IHG vs H vs HLT Stock Comparison

Intercontinental Hotels, Hyatt Hotels and Hilton Worldwide Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
H Hyatt Hotels Corp
$172.84 +9.1% 1M +16.1% 1Y
Market cap
$16.30B
P/E
206.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.15B
Div. yield
0.35%
Hotels Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Hilton Worldwide Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Hilton Worldwide Holdings 8, Intercontinental Hotels 3, Hyatt Hotels 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIHGHHLTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.35B $16.30B $76.91B HLT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 206.3x 45.4x HLT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.9x 47.4x 36.4x IHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.8% +8.1% HLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 1.1% 13.4% HLT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -23.6% 31.9% HLT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.7x 3.8x H
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.15% 0.35% 0.17% IHG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.3% +16.1% +29.5% IHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.5%/yr +15.2%/yr +18.8%/yr HLT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.0% 34.7% 24.1% HLT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 26/100 46/100 HLT

Percentile Scorecard

IHGHHLT

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

AxisIHGHHLT
Valuation – 7 #26 of 28 15 #24 of 28
Growth – 33 #17 of 25 46 #14 of 25
Profitability – 21 #20 of 25 83 #5 of 25
Financial Health – 45 #17 of 30 24 #23 of 30
Shareholder Returns 28 #14 of 19 22 #15 of 19 61 #8 of 19
Overall – 26 46
  • IHG ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • H ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • HLT 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

PeriodIHGHHLTSPY
1 month +5.0%+9.1%+9.8% -0.2%
3 months +2.3%-8.4%+6.9% +3.9%
6 months +14.9%+6.5%+6.6% +8.2%
Year to date +17.9%+7.8%+20.0% +12.9%
1 year +32.3%+16.1%+29.5% +12.3%
3 years +129.3%+74.1%+131.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +31.9%+20.3%+32.2% +23.3%
5 years +133.9%+102.4%+136.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +18.5%+15.2%+18.8% +10.9%
10 years +288.5%+254.0%+416.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.5%+13.5%+17.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIHGHHLTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.0%34.7%24.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.5%33.7%22.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.970.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.290.461.23 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.2%-37.3%-32.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.7%-14.5%-4.8% -1.2%
52-week high $174.13$202.09$362.30 $779.14
52-week low $121.46$135.42$256.96 $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.

MultipleIHGHHLT
P/E now vs peer median —median 18.1x 206.3xmedian 18.1x 45.4xmedian 18.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 6.1xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x -4.0xmedian 14.0x 27.2xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.1x 64.7xmedian 16.1x 39.8xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median -9.2xmedian 2.5x 4.5xmedian 2.5x -11.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.30 -4.93median 0.30 3.19median 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 monthsIHGHHLT
Revenue – $7.15B $12.69B
Gross profit – $1.45B $11.63B
Operating income – -$5.27B $3.05B
Net income – $81.00M $1.70B
Free cash flow – $252.00M $1.93B
EPS (diluted) – $0.82 $7.52
Cash & equivalents $825.00M $537.00M $774.00M
Total debt -$1.05B $19.28B $13.36B
Shares (diluted) 155.80M 96.70M 226.00M
Enterprise value $23.32B $13.78B $73.67B

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
MetricIHGHHLT
P/E – 206.3x 45.4x
P/FCF – 64.7x 39.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 36.8x 38.2x
P/S – 2.3x 6.1x
P/B -9.2x 4.5x -11.7x
P/Tangible book -9.2x 10.8x -6.6x
EV/EBITDA – -4.0x 27.2x
EV/EBIT – -3.8x 29.4x
EV/Revenue – 2.8x 7.1x
EV/FCF – 79.3x 46.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 45.1x 44.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -4.93 3.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIHGHHLT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.8% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.2% 8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 3.1% 9.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -5.0% 9.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -5.3% 18.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -5.9% 9.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – -81.4% 2.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -43.5% 8.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – -81.9% 7.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -41.8% 14.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 47.7% -19.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -12.5% 0.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 90.9% -19.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -19.6% 1.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIHGHHLT
Gross margin – 20.3% 91.6%
EBITDA margin – -69.3% 25.9%
Operating margin – -73.7% 24.0%
Pretax margin – 3.2% 18.5%
Net margin – 1.1% 13.4%
FCF margin – 3.5% 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 6.2% 15.9%
Return on equity – 2.3% –
Return on assets – 0.6% 10.1%
Return on invested capital – -23.6% 31.9%
Return on capital employed – -49.4% 26.3%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 5.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIHGHHLT
Debt / assets -20.0% 30.6% 79.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.2x -2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.7x 3.8x
Debt / FCF – 17.0x 6.9x
Liabilities / assets 157.0% 74.1% 139.2%
Equity / assets -57.0% 25.9% -39.2%
Interest coverage – -17.2x 4.4x
Current ratio -0.7x 0.6x 0.6x
Quick ratio -1.0x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash ratio -0.4x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 0.45 3.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIHGHHLT
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.3% 0.2%
Net buyback yield – 1.8% 4.3%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 2.1% 4.5%
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.

ConsensusIHGHHLT
Forward P/E 27.9xFY2026 47.4xFY2026 36.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.95FY2026 $3.65FY2026 $9.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.8%FY2026 +66.7%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% +39.7% +2.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.25BFY2026 $7.49BFY2026 $13.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.5% +6.6% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIHGHHLT
Held by institutions 11.4% 100.0% 93.9%
Institutions holding 320 528 1,286
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.4% +2.2% -1.5%
Institutions buying 188 239 691
Institutions selling 77 178 420
Buyers to sellers 2.44 1.34 1.65

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.

IHGHHLT
IHG 1.00 0.64 0.71
H 0.64 1.00 0.75
HLT 0.71 0.75 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IHG, H and HLT?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) $27.35B, Hyatt Hotels (H) $16.30B, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) $76.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, IHG, H and HLT?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hyatt Hotels (H) 206.3x, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 45.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) is cheapest (Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) 27.9x, Hyatt Hotels (H) 47.4x, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 36.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hyatt Hotels (H) +5.8%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) has the highest net margin (Hyatt Hotels (H) 1.1%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 13.4%). On return on invested capital, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) leads (Hyatt Hotels (H) -23.6%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 31.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) returned the most: Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +32.3%, Hyatt Hotels (H) +16.1%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +29.5%. Over five years, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) compounded fastest (Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +18.5%/yr, Hyatt Hotels (H) +15.2%/yr, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) +18.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) has the highest dividend yield: Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) 1.15%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 0.35%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 0.17%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) has been the steadiest (Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) 25.0%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 34.7%, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) 24.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IHG, H and HLT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) leads on 8. 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.