CHH vs IHT vs PEB Stock Comparison

Choice Hotels International, Innsuites Hospitality Trust and Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PEB Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
$21.72 +16.0% 1M +101.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.39B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.50B
Div. yield
0.00%
Hotel REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionCHHIHTPEBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.02B $10.27M $2.39B CHH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.3x -8.8x -24.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.6% +1.7% +2.8% PEB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.3% -15.3% -6.5% CHH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% — 1.0% CHH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 37.2x 7.0x CHH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.9% -27.1% +101.1% PEB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.3%/yr -21.2%/yr -0.7%/yr PEB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.2% 56.4% 31.6% PEB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 19/100 50/100 PEB

Percentile Scorecard

CHHIHTPEB

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

AxisCHHIHTPEB
Valuation 37 #18 of 28 11 #25 of 28 85 #22 of 145
Growth 13 #22 of 25 17 #21 of 25 58 #61 of 143
Profitability 71 #8 of 25 13 #22 of 25 32 #93 of 136
Financial Health 21 #24 of 30 41 #18 of 30 48 #72 of 138
Shareholder Returns 50 #10 of 19 11 #17 of 19 28 #95 of 131
Overall 38 19 50
  • CHH ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • IHT ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • PEB ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHHIHTPEBSPY
1 month +8.3%-17.5%+16.0% +0.7%
3 months +1.1%-36.2%+16.0% +3.7%
6 months +13.9%+0.9%+54.6% +7.1%
Year to date +18.5%-15.7%+91.9% +12.8%
1 year +19.9%-27.1%+101.1% +11.9%
3 years +1.2%-5.8%+83.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +0.4%-2.0%+22.5% +22.8%
5 years -19.7%-69.6%-3.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.3%-21.2%-0.7% +10.9%
10 years +138.9%-46.2%-12.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.1%-6.0%-1.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHHIHTPEBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.2%56.4%31.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.2%57.0%30.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.450.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.52-0.483.20 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-75.9%-70.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.5%-38.9%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $122.08$1.85$21.72 $779.14
52-week low $84.40$1.00$10.28 $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.

MultipleCHHIHTPEB
P/E now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 18.4x -9.1xmedian 18.4x -24.8xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 14.6x 82.7xmedian 14.6x 16.4xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.4xmedian 17.0x -14.4xmedian 17.0x 11.0xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 35.9xmedian 2.4x 3.9xmedian 2.4x 1.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.05median 0.30 0.15median 0.30 -12.30median 1.86

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 monthsCHHIHTPEB
Revenue $1.62B $7.59M $1.50B
Gross profit $818.90M – $517.68M
Operating income $408.04M -$551.16K $46.53M
Net income $328.32M -$1.25M -$67.19M
Free cash flow $114.76M -$733.21K $219.68M
EPS (diluted) $7.23 $-0.12 $-0.88
Cash & equivalents $42.83M $246.56K $287.51M
Total debt $2.00B $38.13M $2.08B
Shares (diluted) 45.39M 9.35M 112.17M
Enterprise value $4.84B $9.61M $1.46B

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
MetricCHHIHTPEB
P/E 15.5x -9.1x -24.8x
P/FCF 44.4x -14.4x 11.0x
P/Operating cash flow 23.0x -37.1x 8.4x
P/S 3.2x 1.4x 1.6x
P/B 35.9x 3.9x 1.0x
P/Tangible book -5.3x 3.9x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.9x 82.7x 16.4x
EV/EBIT 17.3x -34.8x 90.5x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 2.5x 2.8x
EV/FCF 61.5x -26.2x 19.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.8x -67.4x 14.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.05 0.15 -12.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHHIHTPEB
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.6% 1.7% 2.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 1.6% 2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.2% – 7.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – 3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -14.2% 13.3% 277.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.3% -11.0% 3.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.7% 11.6% 33.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% -58.3% 3.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.5% 19.8% 26.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -62.0% 2.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -31.1% 33.4% -0.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.7% -30.2% 8.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.7% 30.6% 16.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.6% -41.2% 79.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHHIHTPEB
Gross margin 50.6% – 34.4%
EBITDA margin 31.5% 3.1% 17.1%
Operating margin 25.2% -7.3% 3.1%
Pretax margin 25.0% -12.8% -3.7%
Net margin 20.3% -15.3% -6.5%
FCF margin 7.1% -9.7% 14.6%
Operating cash flow margin 13.7% -3.8% 19.0%
Return on equity 234.8% -140.6% -2.6%
Return on assets 11.1% -9.1% -1.2%
Return on invested capital 15.4% – 1.0%
Return on capital employed 16.3% -4.5% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 0.2x -4.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 0.2% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHHIHTPEB
Debt / assets 67.0% 64.8% 40.0%
Debt / equity 14.1x 3.3x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 37.2x 7.0x
Debt / FCF 17.4x -12.1x 9.5x
Liabilities / assets 95.2% 80.3% 53.4%
Equity / assets 4.8% 19.7% 46.6%
Interest coverage 4.3x -1.1x 0.4x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.2x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 3.17 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHHIHTPEB
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.9% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 2.6% – 2.2%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 0.9% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -6.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 2.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -4.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -3.3%

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.

ConsensusCHHIHTPEB
Forward P/E 15.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.39FY2026 – $-0.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -2.3% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.70BFY2026 – $1.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 – -1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.8% – +11.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHHIHTPEB
Held by institutions 76.2% 3.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 332 13 293
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.0% +37.0% -1.1%
Institutions buying 146 4 151
Institutions selling 121 3 92
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.33 1.64

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.

CHHIHTPEB
CHH 1.00 0.03 0.47
IHT 0.03 1.00 0.08
PEB 0.47 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHH, IHT and PEB?

Choice Hotels International (CHH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Choice Hotels International (CHH) $5.02B, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) $10.27M, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) $2.39B.

Which company is growing faster?

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Choice Hotels International (CHH) +2.6%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) +1.7%, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) +2.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Choice Hotels International (CHH) has the highest net margin (Choice Hotels International (CHH) 20.3%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -15.3%, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) -6.5%). On return on invested capital, Choice Hotels International (CHH) leads (Choice Hotels International (CHH) 15.4%, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) 1.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) returned the most: Choice Hotels International (CHH) +19.9%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -27.1%, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) +101.1%. Over five years, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) compounded fastest (Choice Hotels International (CHH) -4.3%/yr, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -21.2%/yr, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) -0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Choice Hotels International (CHH) 0.00%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) 0.00%, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) 0.00%. Choice Hotels International (CHH) and Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) has been the steadiest (Choice Hotels International (CHH) 38.2%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) 56.4%, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) 31.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHH, IHT and PEB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) 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.