HTHT vs ATAT vs CHH Stock Comparison

H World, Atour Lifestyle Holdings and Choice Hotels International Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HTHT H World Group Ltd
$45.10 +4.2% 1M +17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$14.39B
P/E
19.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.83B
Div. yield
–
Hotels Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

H World leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (H World 5, Atour Lifestyle Holdings 4, Choice Hotels International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHTHTATATCHHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.39B $4.53B $5.10B HTHT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.9x 16.0x 15.5x CHH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.0x 12.7x 14.9x ATAT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.2% +45.3% +2.6% ATAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.9% 16.8% 20.3% CHH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 42.2% 73.2% 15.4% ATAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.3x — 3.8x HTHT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.9% -19.8% +15.6% HTHT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.5%/yr — -4.8%/yr HTHT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.8% 39.5% 38.1% HTHT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 83/100 40/100 ATAT

Percentile Scorecard

HTHTATATCHH

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

AxisHTHTATATCHH
Valuation 67 #10 of 28 78 #7 of 28 37 #18 of 28
Growth 88 #4 of 25 96 #2 of 25 13 #22 of 25
Profitability 88 #4 of 25 100 #1 of 25 79 #6 of 25
Financial Health 86 #5 of 30 97 #2 of 30 21 #24 of 30
Shareholder Returns 33 #13 of 19 44 #11 of 19 50 #10 of 19
Overall 72 83 40
  • HTHT ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • ATAT ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • CHH 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

PeriodHTHTATATCHHSPY
1 month +4.2%-7.6%+6.8% +0.9%
3 months +4.3%-14.3%-4.9% +5.9%
6 months -13.0%-20.0%-6.3% +8.5%
Year to date -4.1%-23.1%+15.5% +13.3%
1 year +17.9%-19.8%+15.6% +12.4%
3 years +20.4%+64.0%-0.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +6.4%+17.9%-0.1% +23.5%
5 years -2.7%—-21.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -0.5%—-4.8% +11.0%
10 years +311.1%—+132.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +15.2%—+8.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHTHTATATCHHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.8%39.5%38.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.0%38.5%41.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.730.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.55-0.500.41 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.9%-46.9%-45.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.6%-29.4%-9.9% -0.9%
52-week high $56.06$42.90$122.08 $779.14
52-week low $38.25$30.29$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.

MultipleHTHTATATCHH
P/E now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 18.2x 14.8xmedian 18.2x 15.1xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.5x 2.5xmedian 1.5x 3.1xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 14.1x —median 14.1x 13.6xmedian 14.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 16.4x 12.0xmedian 16.4x 43.3xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.5x 8.4xmedian 2.5x 35.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 0.30 0.19median 0.30 1.99median 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 monthsHTHTATATCHH
Revenue $3.83B $1.69B $1.62B
Gross profit $1.58B $1.05B $818.90M
Operating income $1.10B $402.22M $408.04M
Net income $728.00M $539.47M $328.32M
Free cash flow $1.38B $345.77M $114.76M
R&D – $29.30M –
EPS (diluted) $2.23 $2.03 $7.23
Cash & equivalents $2.10B $578.45M $42.83M
Total debt $3.18B $34.93M $2.00B
Shares (diluted) 324.75M 139.77M 45.39M
Enterprise value $5.79B $1.20B $4.91B

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
MetricHTHTATATCHH
P/E 19.1x 14.8x 15.1x
P/FCF 10.1x 12.0x 43.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.9x 12.3x 22.4x
P/S 3.6x 2.5x 3.1x
P/B 6.6x 8.4x 35.0x
P/Tangible book 10.0x 8.4x -5.2x
EV/EBITDA 9.5x – 13.6x
EV/EBIT 11.0x 8.3x 17.0x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 2.0x 4.3x
EV/FCF 8.9x 9.7x 60.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.6x 9.9x 31.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 0.19 1.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHTHTATATCHH
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.2% 45.3% 2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 55.5% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.3% 50.0% -2.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.6% 72.6% 4.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 43.8% 55.3% -14.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 47.5% 86.5% -1.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.6% 53.1% 6.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.7% 93.9% 3.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.4% 44.4% 9.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.0% 79.8% 7.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.0% 37.0% -31.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 32.4% -12.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.4% 34.3% -30.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 33.9% -22.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHTHTATATCHH
Gross margin 41.2% 62.3% 50.6%
EBITDA margin 33.4% – 31.5%
Operating margin 28.8% 23.8% 25.2%
Pretax margin 27.9% 24.3% 25.0%
Net margin 18.9% 16.8% 20.3%
FCF margin 35.9% 20.5% 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 33.0% 20.1% 13.7%
Return on equity 39.3% 104.9% 234.8%
Return on assets 7.8% 42.6% 11.1%
Return on invested capital 42.2% 73.2% 15.4%
Return on capital employed 15.4% 55.6% 16.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.6x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% – 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHTHTATATCHH
Debt / assets 6.6% 2.7% 67.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 14.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.3x – 3.8x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 0.1x 17.4x
Liabilities / assets 77.6% 61.3% 95.2%
Equity / assets 22.4% 38.7% 4.8%
Interest coverage 25.1x 455.5x 4.3x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.9x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.1x 1.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.07 6.45 3.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHTHTATATCHH
Dividend yield 4.8% 3.0% 1.1%
Net buyback yield -2.3% 0.0% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 2.9% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusHTHTATATCHH
Forward P/E 16.0xFY2026 12.7xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.81FY2026 $2.39FY2026 $7.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.6%FY2026 +33.5%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.8% +21.3% -2.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.91BFY2026 $2.03BFY2026 $1.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.0%FY2026 +44.7%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.3% +17.0% -4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHTHTATATCHH
Held by institutions 50.9% 56.9% 76.2%
Institutions holding 255 181 331
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.2% +3.9% -4.0%
Institutions buying 123 104 146
Institutions selling 106 64 121
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.63 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.

HTHTATATCHH
HTHT 1.00 0.54 0.16
ATAT 0.54 1.00 0.16
CHH 0.16 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HTHT, ATAT and CHH?

H World (HTHT) is the largest by market capitalisation: H World (HTHT) $14.39B, Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) $4.53B, Choice Hotels International (CHH) $5.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, HTHT, ATAT and CHH?

Choice Hotels International (CHH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (H World (HTHT) 19.9x, Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) 16.0x, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 15.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) is cheapest (H World (HTHT) 16.0x, Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) 12.7x, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 14.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: H World (HTHT) +13.2%, Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) +45.3%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) +2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Choice Hotels International (CHH) has the highest net margin (H World (HTHT) 18.9%, Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) 16.8%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 20.3%). On return on invested capital, Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) leads (H World (HTHT) 42.2%, Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) 73.2%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year H World (HTHT) returned the most: H World (HTHT) +17.9%, Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) -19.8%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) +15.6%. Over five years, H World (HTHT) compounded fastest (H World (HTHT) -0.5%/yr, Choice Hotels International (CHH) -4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, H World (HTHT) has been the steadiest (H World (HTHT) 32.8%, Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT) 39.5%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 38.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HTHT, ATAT 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, H World (HTHT) 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.