TNLHIGH SIGNALFINANCIAL10-K

Travel + Leisure Co. experienced a severe 44% decline in net income despite strong operating cash flow growth, coupled with a significant 6.4% reduction in outstanding shares indicating aggressive capital returns.

The dramatic disconnect between declining profitability and improving operating cash flow suggests either significant non-cash charges or timing differences that warrant close examination. The substantial increase in interest expense and aggressive share buyback program amid declining earnings raises questions about capital allocation strategy and debt management.

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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

The company presents a mixed financial picture with strong operational metrics but concerning profitability trends—operating cash flow surged 38% to $640M and current assets grew 64%, while net income plummeted 44% to $230M amid rising interest expenses. The dramatic 69% decline in accounts receivable alongside higher current assets suggests significant changes in business mix or collection practices. Despite earnings pressure, management accelerated capital returns with $301M in buybacks and increased capex 44%, indicating confidence in underlying business fundamentals but potentially stressing the balance sheet given rising debt costs.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT CHANGES
Accounts Receivable
Balance Sheet
-68.6%
$385.0M→$121.0M

Receivables declined — improved collection efficiency or conservative revenue recognition.

Current Assets
Balance Sheet
+63.6%
$1.8B→$3.0B

Current assets grew 63.6% — improving short-term liquidity or inventory/receivables build.

Cash & Equivalents
Balance Sheet
+51.5%
$167.0M→$253.0M

Cash position surged 51.5% — strong cash generation or capital raise providing significant financial cushion.

Capital Expenditure
Cash Flow
+44.4%
$81.0M→$117.0M

Capital expenditure jumped 44.4% — major investment cycle underway; assess returns on deployment.

Net Income
P&L
-44%
$411.0M→$230.0M

Net income declined 44% — review whether driven by operations, interest costs, or non-recurring items.

Operating Cash Flow
Cash Flow
+37.9%
$464.0M→$640.0M

Operating cash flow surged 37.9% — exceptional cash generation, highest quality earnings signal.

Total Deposits
Balance Sheet
+35.5%
$31.0M→$42.0M

Deposits grew 35.5% — expanding customer base or increased trust in the institution.

Interest Expense
P&L
+28.7%
$195.0M→$251.0M

Interest costs rose 28.7% — monitor debt levels and coverage ratio in rising rate environment.

Share Buybacks
Cash Flow
+28.6%
$234.0M→$301.0M

Share repurchases increased 28.6% — management returning capital, signals confidence in intrinsic value.

Current Liabilities
Balance Sheet
+25%
$2.0B→$2.5B

Current liabilities rose 25% — increased short-term obligations, watch current ratio.

LANGUAGE CHANGES
NEW — 2026-02-18
PRIOR — 2025-02-19
ADDED
tnl-20251231 FALSE 2025 FY 0001361658 December 31 Travel Leisure Co.
As of January 31, 2026, the registrant had outstanding 62,397,734 shares of common stock.
Adjusted EBITDA also excludes stock-based compensation costs, separation and restructuring costs, legacy items, transaction and integration costs associated with mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, asset impairments/recoveries and inventory write-downs associated with the Company s resort optimization initiative, gains and losses on sale/disposition of business, and items that meet the conditions of unusual and/or infrequent.
Integration costs represent certain non-recurring costs directly incurred to integrate mergers and/or acquisitions into the existing business.
In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as may, will, expects, should, believes, plans, anticipates, estimates, predicts, potential, projects, guidance, commitments, continue, future, outlook or other words of similar meaning.
has the following segments as of December 31, 2025: Vacation Ownership includes the world s largest vacation ownership business based on number of owners and resorts, with 797,000 owner families and more than 280 vacation club resort locations.
We provide vacation ownership experiences under popular hospitality and leisure brands, including Club Wyndham, WorldMark, Margaritaville Vacation Club, Sports Illustrated Resorts, Eddie Bauer Adventure Club, and Accor Vacation Club.
RCI is the world s largest exchange company based on the number of members and affiliated resorts, with 3.3 million members and 3,600 affiliated resorts in its network.
Our Travel Club business line seeks to capture a greater share of its members travel budgets by offering a variety of tailored travel products and services to closed user groups, including through Travel + Leisure GO, RCI, and Travel + Leisure For Business, our business-to-business ( B2B ) private-label travel club solutions for associations, organizations, and other partners.
On August 1, 2006, we commenced regular way trading on the New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE ) under the symbol WYN.
REMOVED
tnl-20241231 FALSE 2024 FY 0001361658 December 31 Travel Leisure Co.
As of January 31, 2025, the registrant had outstanding 66,696,276 shares of common stock.
Adjusted EBITDA also excludes stock-based compensation costs, separation and restructuring costs, legacy items, transaction and integration costs associated with mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, asset impairments/recoveries, gains and losses on sale/disposition of business, and items that meet the conditions of unusual and/or infrequent.
In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as may, will, expects, should, believes, plans, anticipates, estimates, predicts, potential, continue, future or other words of similar meaning.
is the world s leading vacation ownership and membership travel company.
has the following segments: Vacation Ownership includes the world s largest vacation ownership business with 809,000 owners and more than 270 vacation club resort locations.
We provide vacation ownership experiences under some of the most popular hospitality and leisure brands, including Club Wyndham, Margaritaville Vacation Club, and Accor Vacation Club.
The business is developing a new experiential product celebrating the Sports Illustrated brand in the U.S.
RCI is the world s largest exchange company with 3.4 million members and 3,600 affiliated resorts in its network.
Our Travel Club business line includes: our RCI travel club, which seeks to capture a greater share of our members non-exchange travel budgets; and our business-to-business ( B2B ) travel clubs, which offer private-label solutions to associations, organizations, and other closed user groups.
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