IHG vs LVS vs MSC Stock Comparison

Intercontinental Hotels, Las Vegas Sands and Studio City International Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$36.11 -7.3% 1M -39.2% 1Y
Market cap
$23.16B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Las Vegas Sands leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Las Vegas Sands 5, Intercontinental Hotels 4, Studio City International Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIHGLVSMSCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.91B $23.16B $154.07M IHG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 14.4x -3.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.9x 13.9x — LVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.9% +0.7% LVS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 11.8% -6.5% LVS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.9% 8.8% LVS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.9x 0.7x MSC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.3% -39.2% -81.7% IHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.5%/yr -1.9%/yr -37.7%/yr IHG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.0% 31.4% 108.8% IHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 81/100 64/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

IHGLVSMSC

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

AxisIHGLVSMSC
Valuation – 91 #5 of 44 78 #7 of 28
Growth – 81 #9 of 43 71 #8 of 25
Profitability – 95 #3 of 41 38 #16 of 25
Financial Health – 54 #22 of 47 69 #10 of 30
Shareholder Returns 28 #14 of 19 82 #6 of 29 –
Overall – 81 64
  • IHG ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • LVS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MSC 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

PeriodIHGLVSMSCSPY
1 month +5.0%-7.3%-20.8% -0.2%
3 months +2.3%-25.1%-54.8% +3.9%
6 months +14.9%-33.5%-68.3% +8.2%
Year to date +17.9%-44.5%-77.5% +12.9%
1 year +32.3%-39.2%-81.7% +12.3%
3 years +129.3%-23.2%-83.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +31.9%-8.4%-45.4% +23.3%
5 years +133.9%-9.1%-90.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +18.5%-1.9%-37.7% +10.9%
10 years +288.5%-36.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.5%-4.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIHGLVSMSCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.0%31.4%108.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.5%35.5%124.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.56-1.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.29-1.25-0.75 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.2%-52.7%-91.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.7%-48.0%-81.7% -1.2%
52-week high $174.13$69.49$4.36 $779.14
52-week low $121.46$35.67$0.77 $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.

MultipleIHGLVSMSC
P/E now vs peer median —median 18.1x 14.3xmedian 17.0x -3.5xmedian 18.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.9x 0.2xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x 8.0xmedian 10.8x -0.5xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.1x 9.4xmedian 11.2x 1.2xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median -9.2xmedian 2.5x -65.8xmedian 2.4x 0.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.30 0.34median 0.56 -0.08median 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 monthsIHGLVSMSC
Revenue – $13.60B $684.09M
Gross profit – $6.46B $596.35M
Operating income – $2.85B $76.15M
Net income – $1.81B -$55.45M
Free cash flow – $2.41B $124.87M
R&D – $180.00M –
EPS (diluted) – $2.52 $-0.23
Cash & equivalents $825.00M $2.86B $106.14M
Total debt -$1.05B $15.44B $14.51M
Shares (diluted) 155.80M 640.00M 192.59M
Enterprise value $21.87B $9.76B -$224.33M

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
MetricIHGLVSMSC
P/E – 14.3x -3.5x
P/FCF – 9.4x 1.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.5x 0.7x
P/S – 1.7x 0.2x
P/B -9.2x -65.8x 0.3x
P/Tangible book -9.2x -65.8x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA – 8.0x -0.5x
EV/EBIT – 12.4x 0.8x
EV/Revenue – 2.6x 0.1x
EV/FCF – 14.6x 0.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 10.1x 0.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.34 -0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIHGLVSMSC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.9% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 16.6% 57.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.5% 1.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 16.0% 90.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 5.4% 27.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 25.6% 34.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 0.2% 22.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 39.4% 42.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 10.9% 32.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 42.3% 45.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 27.5% 3.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.1% 53.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 86.1% -1.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.5% 75.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIHGLVSMSC
Gross margin – 47.5% 87.2%
EBITDA margin – 32.4% -19.0%
Operating margin – 20.9% 11.1%
Pretax margin – 16.3% -7.0%
Net margin – 11.8% -6.5%
FCF margin – 17.7% 18.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 25.6% 31.2%
Return on equity – 656.1% -10.1%
Return on assets – 9.2% -2.0%
Return on invested capital – 14.9% 8.8%
Return on capital employed – 18.9% 3.0%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x -3.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIHGLVSMSC
Debt / assets -20.0% 79.5% 0.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x -44.9x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x 0.7x
Debt / FCF – 6.4x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 157.0% 101.8% 80.1%
Equity / assets -57.0% -1.8% 19.9%
Interest coverage – 3.8x 0.6x
Current ratio -0.7x 0.8x 0.8x
Quick ratio -1.0x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio -0.4x 0.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 2.18 -0.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIHGLVSMSC
Dividend yield 1.2% 3.2% –
Net buyback yield – 12.0% –
Shareholder yield 1.2% 15.2% –
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.

ConsensusIHGLVSMSC
Forward P/E 27.9xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.95FY2026 $2.60FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +18.8%FY2026 -13.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% +10.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.25BFY2026 $14.18BFY2026 $1.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026 +80.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.5% +3.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIHGLVSMSC
Held by institutions 11.4% 41.0% 22.7%
Institutions holding 320 710 12
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.4% +0.1% 0.0%
Institutions buying 188 331 2
Institutions selling 77 290 2
Buyers to sellers 2.44 1.14 1.00

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.

IHGLVSMSC
IHG 1.00 0.23 -0.10
LVS 0.23 1.00 0.04
MSC -0.10 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IHG, LVS and MSC?

Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) $25.91B, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $23.16B, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) $154.07M.

Which company is growing faster?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) +10.9%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has the highest net margin (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -6.5%). On return on invested capital, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) leads (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 8.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) returned the most: Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +32.3%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -39.2%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -81.7%. Over five years, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) compounded fastest (Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +18.5%/yr, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -1.9%/yr, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -37.7%/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%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.4%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 108.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.