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Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
(NYSE:WH)
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Rating:55Neutral
Price Target:
$78.00
▲(6.08% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:07/23/26
The score is held back primarily by balance-sheet risk (high leverage) and weak technicals (price below major moving averages with negative momentum). Offsetting these are solid profitability/cash generation and a constructive earnings update with modestly improved guidance and strong pipeline/capital return execution.
Positive Factors
Asset-light franchising model
Wyndham's asset-light model generates recurring fee revenue from royalties, distribution, marketing and loyalty partnerships, which requires limited capital spending. This structure sustainably drives cash generation and high margins over time, enabling dividends, buybacks and reinvestment tied to franchise network growth.
Negative Factors
Elevated leverage
Very high leverage reduces financial flexibility and raises refinancing and interest-rate risk, limiting the firm's ability to absorb shocks or fund opportunistic M&A. While ROE is strong, it's amplified by a small equity base; sustained operating softness could strain coverage metrics and force capital allocation trade-offs.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Asset-light franchising model
Wyndham's asset-light model generates recurring fee revenue from royalties, distribution, marketing and loyalty partnerships, which requires limited capital spending. This structure sustainably drives cash generation and high margins over time, enabling dividends, buybacks and reinvestment tied to franchise network growth.
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Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$5.65B
Dividend Yield2.24%
Average Volume (3M)1.44M
Price to Earnings (P/E)27.1
Beta (1Y)0.84
Revenue Growth-2.21%
EPS Growth-35.98%
CountryUS
Employees2,000
SectorConsumer Cyclical
Sector Strength84
IndustryTravel Lodging
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)2.76
Shares Outstanding74,211,120
10 Day Avg. Volume1,431,245
30 Day Avg. Volume1,444,729
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.96
Price to Book (P/B)12.22
Price to Sales (P/S)4.00
P/FCF Ratio17.82
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$94.89Price Target Upside29.05% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering10
EPS Forecast (FY)4.78
Revenue Forecast (FY)$1.48B
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. functions internationally as a prominent hotel franchisor. Its business activities are primarily structured around two segments: Hotel Franchising and Hotel Management. Through Hotel Franchising, the company grants l...
How the Company Makes Money
Wyndham primarily makes money through an “asset-light” franchising model. The largest revenue stream is franchise fees paid by hotel owners that operate under Wyndham brands, typically including (1) royalties and other recurring fees that are gene...
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jul 22, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Oct 28, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveyed a largely positive operational and financial picture: record development openings and pipeline growth, U.S. RevPAR outperformance, modest EBITDA and EPS growth, solid cash generation and active capital returns, and meaningful progress on loyalty and AI-driven ancillary revenue initiatives. Offsetting these strengths were notable international challenges—particularly Revo-related disruptions, a severe Middle East RevPAR decline, Mexico-driven softness in Latin America, and a year-over-year net revenue decline—largely driven by timing and portfolio-specific issues that management expects to be temporary or containable. Management raised the back-half outlook and emphasized liquidity and disciplined capital allocation, suggesting confidence in underlying trends despite regional headwinds.Positive Updates
Record Development Momentum
Opened nearly 18,000 rooms in Q2 (a second-quarter record), up 7% year-over-year; development pipeline grew for 24 consecutive quarters to ~261,000 rooms (record) with a FeePAR premium of ~30% vs existing system.
Negative Updates
Net Revenues Decline
Net revenues of $375 million in Q2 declined 6% year-over-year, primarily due to the absence of pass-through revenues from the May 2025 Global Franchisee Conference, lower other franchise fees and deferral of Revo-related fees.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Development Momentum
Opened nearly 18,000 rooms in Q2 (a second-quarter record), up 7% year-over-year; development pipeline grew for 24 consecutive quarters to ~261,000 rooms (record) with a FeePAR premium of ~30% vs existing system.
