CHH vs IHG vs LVS Stock Comparison

Choice Hotels International, Intercontinental Hotels and Las Vegas Sands Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$37.04 -3.3% 1M -37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$23.65B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCHHIHGLVSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.03B $25.99B $23.65B IHG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.3x — 14.7x LVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.3x 28.5x 14.2x LVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.6% — +10.9% LVS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.3% — 11.8% CHH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% — 14.9% CHH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x — 2.9x LVS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.9% +37.4% -37.0% IHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.3%/yr +19.1%/yr -0.9%/yr IHG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.2% 25.0% 31.4% IHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 — 81/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

CHHIHGLVS

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

AxisCHHIHGLVS
Valuation 37 #18 of 28 – 86 #7 of 45
Growth 13 #22 of 25 – 81 #9 of 43
Profitability 71 #8 of 25 – 95 #3 of 42
Financial Health 21 #24 of 30 – 57 #21 of 48
Shareholder Returns 50 #10 of 19 22 #15 of 19 85 #5 of 28
Overall 38 – 81
  • CHH ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • IHG ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • LVS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHHIHGLVSSPY
1 month +8.3%+4.0%-3.3% +0.7%
3 months +1.1%+4.3%-25.7% +3.7%
6 months +13.9%+17.9%-32.2% +7.1%
Year to date +18.5%+20.4%-43.1% +12.8%
1 year +19.9%+37.4%-37.0% +11.9%
3 years +1.2%+129.5%-22.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +0.4%+31.9%-8.2% +22.8%
5 years -19.7%+139.3%-4.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.3%+19.1%-0.9% +10.9%
10 years +138.9%+296.9%-35.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.1%+14.8%-4.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHHIHGLVSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.2%25.0%31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.2%22.6%35.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.680.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.521.50-1.18 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-35.2%-52.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.5%-2.6%-46.7% -1.2%
52-week high $122.08$174.13$69.49 $779.14
52-week low $84.40$121.46$35.67 $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.

MultipleCHHIHGLVS
P/E now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 18.4x —median 18.4x 14.7xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x 8.1xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.4xmedian 17.0x —median 17.0x 9.7xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 35.9xmedian 2.4x -9.4xmedian 2.4x -67.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.05median 0.30 —median 0.30 0.35median 0.55

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 monthsCHHIHGLVS
Revenue $1.62B – $13.60B
Gross profit $818.90M – $6.46B
Operating income $408.04M – $2.85B
Net income $328.32M – $1.81B
Free cash flow $114.76M – $2.41B
R&D – – $180.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.23 – $2.52
Cash & equivalents $42.83M $825.00M $2.86B
Total debt $2.00B -$1.05B $15.44B
Shares (diluted) 45.39M 155.80M 640.00M
Enterprise value $4.84B $21.96B $10.24B

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
MetricCHHIHGLVS
P/E 15.5x – 14.7x
P/FCF 44.4x – 9.7x
P/Operating cash flow 23.0x – 6.7x
P/S 3.2x – 1.7x
P/B 35.9x -9.4x -67.5x
P/Tangible book -5.3x -9.4x -67.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.9x – 8.1x
EV/EBIT 17.3x – 12.6x
EV/Revenue 4.4x – 2.6x
EV/FCF 61.5x – 14.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.8x – 10.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.05 – 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHHIHGLVS
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.6% – 10.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% – 16.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.2% – 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – 16.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -14.2% – 5.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.3% – 25.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.7% – 0.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – 39.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.5% – 10.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – 42.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -31.1% – 27.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.7% – 18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.7% – 86.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.6% – 23.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHHIHGLVS
Gross margin 50.6% – 47.5%
EBITDA margin 31.5% – 32.4%
Operating margin 25.2% – 20.9%
Pretax margin 25.0% – 16.3%
Net margin 20.3% – 11.8%
FCF margin 7.1% – 17.7%
Operating cash flow margin 13.7% – 25.6%
Return on equity 234.8% – 656.1%
Return on assets 11.1% – 9.2%
Return on invested capital 15.4% – 14.9%
Return on capital employed 16.3% – 18.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x – 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHHIHGLVS
Debt / assets 67.0% -20.0% 79.5%
Debt / equity 14.1x 0.4x -44.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x – 2.9x
Debt / FCF 17.4x – 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 95.2% 157.0% 101.8%
Equity / assets 4.8% -57.0% -1.8%
Interest coverage 4.3x – 3.8x
Current ratio 0.9x -0.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x -1.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x -0.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 3.17 – 2.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHHIHGLVS
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.1% 3.1%
Net buyback yield 2.6% – 11.7%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 1.1% 14.8%
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.

ConsensusCHHIHGLVS
Forward P/E 15.3xFY2026 28.5xFY2026 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.39FY2026 $5.95FY2026 $2.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 +18.8%FY2026 -13.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.3% +12.1% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.70BFY2026 $5.25BFY2026 $14.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.8% +17.5% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHHIHGLVS
Held by institutions 76.2% 10.8% 41.0%
Institutions holding 332 320 711
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.0% +11.2% +0.1%
Institutions buying 146 189 332
Institutions selling 121 76 290
Buyers to sellers 1.21 2.49 1.14

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.

CHHIHGLVS
CHH 1.00 0.51 0.11
IHG 0.51 1.00 0.23
LVS 0.11 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHH, IHG and LVS?

Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Choice Hotels International (CHH) $5.03B, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) $25.99B, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $23.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHH, IHG and LVS?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Choice Hotels International (CHH) 15.3x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is cheapest (Choice Hotels International (CHH) 15.3x, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) 28.5x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Choice Hotels International (CHH) +2.6%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) +10.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Choice Hotels International (CHH) has the highest net margin (Choice Hotels International (CHH) 20.3%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%). On return on invested capital, Choice Hotels International (CHH) leads (Choice Hotels International (CHH) 15.4%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) returned the most: Choice Hotels International (CHH) +19.9%, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +37.4%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -37.0%. Over five years, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) compounded fastest (Choice Hotels International (CHH) -4.3%/yr, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +19.1%/yr, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) has been the steadiest (Choice Hotels International (CHH) 38.2%, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) 25.0%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHH, IHG and LVS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 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.