ATAT vs HTHT vs CHH Stock Comparison

Atour Lifestyle Holdings, H World and Choice Hotels International Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HTHT H World Group Ltd
$46.89 +8.7% 1M +22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$14.84B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.83B
Div. yield
–
Hotels Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

H World leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (H World 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.

QuestionATATHTHTCHHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.56B $14.84B $5.04B HTHT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.1x 20.5x 15.4x CHH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 16.7x 15.3x ATAT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +45.3% +13.2% +2.6% ATAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.8% 18.9% 20.3% CHH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 73.2% 42.2% 15.4% ATAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.3x 3.8x HTHT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.6% +22.5% +19.9% HTHT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +0.2%/yr -4.3%/yr HTHT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.2% 33.0% 38.2% HTHT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 72/100 38/100 ATAT

Percentile Scorecard

ATATHTHTCHH

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

AxisATATHTHTCHH
Valuation 67 #10 of 28 63 #11 of 28 37 #18 of 28
Growth 96 #2 of 25 88 #4 of 25 13 #22 of 25
Profitability 100 #1 of 25 88 #4 of 25 71 #8 of 25
Financial Health 97 #2 of 30 86 #5 of 30 21 #24 of 30
Shareholder Returns 39 #12 of 19 33 #13 of 19 50 #10 of 19
Overall 80 72 38
  • ATAT ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • HTHT 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

PeriodATATHTHTCHHSPY
1 month -0.6%+8.7%+8.3% +0.7%
3 months -4.6%+11.0%+1.1% +3.7%
6 months -14.6%-9.2%+13.9% +7.1%
Year to date -17.1%-0.3%+18.5% +12.8%
1 year -12.6%+22.5%+19.9% +11.9%
3 years +68.4%+23.0%+1.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.0%+7.2%+0.4% +22.8%
5 years —+1.1%-19.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+0.2%-4.3% +10.9%
10 years —+327.4%+138.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+15.6%+9.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureATATHTHTCHHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.2%33.0%38.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.6%30.0%41.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.210.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.310.680.52 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.9%-53.9%-45.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.9%-16.4%-7.5% -1.2%
52-week high $42.90$56.06$122.08 $779.14
52-week low $30.29$38.29$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.

MultipleATATHTHTCHH
P/E now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 18.4x 19.9xmedian 18.4x 15.5xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.5x 3.8xmedian 1.5x 3.2xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x 9.9xmedian 14.6x 13.9xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 17.0x 10.5xmedian 17.0x 44.4xmedian 17.0x
P/B now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 2.4x 6.9xmedian 2.4x 35.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.30 0.38median 0.30 2.05median 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 monthsATATHTHTCHH
Revenue $1.69B $3.83B $1.62B
Gross profit $1.05B $1.58B $818.90M
Operating income $402.22M $1.10B $408.04M
Net income $539.47M $728.00M $328.32M
Free cash flow $345.77M $1.38B $114.76M
R&D $29.30M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.03 $2.23 $7.23
Cash & equivalents $578.45M $2.10B $42.83M
Total debt $34.93M $3.18B $2.00B
Shares (diluted) 139.77M 324.75M 45.39M
Enterprise value $1.23B $6.24B $4.86B

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
MetricATATHTHTCHH
P/E 16.0x 19.9x 15.5x
P/FCF 13.0x 10.5x 44.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.2x 11.4x 23.0x
P/S 2.7x 3.8x 3.2x
P/B 9.1x 6.9x 35.9x
P/Tangible book 9.1x 10.4x -5.3x
EV/EBITDA – 9.9x 13.9x
EV/EBIT 9.2x 11.5x 17.3x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 3.3x 4.4x
EV/FCF 10.6x 9.3x 61.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.9x 10.1x 31.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 0.38 2.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATATHTHTCHH
Revenue growth (1Y) 45.3% 13.2% 2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 55.5% 15.1% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 50.0% 26.3% -2.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 72.6% 35.6% 4.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 55.3% 43.8% -14.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 86.5% 47.5% -1.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 53.1% 36.6% 6.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 93.9% 62.7% 3.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 44.4% 34.4% 9.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 79.8% 53.0% 7.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 37.0% 19.0% -31.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.4% 17.1% -12.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.3% 16.4% -30.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.9% 17.4% -22.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATATHTHTCHH
Gross margin 62.3% 41.2% 50.6%
EBITDA margin – 33.4% 31.5%
Operating margin 23.8% 28.8% 25.2%
Pretax margin 24.3% 27.9% 25.0%
Net margin 16.8% 18.9% 20.3%
FCF margin 20.5% 35.9% 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 20.1% 33.0% 13.7%
Return on equity 104.9% 39.3% 234.8%
Return on assets 42.6% 7.8% 11.1%
Return on invested capital 73.2% 42.2% 15.4%
Return on capital employed 55.6% 15.4% 16.3%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.7x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.6% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATATHTHTCHH
Debt / assets 2.7% 6.6% 67.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x 14.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.3x 3.8x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.5x 17.4x
Liabilities / assets 61.3% 77.6% 95.2%
Equity / assets 38.7% 22.4% 4.8%
Interest coverage 455.5x 25.1x 4.3x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.2x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.6x 1.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.70 2.11 3.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATATHTHTCHH
Dividend yield 2.8% 4.6% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 0.0% -2.3% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 2.4% 3.6%
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.

ConsensusATATHTHTCHH
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 15.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.39FY2026 $2.81FY2026 $7.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.5%FY2026 +26.6%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.3% +1.8% -2.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.03BFY2026 $3.91BFY2026 $1.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.7%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.0% +4.3% -4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATATHTHTCHH
Held by institutions 56.9% 50.9% 76.2%
Institutions holding 181 255 332
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +8.2% -4.0%
Institutions buying 104 123 146
Institutions selling 64 106 121
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.16 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.

ATATHTHTCHH
ATAT 1.00 0.55 0.16
HTHT 0.55 1.00 0.16
CHH 0.16 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATAT, HTHT and CHH?

H World (HTHT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) $4.56B, H World (HTHT) $14.84B, Choice Hotels International (CHH) $5.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, ATAT, HTHT and CHH?

Choice Hotels International (CHH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) 16.1x, H World (HTHT) 20.5x, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 15.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) is cheapest (Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) 13.7x, H World (HTHT) 16.7x, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 15.3x). 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%, H World (HTHT) +13.2%, 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%, H World (HTHT) 18.9%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 20.3%). On return on invested capital, Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) leads (Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) 73.2%, H World (HTHT) 42.2%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year H World (HTHT) returned the most: Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) -12.6%, H World (HTHT) +22.5%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) +19.9%. Over five years, H World (HTHT) compounded fastest (H World (HTHT) +0.2%/yr, Choice Hotels International (CHH) -4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, H World (HTHT) has been the steadiest (Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) 40.2%, H World (HTHT) 33.0%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 38.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATAT, HTHT 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, H World (HTHT) 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.