(Mark One) ☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025or☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the transition period fromto Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes☐No☒ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during thepreceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90days. Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growthcompany. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the ExchangeAct. Large accelerated filer☒Non-accelerated filer☐ Accelerated filer☐Smaller reporting company☐Emerging growth company☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revisedfinancial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financialreporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☒ If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect thecorrection of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes☐No☒ As of June 30, 2025, the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stockheld by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $61,525 million (based upon the closing sale price of the common stock on that date on the New York StockExchange). The number of shares of common stock outstanding on February 6, 2026 was 229,291,615. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III incorporate information by reference from the registrant's definitive proxy statement relating to its 2026 Annual Meeting ofStockholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the close of the registrant's fiscal year. HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC.FORM 10-K TABLE OF CONTENTSYEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 Page No. PART I Forward-Looking Statements2Summary of Risk Factors2Terms Used and Basis of Presentation in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and Social Media3Item 1.Business3Item 1A.Risk Factors14Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments31Item 1C.Cybersecurity31Item 2.Properties33Item 3.Legal Proceedings34Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures34 PART II Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases ofEquity Securities35Item 6.[Reserved]36Item 7.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations37Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk52Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data54Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure98Item 9A.Controls and Procedures98Item 9B.Other Information98Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections98 PART III Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance99Item 11.Executive Compensation99Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related StockholderMatters99Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence99Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services99 PART IVItem 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules 99Item 16.Form 10-K Summary106Signatures107 PART I This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements