liquidity. On September 30, 2025 the company published its corporate responsibility report describing sustainability commitments and targets. On September 16 and September 3, 2025 the company announced brand expansions and new vacation concepts tied to Sports Illustrated Resorts and music-themed getaways.

Technical Analysis

ADX at 21.07 indicates an emerging trend strength; directional movement shows bullish orientation with DI+ at 27.71 described as a dip & reversal and DI- at 18.69 described as a peak & reversal, which together favor upside continuation relative to recent valuations.

MACD sits at 0.65 with a MACD signal at 0.41 and a dip & reversal pattern; the MACD has crossed above its signal line, signaling bullish momentum that aligns with the introduction of stronger cash-flow headlines and balance-sheet actions.

MRO at 28.44 registers above zero, indicating price sits above the MRO target and therefore carries potential for a corrective move; the MRO shows a dip & reversal pattern, so momentum dynamics could flip if valuation-sensitive selling appears.

RSI at 55.22 with a dip & reversal pattern places momentum in modestly bullish territory without overextension, while price trades above the 20-, 50-, and 200-day averages ($63.60, $62.21, $54.48 respectively), reinforcing short-term technical strength versus long-term trend.

Price closed at $68.24, above the upper Bollinger 2x band ($67.89), implying recent strength extended into high volatility bands; the SuperTrend lower support sits near $62.85, providing a nearby structural support reference for near-term price stability. Short-term volume slightly trails its 10-day and 50-day averages, suggesting current directional moves lack heavy conviction in intraday flows.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Third-quarter results reported net income of $111 million and adjusted diluted EPS of $1.80; adjusted EBITDA reported $266 million and management raised full-year adjusted EBITDA midpoint. These results accompanied $106 million returned to shareholders year-to-date through dividends and repurchases and an updated guidance range for full-year adjusted EBITDA.

Profitability: EBIT equals $218 million and EBITDA equals $249 million, producing an EBIT margin of 20.88%. EBIT margin improved QoQ by 1.71 percentage points and improved YoY by 7.44 percentage points, yet the margin sits below the industry peer mean of 27.10% and the industry peer median of 26.67%.

Cash flow and liquidity: operating cash flow reached $163 million with free cash flow of $136 million and a free cash flow yield of 3.56%. Free cash flow grew YoY by 65.32% while free cash flow growth QoQ contracted materially; the company completed a $300 million term securitization in mid‑October and priced senior secured notes in August, actions that bolster liquidity and extend maturities.

Leverage and coverage: total debt stands at $5,577 million with net debt at $5,319 million and a debt-to-EBITDA ratio of 22.40, while interest coverage equals 3.63×. Debt metrics tightened slightly QoQ but expanded markedly YoY; the large debt-to-EBITDA ratio signals elevated leverage that coexists with positive operating cash generation and recent asset-backed funding.