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Company Guidance
Management modestly raised its outlook, now expecting global RevPAR flat to +1% (with U.S. RevPAR assumed at +2% in the back half), unchanged net room growth of 4.0%–4.5% (ex‑Revo), net revenues of $1.48–$1.50 billion, adjusted EBITDA of $735–$745 million, adjusted net income of $355–$365 million and adjusted diluted EPS of $4.71–$4.83 (on 75.4 million diluted shares). They reaffirmed ancillary revenue growth of low‑to‑mid‑teens, unchanged free cash flow conversion and development advance plans (Q2 development advance spend $28M; $110M allocated), expect the marketing funds to breakeven for the year (H1 underspent ≈$5M; H2 to reverse), see most comparable EBITDA growth occurring in Q4, finished Q2 with ~ $1.0B liquidity and net leverage of 3.5x, and have up to ~$170M of capital available for repurchases/M&A after dividends and remaining development advance commitments; guidance excludes deferred Revo revenues while the insolvency is resolved, and the company noted a record ~261,000‑room pipeline with a ~30% FeePAR premium.Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
66
Positive
Balance Sheet
38
Negative
Cash Flow
64
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 1.42B | 1.43B | 1.41B | 1.40B | 1.50B | 1.56B |
| Gross Profit | 910.00M | 841.00M | 1.41B | 815.00M | 830.00M | 795.00M |
| EBITDA | 495.00M | 466.00M | 568.00M | 582.00M | 638.00M | 524.00M |
| Net Income | 208.00M | 193.00M | 289.00M | 289.00M | 355.00M | 244.00M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 4.33B | 4.18B | 4.22B | 4.03B | 4.12B | 4.27B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 69.00M | 64.00M | 103.00M | 66.00M | 161.00M | 171.00M |
| Total Debt | 2.67B | 3.06B | 2.47B | 2.21B | 2.08B | 2.09B |
| Total Liabilities | 3.85B | 3.71B | 3.57B | 3.29B | 3.16B | 3.18B |
| Stockholders Equity | 480.00M | 468.00M | 650.00M | 746.00M | 962.00M | 1.09B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 323.00M | 321.00M | 241.00M | 339.00M | 360.00M | 389.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 371.00M | 367.00M | 290.00M | 376.00M | 399.00M | 426.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -54.00M | -103.00M | -65.00M | -66.00M | 179.00M | -34.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -277.00M | -314.00M | -175.00M | -402.00M | -584.00M | -713.00M |
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Technical Analysis
Negative
73.53
Price Trends
79.93
Negative
80.52
Negative
78.04
Negative
Market Momentum
-1.99
Positive
33.52
Neutral
12.67
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For WH, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 73.53 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 77.41, below the 50-day MA of 79.93, and below the 200-day MA of 78.04, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -1.99 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 33.52 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 12.67 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for WH.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Risk Analysis
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts disclosed 29 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
71 Outperform | $23.78B | 39.20 | -23.50% | 1.18% | 5.59% | 26.44% | |
69 Neutral | $72.48B | 46.58 | -28.13% | 0.19% | 8.74% | 4.50% | |
66 Neutral | $13.07B | 4.79 | 41.76% | 5.21% | 9.63% | 59.04% | |
65 Neutral | $5.08B | 14.93 | 312.73% | 1.04% | 1.18% | 12.87% | |
61 Neutral | $18.38B | 12.79 | -2.54% | 3.03% | 1.52% | -15.83% | |
56 Neutral | $16.64B | 63.29 | 6.71% | 0.32% | 6.36% | -80.55% | |
55 Neutral | $5.65B | 27.12 | 42.06% | 2.28% | -2.21% | -35.98% |
* Consumer Cyclical Sector Average
WH
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
74.86
-7.22
-8.80%
HTHT
H World Group
42.69
12.87
43.18%
CHH
Choice Hotels
111.49
-13.04
-10.47%
H
Hyatt Hotels
174.06
37.07
27.06%
IHG
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162.28
49.12
43.41%
HLT
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320.49
60.18
23.12%
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Wyndham Hotels Reports Strong Second-Quarter Financial Performance
Positive
Jul 22, 2026
On July 22, 2026, Wyndham Hotels Resorts reported strong results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, highlighted by U.S. RevPAR growth of 2%, 4% year-over-year expansion in system-wide rooms and its development pipeline excluding insolvent Europ...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Wyndham CEO Continues Leadership Amid Health Diagnosis Update
Neutral
May 18, 2026
Wyndham Hotels Resorts announced that Chief Accounting Officer Nicola Rossi will leave the company on July 31, 2026, with Senior Vice President and Controller Christopher Androski set to assume the role on that date, signaling continuity in the f...
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