MAR vs IHG vs HTHT Stock Comparison

Marriott International, Intercontinental Hotels and H World Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HTHT H World Group Ltd
$47.35 +12.7% 1M +22.6% 1Y
Market cap
$14.30B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.83B
Div. yield
–
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, Marriott International 3, Intercontinental Hotels 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMARIHGHTHTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $102.67B $25.53B $14.30B MAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.7x — 19.7x HTHT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.4x 28.2x 16.9x HTHT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.7% — +13.2% HTHT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% — 18.9% HTHT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.5% — 42.2% HTHT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x — -1.3x HTHT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.5% +34.6% +22.6% MAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.8%/yr +19.1%/yr 0.0%/yr MAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.3% 25.0% 32.7% IHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 — 72/100 HTHT

Percentile Scorecard

MARIHGHTHT

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

AxisMARIHGHTHT
Valuation 21 #23 of 29 – 64 #11 of 29
Growth 52 #13 of 26 – 88 #4 of 26
Profitability 64 #10 of 26 – 88 #4 of 26
Financial Health 43 #18 of 31 – 87 #5 of 31
Shareholder Returns 58 #9 of 20 26 #15 of 20 32 #14 of 20
Overall 48 – 72
  • MAR ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • IHG ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • HTHT 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

PeriodMARIHGHTHTSPY
1 month +12.1%+5.8%+12.7% -0.8%
3 months +3.1%+4.9%+13.2% +3.5%
6 months +9.4%+16.1%-5.0% +7.0%
Year to date +27.2%+18.8%+0.6% +12.2%
1 year +45.5%+34.6%+22.6% +13.0%
3 years +113.1%+131.2%+26.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +28.7%+32.3%+8.1% +23.1%
5 years +147.0%+139.0%0.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +19.8%+19.1%0.0% +11.0%
10 years +491.9%+290.6%+319.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +19.5%+14.6%+15.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMARIHGHTHTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.3%25.0%32.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.9%22.5%29.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.640.690.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.671.380.69 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.7%-35.2%-53.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.3%-3.9%-15.5% -1.8%
52-week high $404.00$174.13$56.06 $779.14
52-week low $260.58$121.46$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.

MultipleMARIHGHTHT
P/E now vs peer median 40.3xmedian 18.8x —median 18.8x 20.1xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x 3.8xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x 10.1xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.9xmedian 16.1x —median 16.1x 10.6xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median -22.7xmedian 2.5x -9.3xmedian 2.5x 6.9xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 17.47median 0.38 —median 0.38 0.38median 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 monthsMARIHGHTHT
Revenue $26.90B – $3.83B
Gross profit $5.33B – $1.58B
Operating income $4.25B – $1.10B
Net income $2.59B – $728.00M
Free cash flow $3.13B – $1.38B
EPS (diluted) $9.78 – $2.23
Cash & equivalents $462.00M $825.00M $2.10B
Total debt $16.92B -$1.05B $3.18B
Shares (diluted) 264.50M 155.80M 324.75M
Enterprise value $100.72B $21.49B $5.70B

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
MetricMARIHGHTHT
P/E 40.3x – 20.1x
P/FCF 32.9x – 10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 27.6x – 11.5x
P/S 3.8x – 3.8x
P/B -22.7x -9.3x 6.9x
P/Tangible book -6.9x -9.3x 10.5x
EV/EBITDA 24.1x – 10.1x
EV/EBIT 28.1x – 11.7x
EV/Revenue 4.4x – 3.4x
EV/FCF 38.1x – 9.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.0x – 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 17.47 – 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMARIHGHTHT
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.7% – 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.6% – 26.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.3% – 35.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.5% – 43.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.0% – 47.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.9% – 36.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.4% – 62.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.9% – 34.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.3% – 53.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.8% – 19.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% – 17.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 86.2% – 16.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.6% – 17.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMARIHGHTHT
Gross margin 19.8% – 41.2%
EBITDA margin 18.4% – 33.4%
Operating margin 15.8% – 28.8%
Pretax margin 12.9% – 27.9%
Net margin 9.6% – 18.9%
FCF margin 11.6% – 35.9%
Operating cash flow margin 13.9% – 33.0%
Return on equity – – 39.3%
Return on assets 9.2% – 7.8%
Return on invested capital 25.5% – 42.2%
Return on capital employed 21.2% – 15.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMARIHGHTHT
Debt / assets 60.2% -20.0% 6.6%
Debt / equity -3.7x 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x – -1.3x
Debt / FCF 5.4x – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 116.1% 157.0% 77.6%
Equity / assets -16.1% -57.0% 22.4%
Interest coverage 5.0x – 25.1x
Current ratio 0.5x -0.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x -1.0x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x -0.4x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 4.16 – 2.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMARIHGHTHT
Dividend yield 0.7% 1.1% 4.6%
Net buyback yield 3.4% – -2.2%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 1.1% 2.4%
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.

ConsensusMARIHGHTHT
Forward P/E 34.4xFY2026 28.2xFY2026 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.46FY2026 $5.93FY2026 $2.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.4%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026 +26.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.2% +13.7% +1.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.29BFY2026 $5.23BFY2026 $3.90BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026 +7.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% +17.3% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMARIHGHTHT
Held by institutions 61.3% 10.8% 50.9%
Institutions holding 1,751 319 255
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +11.2% +8.2%
Institutions buying 860 188 123
Institutions selling 550 76 106
Buyers to sellers 1.56 2.47 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.

MARIHGHTHT
MAR 1.00 0.75 0.25
IHG 0.75 1.00 0.25
HTHT 0.25 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAR, IHG and HTHT?

Marriott International (MAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marriott International (MAR) $102.67B, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) $25.53B, H World (HTHT) $14.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAR, IHG and HTHT?

H World (HTHT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marriott International (MAR) 39.7x, H World (HTHT) 19.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, H World (HTHT) is cheapest (Marriott International (MAR) 34.4x, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) 28.2x, H World (HTHT) 16.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

H World (HTHT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Marriott International (MAR) +4.7%, H World (HTHT) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

H World (HTHT) has the highest net margin (Marriott International (MAR) 9.6%, H World (HTHT) 18.9%). On return on invested capital, H World (HTHT) leads (Marriott International (MAR) 25.5%, H World (HTHT) 42.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marriott International (MAR) returned the most: Marriott International (MAR) +45.5%, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +34.6%, H World (HTHT) +22.6%. Over five years, Marriott International (MAR) compounded fastest (Marriott International (MAR) +19.8%/yr, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +19.1%/yr, H World (HTHT) 0.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Marriott International (MAR) 0.01%, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) 0.00%, H World (HTHT) 0.00%. Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) and H World (HTHT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) has been the steadiest (Marriott International (MAR) 27.3%, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) 25.0%, H World (HTHT) 32.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAR, IHG 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.