Choice Hotels International (CHH) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Choice Hotels International (CHH) posted Operating Margin of 17.63% for Q1 2026, down 32.21% on a QoQ basis from 26.0% in Q4 2025, and down 639.0% year-over-year from 3.27% in Q1 2025.

Choice Hotels International (CHH) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Choice Hotels International's Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 17.63% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin fell 639.0% year-over-year to 17.63% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 26.71% (down 379.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 28.08%, down 118.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 17.63% for Q1 2026 at Choice Hotels International, down from 26.0% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 42.76% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 10.53% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 27.98% and a median of 29.22% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin slumped 1630 bps — and 2024, when it soared 2006 bps.
  • Choice Hotels International's Operating Margin stood at 21.23% in 2022, then sank by 50 bps to 10.53% in 2023, then surged by 190 bps to 30.59% in 2024, then retreated by 15 bps to 26.0% in 2025, then tumbled by 32 bps to 17.63% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CHH's Operating Margin at 17.63% in Q1 2026, 26.0% in Q4 2025, and 31.84% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Intercontinental Hotels 24,088,955.24 Bn 24,088,950.39 Bn - -
2 Marriott International 96.11 Bn 95.65 Bn 6.38 Bn 15.99%
3 Hilton Worldwide Holdings 73.11 Bn 73.08 Bn 2.70 Bn 23.08%
4 Hyatt Hotels 17.34 Bn 16.99 Bn 1.75 Bn 6.75%
5 Atour Lifestyle Holdings 12.95 Bn -818.18 Bn 241.80 Mn 23.58%
6 Wyndham Hotels & Resorts 5.54 Bn 5.46 Bn 349.00 Mn 46.40%
7 Choice Hotels International 4.94 Bn 4.90 Bn 316.92 Mn 17.63%
8 H World 1.80 Bn 19.15 Mn 337.97 Mn 24.94%
9 Civeo 398.09 Mn 381.54 Mn 40.16 Mn 1.81%
10 Mdjm 2,036.85 -698,442.15 - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 17.63%
Dec 31, 2025 26.00%
Sep 30, 2025 31.84%
Jun 30, 2025 29.22%
Mar 31, 2025 24.01%
Dec 31, 2024 30.59%
Sep 30, 2024 35.47%
Jun 30, 2024 30.48%
Mar 31, 2024 18.12%
Dec 31, 2023 10.53%
Sep 30, 2023 31.73%
Jun 30, 2023 29.10%
Mar 31, 2023 23.39%
Dec 31, 2022 21.23%
Sep 30, 2022 35.01%
Jun 30, 2022 42.76%
Mar 31, 2022 38.57%
Dec 31, 2021 37.52%
Sep 30, 2021 49.20%
Jun 30, 2021 42.76%