Current Yield
0.18%
TTM Dividend/Share
$0.60
Payment Frequency
Quarterly
Payout Ratio
9.2%
Consecutive Growth Years
0
Key takeaways
- Hilton (HLT) currently yields 0.18%, paying $0.60 per share over the trailing twelve months, distributed quarterly.
- Payout ratio is 9.2% — the share of earnings distributed as dividends.
- 5 of 8 dividend safety checks passed.
- 5-year dividend CAGR of 31.95%.
Dividend health for Hilton (HLT)
Cash-flow, leverage and returns metrics that signal whether the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.
Chowder score | 32.1% |
FCF payout ratio | 1.6% |
Net debt / EBITDA | 4.1x |
Interest coverage | 4.45x |
ROIC (TTM) | 24.9% |
Dividend safety score for Hilton (HLT)
Checks covering payout coverage, free-cash-flow support, leverage and dividend-growth durability.
5 of 8 checks passed
Payout ratio below 75%
Payout ratio is 9.2%, well below the 75% threshold.
Free cash flow covers dividend
TTM FCF after dividends is $2.0B — FCF fully covers the payout.
No dividend cuts in 10+ years
No dividend cuts in the last 10 years.
Positive earnings growth trend
Earnings per share have grown over the past 5 years.
10+ years of consecutive growth
Only 0 consecutive year(s) of dividend growth.
FCF payout ratio below 70%
FCF payout ratio is 1.6%, below the 70% threshold.
Net Debt/EBITDA below 3x
Net Debt/EBITDA is 4.1x.
Dividend growth ≤ earnings growth (5Y)
Dividend growth (32.0%) exceeds EPS growth (16.0%) — payout ratio expanding.
This analysis is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. Safety scores and comparisons reflect historical data and do not predict future performance.
Per-payment dividend history
36 payments from 2015 to 2026 · Adj. Dividend is split-adjusted
| May 22, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.1500 | $0.1500 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.1500 | $0.1500 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Dec 29, 2025 | $0.1500 | $0.1500 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.1500 | $0.1500 |
| May 23, 2025 | Jun 27, 2025 | $0.1500 | $0.1500 |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Mar 28, 2025 | $0.1500 | $0.1500 |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 | $0.1500 | $0.1500 |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 | $0.1500 | $0.1500 |
| May 16, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $0.1500 | $0.1500 |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | $0.1500 | $0.1500 |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.1500 | $0.1500 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | $0.1500 | $0.1500 |
- May 22, 2026$0.1500
- Feb 27, 2026$0.1500
- Nov 21, 2025$0.1500
- Aug 29, 2025$0.1500
- May 23, 2025$0.1500
- Feb 21, 2025$0.1500
- Nov 15, 2024$0.1500
- Aug 23, 2024$0.1500
- May 16, 2024$0.1500
- Feb 22, 2024$0.1500
- Nov 16, 2023$0.1500
- Aug 24, 2023$0.1500
Historical dividend yield for Hilton (HLT)
Mean trailing dividend yield using one ratio snapshot per calendar year.Mean yield1Y: 0.21%
Dividend per share for Hilton (HLT)
CAGR (per year)1Y: 0.00%5Y: 31.95%10Y: 7.64%→ Stable
| Year | Total ($/share) | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $0.29 | 2 |
| 2016 | $0.57 | 4 |
| 2017 | $0.60 | 4 |
| 2018 | $0.60 | 4 |
| 2019 | $0.60 | 4 |
| 2020 | $0.15 | 1 |
| 2022 | $0.45 | 3 |
| 2023 | $0.60 | 4 |
| 2024 | $0.60 | 4 |
| 2025 | $0.60 | 4 |
| 2026 | $0.30 | 2 |
Dividend growth for Hilton (HLT)
Year-over-year change in total annual dividend per share (split-adjusted, by ex-dividend year). Green is an increase, red a cut.
The table shows 3 year-over-year increases across 10 calendar years of data (2016–2025).
Dividend Increase Track Record
Year-over-year change in total annual DPS (dividends per share, split-adjusted), based on ex-dividend date.
| 2026 | $0.6000 | — | — |
| 2025 | $0.6000 | $0.6000 | 0.0% |
| 2024 | $0.6000 | $0.6000 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | $0.4500 | $0.6000 | +33.3% |
| 2022 | $0.1500 | $0.4500 | +200.0% |
| 2020 | $0.6000 | $0.1500 | -75.0% |
| 2019 | $0.6000 | $0.6000 | 0.0% |
| 2018 | $0.6000 | $0.6000 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | $0.5746 | $0.6000 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | — | $0.5746 | — |
- 2026—
- 2025$0.6000
- 2024$0.6000
- 2023$0.6000
- 2022$0.4500
- 2020$0.1500
- 2019$0.6000
- 2018$0.6000
- 2017$0.6000
- 2016$0.5746
DPS sums split-adjusted amounts (adj. dividend) by ex-dividend calendar year—the same basis as the Adj. Dividend column in Dividend Payment History. The Dividend column can differ after stock splits. This table uses four decimals per annual total so the Change column matches the shown amounts; each payment row in Dividend Payment History also uses four.
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