IHT vs CCL vs CHH Stock Comparison

Innsuites Hospitality Trust, Carnival and Choice Hotels International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCL Carnival Corp Ltd.
$26.85 +20.6% 1M -8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$37.82B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.59B
Div. yield
–
Cruise Lines Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionIHTCCLCHHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.70M $37.82B $4.94B CCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.2x 12.1x 15.1x CCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.5x 14.7x CCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +5.2% +2.6% CCL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -15.3% 11.4% 20.3% CHH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.5% 15.4% CHH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 37.2x 3.1x 3.8x CCL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.4% -8.7% +12.0% CHH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.2%/yr +4.4%/yr -4.2%/yr CCL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.5% 49.4% 38.3% CHH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 18/100 67/100 41/100 CCL

Percentile Scorecard

IHTCCLCHH

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

AxisIHTCCLCHH
Valuation 11 #26 of 29 86 #5 of 29 32 #20 of 29
Growth 20 #21 of 26 76 #7 of 26 12 #23 of 26
Profitability 12 #23 of 26 76 #7 of 26 80 #6 of 26
Financial Health 37 #20 of 31 57 #14 of 31 20 #25 of 31
Shareholder Returns 11 #18 of 20 42 #12 of 20 63 #8 of 20
Overall 18 67 41
  • IHT ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • CCL ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • CHH 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

PeriodIHTCCLCHHSPY
1 month -19.1%+20.6%+7.0% -0.8%
3 months -32.1%-1.1%-3.7% +3.5%
6 months -1.7%+0.3%-8.5% +7.0%
Year to date -14.9%-12.1%+14.3% +12.2%
1 year -21.4%-8.7%+12.0% +13.0%
3 years -8.8%+141.2%-1.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -3.0%+34.1%-0.5% +23.1%
5 years -69.5%+24.1%-19.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -21.2%+4.4%-4.2% +11.0%
10 years -49.3%-43.1%+144.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year -6.6%-5.5%+9.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIHTCCLCHHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.5%49.4%38.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.9%44.9%41.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.472.140.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.38-0.180.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.9%-74.3%-45.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.4%-21.0%-10.8% -1.8%
52-week high $1.85$33.99$122.08 $779.14
52-week low $1.00$21.80$84.40 $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.

MultipleIHTCCLCHH
P/E now vs peer median -9.2xmedian 18.8x 11.7xmedian 18.8x 15.0xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x 3.0xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 83.1xmedian 15.2x 7.9xmedian 15.2x 13.5xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -14.5xmedian 16.1x 11.4xmedian 16.1x 42.9xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.5x 2.5xmedian 2.5x 34.6xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.15median 0.38 0.20median 0.38 1.97median 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 monthsIHTCCLCHH
Revenue $7.59M $27.59B $1.62B
Gross profit – – $818.90M
Operating income -$551.16K $4.41B $408.04M
Net income -$1.25M $3.14B $328.32M
Free cash flow -$733.21K $3.18B $114.76M
EPS (diluted) $-0.12 $2.29 $7.23
Cash & equivalents $246.56K $1.22B $42.83M
Total debt $38.13M $23.91B $2.00B
Shares (diluted) 9.35M 1.37B 45.39M
Enterprise value $10.05M $31.01B $4.76B

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
MetricIHTCCLCHH
P/E -9.2x 11.7x 15.0x
P/FCF -14.5x 11.4x 42.9x
P/Operating cash flow -37.4x 5.3x 22.2x
P/S 1.4x 1.3x 3.0x
P/B 3.9x 2.5x 34.6x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 2.8x -5.1x
EV/EBITDA 83.1x 7.9x 13.5x
EV/EBIT -35.0x 13.3x 16.9x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 2.1x 4.2x
EV/FCF -26.3x 18.5x 59.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -67.7x 8.6x 31.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.15 0.20 1.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIHTCCLCHH
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 5.2% 2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 11.3% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -2.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 4.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.3% 2.4% -14.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -11.0% 116.1% -1.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.6% 18.5% 6.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -58.3% 57.8% 3.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.8% 21.7% 9.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -62.0% 58.4% 7.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.4% 21.6% -31.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.2% 28.1% -12.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.6% 9.0% -30.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -41.2% 98.3% -22.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIHTCCLCHH
Gross margin – – 50.6%
EBITDA margin 3.1% 26.9% 31.5%
Operating margin -7.3% 16.0% 25.2%
Pretax margin -12.8% 11.5% 25.0%
Net margin -15.3% 11.4% 20.3%
FCF margin -9.7% 11.5% 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin -3.8% 24.7% 13.7%
Return on equity -140.6% 23.1% 234.8%
Return on assets -9.1% 6.1% 11.1%
Return on invested capital – 11.5% 15.4%
Return on capital employed -4.5% 11.3% 16.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 2.2x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.4% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIHTCCLCHH
Debt / assets 64.8% 46.9% 67.0%
Debt / equity 3.3x 1.7x 14.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 37.2x 3.1x 3.8x
Debt / FCF -12.1x 7.5x 17.4x
Liabilities / assets 80.3% 72.1% 95.2%
Equity / assets 19.7% 27.9% 4.8%
Interest coverage -1.1x 3.8x 4.3x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.3x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.39 3.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIHTCCLCHH
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.7% 1.1%
Net buyback yield – 1.5% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 3.2% 3.7%
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.

ConsensusIHTCCLCHH
Forward P/E – 12.5xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.15FY2026 $7.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -4.4%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +15.8% -2.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $29.26BFY2026 $1.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +9.9%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -4.7% -4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIHTCCLCHH
Held by institutions 3.3% 69.1% 76.2%
Institutions holding 13 1,030 331
Change in shares held, QoQ +37.0% +9.5% -4.0%
Institutions buying 4 993 146
Institutions selling 3 13 121
Buyers to sellers 1.33 76.38 1.21

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.

IHTCCLCHH
IHT 1.00 0.15 0.03
CCL 0.15 1.00 0.35
CHH 0.03 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IHT, CCL and CHH?

Carnival (CCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) $10.70M, Carnival (CCL) $37.82B, Choice Hotels International (CHH) $4.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, IHT, CCL and CHH?

Carnival (CCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -9.2x, Carnival (CCL) 12.1x, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 15.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carnival (CCL) is cheapest (Carnival (CCL) 12.5x, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 14.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Carnival (CCL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) +1.7%, Carnival (CCL) +5.2%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) +2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Choice Hotels International (CHH) has the highest net margin (Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -15.3%, Carnival (CCL) 11.4%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 20.3%). On return on invested capital, Choice Hotels International (CHH) leads (Carnival (CCL) 11.5%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Choice Hotels International (CHH) returned the most: Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -21.4%, Carnival (CCL) -8.7%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) +12.0%. Over five years, Carnival (CCL) compounded fastest (Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) -21.2%/yr, Carnival (CCL) +4.4%/yr, Choice Hotels International (CHH) -4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Choice Hotels International (CHH) has been the steadiest (Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) 56.5%, Carnival (CCL) 49.4%, Choice Hotels International (CHH) 38.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IHT, CCL and CHH?

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