Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (NYSE:HGV) Prioritizes Buybacks While Leverage Remains Elevated

Momentum from recent capital-return programs contrasts with stretched leverage and mixed operational metrics, creating a conditional near-term bias. Technical momentum offers limited upside while select fundamental ratios signal elevated financial risk.

Recent News

On February 12, 2026 the company scheduled fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results to be released on February 26, 2026. Management disclosed aggressive share repurchases through February 19, 2026 and noted elevated liquidity while guiding 2026 adjusted EBITDA. In December 2025 HGV completed a $400 million timeshare-loan securitization. The company’s 8-K and earnings commentary reported significant share buybacks executed in late 2025 and into 2026.

Technical Analysis

Directional indicators show a low-strength environment: ADX 15.94 signals no established trend while DI+ recently underwent a peak-and-reversal (bearish) and DI- a dip-and-reversal (bearish); that combination implies directional conflict and limited trend conviction, tempering near-term upside despite other momentum signals.

MACD sits at 0.63 and has trended higher with the MACD line above the 0.51 signal line, a bullish momentum cross that supports potential continuation of recent gains and aligns with the short-term positive price bias implied by moving averages.

MRO registers positive at 16.71 with a peak-and-reversal pattern; a positive MRO suggests price currently sits above modeled target and indicates a risk of mean reversion toward fair value, which contrasts with MACD’s bullish signal and softens the upside case.

RSI at 55.36 and increasing shows moderate bullish momentum without overbought stress, supporting a constrained rally that requires confirmation from volume or news catalysts to extend materially above recent levels.

Price sits above short- and long-term averages—20-day $47.29, 50-day $46.14 and 200-day $43.92—and above Ichimoku Tenkan and Kijun lines, creating a constructive technical posture. Bollinger bands place the close near the upper 1× band, suggesting limited immediate runway absent volatility expansion; SuperTrend lower support at $44.69 provides a near-term technical floor. These signals align with the WMDST valuation calling the stock under-valued but caution that technical strength lacks a strong trend confirmation.

 


Fundamental Analysis

  • Revenue & Earnings: Total revenue $1,300,000,000 with revenue growth year-over-year of -53.279% and quarter-over-quarter deterioration; net income $25,000,000. Reported EPS $0.60 versus estimate $0.97, an EPS surprise of -38.144%.
  • Profitability: EBIT $124,000,000 and EBIT margin 9.538%, down 29.624% YoY and 1.027% QoQ. EBIT margin sits below the industry peer mean of 27.34% and below the industry peer median of 26.665%.
  • Cash Flow & Liquidity: Operating cash flow $34,000,000; free cash flow -$4,000,000 and free-cash-flow yield approximately -0.105%. Cash and short-term investments $215,000,000 against total current liabilities $1,702,000,000 produce a current ratio of 3.817 and quick ratio 2.375, reflecting near-term liquidity coverage.
  • Leverage: Total debt $7,282,000,000, net debt $6,976,000,000, and debt-to-EBITDA ~38.13x. Debt-to-equity 5.26x and debt-to-assets 62.346% indicate meaningful financial leverage that raises solvency sensitivity to EBITDA swings.
  • Valuation Multiples: Trailing PE roughly 73.56x and forward PE ~47.17x; price-to-book ~2.76 and enterprise multiple ~57.02. Price-target mean sits near $49.35 with a high at $80.33 and low at $28.74, reflecting wide analyst dispersion.

