Fee Service — Capitalized Contract Cost, Amortization
Marriott International Fee Service — Capitalized Contract Cost, Amortization increased by 69.0% to $49.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 81.5%, from $27.00M to $49.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Fee Service — Capitalized Contract Cost, Amortization shows an upward trend with a 15.8% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase may suggest higher recent investment in securing new contracts, while a decrease may reflect a lower volume of new contract acquisitions or fully amortized assets.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the periodic expense recognized from the amortization of costs incurred to obtain or fulfill long...
Peer comparison
Comparable to contract acquisition cost amortization or intangible asset amortization related to contract rights at peer hospitality firms.
mar_segment_net_fee_revenues_capitalized_contract_cost_amortizationHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $18.00M | $21.00M | $19.00M | $24.00M | $19.00M | $22.00M | $24.00M | $21.00M | $22.00M | $23.00M | $22.00M | $23.00M | $27.00M | $26.00M | $27.00M | $28.00M | $29.00M | $29.00M | $49.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +16.7% | -9.5% | +26.3% | -20.8% | +15.8% | +9.1% | -12.5% | +4.8% | +4.5% | -4.3% | +4.5% | +17.4% | -3.7% | +3.8% | +3.7% | +3.6% | +0.0% | +69.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +5.6% | +4.8% | +26.3% | -12.5% | +15.8% | +4.5% | -8.3% | +9.5% | +22.7% | +13.0% | +22.7% | +21.7% | +7.4% | +11.5% | +81.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Marriott International's fee service — capitalized contract cost, amortization?
- Marriott International (MAR) reported fee service — capitalized contract cost, amortization of $49.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Marriott International's fee service — capitalized contract cost, amortization changed year-over-year?
- Marriott International's fee service — capitalized contract cost, amortization increased by 81.5% year-over-year, from $27.00M to $49.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Marriott International's fee service — capitalized contract cost, amortization?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Marriott International's fee service — capitalized contract cost, amortization has grown at a 15.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $75.00M to $135.00M.
- What does fee service — capitalized contract cost, amortization mean?
- The periodic expense recognized from spreading out the upfront costs of securing long-term hotel management and franchise contracts.