Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) reported earnings on July 31. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended June 30 (Q2), Marriott International beat slightly on revenues and met expectations on earnings per share.

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

Gross margins grew, operating margins dropped, net margins shrank.

Revenue details
 Marriott International reported revenue of $3.26 billion. The 19 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ foresaw revenue of $3.21 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were much higher than the prior-year quarter's $606.0 million.

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

EPS details
 EPS came in at $0.57. The 31 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.57 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.57 for Q2 were 36% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.42 per share.

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

Margin details
 For the quarter, gross margin was 94.0%, much better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 8.6%, much worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 5.5%, much worse than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $3.09 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.48.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $12.75 billion. The average EPS estimate is $2.03.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 329 members out of 467 rating the stock outperform, and 138 members rating it underperform. Among 121 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 95 give Marriott International a green thumbs-up, and 26 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 $44.92.

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