The preparation of financial statements in conformity with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Accordingly, ultimate results could differ from those estimates.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net appreciation (depreciation) includes the Plan’s gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year.

Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures establishes a framework for measuring fair value. This framework provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements), the next priority to quoted values based on observable inputs (Level 2 measurements), and the lowest priority to values based on unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820 are briefly described below:



Level 1						Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Plan has the ability to access at the measurement date. For example, stocks listed on a recognized exchange or listed mutual funds.

Level 2						Inputs to the valuation methodology include:



Level 3						Level 3 inputs include unobservable inputs that reflect our assumptions about what factors market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. We develop these inputs based on the best information available, including our own data.

Cash and Cash Equivalents – The Plan considers all highly liquid investments with an initial maturity of three months or less at date of purchase to be cash equivalents.

Corporate Bonds – Valued using pricing models maximizing the use of observable inputs for similar securities. This includes basing value on yields currently available on comparable securities of issuers with similar credit ratings. When quoted prices are not available for identical or similar bonds, the bond is valued under a discounted cash flows approach that maximizes observable inputs, such as current yields of similar instruments, but includes adjustments for certain risks that may not be observable, such as credit and liquidity risks or a broker quote if available.

Common and Preferred Stock – Securities are priced at the closing price reported on the active market on which individual securities are traded, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability.

Mutual and Registered Investment Funds – Valued at the daily closing price as reported by the fund. Mutual funds held by the Plan are open-end mutual funds that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These funds are required to publish their daily net asset value ("NAV") and to transact at that price. The mutual and registered investment funds held by the Plan are deemed to be actively traded.

Common Collective Trust – Valued at the NAV of units of a collective trust. The NAV, as provided by the custodian, is used as a practical expedient to estimate fair value. The NAV is based on the fair value of the underlying investments held by the fund less its liabilities.

The Company Stock Fund (the “Stock Fund”) is tracked on a unitized basis. The Stock Fund consists of Marriott International, Inc. common stock and funds held in Fidelity Treasury Portfolio and Northern Trust Company Collective Short-Term Investment Fund respectively for years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, sufficient to meet the Stock Fund’s daily cash needs, as well as interest and dividends receivable. Unitizing the Stock Fund allows for daily trades. The value of a unit reflects the combined market value of Marriott International, Inc. common stock, valued at its quoted market price, and the cash investments and receivables held by the Stock Fund. At December 31, 2025, 9,396,383 units were outstanding with a value of $210.76 per unit. At December 31, 2024, 10,602,689 units were outstanding with a value of $189.60 per unit.

The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date. There have been no changes in valuation methodologies from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2025.

Notes receivable from participants are recorded at principal less repayments plus accrued interest. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. A loan generally is considered in default if (i) a payment is not made within 90 days after the due date, (ii) an outstanding loan balance is not repaid by the original due date, or (iii) there is a material misrepresentation in connection with the loan application. If the loan is deemed to be in default, the participant loan balance is reduced, and a benefit payment is recorded.

Contributions from Plan participants and the matching contributions from the Company are recorded in the year in which the employee contributions are withheld from compensation.

Certain expenses of maintaining the Plan are paid directly by the Company and are excluded from these financial statements. Fees related to the administration of notes receivable from participants are charged directly to the participant’s account and are included in administrative expenses. Investment related expenses are included in the "Net appreciation in fair value of investments" caption of the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits.