Marriott International, Inc. (MAR) earnings on May 6, 2026
More Marriott International, Inc. earnings
Prior outlook: Pessimistic Outcome: Missed
Marriott's first quarter earnings fell below what analysts expected, and the company's 2026 sales forecast also came in lower than anticipated. Despite this, the stock rose anyway, ending the day about 1.3% higher.
MAR price around the earnings
359.27
Change: +1.3%
2026-05-06, 22:32 UTC
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Prior thesis
Prior outlook: Pessimistic Outcome: Missed
- Thesis published
Negative outlook, price may fall further.
The company's recent earnings report showed lower-than-expected profits and future sales forecasts. This has caused the stock price to drop, and upcoming profit outlooks also suggest ongoing challenges.
Context analyzed before publication
- Summary
- Negative outlook; the scenario is pessimistic.
- Playbook
- The recent underperformance and missed expectations present a challenging scenario.
- Trend
- Negative trend confirmed by recent earnings report.
Analysts
Evidence
- Analyst consensus
- Buy
- Consensus average (1-5)
- 2.23
- Analysts covering the stock
- 24
- Average price target
- 371.88
- Lowest price target
- 269
- Highest price target
- 443
- Upside to price target
- 2.7%
- Quarterly earnings growth
- -2.2%
- Revenue growth
- 6.3%
- Forward EPS
- 12.99
- Trailing EPS
- 9.5
- Analyst moves in the last 60 days
- 6
- Strong buy: 1
- Buy: 11
- Hold: 12
- Sell: 1
- Strong sell: 1
- Strong buy
- 1
- Buy
- 11
- Hold
- 12
- Sell
- 1
- Strong sell
- 1
- April 24, 2026 · Evercore ISI Group: Maintains rating (Outperform → Outperform)
- April 23, 2026 · Susquehanna: Maintains rating (Neutral → Neutral)
- April 21, 2026 · JP Morgan: Maintains rating (Neutral → Neutral)
- April 16, 2026 · Barclays: Maintains rating (Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight)
- April 10, 2026 · Morgan Stanley: Maintains rating (Overweight → Overweight)
- March 10, 2026 · Morgan Stanley: Maintains rating (Overweight → Overweight)
News and sentiment
Drivers
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News & sentiment
Negative
The company's forecast for the next quarter's earnings is also meeting or falling short of what analysts expected. This suggests that difficulties may continue in the short term.
Evidence
Sentiment
- Sentiment
- Constructive
- Mention volume
- Low
- Normalized volume
- 33%
News
Sources (8)
- Full Transcript: Marriott Intl Q1 2026 Earnings Call — Benzinga
- Marriott International Sees FY2026 Adj EPS $11.38-$11.63 vs $11.60 Est; FY2026 Revenue expected to be below $0.00 vs $27.960B Est — Benzinga
- Marriott International Sees Q2 Adj EPS $2.99-$3.06 vs $3.06 Est — Benzinga
- Marriott Intl Q1 Adj. EPS $2.72 Beats $2.55 Estimate, Sales $6.654B Beat $6.586B Estimate — Benzinga
- Evercore ISI Group Maintains Outperform on Marriott International, Raises Price Target to $400 — Benzinga
- Susquehanna Maintains Neutral on Marriott International, Raises Price Target to $385 — Benzinga
- JP Morgan Maintains Neutral on Marriott International, Raises Price Target to $383 — Benzinga
- Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight on Marriott International, Raises Price Target to $372 — Benzinga
Technicals
Drivers
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Technical
Negative
The stock has recently performed worse than the broader market. Its recent price movement and momentum indicators suggest a downward trend.
Evidence
- Average true range (ATR)
- 2.5%
- Distance to 52-week high
- -4.7%
- 14-day change (14d)
- -4.3%
- 30-day change
- +10.7%
- 30-day relative strength
- -1.3%
- Benchmark change
- +12.0%
- Nearest support
- 316.55
- Nearest resistance
- 379.77
- Volume accumulation ratio
- 0.87
Trends
Evidence
- Average earnings surprise
- -0.5%
- May 6, 2026: actual EPS 2.43 vs estimate 2.56 (surprise -4.9%)
- February 10, 2026: actual EPS 2.58 vs estimate 2.62 (surprise -1.5%)
- November 4, 2025: actual EPS 2.47 vs estimate 2.39 (surprise +3.5%)
- August 5, 2025: actual EPS 2.65 vs estimate 2.62 (surprise +1.1%)
Expected move
Drivers
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Past earnings
Negative
Looking back at previous earnings reports, the company has only beaten expectations half the time. When it did report, earnings were often slightly below what was outlined.
There is no implied-move data available for this event.
Reactions over its last 19 earnings
- Median move
- 3.1%
- 75th percentile move
- 4.9%
- 90th percentile move
- 5.6%
- Up / down moves
- 10 / 9
- Average up move
- +3.7%
- Average down move
- -2.9%
Monitoring and close
What Marriott International, Inc. reported
There is no monitoring data available for this event.
Pre-market second reading after the results
There is no second reading available for this event.
How the stock reacted
- Outcome
- Missed
- Consolidated
- +1.3%
- Max favorable move (MFE)
- 0.5%
- Max adverse move (MAE)
- 2.7%