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Valued at $71.2 billion by market cap, Marriott International, Inc. (MAR) is a leading global hospitality company operating over 9,000 properties across more than 37 brands, including The Ritz-Carlton, Sheraton, and Westin. Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Marriott franchises, manages, and licenses hotels, resorts, and timeshare properties worldwide and is part of both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100.
Shares of MAR have outperformed the broader market over the past year. MAR has surged 22.2% over this time frame, while the broader S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has rallied nearly 16.1%. However, in 2025, MAR stock is down 10%, compared to SPX’s 10% rise on a YTD basis.