H World Group Limited Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2025 Unaudited Financial Results
Rhea-AI Summary
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.
Positive
- Network size reached 12,858 hotels (1,264,419 rooms)
- M&F revenue +23.1% year-over-year for full year 2025
- FY net income increased to RMB5.1 billion
- Share returns ~US$760 million (dividends + buybacks) in 2025
- EBITDA (non-GAAP) rose to RMB8.6 billion for 2025
Negative
- Leased & owned revenue declined 6.5% year-over-year in 2025
- Same-hotel RevPAR down 2.5% in Q4 2025 versus Q4 2024
- Legacy-DH revenue declined 1.8% for full year 2025
- Legacy-DH hotel operating cost 76.0% of DH revenue in Q4 2025
- Planned hotel closures 600–700 hotels in 2026 guidance
News Market Reaction – HTHT
On the day this news was published, HTHT declined 3.78%, reflecting a moderate negative market reaction. This price movement removed approximately $630M from the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $16.04B at that time.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
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HTHT showed a +1.68% pre-news gain. Among key lodging peers, at least one momentum name like Hyatt (H) appeared in scanners with a ~2.3% uptick, but there is not broad, synchronized sector momentum.
Previous Earnings Reports
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17 | Q3 2025 earnings | Positive | +2.6% | Reported Q3 2025 revenue, EBITDA, and margin expansion with asset-light growth. |
| Nov 17 | Q3 2025 results | Positive | +2.6% | Detailed unaudited Q3 2025 revenue, net income, and segment performance metrics. |
| Nov 05 | Q3 release schedule | Neutral | +1.4% | Announced timing and call details for upcoming Q3 2025 earnings release. |
| Aug 20 | Q2 2025 earnings | Positive | +5.4% | Reported Q2 2025 revenue and net income growth plus strong M&F expansion. |
| Aug 08 | Q2 release schedule | Neutral | -0.8% | Set date and conference call details for Q2 and interim 2025 results. |
Recent earnings-related announcements have typically seen positive next-day moves, suggesting constructive reactions to financial updates.
Over the past few quarters, H World has repeatedly highlighted asset-light expansion, manachised & franchised growth, and rising profitability. Q2 and Q3 2025 earnings showed revenue and adjusted EBITDA growth, along with strong network expansion and dividends. Earnings scheduling releases around August and November 2025 also saw modest positive price moves. Today’s Q4 and full-year 2025 results, which again emphasize growth and margin improvement, fit into this trajectory of strengthening fundamentals and expanding hotel footprint.
Historical Comparison
In the past year, HTHT’s earnings-related headlines produced an average ±2.23% next-day move, showing that financial updates have been meaningful trading catalysts.
Across recent quarters, H World has reported growing revenue, higher adjusted EBITDA, and rapid network expansion, reinforcing a multi-period trend of scaling its asset-light, manachised and franchised platform.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement details Q4 and full-year 2025 results, highlighting revenue growth, stronger EBITDA, and rising net income, along with sizable dividends and buybacks. M&F revenue expanded quickly, supporting the asset-light strategy, while network size and pipeline both increased. Historically, earnings and guidance updates have been meaningful catalysts. Investors may monitor future revenue growth within the 2%-6% guidance range, profitability trends, and the pace of new hotel openings and closures.
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- A total of 12,858 hotels or 1,264,419 hotel rooms in operation as of December 31, 2025.
- Hotel turnover1 increased
18.4% year-over-year to RMB28.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025 and increased16.4% year-over-year for the full year of 2025. Excluding Steigenberger Hotels GmbH and its subsidiaries (“DH”, or “Legacy-DH”), hotel turnover from the Legacy-Huazhu2 segment increased18.9% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2025 and increased17.2% year-over-year for the full year of 2025. Hotel turnover from the Legacy-DH segment increased13.7% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2025 and increased8.5% year-over-year for the full year of 2025. - Revenue increased
8.3% year-over-year to RMB6.5 billion (US$933 million )3 in the fourth quarter of 2025, surpassing the revenue guidance previously announced of a2% to6% increase compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, increasing5.9% year-over-year to RMB25.3 billion (US$3.6 billion ) for the full year of 2025. Manachised and franchised (“M&F”) revenue increased21.0% year-over-year to RMB3.0 billion (US$432 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2025, on the high end of M&F revenue guidance previously announced of a17% to21% increase, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, increasing23.1% year-over-year to RMB11.7 billion (US$1.7 billion ) for the full year of 2025. Revenue from the Legacy-Huazhu segment in the fourth quarter of 2025 increased9.1% year-over-year, exceeding the revenue guidance previously announced of a3% to7% increase, increasing7.9% year-over-year for the full year of 2025. Revenue from the Legacy-DH segment in the fourth quarter of 2025 increased5.3% as compared with fourth quarter of 2024, and decreasing1.8% year-over-year for the full year of 2025. - Net income attributable to H World Group Limited was RMB1.2 billion (US
$168 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared with RMB49 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 and RMB1.5 billion in the previous quarter. Net income attributable to H World Group Limited was RMB5.1 billion (US$726 million ) for the full year of 2025, compared with RMB3.0 billion for the full year of 2024. - EBITDA (non-GAAP) in the fourth quarter of 2025 was RMB2.1 billion (US
$296 million ), compared with RMB974 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 and RMB2.5 billion in the previous quarter. EBITDA (non-GAAP) for the full year of 2025 was RMB8.6 billion (US$1.2 billion ), compared with RMB6.2 billion for the full year of 2024. - Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP), which excluded share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments from EBITDA (non-GAAP), was RMB2.2 billion (US
$313 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared with RMB1.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024 and RMB2.5 billion in the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) for the full year of 2025 was RMB8.5 billion (US$1.2 billion ), compared with RMB6.8 billion for the full year of 2024. - Adjusted EBITDA is a segment measure. Adjusted EBITDA from the Legacy-Huazhu segment was RMB1.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared with RMB1.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024 and RMB2.4 billion in the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA from the Legacy-Huazhu segment was RMB8.0 billion for the full year of 2025, compared with RMB7.0 billion for the full year of 2024. Adjusted EBITDA from the Legacy-DH segment was RMB329 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared with a loss of RMB247 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 and a positive RMB67 million in the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA from the Legacy-DH segment was RMB499 million for the full year of 2025, compared with a loss of RMB154 million for the full year of 2024.
- For the second half of 2025, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) declared a cash dividend in the aggregate amount of approximately US
$400 million , of US$0.13 0 per ordinary share, or US$1.30 per American Depositary Share (the “ADS”). For the full year of 2025, total amounts declared by the Company to shareholders reached ~US$760 million , including US$650 million of cash dividends and ~US$110 million of share repurchases. - For the full year of 2026, H World expects revenue growth to be in the range of
2% -6% , compared to the full year of 2025, or in the range of5% -9% excluding DH. H World expects its M&F revenue growth to be in the range of12% -16% , compared to the full year of 2025. - For the full year of 2026, H World expects to open 2,200 - 2,300 hotels and close 600 - 700 hotels.
