CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE vs Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., two Hotels & Resorts stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
The two big US-listed economy and mid-scale franchisors, Choice Hotels and Wyndham, both live on fee streams rather than owned real estate. Choice looks cheaper at 15.22 times earnings against Wyndham's 34.66, and it carries the fatter net margin, 21.55% versus 13.4%. Free cash yields sit close, 4.37% for Choice and 4.59% for Wyndham. Wyndham pays the larger dividend at 1.88% against Choice's 1.02%, and its $6.6B cap edges Choice's $5.2B. The businesses rhyme closely, so the question is mostly price: Choice offers more earnings per dollar today, while Wyndham brings a bigger yield and a slightly wider system.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | CHH | WH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $109.79 | $78.52 |
| Market cap | $5.1B | $6.0B |
| Sector | Hotels & Resorts | Hotels & Resorts |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -0.7% | +12.7% |
| P/E | 14.8 | 31.2 |
| P/B | 36.78 | 13.32 |
| P/S | 3.15 | 4.13 |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.3 | 18.2 |
| Revenue growth | +1.2% | +1.6% |
| Operating margin | 17.6% | 34.9% |
| Net margin | 21.6% | 13.4% |
| Return on equity | 251.6% | 43.2% |
| Return on assets | 11.7% | 4.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 13.4% | 10.0% |
| FCF yield | 4.5% | 5.1% |
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | 2.1% |
| Debt / equity | 14.58 | 5.88 |
| Current ratio | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.79 | 1.53 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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