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Marriott International Inc.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
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3 of 5 met · composite in line with peers
Business quality, valuation against the sector, and position in the 52-week range — whether they line up or not.
Stable quality
1 signal unavailable
Profitability
4/4
Debt & liquidity
3/3
Efficiency
0/2
FCF growth of 36.4% — well above the sector median 13.5% — is the clearest sign that Marriott's earnings are backed by real cash, not accounting alone. EPS grew 14.2% against a sector median of -2.9%, and Debt/EBITDA of 0.0× sits -100% below the sector median 1.1×, so the balance sheet carries less structural strain than most peers. The F-Score of 7/9 fits a business in sound operating shape, though the efficiency sub-score flags some drag. Where the picture gets complicated is price: EV/EBITDA of 21.9× runs +7% above the sector median 20.4×, and the forward PEG reads stretched. Consensus and the realized three-year EPS CAGR of {{value:eps_cagr_3y}} are broadly aligned — the market is not modeling an implausible acceleration — yet the beat rate over eight quarters has been mixed, so the consensus path carries more uncertainty than the headline numbers suggest.
| Ticker | Name | F-Score | ROE | Revenue YoY | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMZN | Amazon | 6/9 | 22% | +12% |
Quarter-by-quarter classification · a retrospective read by the current logic · not a price forecast
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice. The method did not see these quarters in real time; this is the current logic applied to past reports.
When Marriott reports on November 2, track revenue year over year against its 581% EPS growth premium to the sector median. Also check whether FCF growth holds above the 13.5% figure — a drop toward the sector median of roughly 5% would be a meaningful shift in the profitability picture.
On SEC EDGAR, open Marriott's most recent 10-K and read the risk factors alongside management's discussion of capital allocation. With a current ratio 61% below the sector median, pay close attention to how management frames near-term liquidity and debt service relative to the 1.11× Debt/EBITDA figure.
From the same-sector table in section 06, pick two or three companies yourself and line up EV/EBITDA alongside FCF growth. Marriott's EV/EBITDA of 20.4× sits 7% above the sector median — seeing where peers cluster on that metric gives a clearer sense of whether the valuation premium is common across the sector or specific to Marriott.
Steps you can check yourself, based on the figures in this brief.
Piotroski F-Score: nine binary tests of financial strength from the annual report. A ✓ marks a test passed, a dot (·) a test failed.
Over 4 years: +104%+34%-26%+30%
Over 4 years: 0.030.010.010.01
Over 4 years: +50%+14%+6%+4%
The context on the right shows how each figure compares with the sector median. The trend below tracks the change over recent fiscal years.
Beat consensus in 6 of 8 recent quarters — the company clears estimates regularly (consensus is often set conservatively).
Last quarter's EPS against consensus, plus the estimated date of the next report.
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| LOW | Lowe's | 6/9 | — | +3% | 12% |
| MAR | Marriott International Inc. | 7/9 | — | +4% | 16% |
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| NKE | Nike | 4/9 | 22% | +0% | — |
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A sample of 16 companies in the sector including the target, alphabetical, unranked. Data from the latest SEC annual reports.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
A simplified retrospective read: no analyst forecast (not available historically); the source is the annual report as of the date, so neighbouring quarters can rest on the same data. Quarters with the same classification in a row are merged into one row — each row is one change in the read, not a separate quarter. One ticker is an illustration of the classification logic, not statistics. How we calculate →