CHH vs IHG Stock Comparison

Choice Hotels International and Intercontinental Hotels Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Intercontinental Hotels leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Intercontinental Hotels 5, Choice Hotels International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHHIHGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.92B $27.57B IHG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.8x 28.2x CHH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.6% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.3% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.06% 1.14% IHG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.0% +34.6% IHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr +19.1%/yr IHG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.3% 25.0% IHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

CHHIHG

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

AxisCHHIHG
Valuation 32 #20 of 29 –
Growth 12 #23 of 26 –
Profitability 80 #6 of 26 –
Financial Health 20 #25 of 31 –
Shareholder Returns 63 #8 of 20 26 #15 of 20
Overall 41 –
  • CHH ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • IHG ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHHIHGSPY
1 month +7.0%+5.8% -0.8%
3 months -3.7%+4.9% +3.5%
6 months -8.5%+16.1% +7.0%
Year to date +14.3%+18.8% +12.2%
1 year +12.0%+34.6% +13.0%
3 years -1.5%+131.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -0.5%+32.3% +23.1%
5 years -19.5%+139.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.2%+19.1% +11.0%
10 years +144.9%+290.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.4%+14.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCHHIHGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.3%25.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.0%22.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.311.38 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-35.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.8%-3.9% -1.8%
52-week high $122.08$174.13 $779.14
52-week low $84.40$121.46 $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.

MultipleCHHIHG
P/E now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 18.8x —median 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.9xmedian 16.1x —median 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 34.6xmedian 2.5x -9.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.97median 0.38 —median 0.38

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 monthsCHHIHG
Revenue $1.62B –
Gross profit $818.90M –
Operating income $408.04M –
Net income $328.32M –
Free cash flow $114.76M –
EPS (diluted) $7.23 –
Cash & equivalents $42.83M $825.00M
Total debt $2.00B -$1.05B
Shares (diluted) 45.39M 155.80M
Enterprise value $4.73B $23.54B

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
MetricCHHIHG
P/E 15.0x –
P/FCF 42.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 22.2x –
P/S 3.0x –
P/B 34.6x -9.3x
P/Tangible book -5.1x -9.3x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x –
EV/EBIT 16.9x –
EV/Revenue 4.2x –
EV/FCF 59.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 31.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.97 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHHIHG
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -14.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 6.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 9.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -31.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHHIHG
Gross margin 50.6% –
EBITDA margin 31.5% –
Operating margin 25.2% –
Pretax margin 25.0% –
Net margin 20.3% –
FCF margin 7.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 13.7% –
Return on equity 234.8% –
Return on assets 11.1% –
Return on invested capital 15.4% –
Return on capital employed 16.3% –
Asset turnover 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHHIHG
Debt / assets 67.0% -20.0%
Debt / equity 14.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x –
Debt / FCF 17.4x –
Liabilities / assets 95.2% 157.0%
Equity / assets 4.8% -57.0%
Interest coverage 4.3x –
Current ratio 0.9x -0.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x -1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x -0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.13 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHHIHG
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 2.6% –
Shareholder yield 3.7% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusCHHIHG
Forward P/E 14.8xFY2026 28.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $5.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.3% +13.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.70BFY2026 $5.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.8% +17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHHIHG
Held by institutions 76.2% 10.8%
Institutions holding 331 319
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.0% +11.2%
Institutions buying 146 188
Institutions selling 121 76
Buyers to sellers 1.21 2.47

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.

CHHIHG
CHH 1.00 0.51
IHG 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHH and IHG?

Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Choice Hotels International (CHH) $4.92B, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) $27.57B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) returned the most: Choice Hotels International (CHH) +12.0%, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +34.6%. Over five years, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) compounded fastest (Choice Hotels International (CHH) -4.2%/yr, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +19.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) has the highest dividend yield: Choice Hotels International (CHH) 1.06%, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) 1.14%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) has been the steadiest (Choice Hotels International (CHH) 38.3%, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) 25.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do CHH and IHG move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.51, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, CHH and IHG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) 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.