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Project RISE

1 story · First covered Jul 30, 2026 · Latest Jul 30
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Hilton Just Spent $932M Buying Its Own Stock. Ask Yourself Who That's Really For.

Hilton Just Spent $932M Buying Its Own Stock. Ask Yourself Who That's Really For.

Hilton's Q2 net income hit $482 million, the development pipeline is at a record 541,300 rooms, and RevPAR grew nearly 4%. But when a company spends almost twice its net income buying back its own shares in a single quarter, the technology question nobody's asking is what's NOT getting funded.