IHG vs IHT vs H Stock Comparison

Intercontinental Hotels, Innsuites Hospitality Trust and Hyatt Hotels Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
H Hyatt Hotels Corp
$172.84 +9.1% 1M +16.1% 1Y
Market cap
$16.33B
P/E
206.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.15B
Div. yield
0.00%
Hotels Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionIHGIHTHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.82B $10.37M $16.33B IHG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -8.9x 206.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.9x — 47.4x IHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +1.7% +5.8% H
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -15.3% 1.1% H
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -23.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 37.2x -0.7x H
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.3% -26.0% +16.1% IHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.5%/yr -20.7%/yr +15.2%/yr IHG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.0% 56.4% 34.7% IHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 17/100 26/100 H

Percentile Scorecard

IHGIHTH

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

AxisIHGIHTH
Valuation – 11 #25 of 28 7 #26 of 28
Growth – 17 #21 of 25 33 #17 of 25
Profitability – 13 #22 of 25 21 #20 of 25
Financial Health – 35 #20 of 30 45 #17 of 30
Shareholder Returns 28 #14 of 19 11 #17 of 19 22 #15 of 19
Overall – 17 26
  • IHG ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • IHT ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • H 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

PeriodIHGIHTHSPY
1 month +5.0%-19.1%+9.1% -0.2%
3 months +2.3%-32.1%-8.4% +3.9%
6 months +14.9%0.0%+6.5% +8.2%
Year to date +17.9%-14.9%+7.8% +12.9%
1 year +32.3%-26.0%+16.1% +12.3%
3 years +129.3%-8.8%+74.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +31.9%-3.0%+20.3% +23.3%
5 years +133.9%-68.7%+102.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +18.5%-20.7%+15.2% +10.9%
10 years +288.5%-45.7%+254.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.5%-5.9%+13.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIHGIHTHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.0%56.4%34.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.5%56.9%33.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.470.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.29-0.460.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.2%-75.9%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.7%-38.4%-14.5% -1.2%
52-week high $174.13$1.85$202.09 $779.14
52-week low $121.46$1.00$135.42 $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.

MultipleIHGIHTH
P/E now vs peer median —median 18.1x -9.2xmedian 18.1x 206.3xmedian 18.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x 83.1xmedian 14.0x -4.0xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.1x -14.5xmedian 16.1x 64.7xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median -9.2xmedian 2.5x 3.9xmedian 2.5x 4.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.30 0.15median 0.30 -4.93median 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 monthsIHGIHTH
Revenue – $7.59M $7.15B
Gross profit – – $1.45B
Operating income – -$551.16K -$5.27B
Net income – -$1.25M $81.00M
Free cash flow – -$733.21K $252.00M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.12 $0.82
Cash & equivalents $825.00M $246.56K $537.00M
Total debt -$1.05B $38.13M $19.28B
Shares (diluted) 155.80M 9.35M 96.70M
Enterprise value $21.79B $9.72M $13.50B

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
MetricIHGIHTH
P/E – -9.2x 206.3x
P/FCF – -14.5x 64.7x
P/Operating cash flow – -37.4x 36.8x
P/S – 1.4x 2.3x
P/B -9.2x 3.9x 4.5x
P/Tangible book -9.2x 3.9x 10.8x
EV/EBITDA – 83.1x -4.0x
EV/EBIT – -35.0x -3.8x
EV/Revenue – 2.5x 2.8x
EV/FCF – -26.3x 79.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – -67.7x 45.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.15 -4.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIHGIHTH
Revenue growth (1Y) – 1.7% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 3.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 13.3% -5.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -11.0% -5.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 11.6% -81.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -58.3% -43.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 19.8% -81.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -62.0% -41.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 33.4% 47.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -30.2% -12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 30.6% 90.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -41.2% -19.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIHGIHTH
Gross margin – – 20.3%
EBITDA margin – 3.1% -69.3%
Operating margin – -7.3% -73.7%
Pretax margin – -12.8% 3.2%
Net margin – -15.3% 1.1%
FCF margin – -9.7% 3.5%
Operating cash flow margin – -3.8% 6.2%
Return on equity – -140.6% 2.3%
Return on assets – -9.1% 0.6%
Return on invested capital – – -23.6%
Return on capital employed – -4.5% -49.4%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.2x 5.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIHGIHTH
Debt / assets -20.0% 64.8% 30.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x 3.3x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 37.2x -0.7x
Debt / FCF – -12.1x 17.0x
Liabilities / assets 157.0% 80.3% 74.1%
Equity / assets -57.0% 19.7% 25.9%
Interest coverage – -1.1x -17.2x
Current ratio -0.7x 1.3x 0.6x
Quick ratio -1.0x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio -0.4x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 0.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIHGIHTH
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.9% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – – 1.8%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 0.9% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusIHGIHTH
Forward P/E 27.9xFY2026 – 47.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.95FY2026 – $3.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.8%FY2026 – +66.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% – +39.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.25BFY2026 – $7.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2026 – +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.5% – +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIHGIHTH
Held by institutions 11.4% 3.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 320 13 528
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.4% +37.0% +2.2%
Institutions buying 188 4 239
Institutions selling 77 3 178
Buyers to sellers 2.44 1.33 1.34

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.

IHGIHTH
IHG 1.00 0.06 0.64
IHT 0.06 1.00 0.03
H 0.64 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IHG, IHT and H?

Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) $25.82B, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) $10.37M, Hyatt Hotels (H) $16.33B.

Which company is growing faster?

Hyatt Hotels (H) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) +1.7%, Hyatt Hotels (H) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hyatt Hotels (H) has the highest net margin (Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -15.3%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 1.1%).

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%, Hyatt Hotels (H) +16.1%. Over five years, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) compounded fastest (Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +18.5%/yr, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -20.7%/yr, Hyatt Hotels (H) +15.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) 0.00%, Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) 0.00%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 0.00%. Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) and Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) pays no regular dividend.

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%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 34.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.