CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE vs InterContinental Hotels Group PLC, two Hotels & Resorts stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Asset-light franchising unites Choice Hotels and InterContinental, yet the market values them very differently. Choice trades at 15.22 times earnings, less than half IHG's 35.22, and posts the higher net margin at 21.55% against 14.63%. Choice also converts more to free cash, 4.37% versus 3.26%. The gap is scale and reach: IHG's global brand stable supports a $26.7B cap, roughly five times Choice's $5.2B, and that breadth is what the premium buys. Choice pays a 1.02% dividend. Value-minded buyers get more current earnings per dollar in Choice, while reach-minded buyers pay up for IHG.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | CHH | IHG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $109.79 | $165.03 |
| Market cap | $5.1B | $25.5B |
| Sector | Hotels & Resorts | Hotels & Resorts |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -0.7% | +16.8% |
| P/E | 14.8 | 33.6 |
| P/B | 36.78 | — |
| P/S | 3.15 | 4.91 |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.3 | 19.3 |
| Revenue growth | +1.2% | +16.1% |
| Operating margin | 17.6% | 23.1% |
| Net margin | 21.6% | 14.6% |
| Return on equity | 251.6% | — |
| Return on assets | 11.7% | 14.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 13.4% | — |
| FCF yield | 4.5% | 3.4% |
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | — |
| Debt / equity | 14.58 | — |
| Current ratio | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.79 | 3.59 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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