CHH vs IHT vs XHR Stock Comparison

Choice Hotels International, Innsuites Hospitality Trust and Xenia Hotels & Resorts Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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

QuestionCHHIHTXHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.10B $10.56M $1.91B CHH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.5x -9.1x -264.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.6% +1.7% +1.6% CHH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.3% -15.3% -0.7% CHH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% — 2.9% CHH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 37.2x 6.0x CHH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.6% -31.3% +61.0% XHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.8%/yr -21.6%/yr +3.1%/yr XHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.1% 56.4% 27.4% XHR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 19/100 46/100 XHR

Percentile Scorecard

CHHIHTXHR

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

AxisCHHIHTXHR
Valuation 37 #18 of 28 15 #24 of 28 72 #42 of 145
Growth 13 #22 of 25 17 #21 of 25 19 #115 of 142
Profitability 79 #6 of 25 13 #22 of 25 34 #90 of 135
Financial Health 21 #24 of 30 41 #18 of 30 41 #81 of 136
Shareholder Returns 50 #10 of 19 11 #17 of 19 66 #45 of 131
Overall 40 19 46
  • CHH ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • IHT ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • XHR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHHIHTXHRSPY
1 month +6.8%-20.3%+12.3% +0.9%
3 months -4.9%-36.8%-5.2% +5.9%
6 months -6.3%-2.7%+28.7% +8.5%
Year to date +15.5%-17.9%+46.3% +13.3%
1 year +15.6%-31.3%+61.0% +12.4%
3 years -0.4%-12.0%+83.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -0.1%-4.2%+22.5% +23.5%
5 years -21.8%-70.4%+16.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -4.8%-21.6%+3.1% +11.0%
10 years +132.8%-47.6%+33.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.8%-6.3%+2.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCHHIHTXHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.1%56.4%27.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.0%56.9%28.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.460.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.41-0.552.23 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-75.9%-54.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.9%-40.5%-5.2% -0.9%
52-week high $122.08$1.85$21.82 $779.14
52-week low $84.40$1.00$12.30 $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.

MultipleCHHIHTXHR
P/E now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 18.2x -8.8xmedian 18.2x -264.3xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 14.1x 81.5xmedian 14.1x 15.3xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.3xmedian 16.4x -14.0xmedian 16.4x 16.5xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 35.0xmedian 2.5x 3.8xmedian 2.5x 1.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.99median 0.30 0.14median 0.30 9.03median 1.91

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 monthsCHHIHTXHR
Revenue $1.62B $7.59M $1.09B
Gross profit $818.90M – $337.00M
Operating income $408.04M -$551.16K $73.11M
Net income $328.32M -$1.25M -$7.69M
Free cash flow $114.76M -$733.21K $115.51M
EPS (diluted) $7.23 $-0.12 $-0.08
Cash & equivalents $42.83M $246.56K $112.36M
Total debt $2.00B $38.13M $1.36B
Shares (diluted) 45.39M 9.35M 92.25M
Enterprise value $4.91B $9.91M $1.36B

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
MetricCHHIHTXHR
P/E 15.1x -8.8x -264.3x
P/FCF 43.3x -14.0x 16.5x
P/Operating cash flow 22.4x -36.1x 10.5x
P/S 3.1x 1.4x 1.7x
P/B 35.0x 3.8x 1.6x
P/Tangible book -5.2x 3.8x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.6x 81.5x 15.3x
EV/EBIT 17.0x -34.3x 43.2x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 2.5x 2.9x
EV/FCF 60.4x -25.8x 27.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.3x -66.4x 17.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.99 0.14 9.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHHIHTXHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.6% 1.7% 1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 1.6% 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.2% – 3.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – 0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -14.2% 13.3% -30.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.3% -11.0% -13.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.7% 11.6% -111.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% -58.3% -28.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.5% 19.8% -112.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -62.0% -29.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -31.1% 33.4% 5.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.7% -30.2% -1.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.7% 30.6% 356.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.6% -41.2% 2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHHIHTXHR
Gross margin 50.6% – 30.8%
EBITDA margin 31.5% 3.1% 18.9%
Operating margin 25.2% -7.3% 6.7%
Pretax margin 25.0% -12.8% -0.6%
Net margin 20.3% -15.3% -0.7%
FCF margin 7.1% -9.7% 10.6%
Operating cash flow margin 13.7% -3.8% 16.6%
Return on equity 234.8% -140.6% -0.7%
Return on assets 11.1% -9.1% -0.3%
Return on invested capital 15.4% – 2.9%
Return on capital employed 16.3% -4.5% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 0.2x -23.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 0.2% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHHIHTXHR
Debt / assets 67.0% 64.8% 50.0%
Debt / equity 14.1x 3.3x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 37.2x 6.0x
Debt / FCF 17.4x -12.1x 11.8x
Liabilities / assets 95.2% 80.3% 57.2%
Equity / assets 4.8% 19.7% 42.8%
Interest coverage 4.3x -1.1x 0.9x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.2x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 3.14 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHHIHTXHR
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.9% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 2.6% – 2.6%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 0.9% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -9.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 0.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 32.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -68.0%

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.

ConsensusCHHIHTXHR
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.39FY2026 – $-0.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 – -103.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.3% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.70BFY2026 – $1.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 – -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.8% – +10.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHHIHTXHR
Held by institutions 76.2% 3.3% 95.2%
Institutions holding 331 13 298
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.0% +37.0% -2.2%
Institutions buying 146 4 161
Institutions selling 121 3 90
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.33 1.79

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.

CHHIHTXHR
CHH 1.00 0.03 0.50
IHT 0.03 1.00 0.06
XHR 0.50 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHH, IHT and XHR?

Choice Hotels International (CHH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Choice Hotels International (CHH) $5.10B, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) $10.56M, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) $1.91B.

Which company is growing faster?

Choice Hotels International (CHH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Choice Hotels International (CHH) +2.6%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) +1.7%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) +1.6%.

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%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) -0.7%). On return on invested capital, Choice Hotels International (CHH) leads (Choice Hotels International (CHH) 15.4%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) returned the most: Choice Hotels International (CHH) +15.6%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -31.3%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) +61.0%. Over five years, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) compounded fastest (Choice Hotels International (CHH) -4.8%/yr, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -21.6%/yr, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) +3.1%/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%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 0.00%. Choice Hotels International (CHH) and Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) has been the steadiest (Choice Hotels International (CHH) 38.1%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) 56.4%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 27.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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