IHG vs MSC vs MAR Stock Comparison

Intercontinental Hotels, Studio City International Holdings and Marriott International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Marriott International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Marriott International 6, Intercontinental Hotels 2, Studio City International Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIHGMSCMARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.53B $153.45M $102.33B MAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -3.4x 39.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.1x — 34.4x IHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +0.7% +4.7% MAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -6.5% 9.6% MAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.8% 25.5% MAR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x 3.3x MSC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.6% -81.4% +45.5% MAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.1%/yr -38.0%/yr +19.8%/yr MAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.0% 108.9% 27.3% IHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 63/100 48/100 MSC

Percentile Scorecard

IHGMSCMAR

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

AxisIHGMSCMAR
Valuation – 79 #7 of 29 21 #23 of 29
Growth – 68 #9 of 26 52 #13 of 26
Profitability – 36 #17 of 26 64 #10 of 26
Financial Health – 70 #10 of 31 43 #18 of 31
Shareholder Returns 26 #15 of 20 – 58 #9 of 20
Overall – 63 48
  • IHG ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • MSC ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • 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

PeriodIHGMSCMARSPY
1 month +5.8%-23.8%+12.1% -0.8%
3 months +4.9%-56.0%+3.1% +3.5%
6 months +16.1%-69.4%+9.4% +7.0%
Year to date +18.8%-78.3%+27.2% +12.2%
1 year +34.6%-81.4%+45.5% +13.0%
3 years +131.2%-84.3%+113.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +32.3%-46.1%+28.7% +23.1%
5 years +139.0%-90.8%+147.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +19.1%-38.0%+19.8% +11.0%
10 years +290.6%—+491.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +14.6%—+19.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIHGMSCMARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.0%108.9%27.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.5%124.6%24.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.69-1.280.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.38-0.751.67 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.2%-91.3%-30.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.9%-82.3%-2.3% -1.8%
52-week high $174.13$4.36$404.00 $779.14
52-week low $121.46$0.77$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.

MultipleIHGMSCMAR
P/E now vs peer median —median 18.8x -3.3xmedian 18.8x 40.3xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.5x 0.2xmedian 1.5x 3.8xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.2x -0.4xmedian 15.2x 24.1xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.1x 1.2xmedian 16.1x 32.9xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median -9.3xmedian 2.5x 0.3xmedian 2.5x -22.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.38 -0.07median 0.38 17.47median 0.38

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 monthsIHGMSCMAR
Revenue – $684.09M $26.90B
Gross profit – $596.35M $5.33B
Operating income – $76.15M $4.25B
Net income – -$55.45M $2.59B
Free cash flow – $124.87M $3.13B
EPS (diluted) – $-0.23 $9.78
Cash & equivalents $825.00M $106.14M $462.00M
Total debt -$1.05B $14.51M $16.92B
Shares (diluted) 155.80M 192.59M 264.50M
Enterprise value $21.50B -$224.95M $100.38B

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
MetricIHGMSCMAR
P/E – -3.3x 40.3x
P/FCF – 1.2x 32.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 0.7x 27.6x
P/S – 0.2x 3.8x
P/B -9.3x 0.3x -22.7x
P/Tangible book -9.3x 0.3x -6.9x
EV/EBITDA – -0.4x 24.1x
EV/EBIT – 0.7x 28.1x
EV/Revenue – 0.1x 4.4x
EV/FCF – 0.5x 38.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 0.3x 32.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.07 17.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIHGMSCMAR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 0.7% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 57.9% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1.4% 6.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 90.1% 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 27.6% 9.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 34.0% 2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 22.3% 4.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 42.2% -2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 32.3% 8.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 45.5% 2.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 3.1% 49.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 53.8% 9.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -1.3% 86.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 75.3% 8.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIHGMSCMAR
Gross margin – 87.2% 19.8%
EBITDA margin – -19.0% 18.4%
Operating margin – 11.1% 15.8%
Pretax margin – -7.0% 12.9%
Net margin – -6.5% 9.6%
FCF margin – 18.3% 11.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 31.2% 13.9%
Return on equity – -10.1% –
Return on assets – -2.0% 9.2%
Return on invested capital – 8.8% 25.5%
Return on capital employed – 3.0% 21.2%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -3.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIHGMSCMAR
Debt / assets -20.0% 0.5% 60.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.0x -3.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x 3.3x
Debt / FCF – 0.1x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 157.0% 80.1% 116.1%
Equity / assets -57.0% 19.9% -16.1%
Interest coverage – 0.6x 5.0x
Current ratio -0.7x 0.8x 0.5x
Quick ratio -1.0x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio -0.4x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – -0.71 4.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIHGMSCMAR
Dividend yield 1.1% – 0.7%
Net buyback yield – – 3.4%
Shareholder yield 1.1% – 4.1%
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.

ConsensusIHGMSCMAR
Forward P/E 28.1xFY2026 – 34.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.95FY2026 – $11.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.8%FY2026 – +14.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% – +22.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.25BFY2026 $1.25BFY2026 $26.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2026 +80.1%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.5% – +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIHGMSCMAR
Held by institutions 10.8% 22.7% 61.3%
Institutions holding 319 12 1,751
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.2% 0.0% +3.1%
Institutions buying 188 2 860
Institutions selling 76 2 550
Buyers to sellers 2.47 1.00 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.

IHGMSCMAR
IHG 1.00 -0.10 0.74
MSC -0.10 1.00 -0.06
MAR 0.74 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IHG, MSC and MAR?

Marriott International (MAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) $25.53B, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) $153.45M, Marriott International (MAR) $102.33B.

Which company is growing faster?

Marriott International (MAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Studio City International Holdings (MSC) +0.7%, Marriott International (MAR) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Marriott International (MAR) has the highest net margin (Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -6.5%, Marriott International (MAR) 9.6%). On return on invested capital, Marriott International (MAR) leads (Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 8.8%, Marriott International (MAR) 25.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marriott International (MAR) returned the most: Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +34.6%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -81.4%, Marriott International (MAR) +45.5%. Over five years, Marriott International (MAR) compounded fastest (Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +19.1%/yr, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -38.0%/yr, Marriott International (MAR) +19.8%/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%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 0.00%, Marriott International (MAR) 0.01%. Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) and 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) 108.9%, Marriott International (MAR) 27.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IHG, MSC 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, 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.