Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. HGV

Competitive advantage analysis · consumer-cyclical

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
54/100
Moderate

About Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. develops, markets, sells, manages, and operates the resorts, timeshare plans, and ancillary reservation services under the Hilton Grand Vacations brand in the United States and Europe. It operates through two segments: Real Estate Sales and Financing, and Resort Operations and Club Management segments. The Real Estate Sales and Financing segment market and sells the VOIs, and … Full HGV analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.82), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
  • Scale Supporting Profitability Profitability at scale is strong (score 0.73), demonstrating competitive advantages.

Key risks

  • Revenue Volatility Signals Weak Stickiness Revenue volatility is high (stability score 0.24), suggesting weak customer stickiness.
  • Weak or Negative Cash Flow Cash generation is weak (score 0.29), limiting financial flexibility.

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Pricing Power

Strong
78

Where HGV ranks in Resorts & Casinos

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. ranks #9 of 18 scored companies in Resorts & Casinos by moat score — the top 50%. The widest moat in the group is Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (MCRI) at 83/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near HGV in Resorts & Casinos
# Company Moat score Rating
5 Vail Resorts, Inc. MTN 65/100 Moderate
6 Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. PLYA 58/100 Moderate
7 Caesars Entertainment, Inc. CZR 56/100 Moderate
8 Wynn Resorts, Limited WYNN 54/100 Moderate
9 Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. HGV 54/100 Moderate
10 MGM Resorts International MGM 51/100 Moderate
11 Studio City International Holdi MSC 50/100 Developing
12 Marriott Vacations Worldwide Co VAC 48/100 Developing
13 Melco Resorts & Entertainment L MLCO 43/100 Developing

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How HGV scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 78 · 20% of the moat score

Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.

Cost Advantage

Score 27 · 15% of the moat score

A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.

Customer Stickiness

Score 26 · 15% of the moat score

Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.

Capital Efficiency

Score 64 · 18% of the moat score

Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.

Resilience

Score 56 · 17% of the moat score

Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.

Scale & Market Position

Score 53 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding HGV's moat

What is Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.'s moat score?

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (HGV) scores 54 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #9 of 18 scored companies in Resorts & Casinos, the top 50%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 17 companies in Resorts & Casinos. Its strongest defense is Pricing Power (78/100) and its weakest is Customer Stickiness (26/100).

How does Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. compare with other Resorts & Casinos companies?

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. ranks #9 of 18 scored companies in Resorts & Casinos by moat score. The widest moat in Resorts & Casinos is Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (MCRI) at 83/100. The companies ranked closest are Wynn Resorts, Limited (WYNN) at 54 just above it and MGM Resorts International (MGM) at 51 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 17 companies in Resorts & Casinos. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. scored with the Corporate Default template?

Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and HGV scores: Pricing Power (78), Cost Advantage (27), Customer Stickiness (26), Capital Efficiency (64), Resilience (56), Scale & Market Position (53). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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