MSC vs CCL vs IHG Stock Comparison

Studio City International Holdings, Carnival and Intercontinental Hotels 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
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Carnival leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Carnival 6, Intercontinental Hotels 3, Studio City International Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSCCCLIHGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $154.46M $37.82B $25.62B CCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.5x 12.1x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.5x 28.1x CCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% +5.2% — CCL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.5% 11.4% — CCL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.8% 11.5% — CCL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 3.1x — MSC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -81.4% -8.7% +34.6% IHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -38.0%/yr +4.4%/yr +19.1%/yr IHG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 108.9% 49.4% 25.0% IHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 67/100 — CCL

Percentile Scorecard

MSCCCLIHG

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

AxisMSCCCLIHG
Valuation 79 #7 of 29 86 #5 of 29 –
Growth 68 #9 of 26 76 #7 of 26 –
Profitability 36 #17 of 26 76 #7 of 26 –
Financial Health 70 #10 of 31 57 #14 of 31 –
Shareholder Returns – 42 #12 of 20 26 #15 of 20
Overall 63 67 –
  • MSC ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • CCL ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • IHG 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

PeriodMSCCCLIHGSPY
1 month -23.8%+20.6%+5.8% -0.8%
3 months -56.0%-1.1%+4.9% +3.5%
6 months -69.4%+0.3%+16.1% +7.0%
Year to date -78.3%-12.1%+18.8% +12.2%
1 year -81.4%-8.7%+34.6% +13.0%
3 years -84.3%+141.2%+131.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -46.1%+34.1%+32.3% +23.1%
5 years -90.8%+24.1%+139.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -38.0%+4.4%+19.1% +11.0%
10 years —-43.1%+290.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-5.5%+14.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMSCCCLIHGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 108.9%49.4%25.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 124.6%44.9%22.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.282.140.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.75-0.181.38 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.3%-74.3%-35.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -82.3%-21.0%-3.9% -1.8%
52-week high $4.36$33.99$174.13 $779.14
52-week low $0.77$21.80$121.46 $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.

MultipleMSCCCLIHG
P/E now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 18.8x 11.7xmedian 18.8x —median 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.4xmedian 15.2x 7.9xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 16.1x 11.4xmedian 16.1x —median 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 2.5x 2.5xmedian 2.5x -9.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.07median 0.38 0.20median 0.38 —median 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 monthsMSCCCLIHG
Revenue $684.09M $27.59B –
Gross profit $596.35M – –
Operating income $76.15M $4.41B –
Net income -$55.45M $3.14B –
Free cash flow $124.87M $3.18B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.23 $2.29 –
Cash & equivalents $106.14M $1.22B $825.00M
Total debt $14.51M $23.91B -$1.05B
Shares (diluted) 192.59M 1.37B 155.80M
Enterprise value -$223.95M $31.01B $21.59B

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
MetricMSCCCLIHG
P/E -3.3x 11.7x –
P/FCF 1.2x 11.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 0.7x 5.3x –
P/S 0.2x 1.3x –
P/B 0.3x 2.5x -9.3x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 2.8x -9.3x
EV/EBITDA -0.4x 7.9x –
EV/EBIT 0.7x 13.3x –
EV/Revenue 0.1x 2.1x –
EV/FCF 0.5x 18.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 0.3x 8.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.07 0.20 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSCCCLIHG
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% 5.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 57.9% 11.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.4% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 90.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.6% 2.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.0% 116.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 22.3% 18.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 42.2% 57.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 32.3% 21.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 45.5% 58.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.1% 21.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.8% 28.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.3% 9.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.3% 98.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSCCCLIHG
Gross margin 87.2% – –
EBITDA margin -19.0% 26.9% –
Operating margin 11.1% 16.0% –
Pretax margin -7.0% 11.5% –
Net margin -6.5% 11.4% –
FCF margin 18.3% 11.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 31.2% 24.7% –
Return on equity -10.1% 23.1% –
Return on assets -2.0% 6.1% –
Return on invested capital 8.8% 11.5% –
Return on capital employed 3.0% 11.3% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.8x 2.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSCCCLIHG
Debt / assets 0.5% 46.9% -20.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.7x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 3.1x –
Debt / FCF 0.1x 7.5x –
Liabilities / assets 80.1% 72.1% 157.0%
Equity / assets 19.9% 27.9% -57.0%
Interest coverage 0.6x 3.8x –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.3x -0.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.2x -1.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x -0.4x
Altman Z-score -0.71 1.39 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSCCCLIHG
Dividend yield – 1.7% 1.1%
Net buyback yield – 1.5% –
Shareholder yield – 3.2% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusMSCCCLIHG
Forward P/E – 12.5xFY2026 28.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.15FY2026 $5.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -4.4%FY2026 +18.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +15.8% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.25BFY2026 $29.26BFY2026 $5.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +80.1%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -4.7% +17.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSCCCLIHG
Held by institutions 22.7% 69.1% 10.8%
Institutions holding 12 1,030 319
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +9.5% +11.2%
Institutions buying 2 993 188
Institutions selling 2 13 76
Buyers to sellers 1.00 76.38 2.47

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.

MSCCCLIHG
MSC 1.00 -0.05 -0.10
CCL -0.05 1.00 0.55
IHG -0.10 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSC, CCL and IHG?

Carnival (CCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Studio City International Holdings (MSC) $154.46M, Carnival (CCL) $37.82B, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) $25.62B.

Which company is growing faster?

Carnival (CCL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Studio City International Holdings (MSC) +0.7%, Carnival (CCL) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carnival (CCL) has the highest net margin (Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -6.5%, Carnival (CCL) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Carnival (CCL) leads (Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 8.8%, Carnival (CCL) 11.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) returned the most: Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -81.4%, Carnival (CCL) -8.7%, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +34.6%. Over five years, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) compounded fastest (Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -38.0%/yr, Carnival (CCL) +4.4%/yr, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) +19.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) has been the steadiest (Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 108.9%, Carnival (CCL) 49.4%, Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) 25.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.