Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) reported earnings on Feb. 19. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Dec. 28 (Q4), Marriott International beat expectations on revenues and beat slightly on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue grew slightly. GAAP earnings per share expanded significantly.

Gross margins expanded, operating margins shrank, net margins shrank.

Revenue details
 Marriott International logged revenue of $3.76 billion. The 16 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ wanted to see sales of $3.65 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were much higher than the prior-year quarter's $1.01 billion.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
 EPS came in at $0.56. The 25 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.55 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.56 for Q4 were 33% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.42 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
 For the quarter, gross margin was 93.3%, 1,160 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 8.2%, 4,830 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 4.8%, 920 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $2.90 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.40.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $12.64 billion. The average EPS estimate is $2.03.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a one-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 322 members out of 457 rating the stock outperform, and 135 members rating it underperform. Among 129 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 101 give Marriott International a green thumbs-up, and 28 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Marriott International is outperform, with an average price target of $41.67.

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