IHG vs MAR vs TNL Stock Comparison

Intercontinental Hotels, Marriott International and Travel & Leisure Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TNL Travel & Leisure Co.
$67.22 +5.5% 1M +2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.18B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.15B
Div. yield
0.04%
Vacation Ownership Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Marriott International leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Marriott International 7, Travel & Leisure 4, Intercontinental Hotels 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIHGMARTNLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.79B $103.73B $4.18B MAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 40.1x 17.8x TNL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.9x 34.0x 9.3x TNL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.7% +4.6% MAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.6% 5.7% MAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 25.5% 13.2% MAR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.3x 6.0x MAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.04% TNL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.3% +43.9% +2.2% MAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.5%/yr +19.5%/yr +4.4%/yr MAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.0% 27.2% 33.1% IHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 48/100 54/100 TNL

Percentile Scorecard

IHGMARTNL

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

AxisIHGMARTNL
Valuation – 22 #22 of 28 82 #6 of 28
Growth – 58 #11 of 25 29 #18 of 25
Profitability – 63 #10 of 25 58 #11 of 25
Financial Health – 41 #18 of 30 14 #26 of 30
Shareholder Returns 28 #14 of 19 56 #9 of 19 89 #3 of 19
Overall – 48 54
  • IHG ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • MAR ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • TNL 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

PeriodIHGMARTNLSPY
1 month +5.0%+10.9%+5.5% -0.2%
3 months +2.3%+1.7%-14.3% +3.9%
6 months +14.9%+8.9%+4.0% +8.2%
Year to date +17.9%+25.8%-4.7% +12.9%
1 year +32.3%+43.9%+2.2% +12.3%
3 years +129.3%+110.6%+106.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +31.9%+28.2%+27.4% +23.3%
5 years +133.9%+143.9%+24.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +18.5%+19.5%+4.4% +10.9%
10 years +288.5%+483.1%+132.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.5%+19.3%+8.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIHGMARTNLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.0%27.2%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.5%24.9%37.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.630.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.291.610.07 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.2%-30.7%-47.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.7%-3.4%-14.6% -1.2%
52-week high $174.13$404.00$78.74 $779.14
52-week low $121.46$260.58$61.25 $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.

MultipleIHGMARTNL
P/E now vs peer median —median 18.1x 39.8xmedian 18.1x 17.5xmedian 18.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.5x 3.8xmedian 1.5x 1.0xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x 23.9xmedian 14.0x 12.0xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.1x 32.5xmedian 16.1x 9.7xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median -9.2xmedian 2.5x -22.5xmedian 2.5x -4.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.30 17.27median 0.30 -2.10median 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 monthsIHGMARTNL
Revenue – $26.90B $4.15B
Gross profit – $5.33B $3.85B
Operating income – $4.25B $541.00M
Net income – $2.59B $235.00M
Free cash flow – $3.13B $417.00M
EPS (diluted) – $9.78 $3.75
Cash & equivalents $825.00M $462.00M –
Total debt -$1.05B $16.92B $4.04B
Shares (diluted) 155.80M 264.50M 62.60M
Enterprise value $21.76B $101.78B $4.18B

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
MetricIHGMARTNL
P/E – 39.8x 17.5x
P/FCF – 32.5x 9.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 27.3x 7.9x
P/S – 3.8x 1.0x
P/B -9.2x -22.5x -4.0x
P/Tangible book -9.2x -6.8x -3.1x
EV/EBITDA – 23.9x 12.0x
EV/EBIT – 27.8x 15.0x
EV/Revenue – 4.4x 1.9x
EV/FCF – 37.7x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 31.7x 15.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 17.27 -2.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIHGMARTNL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.7% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.5% 3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.6% -1.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.3% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 9.5% -30.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 2.0% -7.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – 4.9% -42.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -2.4% -13.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 8.9% -39.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% -8.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 49.8% -16.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.3% 11.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 86.2% -17.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.6% 9.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIHGMARTNL
Gross margin – 19.8% 92.7%
EBITDA margin – 18.4% 16.2%
Operating margin – 15.8% 13.0%
Pretax margin – 12.9% 8.1%
Net margin – 9.6% 5.7%
FCF margin – 11.6% 10.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 13.9% 12.3%
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets – 9.2% 3.3%
Return on invested capital – 25.5% 13.2%
Return on capital employed – 21.2% –
Asset turnover – 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIHGMARTNL
Debt / assets -20.0% 60.2% 55.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x -3.7x -4.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.3x 6.0x
Debt / FCF – 5.4x 9.7x
Liabilities / assets 157.0% 116.1% 113.8%
Equity / assets -57.0% -16.1% -13.8%
Interest coverage – 5.0x 1.5x
Current ratio -0.7x 0.5x –
Quick ratio -1.0x 0.5x –
Cash ratio -0.4x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – 4.14 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIHGMARTNL
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.7% 3.5%
Net buyback yield – 3.5% 7.9%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 4.2% 11.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.3% 63.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 23.3% 35.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.1% 0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 13.2% 2.8%

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.

ConsensusIHGMARTNL
Forward P/E 27.9xFY2026 34.0xFY2026 9.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.95FY2026 $11.47FY2026 $7.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.8%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% +22.1% +24.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.25BFY2026 $26.29BFY2026 $4.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.5% +4.2% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIHGMARTNL
Held by institutions 11.4% 61.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 320 1,751 473
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.4% +3.1% +5.0%
Institutions buying 188 860 199
Institutions selling 77 550 193
Buyers to sellers 2.44 1.56 1.03

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.

IHGMARTNL
IHG 1.00 0.74 0.63
MAR 0.74 1.00 0.56
TNL 0.63 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IHG, MAR and TNL?

Marriott International (MAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) $25.79B, Marriott International (MAR) $103.73B, Travel & Leisure (TNL) $4.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, IHG, MAR and TNL?

Travel & Leisure (TNL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marriott International (MAR) 40.1x, Travel & Leisure (TNL) 17.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Travel & Leisure (TNL) is cheapest (Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) 27.9x, Marriott International (MAR) 34.0x, Travel & Leisure (TNL) 9.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Marriott International (MAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Marriott International (MAR) +4.7%, Travel & Leisure (TNL) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Marriott International (MAR) has the highest net margin (Marriott International (MAR) 9.6%, Travel & Leisure (TNL) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, Marriott International (MAR) leads (Marriott International (MAR) 25.5%, Travel & Leisure (TNL) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marriott International (MAR) returned the most: Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +32.3%, Marriott International (MAR) +43.9%, Travel & Leisure (TNL) +2.2%. Over five years, Marriott International (MAR) compounded fastest (Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +18.5%/yr, Marriott International (MAR) +19.5%/yr, Travel & Leisure (TNL) +4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Travel & Leisure (TNL) has the highest dividend yield: Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) 0.00%, Marriott International (MAR) 0.01%, Travel & Leisure (TNL) 0.04%. Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) 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%, Marriott International (MAR) 27.2%, Travel & Leisure (TNL) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Marriott International (MAR) leads on 7. 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.