H World Group

HTHT Q3 2025 Earnings

Reported Nov 17, 2025 at 6:30 AM ET · SEC Source

Q3 25 EPS

$4.76

BEAT +0.10%

Est. $4.76

Q3 25 Revenue

$6.96B

BEAT +3.13%

Est. $6.75B

vs S&P Since Q3 25

-14.7%

TRAILING MARKET

HTHT -4.5% vs S&P +10.2%

Market Reaction

Did HTHT Beat Earnings? Q3 2025 Results

H World Group closed out Q3 2025 with a decisive beat on both the top and bottom lines, reporting revenue of $6.96 billion, up 8.1% year-over-year and ahead of the $6.75 billion consensus by 3.13%, while adjusted diluted EPS of $4.76 per ADS edged pa… Read more H World Group closed out Q3 2025 with a decisive beat on both the top and bottom lines, reporting revenue of $6.96 billion, up 8.1% year-over-year and ahead of the $6.75 billion consensus by 3.13%, while adjusted diluted EPS of $4.76 per ADS edged past the $4.76 estimate. The headline driver was the company's accelerating shift toward an asset-light model, with manachised and franchised revenue surging 27.2% year-over-year to $3.31 billion, well above the company's own guided range of 20%-24% growth, and helping lift operating margin to 29.4% from 26.7% a year ago. That structural pivot is drawing attention from analysts watching growth stocks closely, with Benchmark raising its price target to $52 post-results. Some softness persisted in China's domestic lodging market, where same-hotel RevPAR for mature Legacy-Huazhu properties slipped 4.7% year-over-year, though aggressive network expansion, 749 new hotel openings in the quarter alone, more than offset that pressure. For Q4 2025, management guided total revenue growth of 2%-6%, with M&F revenue growth of 17%-21%.

Key Takeaways

  • Continued M&F hotel network expansion driving 27.2% M&F revenue growth
  • Asset-light strategy shifting revenue mix toward higher-margin franchise fees
  • Operating margin improved to 29.4% from 26.7% YoY
  • 749 new hotel openings in Q3 2025, over 2,000 YTD
  • Legacy-DH RevPAR increased 6.4% YoY driven by 4.6 percentage-point occupancy gain
  • SG&A expenses decreased 9.3% YoY
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HTHT YoY Financials

Q3 2025 vs Q3 2024, source: SEC Filings

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HTHT Revenue by Segment

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HTHT Revenue by Geography

Regional revenue distribution

“In the third quarter, our robust network expansion under our asset-light strategy, combined with a largely stable year-over-year RevPAR, drove our revenue above the high end of our guidance and supported a strong operating profit growth. The addition of 749 new hotels in the third quarter has brought our total new hotels openings to over 2,000 year-to-date, maintaining a clear path to achieve our target of 2,300 gross new openings for the full year of 2025. Moving forward, we will continue to focus building on our core competencies, pursuing high-quality network growth and market share gain, and strengthening our brand positioning and service excellence. Our confidence in China's hospitality future remains unwavering.”

— Jin Hui, Q3 2025 Earnings Press Release