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1 Hotel turnover refers to total transaction value of room and non-room revenue from H World hotels (i.e., leased and owned, manachised and franchised hotels).
2 Legacy-Huazhu refers to H World Group Limited and its subsidiaries, excluding DH.
3 The conversion of Renminbi (“RMB”) into United States dollars (“US$”) is based on the exchange rate of US
SINGAPORE and SHANGHAI, March 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- H World Group Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT and HKEX: 1179) (“H World”, the “Company”, “we” or “our”), a key player in the global hotel industry, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.
As of December 31, 2025, H World’s worldwide hotel network in operation totaled 12,858 hotels and 1,264,419 rooms, including 118 hotels from DH. During the fourth quarter of 2025, our Legacy-Huazhu segment opened 406 hotels, all of which are M&F hotels, and closed a total of 246 hotels, including 20 leased and owned hotels and 226 M&F hotels. As of December 31, 2025, H World had a total of 2,906 unopened hotels in the pipeline, including 2,887 hotels from Legacy-Huazhu and 19 hotels from Legacy-DH.
Legacy-Huazhu – Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2025 Operational Highlights
As of December 31, 2025, Legacy-Huazhu had 12,740 hotels in operation, including 511 leased and owned hotels, and 12,229 M&F hotels. In addition, as of the same date, Legacy-Huazhu had 1,239,397 hotel rooms in operation, including 76,694 rooms under the lease and ownership model, and 1,162,703 rooms under the M&F models. Legacy-Huazhu also had 2,887 unopened hotels in its pipeline, including 11 leased and owned hotels, and 2,876 M&F hotels. The following discusses Legacy-Huazhu’s average daily room rate (“ADR”), occupancy rate and revenue per available room (“RevPAR”) for leased and owned Huazhu hotels, as well as for M&F Huazhu hotels for the periods indicated.
- The ADR was RMB288 in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared with RMB277 in the fourth quarter of 2024, and RMB304 in the previous quarter.
- The occupancy rate for all Legacy-Huazhu hotels in operation was
78.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared with80.0% in the fourth quarter of 2024, and84.1% in the previous quarter. - Blended RevPAR was RMB226 in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared with RMB222 in the fourth quarter of 2024, and RMB256 in the previous quarter.
- For all the Legacy-Huazhu hotels which had been in operation for at least 18 months, the same-hotel RevPAR was RMB222 in the fourth quarter of 2025, a
2.5% decline from RMB228 in the fourth quarter of 2024, due to a 3.0 percentage-point contraction in same-hotel occupancy rate and partially offset by a1.2% increase in same-hotel ADR.
Legacy-DH – Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2025 Operational Highlights
As of December 31, 2025, Legacy-DH had 118 hotels in operation, including 62 leased hotels, and 56 M&F hotels. In addition, as of the same date, Legacy-DH had 25,022 hotel rooms in operation, including 13,363 rooms under the lease model, and 11,659 rooms under the M&F models. Legacy-DH also had 19 unopened hotels in the pipeline, including 8 leased hotels and 11 M&F hotels. The following discusses Legacy-DH’s ADR, occupancy rate and RevPAR for leased as well as for M&F DH hotels (excluding hotels temporarily closed) for the periods indicated.
- The ADR was EUR120 in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared with EUR115 in the fourth quarter of 2024 and EUR117 in the previous quarter.
- The occupancy rate for all Legacy-DH hotels in operation was
72.6% in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared with70.5% in the fourth quarter of 2024 and74.4% in the previous quarter. - Blended RevPAR was EUR87 in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared with EUR81 in the fourth quarter of 2024 and EUR87 in the previous quarter.
Jin Hui, CEO of H World, commented: “2025 marked our 20th anniversary. I am pleased to see that we opened a total of 2,444 new hotels throughout the year, representing another year of rapid network expansion. More importantly, driven by our ongoing product upgrades and a series of revenue management optimization initiatives, our RevPAR year-on-year performance started to improve from the third quarter and returned to positive growth in the fourth quarter. Looking ahead, we will continue to pursue high-quality hotel network expansion, strengthen our brand positioning and ‘service excellence’, enhance member-centric sales capabilities underpinned by the H Rewards membership program, and further deepen technology and AI empowerment.
“Regarding our business outside China, our Legacy-DH segment recorded an
Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2025 Unaudited Financial Results
| (RMB in millions) | Q4 2024 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | 2024FY | 2025FY |
| Revenue: | |||||
| Leased and owned hotels | 3,373 | 3,487 | 3,266 | 13,843 | 12,943 |
| Manachised and franchised hotels | 2,499 | 3,309 | 3,023 | 9,498 | 11,696 |
| Others | 151 | 165 | 236 | 550 | 668 |
| Total revenue | 6,023 | 6,961 | 6,525 | 23,891 | 25,307 |
Revenue in the fourth quarter of 2025 was RMB6.5 billion (US
Revenue for the full year of 2025 was RMB25.3 billion (US
Revenue from leased and owned hotels in the fourth quarter of 2025 was RMB3.3 billion (US
For the full year of 2025, revenue from our leased and owned hotels was RMB12.9 billion (US
Revenue from manachised and franchised (“M&F”) hotels in the fourth quarter of 2025 was RMB3.0 billion (US
For the full year of 2025, revenue from M&F hotels was RMB11.7 billion (US
Other revenue represents revenue generated from businesses other than our hotel operations, which mainly includes revenue from the provision of technical services, procurement platform and Huazhu Mall™, and other revenue from the Legacy-DH segment, totaling RMB236 million (US
For the full year of 2025, other revenue was RMB668 million (US
| (RMB in millions) | Q4 2024 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | 2024FY | 2025FY | |||||
| Operating costs and expenses: | ||||||||||
| Hotel operating costs | (4,190 | ) | (4,062 | ) | (3,921 | ) | (15,285 | ) | (15,339 | ) |
| Other operating costs | (5 | ) | (16 | ) | (23 | ) | (31 | ) | (61 | ) |
| Selling and marketing expenses | (296 | ) | (339 | ) | (379 | ) | (1,176 | ) | (1,270 | ) |
| General and administrative expenses | (725 | ) | (545 | ) | (545 | ) | (2,508 | ) | (2,262 | ) |
| Pre-opening expenses | (4 | ) | (12 | ) | (14 | ) | (50 | ) | (41 | ) |
| Total operating costs and expenses | (5,220 | ) | (4,974 | ) | (4,882 | ) | (19,050 | ) | (18,973 | ) |
Hotel operating costs in the fourth quarter of 2025 were RMB3.9 billion (US
For the full year of 2025, hotel operating costs were RMB15.3 billion (US
Selling, General and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses in the fourth quarter of 2025 were RMB924 million (US
For the full year of 2025, SG&A expenses were RMB3.5 billion (US
Other operating income, net in the fourth quarter of 2025 was RMB259 million (US
Other operating income, net for the full year of 2025 was RMB485 million (US
Income from operations in the fourth quarter of 2025 was RMB1.9 billion (US
Income from operations for the full year of 2025 was RMB6.8 billion (US
Operating margin, defined as income from operations as a percentage of revenue, was
Operating margin for the full year of 2025 was
Income tax expense in the fourth quarter of 2025 was RMB571 million (US
For the full year of 2025, income tax expense was RMB2.2 billion (US
Net income attributable to H World Group Limited in the fourth quarter of 2025 was RMB1.2 billion (US
Net income attributable to H World Group Limited for the full year of 2025 was RMB5.1 billion (US
EBITDA (non-GAAP) in the fourth quarter of 2025 was RMB2.1 billion (US
EBITDA (non-GAAP) for the full year of 2025 was RMB8.6 billion (US
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP), which excluded the following from EBITDA (non-GAAP): share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments, was RMB2.2 billion (US
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) for the full year of 2025 was RMB8.5 billion (US
Cash flow. Operating cash inflow in the fourth quarter of 2025 was RMB3.4 billion (US
Operating cash inflow for the full year of 2025 was RMB8.4 billion (US
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had a total balance of cash and cash equivalents of RMB10.4 billion (US
Debt financing. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had total debt of RMB5.8 billion (US
Change of Officers
Ms. Chen Hui will step down as the chief financial officer of the Company, effective from March 18, 2026. Mr. Arthur Yu has been appointed as the chief financial officer of the Company, effective from the same date.
