Hilton Honors American Express Card: what it earns

Updated September 24, 2026 · from RightCard's verified card and merchant data

Hilton Honors American Express Card earns 5x points at restaurants, 5x points at supermarkets, 5x points at gas stations, and 3x points on everything else. We value Hilton Honors at 0.4¢ per point toward travel and 1¢ as cash; the table below shows both readings. No annual fee.

Every category, as published

The everyday rates only. No welcome bonus, no limited-time offers. Where a rotating 5% quarter is live today it is noted in the row.

Category	Earn	≈ value / $1
Restaurants	5x points	5¢ cash · 2¢ travel
Supermarkets	5x points	5¢ cash · 2¢ travel
Gas stations	5x points	5¢ cash · 2¢ travel
Travel	3x points	3¢ cash · 1.2¢ travel
Online shopping	3x points	3¢ cash · 1.2¢ travel
Drugstores	3x points	3¢ cash · 1.2¢ travel
Transit & rideshare	3x points	3¢ cash · 1.2¢ travel
Streaming	3x points	3¢ cash · 1.2¢ travel
Everything else	3x points	3¢ cash · 1.2¢ travel

Travel value uses 0.4¢ per point for Hilton Honors, a conservative figure. Cash redemptions on most points programs pay 1¢ or less.

Where it beats a flat 2% card

Nowhere on published rates alone. Its case rests on credits, offers or the program its points feed, not on the earn rate.

Where the grocery bonus will not post

Superstores and warehouse clubs code outside the supermarket category, so the grocery rate usually does not post at Walmart, Target, Costco, Sam's Club or BJ's. Check any store.

Delivery apps and the dining rate

DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub set their own merchant codes. Chase and Amex write delivery into their dining terms; read yours once. The DoorDash breakdown.

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How RightCard handles this: add the Hilton Honors American Express Card in the app and it competes with your other cards at every store, with your bank offers and this quarter's rotating bonus folded in. The app is free and private. No bank login. Recommendations are computed on your phone.

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FAQ

What does the Hilton Honors American Express Card earn at supermarkets?

5x points at stores that code as supermarkets. Superstores and warehouse clubs usually do not count.

What does the Hilton Honors American Express Card earn on everything else?

3x points on purchases outside its bonus categories.

Does the Hilton Honors American Express Card have an annual fee?

No annual fee.

How much are Hilton Honors American Express Card points worth?

About 0.4¢ each toward travel by our conservative estimate for Hilton Honors, and 1¢ or less as cash.

Where these numbers come from: RightCard's data pipeline re-checks each card's published rates weekly and lists a rate only after two independent sources agree. Merchant codes come from our merchant directory. If a card or store is missing here, it is because we could not verify it, not because we guessed.

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