CHH vs MAR vs TNL Stock Comparison

Choice Hotels International, Marriott International and Travel & Leisure Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TNL Travel & Leisure Co.
$65.70 +3.2% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.13B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.09B
Div. yield
0.04%
Vacation Ownership Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Marriott International leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Marriott International 7, Travel & Leisure 3, Choice Hotels International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHHMARTNLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.91B $102.92B $4.13B MAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x 39.8x 17.4x CHH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 34.4x 9.1x TNL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.6% +4.7% +4.5% MAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.3% 9.6% 5.8% CHH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% 25.5% 14.4% MAR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 3.3x 5.4x MAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.04% TNL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.0% +45.5% +0.8% MAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr +19.8%/yr +4.2%/yr MAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.3% 27.3% 33.1% MAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 48/100 59/100 TNL

Percentile Scorecard

CHHMARTNL

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

AxisCHHMARTNL
Valuation 32 #20 of 29 21 #23 of 29 93 #3 of 29
Growth 12 #23 of 26 52 #13 of 26 36 #17 of 26
Profitability 80 #6 of 26 64 #10 of 26 60 #11 of 26
Financial Health 20 #25 of 31 43 #18 of 31 17 #26 of 31
Shareholder Returns 63 #8 of 20 58 #9 of 20 90 #3 of 20
Overall 41 48 59
  • CHH ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • MAR ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • TNL 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

PeriodCHHMARTNLSPY
1 month +7.0%+12.1%+3.2% -0.8%
3 months -3.7%+3.1%-13.9% +3.5%
6 months -8.5%+9.4%+0.6% +7.0%
Year to date +14.3%+27.2%-6.8% +12.2%
1 year +12.0%+45.5%+0.8% +13.0%
3 years -1.5%+113.1%+102.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -0.5%+28.7%+26.4% +23.1%
5 years -19.5%+147.0%+22.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.2%+19.8%+4.2% +11.0%
10 years +144.9%+491.9%+129.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.4%+19.5%+8.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCHHMARTNLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.3%27.3%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.0%24.9%37.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.640.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.311.670.02 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-30.7%-47.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.8%-2.3%-16.6% -1.8%
52-week high $122.08$404.00$78.74 $779.14
52-week low $84.40$260.58$61.25 $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.

MultipleCHHMARTNL
P/E now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 18.8x 40.3xmedian 18.8x 17.2xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.5x 3.8xmedian 1.5x 1.0xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 15.2x 24.1xmedian 15.2x 11.2xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.9xmedian 16.1x 32.9xmedian 16.1x 9.1xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 34.6xmedian 2.5x -22.7xmedian 2.5x -3.9xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.97median 0.38 17.47median 0.38 -2.13median 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 monthsCHHMARTNL
Revenue $1.62B $26.90B $4.09B
Gross profit $818.90M $5.33B $3.80B
Operating income $408.04M $4.25B $560.00M
Net income $328.32M $2.59B $238.00M
Free cash flow $114.76M $3.13B $442.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.23 $9.78 $3.75
Cash & equivalents $42.83M $462.00M –
Total debt $2.00B $16.92B $3.70B
Shares (diluted) 45.39M 264.50M 63.40M
Enterprise value $4.73B $100.97B $4.13B

