HTHT vs IHG vs IHT Stock Comparison

H World, Intercontinental Hotels and Innsuites Hospitality Trust Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HTHT H World Group Ltd
$45.10 +4.2% 1M +17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$13.85B
P/E
19.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.83B
Div. yield
4.81%
Hotels Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

H World leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (H World 6, Intercontinental Hotels 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHTHTIHGIHTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.85B $27.65B $10.28M IHG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.1x — -8.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.0x 28.2x — HTHT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.2% — +1.7% HTHT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.9% — -15.3% HTHT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 42.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.3x — 37.2x HTHT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.81% 1.14% 0.91% HTHT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.9% +35.2% -31.3% IHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.5%/yr +18.8%/yr -21.6%/yr IHG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.8% 25.0% 56.4% IHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 — 19/100 HTHT

Percentile Scorecard

HTHTIHGIHT

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

AxisHTHTIHGIHT
Valuation 67 #10 of 28 – 15 #24 of 28
Growth 88 #4 of 25 – 17 #21 of 25
Profitability 88 #4 of 25 – 13 #22 of 25
Financial Health 86 #5 of 30 – 41 #18 of 30
Shareholder Returns 33 #13 of 19 28 #14 of 19 11 #17 of 19
Overall 72 – 19
  • HTHT ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • IHG ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • IHT 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

PeriodHTHTIHGIHTSPY
1 month +4.2%+4.3%-20.3% +0.9%
3 months +4.3%+4.0%-36.8% +5.9%
6 months -13.0%+17.9%-2.7% +8.5%
Year to date -4.1%+19.2%-17.9% +13.3%
1 year +17.9%+35.2%-31.3% +12.4%
3 years +20.4%+131.9%-12.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +6.4%+32.4%-4.2% +23.5%
5 years -2.7%+136.9%-70.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -0.5%+18.8%-21.6% +11.0%
10 years +311.1%+292.9%-47.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +15.2%+14.7%-6.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHTHTIHGIHTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.8%25.0%56.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.0%22.5%56.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.690.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.551.41-0.55 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.9%-35.2%-75.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.6%-3.6%-40.5% -0.9%
52-week high $56.06$174.13$1.85 $779.14
52-week low $38.25$121.46$1.00 $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.

MultipleHTHTIHGIHT
P/E now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 18.2x —median 18.2x -8.8xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 14.1x —median 14.1x 81.5xmedian 14.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 16.4x —median 16.4x -14.0xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.5x -9.3xmedian 2.5x 3.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 0.30 —median 0.30 0.14median 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 monthsHTHTIHGIHT
Revenue $3.83B – $7.59M
Gross profit $1.58B – –
Operating income $1.10B – -$551.16K
Net income $728.00M – -$1.25M
Free cash flow $1.38B – -$733.21K
EPS (diluted) $2.23 – $-0.12
Cash & equivalents $2.10B $825.00M $246.56K
Total debt $3.18B -$1.05B $38.13M
Shares (diluted) 324.75M 155.80M 9.35M
Enterprise value $5.28B $23.62B $5.70M

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
MetricHTHTIHGIHT
P/E 19.1x – -8.8x
P/FCF 10.1x – -14.0x
P/Operating cash flow 10.9x – -36.1x
P/S 3.6x – 1.4x
P/B 6.6x -9.3x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 10.0x -9.3x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.5x – 81.5x
EV/EBIT 11.0x – -34.3x
EV/Revenue 3.2x – 2.5x
EV/FCF 8.9x – -25.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.6x – -66.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 – 0.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHTHTIHGIHT
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.2% – 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.1% – 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 43.8% – 13.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 47.5% – -11.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.6% – 11.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.7% – -58.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.4% – 19.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.0% – -62.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.0% – 33.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% – -30.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.4% – 30.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.4% – -41.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHTHTIHGIHT
Gross margin 41.2% – –
EBITDA margin 33.4% – 3.1%
Operating margin 28.8% – -7.3%
Pretax margin 27.9% – -12.8%
Net margin 18.9% – -15.3%
FCF margin 35.9% – -9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 33.0% – -3.8%
Return on equity 39.3% – -140.6%
Return on assets 7.8% – -9.1%
Return on invested capital 42.2% – –
Return on capital employed 15.4% – -4.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x – 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHTHTIHGIHT
Debt / assets 6.6% -20.0% 64.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x 3.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.3x – 37.2x
Debt / FCF 0.5x – -12.1x
Liabilities / assets 77.6% 157.0% 80.3%
Equity / assets 22.4% -57.0% 19.7%
Interest coverage 25.1x – -1.1x
Current ratio 1.2x -0.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x -1.0x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.1x -0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.07 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHTHTIHGIHT
Dividend yield 4.8% 1.1% 0.9%
Net buyback yield -2.3% – –
Shareholder yield 2.5% 1.1% 0.9%
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.

ConsensusHTHTIHGIHT
Forward P/E 16.0xFY2026 28.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.81FY2026 $5.95FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +26.6%FY2026 +18.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +1.8% +12.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.91BFY2026 $5.25BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +8.0%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +4.3% +17.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHTHTIHGIHT
Held by institutions 50.9% 11.4% 3.3%
Institutions holding 255 320 13
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.2% +9.4% +37.0%
Institutions buying 123 188 4
Institutions selling 106 77 3
Buyers to sellers 1.16 2.44 1.33

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.

HTHTIHGIHT
HTHT 1.00 0.24 -0.02
IHG 0.24 1.00 0.05
IHT -0.02 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HTHT, IHG and IHT?

Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) is the largest by market capitalisation: H World (HTHT) $13.85B, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) $27.65B, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) $10.28M.

Which company is growing faster?

H World (HTHT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: H World (HTHT) +13.2%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

H World (HTHT) has the highest net margin (H World (HTHT) 18.9%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -15.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) returned the most: H World (HTHT) +17.9%, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +35.2%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -31.3%. Over five years, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) compounded fastest (H World (HTHT) -0.5%/yr, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +18.8%/yr, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -21.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

H World (HTHT) has the highest dividend yield: H World (HTHT) 4.81%, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) 1.14%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) 0.91%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) has been the steadiest (H World (HTHT) 32.8%, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) 25.0%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) 56.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HTHT, IHG and IHT?

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 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.