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Hilton Worldwide cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Hilton Worldwide's operations generated $2.13bn of cash; it spent $101m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $2.03bn. It returned $143m in dividends and $3.18bn through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Cash from operations1,1102,1011,3071,4461,3108491,2551,3847081091,6811,9462,0132,1292,014
Depreciation and amortisation550603628385353336325346331188162147146177198
Stock-based pay50262781249112112715497193162169176170200
Capital spending4332542683103175872814635391519610183
Free cash flow6771,8471,0391,1369937911,1831,303662741,6421,7951,9172,0281,931
Free cash flow after stock pay6271,5859611,0129026701,0561,149565−1191,4801,6261,7411,8581,731
Dividends paid—00138277195181172420123158150143138
Share buybacks———008911,7211,53829601,5902,3382,8933,1823,412
Shares issued01,24300———————————

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Hilton Worldwide's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Hilton Worldwide.