Mr. Yu has served as the executive vice president of the Company since December 1, 2025. Before joining the Company, Mr. Yu served as the chief financial officer of Baozun Inc. from December 2020 to April 2024. He was also the president of Baozun E-Commerce from December 2022 to March 2025. Before joining Baozun Inc., he worked for Jaguar Land Rover Plc, where he served as the Global Vice President, the chief financial officer of the Greater China Region and a British-side supervisor at Chery Jaguar Land Rover (a joint venture between Chery Automotive Co., Ltd. and Jaguar Land Rover in China) from 2018 to 2020. Prior to this, Mr. Yu worked for BT Group Plc (a company listed on the London Stock Exchange, stock code: BT.A) (“BT Group”) from 2009 to 2018 and held several senior leadership positions within BT Group in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong. His last role within BT Group was the chief financial officer (Asia, Middle East and Africa) and the Chairman of BT China. In his earlier career, Mr. Yu worked in PricewaterhouseCoopers as a management consultant from 2007 to 2009 and in Rolls-Royce Plc successively as management trainee, analyst and manager from 2004 to 2007. Mr. Yu received a bachelor of science degree in management sciences from Warwick University in England in 2003, a master of science degree in management information systems from the London School of Economics in 2004 in England, and an executive MBA degree from Judge Business School, University of Cambridge in 2016 in England. He is currently a fellow member of the Charted Institute of Management Accountant.
Mr. Jin Hui, the Company’s chief executive officer, commented, “I would like to congratulate and welcome Arthur on his new role as the chief financial officer of the Company. We believe his expertise and vision will be valuable in driving our financial strategy and supporting our growth trajectory. On behalf of the Company, I would also like to thank Ms. Chen Hui for her strong loyalty and commitment to the Company and significant contributions to the Company as the chief financial officer.”
Cash Dividend
The Board has approved the declaration and payment of an ordinary cash dividend (the “Cash Dividend”), for the second half of 2025 in the aggregate amount of approximately US
Guidance
For the full year of 2026, H World expects revenue growth to be in the range of
For the full year of 2026, H World expects to open 2,200 - 2,300 hotels and close 600 - 700 hotels.
The above forecast reflects the Company’s current and preliminary view, which is subject to change.
Conference Call
H World’s management will host a conference call at 8 a.m. U.S. Eastern time on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 (8 p.m. Hong Kong time on Wednesday, March 18, 2026) following the announcement.
To join by phone, all participants must pre-register this conference call using the Participant Registration link of https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIf18ca0d1c5504ba89697ca56825edb8f Upon registration, each participant will receive details for the conference call, including dial-in numbers, conference call passcode and a unique access PIN.
A live webcast of the call can be accessed at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/5kkad4gk or the Company’s website at https://ir.hworld.com/news-and-events/events-calendar.
A replay of the conference call will be available for twelve months from the date of the conference at the Company’s website, https://ir.hworld.com/news-and-events/events-calendar.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial results presented in accordance with U.S. Generally-Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), the Company uses the following non-GAAP measures defined as non-GAAP financial measures by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”): adjusted net income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited excluding share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments; adjusted basic and diluted earnings (losses) per share/ADS excluding share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments; EBITDA; adjusted EBITDA excluding share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned “Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and non-GAAP Results” set forth at the end of this release. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding Company performance by excluding share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments that may not be indicative of Company operating performance. The Company believes that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing Company performance and when planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management’s internal comparisons to the Company’s historical performance. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures are also useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used regularly by Company management in financial and operational decision-making. A limitation of using non-GAAP financial measures excluding share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments is that share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments have been and may continue to be significant and recurring in the Company’s business. Management compensates for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from each non-GAAP measure. The accompanying tables have more details on the reconciliations between GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures.
The Company believes that EBITDA is a useful financial metric to assess the operating and financial performance before the impact of investing and financing transactions and income taxes, given the significant investments that the Company has made in leasehold improvements, depreciation and amortization expense that comprise a significant portion of the Company’s cost structure. In addition, the Company believes that EBITDA is widely used by other companies in the lodging industry and may be used by investors as a measure of financial performance. The Company believes that EBITDA information provides investors with a useful tool for comparability between periods because it excludes depreciation and amortization expense attributable to capital expenditures. The Company also uses adjusted EBITDA to assess operating results of its hotels in operation. The Company believes that the exclusion of share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments helps facilitate year-over-year comparisons of the results of operations as the share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments may not be indicative of Company operating performance.
Therefore, the Company believes adjusted EBITDA more closely reflects the financial performance capability of Company’s hotels. The presentation of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an indication that the Company’s future results will be unaffected by other charges and gains considered to be outside the ordinary course of business.