Capital returns and per‑share metrics: EPS actual registered at $1.80 versus an estimate of $1.73, an EPS surprise of 4.05%. Price multiples: P/E near 33.0 sits below the industry peer mean P/E of 40.61 and below the industry peer median of 55.22; P/B at -4.65 reflects negative book value per share of $-12.76. WMDST values the stock as under-valued based on the interplay of persistent cash generation, dividend policy, and the valuation multiples versus realised cash metrics.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-09-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-10-22
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-01-21
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 212.0 M
 Operating Cash Flow 163.0 M
 Capital Expenditures -27.00 M
 Change In Working Capital -170.00 M
 Dividends Paid -36.00 M
 Cash Flow Delta 202.0 M
 End Period Cash Flow 414.0 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 1.0 B
 Forward Revenue 239.0 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 46.0 M
 Depreciation 31.0 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 31.0 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 829.0 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 998.0 M
 EBITDA 249.0 M
 EBIT 218.0 M
 Operating Income 215.0 M
 Interest Income 3.0 M
 Interest Expense 60.0 M
 Net Interest Income -57.00 M
 Income Before Tax 158.0 M
 Tax Provision 47.0 M
 Tax Rate 30.0 %
 Net Income 111.0 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 110.0 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 1.73
 EPS Actual 1.80
 EPS Difference 0.07
 EPS Surprise 4.046 %
 Forward EPS 1.58
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 6.9 B
 Intangible Assets 1.2 B
 Net Tangible Assets -2.00 B
 Total Current Assets 4.7 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 240.0 M
 Cash 240.0 M
 Net Receivables 173.0 M
 Inventory 1.3 B
 Long-Term Investments 442.0 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 66.0 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 1.4 B
 Net Debt 5.3 B
 Total Debt 5.6 B
 Total Liabilities 7.7 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity -821.00 M
 Retained Earnings 2.5 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share -12.76
 Shares Outstanding 64.329 M
 Revenue Per-Share 16.23
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 3.8 B
 Enterprise Value 9.2 B
 Enterprise Multiple 36.772
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -2.93 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 148.362 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 92.716
median: 47.271
TNL: 36.772
mean: 34.304
low: -68.053
 EV/R 8.77
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity -8.395
 Asset To Liability 0.894
 Debt To Capital 1.173
 Debt To Assets 0.809
Debt To Assets QoQ -1.364 %
Debt To Assets YoY 958.791 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA TNL: 0.809
high: 0.791
median: 0.548
mean: 0.546
low: 0.385
 Debt To Equity -6.794
Debt To Equity QoQ 3.609 %
Debt To Equity YoY 1043.854 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 8.432
mean: 2.698
median: 2.336
low: -1.348
TNL: -6.794
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) -4.651
Price To Book QoQ 6.612 %
Price To Book YoY 34.36 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 12.922
median: 8.564
mean: 6.046
low: -0.281
TNL: -4.651
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 32.975
Price To Earnings QoQ 5.603 %
Price To Earnings YoY 18.582 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 73.556
median: 55.224
mean: 40.611
TNL: 32.975
low: -30.09
 PE/G Ratio 3.627
 Price To Sales (P/S) 3.657
Price To Sales QoQ 0.174 %
Price To Sales YoY 21.718 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 20.219
median: 16.819
mean: 10.688
TNL: 3.657
low: 0.025
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 37.402
Forward PE/G 4.114
Forward P/S 15.977
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 1.686
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.152
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 1.6 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 2.758 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.267
TNL: 0.152
mean: 0.14
median: 0.131
low: 0.047
 Receivables Turnover 6.0
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 1.965 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -0.906 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 17.37
median: 13.06
mean: 12.437
TNL: 6.0
low: 0.672
 Inventory Turnover 0.036
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ -17.963 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY -28.966 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 10.73
median: 9.612
mean: 9.238
low: 0.4
TNL: 0.036
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 15.208
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 1994.504
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ 5.746 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY 1.452 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA TNL: 1994.504
high: 141.823
mean: -4.377
median: -9.845
low: -155.188
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.316
 CapEx To Revenue -0.026
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.871
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 4.7 B
 Net Invested Capital 4.7 B
 Invested Capital 4.7 B
 Net Tangible Assets -2.00 B
 Net Working Capital 3.3 B
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.175
 Current Ratio 3.41
Current Ratio QoQ -1.972 %
Current Ratio YoY -3.866 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 3.817
TNL: 3.41
mean: 0.375
median: 0.195
low: 0.165
 Quick Ratio 2.485
Quick Ratio QoQ -2.056 %
Quick Ratio YoY -4.652 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 3.123
TNL: 2.485
mean: 0.305
median: 0.166
low: 0.141
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 22.402
 Cost Of Debt 0.752 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 3.633
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -0.909 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 18.601 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 7.367
median: 6.858
mean: 6.302
TNL: 3.633
low: -7.647
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.09
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 111.989
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 3.083
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.324
 Dividend Rate 0.56
 Dividend Yield 0.009
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 1.219 %
 Revenue Growth 2.554 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -71.603 %
Revenue Growth YoY 214.532 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 107.793 %
mean: 16.623 %
median: 13.244 %
TNL: 2.554 %
low: -79.06 %
 Earnings Growth 9.091 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -81.313 %
Earnings Growth YoY 176.406 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 308.571 %
mean: 103.599 %
median: 31.279 %
TNL: 9.091 %
low: -148.197 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 95.594 %
Gross Margin QoQ 1.054 %
Gross Margin YoY 1.96 %
Gross Margin IPRWA TNL: 95.594 %
high: 51.742 %
median: 47.08 %
mean: 44.995 %
low: -40.644 %
 EBIT Margin 20.881 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 1.71 %
EBIT Margin YoY 7.435 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 35.552 %
mean: 27.103 %
median: 26.665 %
TNL: 20.881 %
low: -74.393 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 20.594 %
Return On Sales QoQ 1.279 %
Return On Sales YoY 5.958 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 33.119 %
median: 27.867 %
mean: 26.47 %
TNL: 20.594 %
low: -74.535 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 136.0 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 3.562 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -32.114 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -14.968 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA TNL: 3.562 %
high: 2.093 %
mean: -0.239 %
median: -1.144 %
low: -119.666 %
 Free Cash Growth -30.256 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -131.848 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 65.324 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA TNL: -30.256 %
high: -52.239 %
mean: -152.627 %
median: -208.681 %
low: -369.143 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 1.225
 Cash Flow Margin 11.877 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.117
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.02
 Return On Assets (ROA) 1.62 %
Return On Assets QoQ 1.823 %
Return On Assets YoY 11.801 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 4.005 %
median: 3.632 %
mean: 3.379 %
TNL: 1.62 %
low: -3.214 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 3.949 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) -0.135
Return On Equity QoQ 6.658 %
Return On Equity YoY 20.146 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.191
median: 0.156
mean: 0.135
TNL: -0.135
low: -0.437
 DuPont ROE -13.27 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 3.221 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 2.319 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -92.895 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 5.642 %
median: 4.753 %
mean: 4.681 %
TNL: 3.221 %
low: -4.932 %

Six-Week Outlook

Momentum currently favors upside continuation, supported by bullish directional indicators and a MACD that crossed above its signal line; however, the MRO indicates the price sits above its model target and could invite corrective pressure if capital‑structure headlines shift. The recent securitization and dividend declaration reduce immediate liquidity concerns, but elevated leverage remains a structural risk that could compress volatility if investor focus shifts to credit metrics. Expect price to oscillate within an environment of higher intraday volatility given price above the upper Bollinger band and modestly lower-than-average recent volume; watch for sustained price action above short-term averages to confirm the continuation implied by momentum measures, and note that a decisive move back toward the SuperTrend lower reference near $62.85 would alter the near-term bias.

About Travel + Leisure Co.

Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE:TNL) develops and delivers hospitality services and travel products both in the United States and globally. The company divides its operations into two primary segments: Vacation Ownership and Travel and Membership. The Vacation Ownership segment designs and markets vacation ownership interests (VOIs) to individual consumers, offering consumer financing options and property management services at various resorts. Meanwhile, the Travel and Membership segment manages a variety of travel businesses, including vacation exchange brands and travel technology platforms. This segment also provides travel memberships, direct-to-consumer rentals, and private-label travel booking technology solutions. Established in 1990 and headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Travel + Leisure Co. originally operated under the name Wyndham Destinations, Inc. before rebranding in February 2021. The company leverages its extensive experience in the travel industry to offer diverse and innovative travel solutions to its customers worldwide.



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