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Earnings (Loss) Per Share
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings Per Share Earnings Per Share
The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS"):

Year Ended December 31,
202520242023
(in millions, except per share amounts)
Basic EPS:
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Hilton stockholders
$1,457 $1,535 $1,141 
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding236 248 262 
Basic EPS$6.18 $6.20 $4.36 
Diluted EPS:
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Hilton stockholders
$1,457 $1,535 $1,141 
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding(1)
238 250 264 
Diluted EPS(1)
$6.12 $6.14 $4.33 
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(1)Amounts for all periods include less than 1 million shares related to share-based compensation that were excluded from the calculations of diluted EPS because their effect would have been anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method.