The use of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA has certain limitations. Depreciation and amortization expense for various long-term assets (including land use rights), income tax, interest expense and interest income have been and will be incurred and are not reflected in the presentation of EBITDA. Share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments have been and will be incurred and are not reflected in the presentation of adjusted EBITDA. Each of these items should also be considered in the overall evaluation of the results. The Company compensates for these limitations by providing the relevant disclosure of depreciation and amortization, interest income, interest expense, income tax expense, share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments all in the reconciliations to the U.S. GAAP financial measures and in the consolidated financial statements, all of which should be considered when evaluating the performance of the Company.
The terms EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not defined under U.S. GAAP, and neither EBITDA nor adjusted EBITDA is a measure of net income, operating income, operating performance or liquidity presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. When assessing the operating and financial performance, investors should not consider these data in isolation or as a substitute for the Company’s net income, operating income or any other operating performance measure that is calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In addition, the Company’s EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA or similarly titled measures utilized by other companies since such other companies may not calculate EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA in the same manner as the Company does.
Reconciliations of the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures, including EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, to the consolidated statement of operations information are included at the end of this press release.
About H World Group Limited
Originated in China, H World Group Limited is a key player in the global hotel industry. As of December 31, 2025, H World operated 12,858 hotels with 1,264,419 rooms in operation in 21 countries. H World’s brands include HanTing Hotel, JI Hotel, Orange Hotel, Crystal Orange Hotel, IntercityHotel, Grand JI Hotel, Hi Inn, Ni Hao Hotel, Elan Hotel, Zleep Hotels, Starway Hotel, CitiGO, Manxin Hotel, Madison Hotel, MAXX Hotel, Blossom House, Joya Hotel, Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts, Jaz in the City, Steigenberger Icons and Song Hotels. In addition, H World also has the rights as master franchisee for Mercure, Ibis and Ibis Styles, and co-development rights for Grand Mercure and Novotel, in the pan-China region.
H World’s business includes leased and owned, M&F models. Under the lease and ownership model, H World directly operates hotels typically located on leased or owned properties. Under the manachise model, H World manages manachised hotels through the on-site hotel managers that H World appoints, and H World collects fees from franchisees. Under the franchise model, H World provides training, reservations and support services to the franchised hotels, and collects fees from franchisees but does not appoint on-site hotel managers. H World applies a consistent standard and platform across all of its hotels. As of December 31, 2025, H World operated 7 percent of its hotel rooms under the lease and ownership model, and 93 percent under the manachise and franchise model.
For more information, please visit H World’s website: https://ir.hworld.com.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The information in this release contains forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties. Such factors and risks include our anticipated growth strategies; our future results of operations and financial condition; economic conditions; the regulatory environment; our ability to attract and retain customers and leverage our brands; trends and competition in the lodging industry; the expected growth of demand for lodging; and other factors and risks detailed in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements, which may be identified by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “will,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “forecast,” “project” or “continue,” the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Readers should not rely on forward-looking statements as predictions of future events or results.
H World undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by applicable law.
—Financial Tables and Operational Data Follow—
| H World Group Limited | ||||||||
| Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||||
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||
| RMB | RMB | US$4 | ||||||
| (in millions) | ||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 7,474 | 10,386 | 1,485 | |||||
| Restricted cash | 50 | 146 | 21 | |||||
| Short-term investments | 3,603 | 4,894 | 700 | |||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 817 | 723 | 104 | |||||
| Loan receivables - current, net | 114 | 87 | 12 | |||||
| Amounts due from related parties, current | 297 | 272 | 39 | |||||
| Inventories | 60 | 57 | 8 | |||||
| Other current assets, net | 800 | 870 | 124 | |||||
| Total current assets | 13,215 | 17,435 | 2,493 | |||||
| Property and equipment, net | 5,682 | 5,230 | 748 | |||||
| Intangible assets, net | 4,776 | 5,028 | 719 | |||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 24,992 | 24,983 | 3,573 | |||||
| Finance lease right-of-use assets | 2,272 | 2,394 | 342 | |||||
| Land use rights, net | 174 | 155 | 22 | |||||
| Long-term investments | 2,316 | 1,369 | 196 | |||||
| Goodwill | 5,221 | 5,428 | 776 | |||||
| Amounts due from related parties, non-current | 51 | 42 | 6 | |||||
| Loan receivables, net | 190 | 132 | 19 | |||||
| Other assets, net | 668 | 752 | 108 | |||||
| Deferred tax assets | 1,054 | 1,157 | 165 | |||||
| Assets held for sale | 1,941 | 669 | 96 | |||||
| Total assets | 62,552 | 64,774 | 9,263 | |||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Short-term debt | 880 | 5,337 | 763 | |||||
| Accounts payable | 983 | 1,020 | 146 | |||||
