IHG vs MSC vs WH Stock Comparison

Intercontinental Hotels, Studio City International Holdings and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Intercontinental Hotels leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Intercontinental Hotels 4, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts 4, Studio City International Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIHGMSCWHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.35B $154.07M $5.32B IHG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -3.5x 26.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.9x — 15.8x WH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +0.7% +0.7% MSC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -6.5% 14.0% WH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.8% 9.6% WH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x 5.5x MSC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.15% — 2.33% WH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.3% -81.7% -2.5% IHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.5%/yr -37.7%/yr -3.2%/yr IHG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.0% 108.8% 30.4% IHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 64/100 53/100 MSC

Percentile Scorecard

IHGMSCWH

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

AxisIHGMSCWH
Valuation – 78 #7 of 28 44 #16 of 28
Growth – 71 #8 of 25 38 #16 of 25
Profitability – 38 #16 of 25 75 #7 of 25
Financial Health – 69 #10 of 30 31 #21 of 30
Shareholder Returns 28 #14 of 19 – 78 #5 of 19
Overall – 64 53
  • IHG ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • MSC ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • WH 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

PeriodIHGMSCWHSPY
1 month +5.0%-20.8%+4.1% -0.2%
3 months +2.3%-54.8%-3.6% +3.9%
6 months +14.9%-68.3%-14.7% +8.2%
Year to date +17.9%-77.5%-3.5% +12.9%
1 year +32.3%-81.7%-2.5% +12.3%
3 years +129.3%-83.7%+2.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +31.9%-45.4%+0.9% +23.3%
5 years +133.9%-90.6%-15.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +18.5%-37.7%-3.2% +10.9%
10 years +288.5%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.5%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIHGMSCWHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.0%108.8%30.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.5%124.6%29.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.68-1.260.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.29-0.75-0.08 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.2%-91.3%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.7%-81.7%-18.9% -1.2%
52-week high $174.13$4.36$89.91 $779.14
52-week low $121.46$0.77$67.15 $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.

MultipleIHGMSCWH
P/E now vs peer median —median 18.1x -3.5xmedian 18.1x 26.8xmedian 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 16.4xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.1x 1.2xmedian 16.1x 16.1xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median -9.2xmedian 2.5x 0.3xmedian 2.5x 11.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.30 -0.08median 0.30 -3.30median 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 monthsIHGMSCWH
Revenue – $684.09M $1.45B
Gross profit – $596.35M $894.00M
Operating income – $76.15M $424.00M
Net income – -$55.45M $202.00M
Free cash flow – $124.87M $330.00M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.23 $2.72
Cash & equivalents $825.00M $106.14M $71.00M
Total debt -$1.05B $14.51M $2.73B
Shares (diluted) 155.80M 192.59M 74.30M
Enterprise value $23.32B -$240.84M $5.03B

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
MetricIHGMSCWH
P/E – -3.5x 26.8x
P/FCF – 1.2x 16.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 0.7x 14.1x
P/S – 0.2x 3.7x
P/B -9.2x 0.3x 11.2x
P/Tangible book -9.2x 0.3x -5.3x
EV/EBITDA – -0.5x 16.4x
EV/EBIT – 0.8x 18.8x
EV/Revenue – 0.1x 5.5x
EV/FCF – 0.5x 24.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 0.3x 21.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.08 -3.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIHGMSCWH
Revenue growth (1Y) – 0.7% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 57.9% 0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1.4% 2.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 90.1% 4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 27.6% -25.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 34.0% -4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – 22.3% -40.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 42.2% -12.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 32.3% -38.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 45.5% -8.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 3.1% 8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 53.8% 7.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -1.3% 12.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 75.3% 7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIHGMSCWH
Gross margin – 87.2% 61.8%
EBITDA margin – -19.0% 33.5%
Operating margin – 11.1% 29.3%
Pretax margin – -7.0% 19.4%
Net margin – -6.5% 14.0%
FCF margin – 18.3% 22.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 31.2% 26.1%
Return on equity – -10.1% 42.3%
Return on assets – -2.0% 4.6%
Return on invested capital – 8.8% 9.6%
Return on capital employed – 3.0% 11.0%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -3.8x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIHGMSCWH
Debt / assets -20.0% 0.5% 62.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.0x 5.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x 5.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.1x 8.3x
Liabilities / assets 157.0% 80.1% 89.1%
Equity / assets -57.0% 19.9% 10.9%
Interest coverage – 0.6x 3.0x
Current ratio -0.7x 0.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio -1.0x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio -0.4x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – -0.70 1.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIHGMSCWH
Dividend yield 1.2% – 2.3%
Net buyback yield – – 4.3%
Shareholder yield 1.2% – 6.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 63.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 39.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.0%

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.

ConsensusIHGMSCWH
Forward P/E 27.9xFY2026 – 15.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.95FY2026 – $4.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.8%FY2026 – +0.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% – +7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.25BFY2026 $1.25BFY2026 $1.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2026 +80.1%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.5% – +15.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIHGMSCWH
Held by institutions 11.4% 22.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 320 12 469
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.4% 0.0% -1.4%
Institutions buying 188 2 226
Institutions selling 77 2 144
Buyers to sellers 2.44 1.00 1.57

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.

IHGMSCWH
IHG 1.00 -0.10 0.58
MSC -0.10 1.00 -0.05
WH 0.58 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IHG, MSC and WH?

Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) $27.35B, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) $154.07M, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) $5.32B.

Which company is growing faster?

Studio City International Holdings (MSC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Studio City International Holdings (MSC) +0.7%, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) has the highest net margin (Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -6.5%, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) leads (Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 8.8%, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) 9.6%).

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%, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) -2.5%. Over five years, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) compounded fastest (Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +18.5%/yr, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -37.7%/yr, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) -3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) has the highest dividend yield: Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) 1.15%, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) 2.33%. 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%, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) 30.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) leads on 4. 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.