IHG vs MSC vs HTHT Stock Comparison

Intercontinental Hotels, Studio City International Holdings and H World Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HTHT H World Group Ltd
$46.57 +10.9% 1M +20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$14.30B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.83B
Div. yield
4.66%
Hotels Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionIHGMSCHTHTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.35B $154.07M $14.30B IHG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -3.5x 19.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.9x — 16.6x HTHT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +0.7% +13.2% HTHT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -6.5% 18.9% HTHT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.8% 42.2% HTHT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x -1.3x HTHT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.15% — 4.66% HTHT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.3% -81.7% +20.2% IHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.5%/yr -37.7%/yr -0.3%/yr IHG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.0% 108.8% 32.7% IHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 64/100 72/100 HTHT

Percentile Scorecard

IHGMSCHTHT

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

AxisIHGMSCHTHT
Valuation – 78 #7 of 28 63 #11 of 28
Growth – 71 #8 of 25 88 #4 of 25
Profitability – 38 #16 of 25 88 #4 of 25
Financial Health – 69 #10 of 30 86 #5 of 30
Shareholder Returns 28 #14 of 19 – 33 #13 of 19
Overall – 64 72
  • IHG ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • MSC ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • HTHT 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

PeriodIHGMSCHTHTSPY
1 month +5.0%-20.8%+10.9% -0.2%
3 months +2.3%-54.8%+8.7% +3.9%
6 months +14.9%-68.3%-8.5% +8.2%
Year to date +17.9%-77.5%-1.0% +12.9%
1 year +32.3%-81.7%+20.2% +12.3%
3 years +129.3%-83.7%+24.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +31.9%-45.4%+7.5% +23.3%
5 years +133.9%-90.6%-1.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +18.5%-37.7%-0.3% +10.9%
10 years +288.5%—+324.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.5%—+15.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIHGMSCHTHTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.0%108.8%32.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.5%124.6%29.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.68-1.260.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.29-0.750.62 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.2%-91.3%-53.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.7%-81.7%-16.9% -1.2%
52-week high $174.13$4.36$56.06 $779.14
52-week low $121.46$0.77$38.25 $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.

MultipleIHGMSCHTHT
P/E now vs peer median —median 18.1x -3.5xmedian 18.1x 19.8xmedian 18.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.5x 0.2xmedian 1.5x 3.7xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x -0.5xmedian 14.0x 9.9xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.1x 1.2xmedian 16.1x 10.4xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median -9.2xmedian 2.5x 0.3xmedian 2.5x 6.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.30 -0.08median 0.30 0.37median 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 monthsIHGMSCHTHT
Revenue – $684.09M $3.83B
Gross profit – $596.35M $1.58B
Operating income – $76.15M $1.10B
Net income – -$55.45M $728.00M
Free cash flow – $124.87M $1.38B
EPS (diluted) – $-0.23 $2.23
Cash & equivalents $825.00M $106.14M $2.10B
Total debt -$1.05B $14.51M $3.18B
Shares (diluted) 155.80M 192.59M 324.75M
Enterprise value $23.32B -$240.84M $5.73B

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
MetricIHGMSCHTHT
P/E – -3.5x 19.8x
P/FCF – 1.2x 10.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 0.7x 11.3x
P/S – 0.2x 3.7x
P/B -9.2x 0.3x 6.8x
P/Tangible book -9.2x 0.3x 10.3x
EV/EBITDA – -0.5x 9.9x
EV/EBIT – 0.8x 11.5x
EV/Revenue – 0.1x 3.3x
EV/FCF – 0.5x 9.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 0.3x 10.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.08 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIHGMSCHTHT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 0.7% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 57.9% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1.4% 26.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 90.1% 35.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 27.6% 43.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 34.0% 47.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 22.3% 36.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 42.2% 62.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 32.3% 34.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 45.5% 53.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 3.1% 19.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 53.8% 17.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -1.3% 16.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 75.3% 17.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIHGMSCHTHT
Gross margin – 87.2% 41.2%
EBITDA margin – -19.0% 33.4%
Operating margin – 11.1% 28.8%
Pretax margin – -7.0% 27.9%
Net margin – -6.5% 18.9%
FCF margin – 18.3% 35.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 31.2% 33.0%
Return on equity – -10.1% 39.3%
Return on assets – -2.0% 7.8%
Return on invested capital – 8.8% 42.2%
Return on capital employed – 3.0% 15.4%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -3.8x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIHGMSCHTHT
Debt / assets -20.0% 0.5% 6.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x -1.3x
Debt / FCF – 0.1x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 157.0% 80.1% 77.6%
Equity / assets -57.0% 19.9% 22.4%
Interest coverage – 0.6x 25.1x
Current ratio -0.7x 0.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio -1.0x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio -0.4x 0.5x 1.1x
Altman Z-score – -0.70 2.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIHGMSCHTHT
Dividend yield 1.2% – 4.7%
Net buyback yield – – -2.3%
Shareholder yield 1.2% – 2.4%
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.

ConsensusIHGMSCHTHT
Forward P/E 27.9xFY2026 – 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.95FY2026 – $2.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.8%FY2026 – +26.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% – +1.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.25BFY2026 $1.25BFY2026 $3.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2026 +80.1%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.5% – +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIHGMSCHTHT
Held by institutions 11.4% 22.7% 50.9%
Institutions holding 320 12 255
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.4% 0.0% +8.2%
Institutions buying 188 2 123
Institutions selling 77 2 106
Buyers to sellers 2.44 1.00 1.16

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.

IHGMSCHTHT
IHG 1.00 -0.10 0.25
MSC -0.10 1.00 -0.02
HTHT 0.25 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IHG, MSC and HTHT?

Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) $27.35B, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) $154.07M, H World (HTHT) $14.30B.

Which company is growing faster?

H World (HTHT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Studio City International Holdings (MSC) +0.7%, H World (HTHT) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

H World (HTHT) has the highest net margin (Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -6.5%, H World (HTHT) 18.9%). On return on invested capital, H World (HTHT) leads (Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 8.8%, H World (HTHT) 42.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) returned the most: Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +32.3%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -81.7%, H World (HTHT) +20.2%. Over five years, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) compounded fastest (Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +18.5%/yr, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -37.7%/yr, H World (HTHT) -0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

H World (HTHT) has the highest dividend yield: Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) 1.15%, H World (HTHT) 4.66%. Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 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%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 108.8%, H World (HTHT) 32.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, H World (HTHT) 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.