| Amounts due to related parties | 74 | 129 | 18 | |||||
| Salary and welfare payables | 1,201 | 1,188 | 170 | |||||
| Deferred revenue | 1,822 | 1,823 | 261 | |||||
| Operating lease liabilities, current | 3,492 | 3,478 | 497 | |||||
| Finance lease liabilities, current | 50 | 59 | 8 | |||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 4,006 | 4,902 | 702 | |||||
| Income tax payable | 813 | 1,191 | 170 | |||||
| Total current liabilities | 13,321 | 19,127 | 2,735 | |||||
| Long-term debt | 4,546 | 479 | 68 | |||||
| Operating lease liabilities, non-current | 23,634 | 23,653 | 3,382 | |||||
| Finance lease liabilities, non-current | 2,843 | 3,063 | 438 | |||||
| Deferred revenue | 1,351 | 1,602 | 229 | |||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 1,472 | 1,925 | 276 | |||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 919 | 1,187 | 170 | |||||
| Retirement benefit obligations | 111 | 109 | 16 | |||||
| Liabilities held for sale | 2,084 | 671 | 96 | |||||
| Total liabilities | 50,281 | 51,816 | 7,410 | |||||
| Equity: | ||||||||
| Ordinary shares | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Treasury shares | (274 | ) | (662 | ) | (95 | ) | ||
| Additional paid-in capital | 9,620 | 9,653 | 1,381 | |||||
| Retained earnings | 2,449 | 3,614 | 517 | |||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 382 | 199 | 28 | |||||
| Total H World Group Limited shareholders' equity | 12,177 | 12,804 | 1,831 | |||||
| Noncontrolling interest | 94 | 154 | 22 | |||||
| Total equity | 12,271 | 12,958 | 1,853 | |||||
| Total liabilities and equity | 62,552 | 64,774 | 9,263 | |||||
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4 The conversion of Renminbi (“RMB”) into United States dollars (“US$”) is based on the exchange rate of US
| H World Group Limited | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarter Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2024 | September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | US$ | RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||||||||||||
| (in millions, except shares, per share and per ADS data) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Leased and owned hotels | 3,373 | 3,487 | 3,266 | 467 | 13,843 | 12,943 | 1,851 | |||||||||||||
| Manachised and franchised hotels | 2,499 | 3,309 | 3,023 | 432 | 9,498 | 11,696 | 1,672 | |||||||||||||
| Others | 151 | 165 | 236 | 34 | 550 | 668 | 95 | |||||||||||||
| Total revenue | 6,023 | 6,961 | 6,525 | 933 | 23,891 | 25,307 | 3,618 | |||||||||||||
| Operating costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hotel operating costs: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rents | (1,100 | ) | (1,059 | ) | (1,046 | ) | (149 | ) | (4,365 | ) | (4,179 | ) | (597 | ) | ||||||
| Utilities | (155 | ) | (183 | ) | (154 | ) | (22 | ) | (690 | ) | (656 | ) | (94 | ) | ||||||
| Personnel costs | (1,393 | ) | (1,487 | ) | (1,468 | ) | (210 | ) | (5,326 | ) | (5,761 | ) | (824 | ) | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | (305 | ) | (304 | ) | (289 | ) | (41 | ) | (1,254 | ) | (1,190 | ) | (170 | ) | ||||||
| Consumables, food and beverage | (336 | ) | (337 | ) | (314 | ) | (45 | ) | (1,293 | ) | (1,221 | ) | (175 | ) | ||||||
| Others | (901 | ) | (692 | ) | (650 | ) | (93 | ) | (2,357 | ) | (2,332 | ) | (334 | ) | ||||||
| Total hotel operating costs | (4,190 | ) | (4,062 | ) | (3,921 | ) | (560 | ) | (15,285 | ) | (15,339 | ) | (2,194 | ) | ||||||
| Other operating costs | (5 | ) | (16 | ) | (23 | ) | (3 | ) | (31 | ) | (61 | ) | (9 | ) | ||||||
| Selling and marketing expenses | (296 | ) | (339 | ) | (379 | ) | (54 | ) | (1,176 | ) | (1,270 | ) | (182 | ) | ||||||
| General and administrative expenses | (725 | ) | (545 | ) | (545 | ) | (78 | ) | (2,508 | ) | (2,262 | ) | (321 | ) | ||||||
| Pre-opening expenses | (4 | ) | (12 | ) | (14 | ) | (2 | ) | (50 | ) | (41 | ) | (6 | ) | ||||||
| Total operating costs and expenses | (5,220 | ) | (4,974 | ) | (4,882 | ) | (697 | ) | (19,050 | ) | (18,973 | ) | (2,712 | ) | ||||||
| Other operating income (expense), net | 99 | 61 | 259 | 36 | 359 | 485 | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from operations | 902 | 2,048 | 1,902 | 272 | 5,200 | 6,819 | 975 | |||||||||||||
| Interest income | 53 | 60 | 62 | 9 | 210 | 223 | 32 | |||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (74 | ) | (86 | ) | (86 | ) | (12 | ) | (318 | ) | (337 | ) | (48 | ) | ||||||
| Other income (expense), net | (14 | ) | 80 | (79 | ) | (11 | ) | 51 | 38 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities | (19 | ) | 2 | 1 | 0 | (66 | ) | (10 | ) | (1 | ) | |||||||||
| Foreign exchange gains (losses) | (155 | ) | 39 | (44 | ) | (6 | ) | (272 | ) | 569 | 81 | |||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 693 | 2,143 | 1,756 | 252 | 4,805 | 7,302 | 1,044 | |||||||||||||
| Income tax (expense) benefit | (578 | ) | (648 | ) | (571 | ) | (82 | ) | (1,662 | ) | (2,161 | ) | (309 | ) | ||||||
| Income (Loss) from equity method investments | (54 | ) | (23 | ) | (0 | ) | (0 | ) | (41 | ) | (26 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||||
| Net income (loss) | 61 | 1,472 | 1,185 | 170 | 3,102 | 5,115 | 731 | |||||||||||||
| Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | (12 | ) | (3 | ) | (12 | ) | (2 | ) | (54 | ) | (35 | ) | (5 | ) | ||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited | 49 | 1,469 | 1,173 | 168 | 3,048 | 5,080 | 726 | |||||||||||||
| Gains (losses) arising from defined benefit plan, net of tax | 6 | (1 | ) | 10 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Gains (losses) from fair value changes of debt securities, net of tax | (13 | ) | - | (12 | ) | (2 | ) | (38 | ) | (8 | ) | (1 | ) | |||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax | (70 | ) | (56 | ) | (4 | ) | (1 | ) | 28 | (184 | ) | (26 | ) | |||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) | (16 | ) | 1,415 | 1,179 | 169 | 3,098 | 4,932 | 705 | ||||||||||||
| Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | (12 | ) | (3 | ) | (12 | ) | (2 | ) | (54 | ) | (35 | ) | (5 | ) | ||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited | (28 | ) | 1,412 | 1,167 | 167 | 3,044 | 4,897 | 700 | ||||||||||||
