Loading the player... The yield is the income return on an investment, such as the interest or dividends received from holding a particular security. The yield is usually expressed as an annual percentage rate based on the investment's cost, current market value or face value.
Hilton does not own the majority of its hotels, but it makes half of its profit from those that it does own, like the Waldorf-Astoria, the New York Hilton and the Hilton Hawaiian Village.
Hilton Hotels grew into the first coast-to-coast hotel chain, placing a special emphasis on the business traveler, and Hilton became one of the worldâs wealthiest men. He also purchased other prestigious inns, including the Sir Francis Drake in San Francisco, New Yorkâs Waldorf-Astoria, and the Palmer House in Chicago.