Discontinued — last reported Q3 '25
Initial fees received from franchise owners — Total contract liabilities
Hyatt Hotels Initial fees received from franchise owners — Total contract liabilities increased by 2.1% to $49.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 8.9%, from $45.00M to $49.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Initial fees received from franchise owners — Total contract liabilities shows relatively stable performance with a 3.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong growth in new franchise signings and a larger pipeline of future recognized revenue, while a decrease may indicate a slowdown in new property additions or the rapid amortization of existing contracts.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the deferred revenue balance arising from upfront fees collected from franchise partners at the i...
Peer comparison
Comparable to deferred franchise fee liabilities at other global hotel franchisors like Marriott, Hilton, or IHG, where upfront fees are similarly amortized over the life of the franchise agreement.
h_segment_initial_fees_received_from_franchise_owners_total_contract_liabilitiesHistorical 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $41.00M | $42.00M | $42.00M | $43.00M | $44.00M | $44.00M | $45.00M | $45.00M | $44.00M | $45.00M | $45.00M | $45.00M | $45.00M | $45.00M | $47.00M | $47.00M | $48.00M | $49.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +2.4% | +0.0% | +2.4% | +2.3% | +0.0% | +2.3% | +0.0% | -2.2% | +2.3% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +4.4% | +0.0% | +2.1% | +2.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +7.3% | +4.8% | +7.1% | +4.7% | +0.0% | +2.3% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +2.3% | +0.0% | +4.4% | +4.4% | +6.7% | +8.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Hyatt Hotels's initial fees received from franchise owners — total contract liabilities?
- Hyatt Hotels (H) reported initial fees received from franchise owners — total contract liabilities of $49.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Hyatt Hotels's initial fees received from franchise owners — total contract liabilities changed year-over-year?
- Hyatt Hotels's initial fees received from franchise owners — total contract liabilities increased by 8.9% year-over-year, from $45.00M to $49.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Hyatt Hotels's initial fees received from franchise owners — total contract liabilities?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Hyatt Hotels's initial fees received from franchise owners — total contract liabilities has grown at a 3.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $166.00M to $182.00M.
- What does initial fees received from franchise owners — total contract liabilities mean?
- The total amount of upfront franchise fees collected that have not yet been recognized as revenue because the service period is ongoing.