| Earnings (Losses) per share: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 0.02 | 0.48 | 0.38 | 0.05 | 0.98 | 1.65 | 0.24 | |||||||||||||
| Diluted | 0.02 | 0.46 | 0.37 | 0.05 | 0.96 | 1.60 | 0.23 | |||||||||||||
| Earnings (Losses) per ADS: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 0.16 | 4.78 | 3.82 | 0.55 | 9.78 | 16.54 | 2.37 | |||||||||||||
| Diluted | 0.16 | 4.60 | 3.68 | 0.53 | 9.64 | 15.97 | 2.28 | |||||||||||||
| Weighted average number of shares used in computation: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 3,080,973,793 | 3,077,086,517 | 3,068,046,594 | 3,068,046,594 | 3,115,130,107 | 3,070,939,457 | 3,070,939,457 | |||||||||||||
| Diluted | 3,123,364,616 | 3,249,693,471 | 3,256,974,776 | 3,256,974,776 | 3,278,308,290 | 3,247,494,097 | 3,247,494,097 | |||||||||||||
| H World Group Limited | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarter Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2024 | September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | US$ | RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 61 | 1,472 | 1,185 | 170 | 3,102 | 5,115 | 731 | |||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 73 | 92 | 81 | 11 | 322 | 420 | 60 | |||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization, and other | 326 | 319 | 302 | 43 | 1,337 | 1,257 | 180 | |||||||||||||
| Impairment loss | 469 | 114 | 90 | 13 | 537 | 242 | 35 | |||||||||||||
| Loss (income) from equity method investments, net of dividends | 65 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 81 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Investment (income) loss and foreign exchange (gain) loss | 195 | (53 | ) | 52 | 7 | 250 | (664 | ) | (95 | ) | ||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | 1,323 | (240 | ) | 1,684 | 241 | 1,886 | 2,080 | 297 | ||||||||||||
| Other | 192 | (30 | ) | 48 | 7 | (13 | ) | (152 | ) | (22 | ) | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 2,704 | 1,697 | 3,443 | 492 | 7,518 | 8,379 | 1,198 | |||||||||||||
| Investing activities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | (205 | ) | (204 | ) | (205 | ) | (29 | ) | (898 | ) | (838 | ) | (120 | ) | ||||||
| Purchase of investments | (3,099 | ) | (2,874 | ) | (2,482 | ) | (355 | ) | (4,017 | ) | (8,134 | ) | (1,163 | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from maturity/sale and return of investments | 176 | 10 | 3,637 | 520 | 2,563 | 7,777 | 1,112 | |||||||||||||
| Loan advances | (54 | ) | (32 | ) | (15 | ) | (2 | ) | (193 | ) | (71 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||||
| Loan collections | 73 | 48 | 35 | 5 | 229 | 165 | 24 | |||||||||||||
| Other | 10 | 6 | 38 | 5 | 77 | 59 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | (3,099 | ) | (3,046 | ) | 1,008 | 144 | (2,239 | ) | (1,042 | ) | (149 | ) | ||||||||
| Financing activities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Payment of share repurchase | - | (3 | ) | (337 | ) | (48 | ) | (1,172 | ) | (783 | ) | (112 | ) | |||||||
| Proceeds from debt | 25 | 13 | 1,415 | 202 | 643 | 3,623 | 518 | |||||||||||||
| Repayment of debt | (49 | ) | (42 | ) | (2,233 | ) | (319 | ) | (613 | ) | (3,198 | ) | (457 | ) | ||||||
| Dividend paid | (0 | ) | (1,771 | ) | (0 | ) | (0 | ) | (3,480 | ) | (3,907 | ) | (559 | ) | ||||||
| Purchase of prepaid put option | - | - | - | - | (710 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Other | (13 | ) | (10 | ) | (1 | ) | (0 | ) | (172 | ) | (41 | ) | (6 | ) | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (37 | ) | (1,813 | ) | (1,156 | ) | (165 | ) | (5,504 | ) | (4,306 | ) | (616 | ) | ||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 21 | (92 | ) | (28 | ) | (4 | ) | 30 | (30 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, including cash classified within assets held for sale | (411 | ) | (3,254 | ) | 3,267 | 467 | (195 | ) | 3,001 | 429 | ||||||||||
| Less: net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents classified within assets held for sale | 5 | (5 | ) | 1 | 0 | (9 | ) | (7 | ) | (1 | ) | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period | 7,940 | 10,515 | 7,266 | 1,039 | 7,710 | 7,524 | 1,076 | |||||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period | 7,524 | 7,266 | 10,532 | 1,506 | 7,524 | 10,532 | 1,506 | |||||||||||||
| H World Group Limited | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarter Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2024 | September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | US$ | RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||||||||||||
| (in millions, except shares, per share and per ADS data) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited (GAAP) | 49 | 1,469 | 1,173 | 168 | 3,048 | 5,080 | 726 | |||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expenses | 73 | 92 | 81 | 11 | 322 | 420 | 60 | |||||||||||||
| (Gain) loss from fair value changes of equity securities | 19 | (2 | ) | (1 | ) | (0 | ) | 66 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Foreign exchange (gain) loss, net | 155 | (39 | ) | 44 | 6 | 272 | (569 | ) | (81 | ) | ||||||||||
| (Gain) loss on disposal of investments | 25 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited (non-GAAP) | 321 | 1,520 | 1,297 | 185 | 3,718 | 4,941 | 706 | |||||||||||||
| Adjusted earnings (losses) per share (non-GAAP) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 0.10 | 0.49 | 0.42 | 0.06 | 1.19 | 1.61 | 0.23 | |||||||||||||
| Diluted | 0.10 | 0.48 | 0.41 | 0.06 | 1.17 | 1.55 | 0.22 | |||||||||||||
| Adjusted earnings (losses) per ADS (non-GAAP) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 1.04 | 4.94 | 4.22 | 0.60 | 11.94 | 16.09 | 2.30 | |||||||||||||
| Diluted | 1.03 | 4.76 | 4.06 | 0.58 | 11.68 | 15.54 | 2.22 | |||||||||||||
| Weighted average number of shares used in computation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 3,080,973,793 | 3,077,086,517 | 3,068,046,594 | 3,068,046,594 | 3,115,130,107 | 3,070,939,457 | 3,070,939,457 | |||||||||||||
| Diluted | 3,123,364,616 | 3,249,693,471 | 3,256,974,776 | 3,256,974,776 | 3,278,308,290 | 3,247,494,097 | 3,247,494,097 | |||||||||||||
| Quarter Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2024 | September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | US$ | RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||||||||||||
