Hyatt Hotels Corp SEC Filings

Hyatt Hotels Corp officer Joan Bottarini reported an open-market sale of 1,825 shares of Class A common stock on February 19, 2026 at an average price of $166.61 per share. After this transaction, she directly owned 12,880.935 shares of Hyatt common stock.

The sale was carried out under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan that the reporting person adopted on November 7, 2025, indicating the trades were scheduled in advance rather than decided at the time of sale.

Hyatt Hotels Corp director and officer Mark Samuel Hoplamazian reported a small stock gift. On this Form 4, he transferred 148 shares of Class A Common Stock as a bona fide gift at a reported price of $0 per share. After the gift, he directly owns 408,184 Hyatt Class A shares.

Baron Capital Group and related entities report beneficial ownership of 6,106,485 shares of Hyatt Hotels Class A common stock, representing 14.60% of the class as of 12/31/2025, with shared voting and dispositive power over these shares.

Within the group, BAMCO, Inc. reports 5,068,899 shares (12.12%), Baron Capital Management, Inc. reports 1,037,586 shares (2.48%), and Baron Partners Fund reports 3,310,000 shares (7.92%), all on a shared-voting, shared-dispositive basis. The securities are stated to be held in the ordinary course of business and not for changing or influencing control of Hyatt Hotels.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced that Thomas J. Pritzker has retired as Executive Chairman of the Board effective immediately and will not stand for re-election as a Class II director at the 2026 Annual Meeting. He will continue to serve as a director for the remainder of his term.

The Board appointed Mark S. Hoplamazian, Hyatt’s President and Chief Executive Officer, as Chairman of the Board, combining the chairman and CEO roles effective immediately. Hyatt’s dual-class ownership structure under its charter remains unchanged by this leadership transition.

The 2007 Stockholders’ Agreement’s voting provisions, which required certain Class B shares to follow Board recommendations, terminate now that Mr. Pritzker is no longer Executive Chairman. As of the date of the report, 2,270,395 shares of Class B common stock, representing approximately 4.0% of total voting power, were subject to that agreement. Two other voting agreements remain in effect and unchanged.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation provides a detailed look at its global hospitality business for the year ended December 31, 2025, including the completed acquisition of Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V., a major all-inclusive resort owner in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica.

For 2025, Hyatt reports revenues of $7,101 million, a net loss attributable to Hyatt of $52 million, and Adjusted EBITDA of $1,159 million. The hotel portfolio reached 1,528 hotels and all‑inclusive resorts (372,763 rooms), supported by approximately 242,000 colleagues worldwide and the World of Hyatt loyalty program with about 63 million members. The company highlights strong liquidity with $813 million of cash and short‑term investments and roughly $1.5 billion of available borrowing capacity, and emphasizes its brand portfolios, World of Care ESG framework, and long‑term stockholder control by Pritzker family interests holding 54.7% of outstanding common stock and about 89.0% of voting power.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results with solid underlying growth but GAAP losses. Comparable system-wide hotel RevPAR rose 4.0% in the quarter and 2.9% for 2025, while all-inclusive resorts Net Package RevPAR increased 8.3% in the quarter and 8.6% for the year, showing healthy demand. Net income attributable to Hyatt was a loss of $20 million in the quarter and $52 million for 2025, but Adjusted Net Income reached $126 million in Q4 and $209 million for the year as one-time transaction, integration, and impairment items were excluded.

Adjusted EBITDA grew to $292 million in Q4 and $1,159 million for 2025, up 5.8% year over year. Net rooms grew 7.3% with a pipeline of about 148,000 rooms, underscoring continued expansion. For 2026, Hyatt guides to net income of $235–$320 million, Adjusted EBITDA of $1,155–$1,205 million (13–18% above a recast 2025 baseline), Adjusted Free Cash Flow of $580–$630 million, and capital returns to shareholders of $325–$375 million.

KLP 2006-N3 Family Trust, a reporting person associated with Hyatt Hotels Corp, reported a sale of derivative securities linked to the company’s stock. On January 9, 2026, the trust reported a sale coded "S" of 12,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, at a weighted average price of $168.0135 per share. Following this transaction, the trust reported owning 959,068 derivative securities.

Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock, either at the holder’s option or automatically upon most transfers. The trust notes it may be deemed part of a 10% owner group due to voting and transfer agreements, while disclaiming beneficial ownership beyond its pecuniary interest.

A holder of H Class A common stock has filed a notice under Rule 144 to sell 12,000 shares through Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. on the NYSE, with an approximate sale date of 01/09/2026. The filing lists an aggregate market value of about 2,016,162 for these shares, compared with 41,819,241 shares of this class outstanding. The seller originally acquired 971,068 shares of Class A common stock on 08/17/2010 via a distribution from an affiliated entity, with no cash consideration paid.