MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE Corp (VAC) · Nov 4, 2026 · Earnings

Marriott Vacations earnings beat, guidance rises despite storm hit

Beat — Adj. EPS $2.64 vs ~$2.57 consensus

Marriott Vacations earnings beat on adjusted EPS as VPG and contract sales surged, while 2026 guidance moved higher despite hurricane damage.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide is midway through a business transformation focused on better vacation-ownership sales execution, higher-value owner experiences and improved profitability. The second-quarter report had already established that direction, with VPG up 23% and contract sales up 22%; this quarter tests whether that momentum is durable.

The quarter beat on the most important earnings benchmark, but not on revenue. Adjusted diluted EPS was $2.64 versus a published consensus of roughly $2.57, while total revenue was $1.367 billion versus about $1.42 billion expected. The earnings beat came from mix and operating leverage rather than broad-based growth: contract sales rose 29%, VPG jumped 30%, and adjusted EBITDA rose 27% despite tours falling 2% (Financial Highlights). 〔0〕

MetricQ3 2026Q3 2025Consensus / prior guidance
Adjusted EPS (Adjusted EPS reconciliation)$2.64$1.69$2.57 consensus
Total revenue (Income Statement)$1,367M$1,263M$1,420M consensus
Contract sales (Vacation Ownership)$565M$439M—
VPG (Vacation Ownership)$4,822$3,700—
Adjusted EBITDA (Adjusted EBITDA)$216M$170M—
FY26 adjusted EBITDA guidance (2026 Outlook)$810–830M—$805–830M prior
FY26 adjusted free cash flow (2026 Outlook)$410–430M—$410–460M prior

The core vacation-ownership engine is materially healthier. Contract sales reached $565 million and VPG reached $4,822, both sharply above last year, while development profit margin expanded to 31.0% from 20.2% (Vacation Ownership segment results). The company says the improvement reflects higher average transaction sizes and better sales execution, not merely more traffic; tours actually declined 2%. 〔1〕

Management raised the full-year operating outlook despite a known $16 million hurricane drag. The midpoint of contract-sales guidance rose to $2.130 billion from $2.098 billion, and adjusted EBITDA guidance rose to $820 million from $817.5 million (2026 Outlook). Adjusted EPS guidance also moved up to a midpoint of $8.90 from $8.65. That is a meaningful confirmation that management sees the sales and margin gains continuing beyond one quarter, although free-cash-flow guidance was reduced at the midpoint to $420 million from $435 million, reflecting weaker financing activity and other cash items.

The improvement is not completely broad-based. Rental profit fell 40% because of higher inventory costs and the partial closure of five Kauai resorts after Hurricane Lowell, while financing profit declined 6% as financing expense grew faster than revenue (Segment results). The exchange business remained roughly stable, with revenue down 5% and membership down 1%, so the quarter’s advance is being driven primarily by vacation ownership rather than a synchronized recovery across the portfolio. 〔2〕

Bottom line: This is a modestly better-than-expected quarter that strengthens the transformation story: higher-value sales are translating into better margins and a higher full-year outlook. The revenue miss, weaker rental and financing profits, and lower cash-flow range keep it from being a decisive re-rating event, but the business is clearly executing ahead of its prior plan.

What to watch next

Q4 earnings report, early 2027

Original filing on SEC EDGAR

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