WMDST values the stock as under-valued. The valuation view rests on a gap between market capitalization and asset-backed cash flows, but elevated leverage, negative free cash flow yield, and a sizable EPS shortfall weaken the near-term fundamental case; securitization and ongoing buybacks reported by management provide liquidity engineering and capital return that influence cash-flow timing and leverage metrics.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-09-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-10-30
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-01-29
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 592.0 M
 Operating Cash Flow 34.0 M
 Capital Expenditures -38.00 M
 Change In Working Capital -224.00 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta -49.00 M
 End Period Cash Flow 543.0 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 1.3 B
 Forward Revenue 1.2 B
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 973.0 M
 Depreciation 67.0 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 67.0 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 1.2 B
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 327.0 M
 EBITDA 191.0 M
 EBIT 124.0 M
 Operating Income 146.0 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense 79.0 M
 Net Interest Income -79.00 M
 Income Before Tax 45.0 M
 Tax Provision 15.0 M
 Tax Rate 33.333 %
 Net Income 25.0 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 30.0 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.97
 EPS Actual 0.60
 EPS Difference -0.37
 EPS Surprise -38.144 %
 Forward EPS 1.08
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 11.7 B
 Intangible Assets 3.7 B
 Net Tangible Assets -2.33 B
 Total Current Assets 6.5 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 215.0 M
 Cash 215.0 M
 Net Receivables 279.0 M
 Inventory 2.5 B
 Long-Term Investments 466.0 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 1.1 B
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 1.7 B
 Net Debt 7.0 B
 Total Debt 7.3 B
 Total Liabilities 10.1 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 1.4 B
 Retained Earnings 88.0 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 15.99
 Shares Outstanding 86.636 M
 Revenue Per-Share 15.01
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 3.8 B
 Enterprise Value 10.9 B
 Enterprise Multiple 57.019
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -6.651 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 37.256 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 92.716
HGV: 57.019
median: 36.772
mean: 33.881
low: -68.053
 EV/R 8.377
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 8.433
 Asset To Liability 1.152
 Debt To Capital 0.84
 Debt To Assets 0.623
Debt To Assets QoQ 2.094 %
Debt To Assets YoY 3.699 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.809
HGV: 0.623
mean: 0.549
median: 0.548
low: 0.043
 Debt To Equity 5.258
Debt To Equity QoQ 9.219 %
Debt To Equity YoY 44.655 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 8.432
HGV: 5.258
mean: 2.446
median: 2.288
low: -6.794
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 2.761
Price To Book QoQ -1.106 %
Price To Book YoY 35.152 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 12.922
median: 8.564
mean: 5.891
HGV: 2.761
low: -4.651
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 73.556
Price To Earnings QoQ -8.735 %
Price To Earnings YoY -45.432 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA HGV: 73.556
high: 55.224
median: 55.224
mean: 39.561
low: -30.09
 PE/G Ratio 6.62
 Price To Sales (P/S) 2.941
Price To Sales QoQ -10.419 %
Price To Sales YoY 1.924 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 20.219
median: 16.819
mean: 10.703
HGV: 2.941
low: 0.025
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 47.17
Forward PE/G 4.245
Forward P/S 3.583
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 0.61
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.111
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 3.169 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -3.845 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.267
mean: 0.141
median: 0.131
HGV: 0.111
low: 0.047
 Receivables Turnover 4.779
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -2.6 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 8.872 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 17.37
median: 13.06
mean: 12.463
HGV: 4.779
low: 0.672
 Inventory Turnover 0.4
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ -1.675 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY -11.613 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 10.73
median: 9.612
mean: 9.231
HGV: 0.4
low: 0.036
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 19.092
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 141.823
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ 10.989 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY 18.999 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA HGV: 141.823
high: 117.708
mean: -7.496
median: -9.845
low: -155.188
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.271
 CapEx To Revenue -0.029
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.567
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 8.6 B
 Net Invested Capital 8.6 B
 Invested Capital 8.6 B
 Net Tangible Assets -2.33 B
 Net Working Capital 4.8 B
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.126
 Current Ratio 3.817
Current Ratio QoQ 5.032 %
Current Ratio YoY -21.731 %
Current Ratio IPRWA HGV: 3.817
high: 3.744
mean: 0.367
median: 0.195
low: 0.165
 Quick Ratio 2.375
Quick Ratio QoQ 4.517 %
Quick Ratio YoY -23.644 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 3.123
HGV: 2.375
mean: 0.308
median: 0.166
low: 0.141
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 38.126
 Cost Of Debt 0.729 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 1.57
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 1.64 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -25.509 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 7.367
median: 6.858
mean: 6.345
HGV: 1.57
low: -7.647
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio -0.07
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 108.728
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate -0.494 %
 Revenue Growth 2.686 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -73.869 %
Revenue Growth YoY -53.279 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 107.793 %
mean: 16.621 %
median: 13.244 %
HGV: 2.686 %
low: -79.06 %
 Earnings Growth 11.111 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -97.778 %
Earnings Growth YoY -99.145 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 308.571 %
mean: 103.551 %
median: 31.279 %
HGV: 11.111 %
low: -148.197 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 25.154 %
Gross Margin QoQ 3.391 %
Gross Margin YoY -9.001 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 95.594 %
median: 47.08 %
mean: 46.465 %
HGV: 25.154 %
low: -40.644 %
 EBIT Margin 9.538 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -1.027 %
EBIT Margin YoY -29.624 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 35.552 %
mean: 27.34 %
median: 26.665 %
HGV: 9.538 %
low: -74.393 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 11.231 %
Return On Sales QoQ 2.295 %
Return On Sales YoY -17.133 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 33.119 %
median: 27.867 %
mean: 26.666 %
HGV: 11.231 %
low: -74.535 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) -4.00 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield -0.105 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -116.154 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -106.705 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 3.562 %
HGV: -0.105 %
mean: -0.163 %
median: -1.144 %
low: -119.666 %
 Free Cash Growth -114.815 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -132.804 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 202.982 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: -30.256 %
HGV: -114.815 %
mean: -150.864 %
median: -208.681 %
low: -369.143 %
 Free Cash To Net Income -0.16
 Cash Flow Margin -9.154 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings -4.76
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.02
 Return On Assets (ROA) 0.214 %
Return On Assets QoQ 0.469 %
Return On Assets YoY -16.406 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 4.005 %
median: 3.632 %
mean: 3.409 %
HGV: 0.214 %
low: -3.214 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 1.243 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.018
Return On Equity QoQ 7.504 %
Return On Equity YoY 14.822 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.191
median: 0.156
mean: 0.132
HGV: 0.018
low: -0.437
 DuPont ROE 1.74 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 0.964 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 3.879 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -55.82 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 5.642 %
median: 4.753 %
mean: 4.728 %
HGV: 0.964 %
low: -4.932 %

