IHG vs LVS vs MAR Stock Comparison

Intercontinental Hotels, Las Vegas Sands and Marriott International Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$35.67 -9.0% 1M -37.3% 1Y
Market cap
$23.34B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Las Vegas Sands leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Las Vegas Sands 6, Marriott International 4, Intercontinental Hotels 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIHGLVSMARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.83B $23.34B $104.19B MAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 14.5x 40.3x LVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.4x 12.4x 34.1x LVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.9% +4.7% LVS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 11.8% 9.6% LVS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.9% 25.5% MAR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.9x 3.3x LVS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.5% -37.3% +44.9% MAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.1%/yr -1.3%/yr +20.4%/yr MAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.8% 31.5% 27.2% IHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 80/100 48/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

IHGLVSMAR

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

AxisIHGLVSMAR
Valuation – 86 #7 of 44 21 #23 of 29
Growth – 81 #9 of 43 52 #13 of 26
Profitability – 95 #3 of 42 64 #10 of 26
Financial Health – 53 #23 of 48 43 #18 of 31
Shareholder Returns 26 #15 of 20 85 #5 of 28 58 #9 of 20
Overall – 80 48
  • IHG ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • LVS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MAR ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodIHGLVSMARSPY
1 month +3.8%-9.0%+11.1% -1.0%
3 months +3.9%-22.6%+4.3% +2.9%
6 months +11.0%-32.5%+6.4% +6.4%
Year to date +15.3%-45.2%+25.9% +11.4%
1 year +32.5%-37.3%+44.9% +13.1%
3 years +125.2%-25.1%+105.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +31.1%-9.2%+27.2% +21.5%
5 years +139.5%-6.1%+152.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +19.1%-1.3%+20.4% +10.9%
10 years +275.3%-37.6%+481.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +14.1%-4.6%+19.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIHGLVSMARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.8%31.5%27.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.5%35.6%24.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.580.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.31-1.181.65 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.2%-52.7%-30.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.8%-48.7%-3.3% -2.5%
52-week high $174.13$69.49$404.00 $779.14
52-week low $121.46$35.67$260.58 $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.

MultipleIHGLVSMAR
P/E now vs peer median —median 18.8x 14.1xmedian 17.0x 39.9xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.0x 7.9xmedian 10.5x 23.9xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.0x 9.3xmedian 11.2x 32.5xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median -9.0xmedian 2.5x -65.0xmedian 2.5x -22.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.37 0.33median 0.54 17.29median 0.37

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 monthsIHGLVSMAR
Revenue – $13.60B $26.90B
Gross profit – $6.46B $5.33B
Operating income – $2.85B $4.25B
Net income – $1.81B $2.59B
Free cash flow – $2.41B $3.13B
R&D – $180.00M –
EPS (diluted) – $2.52 $9.78
Cash & equivalents $825.00M $2.86B $462.00M
Total debt -$1.05B $62.21B $16.92B
Shares (diluted) 155.80M 640.00M 264.50M
Enterprise value $21.80B $9.94B $102.23B

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
MetricIHGLVSMAR
P/E – 14.1x 39.9x
P/FCF – 9.3x 32.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.4x 27.3x
P/S – 1.6x 3.8x
P/B -9.0x -65.0x -22.5x
P/Tangible book -9.0x -65.0x -6.8x
EV/EBITDA – 7.9x 23.9x
EV/EBIT – 12.3x 27.8x
EV/Revenue – 2.6x 4.4x
EV/FCF – 14.5x 37.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 10.0x 31.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.33 17.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIHGLVSMAR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.9% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 16.6% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.5% 6.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 16.0% 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 5.4% 9.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 25.6% 2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 0.2% 4.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 39.4% -2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 10.9% 8.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 42.3% 2.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 27.5% 49.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.1% 9.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 86.1% 86.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.5% 8.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIHGLVSMAR
Gross margin – 47.5% 19.8%
EBITDA margin – 32.4% 18.4%
Operating margin – 20.9% 15.8%
Pretax margin – 16.3% 12.9%
Net margin – 11.8% 9.6%
FCF margin – 17.7% 11.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 25.6% 13.9%
Return on equity – 656.1% –
Return on assets – 9.2% 9.2%
Return on invested capital – 14.9% 25.5%
Return on capital employed – 18.9% 21.2%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIHGLVSMAR
Debt / assets -20.0% 79.5% 60.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x -44.9x -3.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x 3.3x
Debt / FCF – 6.4x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 157.0% 101.8% 116.1%
Equity / assets -57.0% -1.8% -16.1%
Interest coverage – 3.8x 5.0x
Current ratio -0.7x 0.8x 0.5x
Quick ratio -1.0x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio -0.4x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.18 4.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIHGLVSMAR
Dividend yield 1.2% 3.2% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 12.2% 3.5%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 15.4% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 28.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 23.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 13.2%

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.

ConsensusIHGLVSMAR
Forward P/E 27.4xFY2026 12.4xFY2026 34.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.93FY2026 $2.88FY2026 $11.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.4%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.7% +14.9% +22.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.23BFY2026 $14.54BFY2026 $26.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% +4.4% +4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIHGLVSMAR
Held by institutions 10.8% 41.0% 61.3%
Institutions holding 319 710 1,751
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.2% +0.1% +3.1%
Institutions buying 188 331 860
Institutions selling 76 290 550
Buyers to sellers 2.47 1.14 1.56

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.

IHGLVSMAR
IHG 1.00 0.22 0.75
LVS 0.22 1.00 0.24
MAR 0.75 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IHG, LVS and MAR?

Marriott International (MAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) $25.83B, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $23.34B, Marriott International (MAR) $104.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, IHG, LVS and MAR?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.5x, Marriott International (MAR) 40.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is cheapest (Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) 27.4x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 12.4x, Marriott International (MAR) 34.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) +10.9%, Marriott International (MAR) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has the highest net margin (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%, Marriott International (MAR) 9.6%). On return on invested capital, Marriott International (MAR) leads (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%, Marriott International (MAR) 25.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marriott International (MAR) returned the most: Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +32.5%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -37.3%, Marriott International (MAR) +44.9%. Over five years, Marriott International (MAR) compounded fastest (Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +19.1%/yr, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -1.3%/yr, Marriott International (MAR) +20.4%/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%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 0.00%, Marriott International (MAR) 0.01%. Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) and Las Vegas Sands (LVS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) has been the steadiest (Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) 24.8%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.5%, Marriott International (MAR) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IHG, LVS and MAR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 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.