IHG vs IHT vs CHH Stock Comparison

Intercontinental Hotels, Innsuites Hospitality Trust and Choice Hotels International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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

QuestionIHGIHTCHHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.84B $10.42M $4.96B IHG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -9.0x 15.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.9x — 14.8x CHH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +1.7% +2.6% CHH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -15.3% 20.3% CHH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 15.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 37.2x 3.8x CHH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.3% -26.0% +12.3% IHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.5%/yr -20.7%/yr -4.7%/yr IHG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.0% 56.4% 38.2% IHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 17/100 40/100 CHH

Percentile Scorecard

IHGIHTCHH

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

AxisIHGIHTCHH
Valuation – 11 #25 of 28 37 #18 of 28
Growth – 17 #21 of 25 13 #22 of 25
Profitability – 13 #22 of 25 79 #6 of 25
Financial Health – 35 #20 of 30 21 #24 of 30
Shareholder Returns 28 #14 of 19 11 #17 of 19 50 #10 of 19
Overall – 17 40
  • IHG ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • IHT 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

PeriodIHGIHTCHHSPY
1 month +5.0%-19.1%+7.3% -0.2%
3 months +2.3%-32.1%-4.6% +3.9%
6 months +14.9%0.0%-8.9% +8.2%
Year to date +17.9%-14.9%+14.7% +12.9%
1 year +32.3%-26.0%+12.3% +12.3%
3 years +129.3%-8.8%-1.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +31.9%-3.0%-0.4% +23.3%
5 years +133.9%-68.7%-21.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +18.5%-20.7%-4.7% +10.9%
10 years +288.5%-45.7%+140.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.5%-5.9%+9.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIHGIHTCHHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.0%56.4%38.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.5%56.9%41.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.470.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.29-0.460.32 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.2%-75.9%-45.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.7%-38.4%-10.5% -1.2%
52-week high $174.13$1.85$122.08 $779.14
52-week low $121.46$1.00$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.

MultipleIHGIHTCHH
P/E now vs peer median —median 18.1x -9.2xmedian 18.1x 15.0xmedian 18.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.5x 3.0xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x 83.1xmedian 14.0x 13.5xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.1x -14.5xmedian 16.1x 43.0xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median -9.2xmedian 2.5x 3.9xmedian 2.5x 34.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.30 0.15median 0.30 1.98median 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 monthsIHGIHTCHH
Revenue – $7.59M $1.62B
Gross profit – – $818.90M
Operating income – -$551.16K $408.04M
Net income – -$1.25M $328.32M
Free cash flow – -$733.21K $114.76M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.12 $7.23
Cash & equivalents $825.00M $246.56K $42.83M
Total debt -$1.05B $38.13M $2.00B
Shares (diluted) 155.80M 9.35M 45.39M
Enterprise value $21.81B $9.77M $4.78B

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
MetricIHGIHTCHH
P/E – -9.2x 15.0x
P/FCF – -14.5x 43.0x
P/Operating cash flow – -37.4x 22.3x
P/S – 1.4x 3.0x
P/B -9.2x 3.9x 34.7x
P/Tangible book -9.2x 3.9x -5.1x
EV/EBITDA – 83.1x 13.5x
EV/EBIT – -35.0x 16.9x
EV/Revenue – 2.5x 4.3x
EV/FCF – -26.3x 60.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – -67.7x 31.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.15 1.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIHGIHTCHH
Revenue growth (1Y) – 1.7% 2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -2.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 4.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 13.3% -14.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -11.0% -1.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 11.6% 6.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -58.3% 3.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 19.8% 9.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -62.0% 7.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 33.4% -31.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -30.2% -12.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 30.6% -30.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -41.2% -22.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIHGIHTCHH
Gross margin – – 50.6%
EBITDA margin – 3.1% 31.5%
Operating margin – -7.3% 25.2%
Pretax margin – -12.8% 25.0%
Net margin – -15.3% 20.3%
FCF margin – -9.7% 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin – -3.8% 13.7%
Return on equity – -140.6% 234.8%
Return on assets – -9.1% 11.1%
Return on invested capital – – 15.4%
Return on capital employed – -4.5% 16.3%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.2x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIHGIHTCHH
Debt / assets -20.0% 64.8% 67.0%
Debt / equity 0.4x 3.3x 14.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 37.2x 3.8x
Debt / FCF – -12.1x 17.4x
Liabilities / assets 157.0% 80.3% 95.2%
Equity / assets -57.0% 19.7% 4.8%
Interest coverage – -1.1x 4.3x
Current ratio -0.7x 1.3x 0.9x
Quick ratio -1.0x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio -0.4x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – 3.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIHGIHTCHH
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.9% 1.1%
Net buyback yield – – 2.6%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 0.9% 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.

ConsensusIHGIHTCHH
Forward P/E 27.9xFY2026 – 14.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.95FY2026 – $7.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.8%FY2026 – +6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% – -2.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.25BFY2026 – $1.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2026 – +6.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.5% – -4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIHGIHTCHH
Held by institutions 11.4% 3.3% 76.2%
Institutions holding 320 13 331
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.4% +37.0% -4.0%
Institutions buying 188 4 146
Institutions selling 77 3 121
Buyers to sellers 2.44 1.33 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.

IHGIHTCHH
IHG 1.00 0.06 0.51
IHT 0.06 1.00 0.03
CHH 0.51 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IHG, IHT and CHH?

Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) $25.84B, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) $10.42M, Choice Hotels International (CHH) $4.96B.

Which company is growing faster?

Choice Hotels International (CHH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) +1.7%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) +2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Choice Hotels International (CHH) has the highest net margin (Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -15.3%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 20.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) returned the most: Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +32.3%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -26.0%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) +12.3%. Over five years, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) compounded fastest (Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +18.5%/yr, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -20.7%/yr, Choice Hotels International (CHH) -4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) has been the steadiest (Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) 25.0%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) 56.4%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 38.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IHG, IHT 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, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 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.