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H World Group Limited reports recurring developments from its hotel network, asset-light operating model and dual listing as Nasdaq-traded ADSs and Hong Kong-listed shares. Company news centers on quarterly and annual financial results, hotel openings and closures, pipeline updates, hotel turnover, revenue, adjusted EBITDA, occupancy, ADR and RevPAR across leased and owned properties and manachised and franchised hotels.
Updates also cover brand development within the group’s portfolio, including Hanting, JI Hotel, Crystal Orange Hotel, Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts, Steigenberger Icons and MAXX. Recurring themes include the Legacy-Huazhu and Legacy-DH segments, franchise-fee economics, loyalty and digital capabilities, dividend actions and annual meeting materials for the foreign issuer.
H World Group (NASDAQ: HTHT; HKEX: 1179) announced that its board of directors has appointed Mr. Yanjun Sun as an independent director, effective July 28, 2026. Mr. Sun brings extensive experience in private market investing, capital markets, M&A and operations.
He previously served as group director of Jardine Matheson Limited and chairman of Jardine Matheson (China) Limited, was partner and co-head of China at TPG Capital, and held senior roles at Goldman Sachs’ Principal Investment Area, Morgan Stanley, General Electric and Citigroup. He currently holds board positions at several companies, including China National Building Material, 1233 International Supply Chain Management, Livi Bank and Market Technology Acquisition Corp. Mr. Sun holds a bachelor’s degree in international finance from Renmin University of China and an MBA with high distinction from the University of Michigan. Founder and executive chairman Qi Ji welcomed the appointment and said Mr. Sun’s expertise is expected to support H World’s long-term sustainable growth.
H World Group (NASDAQ: HTHT) held its 2026 annual general meeting on June 26, 2026. All proposed ordinary resolutions were passed.
Shareholders ratified Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP as 2026 auditor, re-elected Justin Martin Leverenz as director, and Yi Zhang (Bonnie Yi Zhang) as independent director and audit committee chairwoman.
H World Group (NASDAQ: HTHT) reported unaudited Q1 2026 results, showing asset-light growth and broader APAC reach. Hotel GMV was RMB 26.4 billion, up 17.4% year-on-year, while revenue from manachised and franchised hotels rose 20.3% to RMB 3.0 billion.
Adjusted EBITDA reached RMB 1.9 billion, up 24.2% year-on-year. H World opened 537 new hotels in China, expanding its network to 13,215 hotels and 1,303,563 rooms across 1,461 Chinese cities. APAC operations increased, including the first overseas JI Hotel 5.0 in Laos and a pipeline of around 10 more hotels.
H World Group (NASDAQ: HTHT) reported unaudited Q1 2026 results with revenue up 11.1% year-over-year to RMB6.0 billion and hotel turnover up 17.4% to RMB26.4 billion. The network reached 13,215 hotels, while operating margin rose to 24.8% and adjusted EBITDA to RMB1.9 billion.
H World Group (NASDAQ: HTHT) will release its unaudited Q1 2026 financial results on May 15, 2026 (Hong Kong time), after Hong Kong market close and before the U.S. market opens. Management will host a conference call at 7 a.m. ET (7 p.m. HKT) the same day.
A live webcast and a phone registration link are provided, and a replay will be available on the company website for twelve months.
H World Group (NASDAQ: HTHT) reported strong FY2025 results driven by an asset-light strategy, network expansion, and margin improvement. Hotel GMV rose to RMB 108.1 billion (+16.4% YoY) and Adjusted EBITDA reached RMB 8.5 billion (+24.2% YoY). The Group operated 12,858 hotels with 1.26 million rooms at year-end.
Manachised & franchised revenue grew 23.1% to RMB 11.7 billion; legacy Deutsche Hospitality swung to adjusted EBITDA of RMB 499 million from a RMB 154 million loss.
H World Group (NASDAQ: HTHT) reported Q4 and full‑year 2025 unaudited results with revenue of RMB6.5bn in Q4 and RMB25.3bn for 2025. The company operated 12,858 hotels (1,264,419 rooms) as of Dec 31, 2025, and returned ~US$760m to shareholders in 2025 via dividends and buybacks.
Key metrics: Q4 net income RMB1.2bn, FY net income RMB5.1bn, EBITDA (non‑GAAP) FY RMB8.6bn, M&F revenue +23.1% FY. 2026 outlook: revenue growth 2%–6% (5%–9% ex‑DH); plan to open 2,200–2,300 hotels and close 600–700 hotels.
H World Group (NASDAQ: HTHT) will release its unaudited fourth quarter and full year 2025 results on March 18, 2026 (Hong Kong time) after Hong Kong trading hours and before the U.S. market opens.
Management will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. HKT on March 18, 2026, with a live webcast and a replay available for twelve months on the company website.
H World Group (NASDAQ: HTHT) launched Hanting Inn, a new economy hotel brand on Feb 11, 2026, focused on asset-light, conversion-led expansion into lower-tier and price-sensitive markets.
The brand emphasizes lower investment thresholds, modular renovation standards, faster rollouts, flexible room configurations, and support from a 300+ million member loyalty ecosystem. As of Sept 30, 2025, 4,531 Hanting Hotels were in operation, providing scale for the rollout.
H World Group (NASDAQ: HTHT; HK: 01179) signed three new JI Hotel projects in Southeast Asia, marking its debut in Malaysia and further expansion in Cambodia. The deals cover a 101-room JI Hotel in downtown Kuala Lumpur (expected Q4 2026), a 130-room conversion in Phnom Penh city center (expected Q2 2026), and a 110-room Mekong Riverside new-build in Phnom Penh (expected Q3 2026).
The announcement highlights H World's asset-light, regional expansion strategy, its JI Hotel 5.0 design rollout, and recent Asia Pacific momentum including prior signings in Laos, Singapore, and Cambodia.