H vs MSC vs IHG Stock Comparison

Hyatt Hotels, Studio City International Holdings and Intercontinental Hotels Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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H Hyatt Hotels Corp
$184.22 +13.7% 1M +28.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.96B
P/E
91.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.11B
Div. yield
0.00%
Hotels Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Intercontinental Hotels leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Intercontinental Hotels 5, Studio City International Holdings 3, Hyatt Hotels 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHMSCIHGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.96B $158.27M $25.87B IHG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 91.2x -3.5x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 50.5x — 28.5x IHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.8% +0.7% — H
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.6% -6.5% — H
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -38.0% 2.7% — MSC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x -14.3x — MSC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.2% -80.7% +37.4% IHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.7%/yr -37.1%/yr +19.1%/yr IHG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.0% 108.8% 25.0% IHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 52/100 — MSC

Percentile Scorecard

HMSCIHG

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

AxisHMSCIHG
Valuation 7 #26 of 28 78 #7 of 28 –
Growth 38 #16 of 25 67 #9 of 25 –
Profitability 17 #21 of 25 38 #16 of 25 –
Financial Health 38 #19 of 30 24 #23 of 30 –
Shareholder Returns 28 #14 of 19 – 22 #15 of 19
Overall 25 52 –
  • H ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • MSC ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • IHG ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHMSCIHGSPY
1 month +13.7%-4.7%+4.0% +0.7%
3 months +4.6%-53.7%+4.3% +3.7%
6 months +9.9%-65.5%+17.9% +7.1%
Year to date +14.9%-77.2%+20.4% +12.8%
1 year +28.2%-80.7%+37.4% +11.9%
3 years +81.6%-83.1%+129.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +22.0%-44.7%+31.9% +22.8%
5 years +116.2%-90.2%+139.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +16.7%-37.1%+19.1% +10.9%
10 years +268.9%—+296.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.9%—+14.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHMSCIHGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0%108.8%25.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.7%125.0%22.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.96-1.260.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.81-0.741.50 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.3%-91.3%-35.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.8%-80.7%-2.6% -1.2%
52-week high $202.09$4.20$174.13 $779.14
52-week low $135.42$0.77$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.

MultipleHMSCIHG
P/E now vs peer median 93.1xmedian 18.4x -3.5xmedian 18.4x —median 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 0.2xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 14.6x -15.5xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 94.1xmedian 17.0x 1.2xmedian 17.0x —median 17.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.4x 0.3xmedian 2.4x -9.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -3.73median 0.30 -0.08median 0.30 —median 0.30

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 monthsHMSCIHG
Revenue $7.11B $684.09M –
Gross profit $1.47B $596.35M –
Operating income -$5.10B $76.15M –
Net income $191.00M -$55.45M –
Free cash flow $184.00M $124.87M –
EPS (diluted) $1.93 $-0.23 –
Cash & equivalents $454.00M $106.14M $825.00M
Total debt $4.43B $1.96B -$1.05B
Shares (diluted) 96.35M 192.59M 155.80M
Enterprise value $14.38B -$220.13M $21.84B

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
MetricHMSCIHG
P/E 93.1x -3.5x –
P/FCF 94.1x 1.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 52.8x 0.7x –
P/S 2.4x 0.2x –
P/B 4.9x 0.3x -9.4x
P/Tangible book 11.7x 0.4x -9.4x
EV/EBITDA -4.4x -15.5x –
EV/EBIT -4.2x 26.4x –
EV/Revenue 3.0x 2.9x –
EV/FCF 115.5x 16.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 64.8x 9.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.73 -0.08 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHMSCIHG
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.8% 0.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 57.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.3% 1.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 90.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.7% 27.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -85.4% 34.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 322.1% 22.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.9% 42.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 309.5% 32.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -24.9% 45.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 3.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.2% 53.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 72.0% -1.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% 75.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHMSCIHG
Gross margin 20.7% 87.2% –
EBITDA margin -67.5% -19.0% –
Operating margin -71.8% 11.1% –
Pretax margin 4.6% -7.0% –
Net margin 2.6% -6.5% –
FCF margin 2.6% 18.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% 31.2% –
Return on equity 5.4% -10.1% –
Return on assets 1.4% -2.0% –
Return on invested capital -38.0% 2.7% –
Return on capital employed -48.4% 3.0% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -3.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHMSCIHG
Debt / assets 32.0% 72.1% -20.0%
Debt / equity 1.3x 3.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x -14.3x –
Debt / FCF 24.1x 15.7x –
Liabilities / assets 74.7% 80.1% 157.0%
Equity / assets 25.3% 19.9% -57.0%
Interest coverage -18.2x 0.6x –
Current ratio 0.6x 0.8x -0.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.7x -1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x -0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.53 -0.70 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHMSCIHG
Dividend yield 0.3% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 2.4% – –
Shareholder yield 2.7% – 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 20.5% – –

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.

ConsensusHMSCIHG
Forward P/E 50.5xFY2026 – 28.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.65FY2026 – $5.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +66.7%FY2026 – +18.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +39.7% – +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.49BFY2026 $1.25BFY2026 $5.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +80.1%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.6% – +17.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHMSCIHG
Held by institutions 100.0% 22.7% 10.8%
Institutions holding 529 12 320
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% 0.0% +11.2%
Institutions buying 239 2 189
Institutions selling 178 2 76
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.00 2.49

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.

HMSCIHG
H 1.00 0.02 0.64
MSC 0.02 1.00 -0.10
IHG 0.64 -0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, H, MSC and IHG?

Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hyatt Hotels (H) $16.96B, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) $158.27M, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) $25.87B.

Which company is growing faster?

Hyatt Hotels (H) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hyatt Hotels (H) +2.8%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hyatt Hotels (H) has the highest net margin (Hyatt Hotels (H) 2.6%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -6.5%). On return on invested capital, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) leads (Hyatt Hotels (H) -38.0%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) returned the most: Hyatt Hotels (H) +28.2%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -80.7%, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +37.4%. Over five years, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) compounded fastest (Hyatt Hotels (H) +16.7%/yr, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -37.1%/yr, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +19.1%/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%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 0.00%, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) 0.00%. Studio City International Holdings (MSC) and Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) has been the steadiest (Hyatt Hotels (H) 35.0%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 108.8%, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) 25.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, H, MSC 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.