H vs LVS vs CHH Stock Comparison

Hyatt Hotels, Las Vegas Sands and Choice Hotels International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
H Hyatt Hotels Corp
$172.02 +8.6% 1M +15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$16.07B
P/E
203.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.15B
Div. yield
0.00%
Hotels Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$36.58 -6.1% 1M -36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$23.04B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Las Vegas Sands leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Las Vegas Sands 6, Hyatt Hotels 3, Choice Hotels International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHLVSCHHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.07B $23.04B $4.89B LVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 203.5x 14.3x 14.9x LVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 47.1x 14.1x 14.7x LVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% +10.9% +2.6% LVS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% 11.8% 20.3% CHH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -23.6% 14.9% 15.4% CHH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 2.9x 3.8x H
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.6% -36.5% +12.0% H
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr -1.9%/yr -4.2%/yr H
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.7% 31.5% 38.3% LVS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 80/100 41/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

HLVSCHH

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

AxisHLVSCHH
Valuation 7 #27 of 29 86 #7 of 44 32 #20 of 29
Growth 32 #18 of 26 81 #9 of 43 12 #23 of 26
Profitability 24 #20 of 26 95 #3 of 41 80 #6 of 26
Financial Health 40 #19 of 31 54 #22 of 47 20 #25 of 31
Shareholder Returns 21 #16 of 20 82 #6 of 28 63 #8 of 20
Overall 25 80 41
  • H ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • LVS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CHH 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

PeriodHLVSCHHSPY
1 month +8.6%-6.1%+7.0% -0.8%
3 months -10.0%-23.4%-3.7% +3.5%
6 months +4.9%-32.8%-8.5% +7.0%
Year to date +7.3%-43.8%+14.3% +12.2%
1 year +15.6%-36.5%+12.0% +13.0%
3 years +73.3%-22.2%-1.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +20.1%-8.0%-0.5% +23.1%
5 years +100.8%-9.2%-19.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +15.0%-1.9%-4.2% +11.0%
10 years +253.4%-37.0%+144.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.5%-4.5%+9.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHLVSCHHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.7%31.5%38.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.7%35.6%41.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.970.570.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.45-1.160.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.3%-52.7%-45.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.9%-47.4%-10.8% -1.8%
52-week high $202.09$69.49$122.08 $779.14
52-week low $135.42$35.67$84.40 $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.

MultipleHLVSCHH
P/E now vs peer median 205.3xmedian 18.8x 14.5xmedian 17.1x 15.0xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.9x 3.0xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.0xmedian 15.2x 8.1xmedian 10.9x 13.5xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 64.4xmedian 16.1x 9.5xmedian 11.4x 42.9xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.5x -66.7xmedian 2.5x 34.6xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -4.91median 0.38 0.34median 0.57 1.97median 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 monthsHLVSCHH
Revenue $7.15B $13.60B $1.62B
Gross profit $1.45B $6.46B $818.90M
Operating income -$5.27B $2.85B $408.04M
Net income $81.00M $1.81B $328.32M
Free cash flow $252.00M $2.41B $114.76M
R&D – $180.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.82 $2.52 $7.23
Cash & equivalents $537.00M $2.86B $42.83M
Total debt $19.28B $15.44B $2.00B
Shares (diluted) 96.70M 640.00M 45.39M
Enterprise value $13.24B $9.64B $4.70B

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
MetricHLVSCHH
P/E 205.3x 14.5x 15.0x
P/FCF 64.4x 9.5x 42.9x
P/Operating cash flow 36.6x 6.6x 22.2x
P/S 2.3x 1.7x 3.0x
P/B 4.5x -66.7x 34.6x
P/Tangible book 10.8x -66.7x -5.1x
EV/EBITDA -4.0x 8.1x 13.5x
EV/EBIT -3.8x 12.5x 16.9x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 2.6x 4.2x
EV/FCF 79.0x 14.8x 59.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 44.9x 10.2x 31.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.91 0.34 1.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHLVSCHH
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% 10.9% 2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 16.6% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.1% 5.5% -2.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.0% 16.0% 4.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.3% 5.4% -14.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.9% 25.6% -1.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -81.4% 0.2% 6.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -43.5% 39.4% 3.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -81.9% 10.9% 9.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.8% 42.3% 7.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 47.7% 27.5% -31.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.5% 18.1% -12.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 90.9% 86.1% -30.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.6% 23.5% -22.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHLVSCHH
Gross margin 20.3% 47.5% 50.6%
EBITDA margin -69.3% 32.4% 31.5%
Operating margin -73.7% 20.9% 25.2%
Pretax margin 3.2% 16.3% 25.0%
Net margin 1.1% 11.8% 20.3%
FCF margin 3.5% 17.7% 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 6.2% 25.6% 13.7%
Return on equity 2.3% 656.1% 234.8%
Return on assets 0.6% 9.2% 11.1%
Return on invested capital -23.6% 14.9% 15.4%
Return on capital employed -49.4% 18.9% 16.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.5x 1.9x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.5% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHLVSCHH
Debt / assets 30.6% 79.5% 67.0%
Debt / equity 1.2x -44.9x 14.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 2.9x 3.8x
Debt / FCF 17.0x 6.4x 17.4x
Liabilities / assets 74.1% 101.8% 95.2%
Equity / assets 25.9% -1.8% 4.8%
Interest coverage -17.2x 3.8x 4.3x
Current ratio 0.6x 0.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.45 2.19 3.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHLVSCHH
Dividend yield 0.3% 3.1% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 1.8% 11.9% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 15.0% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 70.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 22.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 52.7% – –

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.

ConsensusHLVSCHH
Forward P/E 47.1xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.65FY2026 $2.60FY2026 $7.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +66.7%FY2026 -13.6%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +39.7% +10.4% -2.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.49BFY2026 $14.18BFY2026 $1.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.6% +3.0% -4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHLVSCHH
Held by institutions 100.0% 41.0% 76.2%
Institutions holding 528 710 331
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +0.1% -4.0%
Institutions buying 239 331 146
Institutions selling 178 290 121
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.14 1.21

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.

HLVSCHH
H 1.00 0.28 0.42
LVS 0.28 1.00 0.11
CHH 0.42 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, H, LVS and CHH?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hyatt Hotels (H) $16.07B, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $23.04B, Choice Hotels International (CHH) $4.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, H, LVS and CHH?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hyatt Hotels (H) 203.5x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.3x, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 14.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is cheapest (Hyatt Hotels (H) 47.1x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.1x, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 14.7x). 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: Hyatt Hotels (H) +5.8%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) +10.9%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) +2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Choice Hotels International (CHH) has the highest net margin (Hyatt Hotels (H) 1.1%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 20.3%). On return on invested capital, Choice Hotels International (CHH) leads (Hyatt Hotels (H) -23.6%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hyatt Hotels (H) returned the most: Hyatt Hotels (H) +15.6%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -36.5%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) +12.0%. Over five years, Hyatt Hotels (H) compounded fastest (Hyatt Hotels (H) +15.0%/yr, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -1.9%/yr, Choice Hotels International (CHH) -4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hyatt Hotels (H) 0.00%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 0.00%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 0.00%. Las Vegas Sands (LVS) and Choice Hotels International (CHH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has been the steadiest (Hyatt Hotels (H) 34.7%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.5%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 38.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.