| (in millions, except per share and per ADS data) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited (GAAP) | 49 | 1,469 | 1,173 | 168 | 3,048 | 5,080 | 726 | |||||||||||||
| Interest income | (53 | ) | (60 | ) | (62 | ) | (9 | ) | (210 | ) | (223 | ) | (32 | ) | ||||||
| Interest expense | 74 | 86 | 86 | 12 | 318 | 337 | 48 | |||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 578 | 648 | 571 | 82 | 1,662 | 2,161 | 309 | |||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 326 | 319 | 302 | 43 | 1,332 | 1,257 | 180 | |||||||||||||
| EBITDA (non-GAAP) | 974 | 2,462 | 2,070 | 296 | 6,150 | 8,612 | 1,231 | |||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 73 | 92 | 81 | 11 | 322 | 420 | 60 | |||||||||||||
| (Gain) loss from fair value changes of equity securities | 19 | (2 | ) | (1 | ) | (0 | ) | 66 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Foreign exchange (gain) loss, net | 155 | (39 | ) | 44 | 6 | 272 | (569 | ) | (81 | ) | ||||||||||
| (Gain) loss on disposal of investments | 25 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) | 1,246 | 2,513 | 2,194 | 313 | 6,820 | 8,473 | 1,211 | |||||||||||||
| H World Group Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment Financial Summary | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarter Ended December 31, 2024 | Quarter Ended September 30, 2025 | Quarter Ended December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Legacy- Huazhu | Legacy- DH | Elimination | Legacy- Huazhu | Legacy- DH | Elimination | Legacy- Huazhu | Legacy- DH | Elimination | |||||||||||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | RMB | RMB | RMB | RMB | RMB | RMB | |||||||||||||
| (in millions) | (in millions) | (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Leased and owned hotels | 2,178 | 1,195 | - | 2,301 | 1,186 | - | 2,027 | 1,239 | - | ||||||||||||
| Manachised and franchised hotels | 2,470 | 34 | (5 | ) | 3,267 | 48 | (6 | ) | 2,974 | 56 | (7 | ) | |||||||||
| Others | 141 | 12 | (2 | ) | 154 | 11 | - | 224 | 12 | - | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 4,789 | 1,241 | (7 | ) | 5,722 | 1,245 | (6 | ) | 5,225 | 1,307 | (7 | ) | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 265 | 61 | (0 | ) | 252 | 67 | (0 | ) | 236 | 66 | (0 | ) | |||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 1,493 | (247 | ) | (0 | ) | 2,446 | 67 | (0 | ) | 1,865 | 329 | (0 | ) | ||||||||
| From 1Q25, we started to present the segment financial summary before elimination. Accordingly, comparative figures for the prior periods were updated to conform to the current period’s presentation. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| H World Group Limited | ||||||||||||||
| Segment Financial Summary | ||||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2024 | Year Ended December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Legacy- Huazhu | Legacy- DH | Elimination | Legacy- Huazhu | Legacy- DH | Elimination | |||||||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | RMB | RMB | RMB | |||||||||
| (in millions) | (in millions) | |||||||||||||
| Leased and owned hotels | 9,146 | 4,697 | - | 8,371 | 4,572 | - | ||||||||
| Manachised and franchised hotels | 9,385 | 126 | (13 | ) | 11,542 | 176 | (22 | ) | ||||||
| Others | 498 | 58 | (6 | ) | 622 | 46 | - | |||||||
| Revenue | 19,029 | 4,881 | (19 | ) | 20,535 | 4,794 | (22 | ) | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,095 | 237 | (0 | ) | 1,002 | 255 | (0 | ) | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 6,974 | (154 | ) | (0 | ) | 7,974 | 499 | 0 | ||||||
Operating Results: Legacy-Huazhu(1)
| Number of hotels | Number of rooms | ||||||||
| Opened in Q4 2025 | Closed in Q4 2025 | Net added in Q4 2025 | As of December 31, 2025 | As of December 31, 2025 | |||||
| Leased and owned hotels | - | (20 | ) | (20 | ) | 511 | 76,694 | ||
| Manachised and franchised hotels | 406 | (226 | ) | 180 | 12,229 | 1,162,703 | |||
| Total | 406 | (246 | ) | 160 | 12,740 | 1,239,397 | |||
| (1) Legacy-Huazhu refers to H World Group Limited and its subsidiaries, excluding DH | |||||||||
| As of December 31, 2025 | |||
| Number of hotels | Unopened hotels in pipeline | ||
| Economy hotels | 6,024 | 1,153 | |
| Leased and owned hotels | 244 | 3 | |
| Manachised and franchised hotels | 5,780 | 1,150 | |
| Midscale, upper-midscale hotels and others | 6,716 | 1,734 | |
| Leased and owned hotels | 267 | 8 | |
| Manachised and franchised hotels | 6,449 | 1,726 | |
| Total | 12,740 | 2,887 | |
| For the quarter ended | ||||||||
| December 31, | September 30, | December 31, | yoy | |||||
| 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | change | |||||
| Average daily room rate (in RMB) | ||||||||
| Leased and owned hotels | 353 | 378 | 364 | |||||
| Manachised and franchised hotels | 270 | 299 | 283 | |||||
| Blended | 277 | 304 | 288 | |||||
| Occupancy rate (as a percentage) | ||||||||
| Leased and owned hotels | -1.9p.p. | |||||||
| Manachised and franchised hotels | -1.5p.p. | |||||||
| Blended | -1.6p.p. | |||||||
| RevPAR (in RMB) | ||||||||
| Leased and owned hotels | 296 | 327 | 297 | |||||
| Manachised and franchised hotels | 215 | 250 | 221 | |||||
| Blended | 222 | 256 | 226 | |||||
| For full year ended | ||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | yoy | ||||
| 2024 | 2025 | change | ||||
| Average daily room rate (in RMB) | ||||||
| Leased and owned hotels | 364 | 361 | - | |||
| Manachised and franchised hotels | 281 | 284 | ||||
| Blended | 289 | 290 | ||||
| Occupancy rate (as a percentage) | ||||||
| Leased and owned hotels | -1.6p.p. | |||||
| Manachised and franchised hotels | -1.2p.p. | |||||
| Blended | -1.2p.p. | |||||
| RevPAR (in RMB) | ||||||
| Leased and owned hotels | 308 | 299 | - | |||
| Manachised and franchised hotels | 228 | 227 | - | |||
| Blended | 235 | 232 | - | |||
| Same-hotel operational data by class | |||||||||||||||
| Mature hotels in operation for more than 18 months | |||||||||||||||
| Number of hotels | Same-hotel RevPAR | Same-hotel ADR | Same-hotel Occupancy | ||||||||||||
| As of December 31, | For the quarter | yoy | For the quarter | yoy | For the quarter | yoy | |||||||||