Six-Week Outlook

Expect a range-bound market structure with a modest upside bias if buyback activity and improving EBITDA commentary sustain headline momentum. Technical cross-confirmation from MACD and moving averages supports short-term continuation; MRO’s above-target signal and low ADX caution that moves may retrace quickly. Monitor liquidity and leverage updates as primary catalysts that will alter the swing-trading bias over the next six weeks.

About Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (NYSE:HGV) develops and manages upscale timeshare resorts under the esteemed Hilton brand. Established in 1992 and headquartered in Orlando, Florida, the company crafts exceptional vacation experiences through a diverse portfolio of properties. HGV operates primarily through two segments: Real Estate Sales and Financing, and Resort Operations and Club Management. In the Real Estate Sales and Financing segment, HGV markets and sells vacation ownership interests (VOIs), offers consumer financing solutions, and collaborates with third-party developers to source VOIs. This segment plays a crucial role in expanding the company’s reach and enhancing its offerings. The Resort Operations and Club Management segment manages a network of clubs, providing members with exclusive exchange, leisure travel, and reservation services. This segment also oversees the rental of available inventory through ownership exchanges and enriches guest experiences with amenities such as dining, retail, and spa services at its properties. Hilton Grand Vacations ensures guests enjoy memorable vacations by combining the trusted Hilton brand with innovative vacation ownership solutions, delivering unparalleled hospitality and experiences at stunning destinations worldwide.



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