ATAT vs HLT vs CHH Stock Comparison

Atour Lifestyle Holdings, Hilton Worldwide Holdings and Choice Hotels International Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Hilton Worldwide Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Hilton Worldwide Holdings 5, Atour Lifestyle Holdings 4, Choice Hotels International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATATHLTCHHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.44B $79.23B $5.06B HLT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.7x 46.6x 15.4x CHH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 36.9x 14.9x ATAT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +45.3% +8.1% +2.6% ATAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.8% 13.4% 20.3% CHH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 73.2% 31.9% 15.4% ATAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.8x 3.8x HLT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.8% +34.1% +15.6% HLT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +19.4%/yr -4.8%/yr HLT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 24.0% 38.1% HLT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 83/100 46/100 40/100 ATAT

Percentile Scorecard

ATATHLTCHH

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisATATHLTCHH
Valuation 78 #7 of 28 11 #25 of 28 37 #18 of 28
Growth 96 #2 of 25 46 #14 of 25 13 #22 of 25
Profitability 100 #1 of 25 83 #5 of 25 79 #6 of 25
Financial Health 97 #2 of 30 24 #23 of 30 21 #24 of 30
Shareholder Returns 44 #11 of 19 67 #7 of 19 50 #10 of 19
Overall 83 46 40
  • ATAT ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • HLT ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • CHH ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodATATHLTCHHSPY
1 month -7.6%+9.2%+6.8% +0.9%
3 months -14.3%+8.6%-4.9% +5.9%
6 months -20.0%+11.2%-6.3% +8.5%
Year to date -23.1%+21.8%+15.5% +13.3%
1 year -19.8%+34.1%+15.6% +12.4%
3 years +64.0%+134.5%-0.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +17.9%+32.9%-0.1% +23.5%
5 years —+143.0%-21.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+19.4%-4.8% +11.0%
10 years —+424.0%+132.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+18.0%+8.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureATATHLTCHHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%24.0%38.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.5%22.0%41.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.730.650.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.501.420.41 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.9%-32.7%-45.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.4%-3.5%-9.9% -0.9%
52-week high $42.90$362.30$122.08 $779.14
52-week low $30.29$256.96$84.40 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleATATHLTCHH
P/E now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 18.2x 46.1xmedian 18.2x 15.1xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.5x 6.1xmedian 1.5x 3.1xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.1x 27.5xmedian 14.1x 13.6xmedian 14.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 16.4x 40.4xmedian 16.4x 43.3xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 2.5x -11.8xmedian 2.5x 35.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.30 3.24median 0.30 1.99median 0.30

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsATATHLTCHH
Revenue $1.69B $12.69B $1.62B
Gross profit $1.05B $11.63B $818.90M
Operating income $402.22M $3.05B $408.04M
Net income $539.47M $1.70B $328.32M
Free cash flow $345.77M $1.93B $114.76M
R&D $29.30M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.03 $7.52 $7.23
Cash & equivalents $578.45M $774.00M $42.83M
Total debt $34.93M $13.36B $2.00B
Shares (diluted) 139.77M 226.00M 45.39M
Enterprise value $1.12B $75.97B $4.87B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricATATHLTCHH
P/E 14.8x 46.1x 15.1x
P/FCF 12.0x 40.4x 43.3x
P/Operating cash flow 12.3x 38.7x 22.4x
P/S 2.5x 6.1x 3.1x
P/B 8.4x -11.8x 35.0x
P/Tangible book 8.4x -6.7x -5.2x
EV/EBITDA – 27.5x 13.6x
EV/EBIT 8.3x 29.7x 17.0x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 7.1x 4.3x
EV/FCF 9.7x 46.9x 60.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x 45.0x 31.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 3.24 1.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATATHLTCHH
Revenue growth (1Y) 45.3% 8.1% 2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 55.5% 8.0% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 50.0% 9.3% -2.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 72.6% 9.2% 4.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 55.3% 18.1% -14.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 86.5% 9.4% -1.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 53.1% 2.0% 6.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 93.9% 8.5% 3.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 44.4% 7.1% 9.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 79.8% 14.2% 7.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 37.0% -19.7% -31.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.4% 0.9% -12.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.3% -19.2% -30.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.9% 1.7% -22.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATATHLTCHH
Gross margin 62.3% 91.6% 50.6%
EBITDA margin – 25.9% 31.5%
Operating margin 23.8% 24.0% 25.2%
Pretax margin 24.3% 18.5% 25.0%
Net margin 16.8% 13.4% 20.3%
FCF margin 20.5% 15.2% 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 20.1% 15.9% 13.7%
Return on equity 104.9% – 234.8%
Return on assets 42.6% 10.1% 11.1%
Return on invested capital 73.2% 31.9% 15.4%
Return on capital employed 55.6% 26.3% 16.3%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.2x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.6% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATATHLTCHH
Debt / assets 2.7% 79.5% 67.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x -2.0x 14.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.8x 3.8x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 6.9x 17.4x
Liabilities / assets 61.3% 139.2% 95.2%
Equity / assets 38.7% -39.2% 4.8%
Interest coverage 455.5x 4.4x 4.3x
Current ratio 1.9x 0.6x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.45 3.18 3.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATATHLTCHH
Dividend yield 3.0% 0.2% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 4.3% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 4.4% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusATATHLTCHH
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 36.9xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.39FY2026 $9.47FY2026 $7.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.5%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.3% +2.3% -2.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.03BFY2026 $13.62BFY2026 $1.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.7%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.0% +1.5% -4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATATHLTCHH
Held by institutions 56.9% 93.9% 76.2%
Institutions holding 181 1,286 331
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% -1.5% -4.0%
Institutions buying 104 691 146
Institutions selling 64 420 121
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.65 1.21

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ATATHLTCHH
ATAT 1.00 0.25 0.15
HLT 0.25 1.00 0.45
CHH 0.15 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATAT, HLT and CHH?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) $4.44B, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) $79.23B, Choice Hotels International (CHH) $5.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, ATAT, HLT and CHH?

Choice Hotels International (CHH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) 15.7x, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 46.6x, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 15.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) is cheapest (Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) 12.7x, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 36.9x, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 14.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) +45.3%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +8.1%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) +2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Choice Hotels International (CHH) has the highest net margin (Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) 16.8%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 13.4%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 20.3%). On return on invested capital, Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) leads (Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) 73.2%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 31.9%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) returned the most: Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) -19.8%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +34.1%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) +15.6%. Over five years, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) compounded fastest (Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +19.4%/yr, Choice Hotels International (CHH) -4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) has been the steadiest (Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) 39.5%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 24.0%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 38.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATAT, HLT and CHH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.