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
MetricCHHMARTNL
P/E 15.0x 40.3x 17.2x
P/FCF 42.9x 32.9x 9.1x
P/Operating cash flow 22.2x 27.6x 7.4x
P/S 3.0x 3.8x 1.0x
P/B 34.6x -22.7x -3.9x
P/Tangible book -5.1x -6.9x -3.3x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x 24.1x 11.2x
EV/EBIT 16.9x 28.1x 13.8x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 4.4x 1.9x
EV/FCF 59.9x 38.1x 17.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.0x 32.0x 14.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.97 17.47 -2.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHHMARTNL
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.6% 4.7% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 5.5% 3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.2% 6.6% -0.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 1.3% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -14.2% 9.5% -26.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 2.0% -5.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.7% 4.9% -40.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% -2.4% -13.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.5% 8.9% -37.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 2.3% -8.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -31.1% 49.8% -8.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.7% 9.3% 19.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.7% 86.2% -10.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.6% 8.6% 18.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHHMARTNL
Gross margin 50.6% 19.8% 92.9%
EBITDA margin 31.5% 18.4% 16.8%
Operating margin 25.2% 15.8% 13.7%
Pretax margin 25.0% 12.9% 8.5%
Net margin 20.3% 9.6% 5.8%
FCF margin 7.1% 11.6% 10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 13.7% 13.9% 13.3%
Return on equity 234.8% – –
Return on assets 11.1% 9.2% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 15.4% 25.5% 14.4%
Return on capital employed 16.3% 21.2% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.4x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 0.9% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHHMARTNL
Debt / assets 67.0% 60.2% 53.7%
Debt / equity 14.1x -3.7x -3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 3.3x 5.4x
Debt / FCF 17.4x 5.4x 8.4x
Liabilities / assets 95.2% 116.1% 114.8%
Equity / assets 4.8% -16.1% -14.8%
Interest coverage 4.3x 5.0x 1.5x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.5x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 3.13 4.16 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHHMARTNL
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.7% 3.6%
Net buyback yield 2.6% 3.4% 7.4%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 4.1% 11.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.3% 62.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 23.3% 33.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.1% 1.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 13.2% 2.8%

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.

ConsensusCHHMARTNL
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 34.4xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.39FY2026 $11.47FY2026 $7.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.3% +22.1% +24.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.70BFY2026 $26.29BFY2026 $4.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.8% +4.2% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHHMARTNL
Held by institutions 76.2% 61.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 331 1,751 473
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.0% +3.1% +5.0%
Institutions buying 146 860 199
Institutions selling 121 550 193
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.56 1.03

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.

CHHMARTNL
CHH 1.00 0.48 0.45
MAR 0.48 1.00 0.56
TNL 0.45 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHH, MAR and TNL?

Marriott International (MAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Choice Hotels International (CHH) $4.91B, Marriott International (MAR) $102.92B, Travel & Leisure (TNL) $4.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHH, MAR and TNL?

Choice Hotels International (CHH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Choice Hotels International (CHH) 15.0x, Marriott International (MAR) 39.8x, Travel & Leisure (TNL) 17.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Travel & Leisure (TNL) is cheapest (Choice Hotels International (CHH) 14.7x, Marriott International (MAR) 34.4x, Travel & Leisure (TNL) 9.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Marriott International (MAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Choice Hotels International (CHH) +2.6%, Marriott International (MAR) +4.7%, Travel & Leisure (TNL) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Choice Hotels International (CHH) has the highest net margin (Choice Hotels International (CHH) 20.3%, Marriott International (MAR) 9.6%, Travel & Leisure (TNL) 5.8%). On return on invested capital, Marriott International (MAR) leads (Choice Hotels International (CHH) 15.4%, Marriott International (MAR) 25.5%, Travel & Leisure (TNL) 14.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marriott International (MAR) returned the most: Choice Hotels International (CHH) +12.0%, Marriott International (MAR) +45.5%, Travel & Leisure (TNL) +0.8%. Over five years, Marriott International (MAR) compounded fastest (Choice Hotels International (CHH) -4.2%/yr, Marriott International (MAR) +19.8%/yr, Travel & Leisure (TNL) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Travel & Leisure (TNL) has the highest dividend yield: Choice Hotels International (CHH) 0.00%, Marriott International (MAR) 0.01%, Travel & Leisure (TNL) 0.04%. Choice Hotels International (CHH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Marriott International (MAR) has been the steadiest (Choice Hotels International (CHH) 38.3%, Marriott International (MAR) 27.3%, Travel & Leisure (TNL) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHH, MAR and TNL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Marriott International (MAR) leads on 7. 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.