InterContinental Hotels vs Marriott International
IHG and MAR side by side, both in hotels and motels. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How IHG and MAR compare
InterContinental Hotels grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.4% versus 4.7% for Marriott International).
InterContinental Hotels keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 14.6% compared with 9.6% at Marriott International.
Marriott International pays a dividend yielding 0.70%; InterContinental Hotels does not pay one.
Marriott International scores higher on the StockData Score (10 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 | IHG | MAR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $104B |
| Share price | $169.66 | $399.30 |
| Change, 1 year | 36.6% | 51.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 133% | 138% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.90 | 0.99 |
| Employees | 7,459 | 148K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 10 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 41.4× |
| P/S | – | 3.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 28.4× |
| P/FCF | – | 33.2× |
| PEG | – | 4.35 |
| FCF yield | – | 3.0% |
| Fair value | – | $198.69 |
| Margin of safety | – | −101% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.4% (better) | 4.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 16.7% | 19.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 20.7% (better) | 4.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 26.3% (better) | 8.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 85.3% | – |
| Operating margin | 23.1% (better) | 15.8% |
| Net margin | 14.6% (better) | 9.6% |
| FCF margin | 16.8% (better) | 11.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 594% (better) | 26.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.43 (better) | 3.87 |
| Interest coverage | 5.9× (better) | 5.0× |
| Current ratio | 0.98 (better) | 0.53 |
| Altman Z-score | – | 4.19 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.70% |
| Payout ratio | 35.6% | 28.3% |
| Years of dividend growth | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 40.6% |
| Buyback yield | – | 3.4% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 4.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 9.6% | 62.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.00% | 13.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$66.4M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 4 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 3.0% |
Go deeper
- IHG stock overview
- IHG income statement
- IHG valuation and score
- MAR stock overview
- MAR income statement
- MAR valuation and score
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