| ended December 31, | change | ended December 31, | change | ended December 31, | change | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | (p.p.) | |||||||
| Economy hotels | 4,187 | 4,187 | 171 | 167 | -2.5 | % | 207 | 211 | 1.8 | % | 82.4 | % | 78.9 | % | -3.5 |
| Leased and owned hotels | 241 | 241 | 207 | 201 | -2.7 | % | 243 | 244 | 0.6 | % | 85.1 | % | 82.3 | % | -2.8 |
| Manachised and franchised hotels | 3,946 | 3,946 | 168 | 163 | -2.5 | % | 204 | 208 | 2.0 | % | 82.2 | % | 78.6 | % | -3.6 |
| Midscale, upper-midscale hotels and others | 4,370 | 4,370 | 269 | 263 | -2.5 | % | 333 | 336 | 0.8 | % | 80.9 | % | 78.3 | % | -2.6 |
| Leased and owned hotels | 253 | 253 | 366 | 361 | -1.3 | % | 439 | 443 | 1.1 | % | 83.4 | % | 81.4 | % | -2.0 |
| Manachised and franchised hotels | 4,117 | 4,117 | 260 | 253 | -2.6 | % | 322 | 325 | 0.7 | % | 80.7 | % | 78.0 | % | -2.7 |
| Total | 8,557 | 8,557 | 228 | 222 | -2.5 | % | 280 | 283 | 1.2 | % | 81.5 | % | 78.5 | % | -3.0 |
| Same-hotel operational data by class | |||||||||||||||
| Mature hotels in operation for more than 18 months | |||||||||||||||
| Number of hotels | Same-hotel RevPAR | Same-hotel ADR | Same-hotel Occupancy | ||||||||||||
| As of December 31, | For the year | yoy | For the year | yoy | For the year | yoy | |||||||||
| ended December 31, | change | ended December 31, | change | ended December 31, | change | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | (p.p.) | |||||||
| Economy hotels | 4,187 | 4,187 | 185 | 174 | -6.0 | % | 220 | 214 | -2.6 | % | 84.0 | % | 81.1 | % | -2.9 |
| Leased and owned hotels | 241 | 241 | 224 | 209 | -7.0 | % | 259 | 248 | -4.2 | % | 86.7 | % | 84.1 | % | -2.5 |
| Manachised and franchised hotels | 3,946 | 3,946 | 181 | 170 | -5.9 | % | 216 | 211 | -2.4 | % | 83.7 | % | 80.8 | % | -3.0 |
| Midscale, upper-midscale hotels and others | 4,370 | 4,370 | 286 | 270 | -5.6 | % | 349 | 340 | -2.8 | % | 81.8 | % | 79.4 | % | -2.4 |
| Leased and owned hotels | 253 | 253 | 377 | 359 | -4.8 | % | 450 | 438 | -2.7 | % | 83.8 | % | 82.1 | % | -1.7 |
| Manachised and franchised hotels | 4,117 | 4,117 | 276 | 260 | -5.7 | % | 338 | 329 | -2.8 | % | 81.6 | % | 79.2 | % | -2.4 |
| Total | 8,557 | 8,557 | 242 | 228 | -5.7 | % | 292 | 285 | -2.6 | % | 82.8 | % | 80.2 | % | -2.6 |
Operating Results: Legacy-DH(2)
| Number of hotels | Number of rooms | Unopened hotels in pipeline | ||||||
| Opened in Q4 2025 | Closed in Q4 2025 | Net added in Q4 2025 | As of December 31, 2025(3) | | As of December 31, 2025 | | As of December 31, 2025 | |
| Leased hotels | 1 | (4) | (3) | 62 | 13,363 | 8 | ||
| Manachised and franchised hotels | - | (1) | (1) | 56 | 11,659 | 11 | ||
| Total | 1 | (5) | (4) | 118 | 25,022 | 19 | ||
| (2) Legacy-DH refers to DH. (3) As of December 31, 2025, a total of 2 hotels were temporarily closed due to repair work. | ||||||||
| For the quarter ended | ||||||||
| December 31, | September 30, | December 31, | yoy | |||||
| 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | change | |||||
| Average daily room rate (in EUR) | ||||||||
| Leased hotels | 115 | 109 | 117 | |||||
| Manachised and franchised hotels | 115 | 126 | 123 | |||||
| Blended | 115 | 117 | 120 | |||||
| Occupancy rate (as a percentage) | ||||||||
| Leased hotels | +3.4 p.p. | |||||||
| Manachised and franchised hotels | +0.4 p.p. | |||||||
| Blended | +2.1 p.p. | |||||||
| RevPAR (in EUR) | ||||||||
| Leased hotels | 81 | 85 | 86 | |||||
| Manachised and franchised hotels | 82 | 89 | 88 | |||||
| Blended | 81 | 87 | 87 | |||||
| For full year ended | ||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | yoy | ||||
| 2024 | 2025 | change | ||||
| Average daily room rate (in EUR) | ||||||
| Leased and owned hotels | 117 | 112 | - | |||
| Manachised and franchised hotels | 110 | 121 | ||||
| Blended | 114 | 116 | ||||
| Occupancy rate (as a percentage) | ||||||
| Leased and owned hotels | +5.1 p.p. | |||||
| Manachised and franchised hotels | +3.9 p.p. | |||||
| Blended | +4.4 p.p. | |||||
| RevPAR (in EUR) | ||||||
| Leased and owned hotels | 79 | 81 | ||||
| Manachised and franchised hotels | 71 | 83 | ||||
| Blended | 76 | 82 | ||||
Hotel Portfolio by Brand
| As of December 31, 2025 | |||
| Hotels | Rooms | Unopened hotels | |
| in operation | in pipeline | ||
| Economy hotels | 6,030 | 494,391 | 1,160 |
| HanTing Hotel | 4,556 | 393,791 | 774 |
| NiHao Hotel | 513 | 38,772 | 86 |
| Hi Inn | 696 | 37,752 | 287 |
| Elan Hotel | 45 | 2,871 | - |
| Ibis Hotel | 214 | 20,169 | 6 |
| Zleep Hotels | 6 | 1,036 | 7 |
| Midscale hotels | 5,431 | 584,713 | 1,124 |
| JI Hotel | 3,565 | 404,616 | 752 |
| Orange Hotel | 1,055 | 111,365 | 250 |
| Starway Hotel | 712 | 59,807 | 118 |
| Ibis Styles Hotel | 99 | 8,925 | 4 |
| Upper midscale hotels | 1,207 | 156,683 | 493 |
| Crystal Orange Hotel | 322 | 40,125 | 100 |
| IntercityHotel(4) | 159 | 25,914 | 111 |
| Grand JI Hotel | - | - | 5 |
| CitiGO Hotel | 33 | 4,963 | 4 |
| Manxin Hotel | 192 | 18,120 | 47 |
| Madison Hotel | 218 | 23,304 | 113 |
| Mercure Hotel | 226 | 33,259 | 88 |
| Novotel Hotel | 46 | 9,310 | 18 |
| MAXX Hotel(5) | 11 | 1,688 | 7 |
| Upscale hotels | 166 | 24,347 | 121 |
| Blossom House | 90 | 5,656 | 107 |
| Joya Hotel | 7 | 1,237 | - |
| Grand Mercure Hotel | 10 | 1,877 | - |
| Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts(6) | 56 | 14,990 | 14 |
| Jaz in the City | 3 | 587 | - |
| Luxury hotels | 19 | 2,841 | 3 |
| Steigenberger Icons(7) | 12 | 2,320 | 1 |
| Song Hotels | 7 | 521 | 2 |
| Others | 5 | 1,444 | 5 |
| Other hotels(8) | 5 | 1,444 | 5 |
| Total | 12,858 | 1,264,419 | 2,906 |
(4) As of December 31, 2025, 107 operational hotels and 106 pipeline hotels of IntercityHotel were under Legacy-Huazhu.
(5) As of December 31, 2025, 7 operational hotels and 7 pipeline hotels of MAXX were under Legacy-Huazhu.
(6) As of December 31, 2025, 13 operational hotels and 9 pipeline hotels of Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts were under Legacy-Huazhu.
(7) As of December 31, 2025, 5 operational hotels and 1 pipeline hotels of Steigenberger Icon were under Legacy-Huazhu.
(8) Other hotels include other partner hotels and other hotel brands in Yongle Huazhu Hotel & Resort Group (excluding Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts and Blossom House).
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