Choice Hotels International Inc (CHH) stock
CHHNYSEHotels & MotelsFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 2, 2026Score 10/3034% above fair value
$118.78+0.50 (+0.42%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $5.35BP/E 26.4Yield 0.97%
Choice Hotels International statistics
100 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 18, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 25.75
- 7.75
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 4.51
- 2.13
- EV / EBIT
- 19.76
- 19.71
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -2.56%
- -4.42%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -1.18%
- -1.15%
- Float
- 37M
- 89M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 17.1%
- 13.2%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 76.6%
- 73.8%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 5M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -13.7%
- -3.65%
- Short % of Float
- 14.7%
- 10.1%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 12.2%
- 5.85%
- Days to Cover
- 9.12
- 3.75
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $123.82
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $84.03
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $115.05
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $106.89
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $107.69
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $3.75
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -0.11%
- 1.10%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 11.1%
- 7.09%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 13.2%
- -4.20%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 11.1%
- -2.22%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 24.7%
- 8.24%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 21.5%
- 11.6%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 5.72%
- 5.72%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -19.3%
- -6.82%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 136.6%
- 73.0%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 598,106
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 600,087
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 550,461
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.62
- 0.68
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 63.6
- 58.9
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 37.5%
- 35.7%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.61
- 0.98
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 16.5%
- 7.52%
- EBITDA Margin
- 27.0%
- 19.4%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 146.5%
- 5.57%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 6.82%
- 2.05%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 13.7%
- 10.6%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 13.9%
- 9.36%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.26
- 0.91
- Quick Ratio
- 1.00
- 0.61
- Debt / Equity
- 16.52
- 2.90
- Debt / EBITDA
- 4.95
- 4.12
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 4.57
- 3.88
- Interest Coverage
- 3.82
- 1.69
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 2.09%
- 4.70%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -46.0%
- 1.61%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -44.7%
- 5.92%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 4.43%
- 6.42%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 15.6%
- 22.8%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 9.66%
- 3.00%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 42.4%
- –
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.54
- 0.53
- Revenue Per Employee
- $958.72K
- $285.85K
- Profits Per Employee
- $121.32K
- $9.16K
- Employee Count
- 1,700
- 6,373
- WACC
- 6.91%
- 8.13%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $268.84M
- $262.82M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$2.01B
- -$1.92B
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$44.58
- -$12.86
- Equity (Book Value)
- $131.76M
- $332.81M
- Book Value Per Share
- $2.93
- $3.34
- Tangible Book Value
- -$1.29B
- -$418.19M
- Working Capital
- $118.36M
- -$49.78M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 3.86%
- 2.28%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.97%
- 0.97%
- Buyback Yield
- 3.58%
- 3.87%
- Shareholder Yield
- 4.55%
- 5.59%
- Dividend Per Share
- $1.15
- $1.00
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 0.00%
- 5.88%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 3
- Payout Ratio
- 25.5%
- 30.1%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $97.48M
- $202.00M
- Income Tax
- $62.60M
- $22.57M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 23.3%
- 24.2%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $17.22
- $24.06
- Graham Upside
- -85.5%
- -74.9%
- Altman Z-Score
- 3.10
- 1.03
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 6
- Lynch Fair Value
- $112.50
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -5.29%
- -31.8%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | CHH | S&P 500 | Difference | CHH per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +14.3% | -3.0% | +17.4 pts | ||
| 3 months | +13.9% | -2.8% | +16.7 pts | ||
| Year to date | +26.1% | +11.5% | +14.6 pts | ||
| 1 year | +25.9% | +13.5% | +12.4 pts | ||
| 3 years | +9.9% | +77.7% | −67.8 pts | +3.2% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -15.4% | +72.6% | −88.0 pts | -3.3% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +162.5% | +308.2% | −145.7 pts | +10.1% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
5M CHH shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 13.7% from the previous report, or 14.65% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 9.1 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 55.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 5,468,884 | -13.7% | 599,739 | 9.1 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 6,334,810 | -4.5% | 492,922 | 12.8 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6,633,981 | +10.4% | 598,121 | 11.1 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 6,011,178 | -2.7% | 561,605 | 10.7 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 6,180,427 | +1.6% | 440,805 | 14.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 6,085,954 | -1.7% | 566,917 | 10.7 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 6,188,742 | -6.0% | 561,529 | 11.0 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 6,583,384 | -14.8% | 644,690 | 10.2 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7,724,097 | +4.9% | 643,917 | 12.0 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7,361,507 | -0.4% | 730,122 | 10.1 |
| May 29, 2026 | 7,387,553 | +2.3% | 613,001 | 12.1 |
| May 15, 2026 | 7,224,401 | +8.2% | 620,105 | 11.7 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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