Choice Hotels International vs InterContinental Hotels
CHH and IHG side by side, both in hotels and motels. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CHH and IHG compare
InterContinental Hotels grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.4% versus 2.6% for Choice Hotels International).
Choice Hotels International keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 20.3% compared with 14.6% at InterContinental Hotels.
Choice Hotels International pays a dividend yielding 1.0%; InterContinental Hotels does not pay one.
Choice Hotels International scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 9 for InterContinental Hotels), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CHH | IHG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.0B | – |
| Share price | $111.16 | $169.66 |
| Change, 1 year | 18.0% | 36.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −25.3% | 133% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.63 | 0.90 |
| Employees | 1,700 | 7,459 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 15.7× | – |
| P/S | 3.1× | – |
| P/B | 35.2× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.7× | – |
| PEG | 1.62 | – |
| Fair value | $108.86 | – |
| Margin of safety | −2.1% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.6% | 5.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 15.6% | 16.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 6.7% | 20.7% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 8.9% | 26.3% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 42.4% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 85.3% |
| Operating margin | 25.2% (better) | 23.1% |
| Net margin | 20.3% (better) | 14.6% |
| FCF margin | – | 16.8% |
| Return on equity | 566% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 16.9% | 594% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 14.08 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.13 | 2.43 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 4.3× | 5.9× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.93 | 0.98 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.15 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.0% | – |
| Payout ratio | 16.1% | 35.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Buyback yield | 2.7% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.7% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 76.6% | 9.6% |
| Held by insiders | 17.1% | 0.00% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$4.6M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 17.8% | – |
Go deeper
- CHH stock overview
- CHH income statement
- CHH valuation and score
- IHG stock overview
- IHG income statement
- IHG valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.