IHG vs MAR vs VAC Stock Comparison

Intercontinental Hotels, Marriott International and Marriott Vacations Worldwide Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Marriott International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Marriott International 6, Marriott Vacations Worldwide 3, Intercontinental Hotels 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIHGMARVACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.91B $103.27B $3.88B MAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 39.9x -11.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.9x 34.0x 11.9x VAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.7% +1.7% MAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.6% -6.5% MAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 25.5% -31.8% MAR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.3x -1.7x VAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.3% +43.9% +57.6% VAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.5%/yr +19.5%/yr -6.7%/yr MAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.0% 27.2% 60.6% IHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 48/100 30/100 MAR

Percentile Scorecard

IHGMARVAC

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

AxisIHGMARVAC
Valuation – 22 #22 of 28 33 #19 of 28
Growth – 58 #11 of 25 4 #24 of 25
Profitability – 63 #10 of 25 17 #21 of 25
Financial Health – 41 #18 of 30 28 #22 of 30
Shareholder Returns 28 #14 of 19 56 #9 of 19 67 #7 of 19
Overall – 48 30
  • IHG ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • MAR ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • VAC 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

PeriodIHGMARVACSPY
1 month +5.0%+10.9%+8.2% -0.2%
3 months +2.3%+1.7%+8.4% +3.9%
6 months +14.9%+8.9%+56.2% +8.2%
Year to date +17.9%+25.8%+92.8% +12.9%
1 year +32.3%+43.9%+57.6% +12.3%
3 years +129.3%+110.6%+27.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +31.9%+28.2%+8.5% +23.3%
5 years +133.9%+143.9%-29.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +18.5%+19.5%-6.7% +10.9%
10 years +288.5%+483.1%+78.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.5%+19.3%+6.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIHGMARVACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.0%27.2%60.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.5%24.9%63.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.631.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.291.610.95 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.2%-30.7%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.7%-3.4%-10.9% -1.2%
52-week high $174.13$404.00$124.86 $779.14
52-week low $121.46$260.58$45.49 $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.

MultipleIHGMARVAC
P/E now vs peer median —median 18.1x 39.8xmedian 18.1x -11.6xmedian 18.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.5x 3.8xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x 23.9xmedian 14.0x -4.8xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.1x 32.5xmedian 16.1x 38.6xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median -9.2xmedian 2.5x -22.5xmedian 2.5x 1.9xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.30 17.27median 0.30 0.26median 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 monthsIHGMARVAC
Revenue – $26.90B $5.16B
Gross profit – $5.33B $3.94B
Operating income – $4.25B -$1.39B
Net income – $2.59B -$335.00M
Free cash flow – $3.13B $99.00M
EPS (diluted) – $9.78 $-8.74
Cash & equivalents $825.00M $462.00M $211.00M
Total debt -$1.05B $16.92B $8.91B
Shares (diluted) 155.80M 264.50M 38.20M
Enterprise value $21.87B $101.32B $2.52B

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
MetricIHGMARVAC
P/E – 39.8x -11.6x
P/FCF – 32.5x 38.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 27.3x 26.6x
P/S – 3.8x 0.7x
P/B -9.2x -22.5x 1.9x
P/Tangible book -9.2x -6.8x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA – 23.9x -4.8x
EV/EBIT – 27.8x -4.3x
EV/Revenue – 4.4x 1.2x
EV/FCF – 37.7x 60.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 31.7x 41.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 17.27 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIHGMARVAC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.7% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.5% 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.6% 1.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.3% 2.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 9.5% -100.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 2.0% -54.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 4.9% -228.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -2.4% -42.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 8.9% -240.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% -44.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 49.8% 9.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.3% -24.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 86.2% 41.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.6% -24.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIHGMARVAC
Gross margin – 19.8% 76.3%
EBITDA margin – 18.4% -23.8%
Operating margin – 15.8% -27.0%
Pretax margin – 12.9% -6.5%
Net margin – 9.6% -6.5%
FCF margin – 11.6% 1.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 13.9% 2.8%
Return on equity – – -16.5%
Return on assets – 9.2% -3.5%
Return on invested capital – 25.5% -31.8%
Return on capital employed – 21.2% –
Asset turnover – 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIHGMARVAC
Debt / assets -20.0% 60.2% 24.8%
Debt / equity 0.4x -3.7x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.3x -1.7x
Debt / FCF – 5.4x 23.8x
Liabilities / assets 157.0% 116.1% 78.3%
Equity / assets -57.0% -16.1% 21.7%
Interest coverage – 5.0x -20.0x
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
MetricIHGMARVAC
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.7% 2.9%
Net buyback yield – 3.5% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 4.2% 3.5%
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.

ConsensusIHGMARVAC
Forward P/E 27.9xFY2026 34.0xFY2026 11.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.95FY2026 $11.47FY2026 $9.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.8%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 +30.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% +22.1% -3.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.25BFY2026 $26.29BFY2026 $5.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.5% +4.2% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIHGMARVAC
Held by institutions 11.4% 61.3% 91.2%
Institutions holding 320 1,751 370
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.4% +3.1% -0.7%
Institutions buying 188 860 180
Institutions selling 77 550 104
Buyers to sellers 2.44 1.56 1.73

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.

IHGMARVAC
IHG 1.00 0.75 0.38
MAR 0.75 1.00 0.39
VAC 0.38 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IHG, MAR and VAC?

Marriott International (MAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) $25.91B, Marriott International (MAR) $103.27B, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) $3.88B.

Which company is growing faster?

Marriott International (MAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Marriott International (MAR) +4.7%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Marriott International (MAR) has the highest net margin (Marriott International (MAR) 9.6%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -6.5%). On return on invested capital, Marriott International (MAR) leads (Marriott International (MAR) 25.5%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -31.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) returned the most: Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +32.3%, Marriott International (MAR) +43.9%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) +57.6%. Over five years, Marriott International (MAR) compounded fastest (Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +18.5%/yr, Marriott International (MAR) +19.5%/yr, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) -6.7%/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%, Marriott International (MAR) 0.01%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 0.00%. Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) and Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 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%, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) 60.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.