Intercontinental Hotels (IHG)
NYSE:IHG
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IHG Stock Chart & Stats
$141.48
-$1.08(-0.88%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$141.48
-$1.08(-0.88%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$109.79 - $159.57
Previous CloseN/A
Volume23.45K
Average Volume (3M)211.19K
Market Cap
$23.45B
Enterprise Value$26.79B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$1.13B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$4.62B
Price to Earnings (P/E)36.9
Beta0.94
Next Earnings
Aug 11, 2026EPS Estimate
2.4Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield1.21%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)4.93
Shares Outstanding149,547,990
10 Day Avg. Volume208,393
30 Day Avg. Volume211,189
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio1.12
Price to Book (P/B)-8.01
Price to Sales (P/S)4.23
P/FCF Ratio25.22
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.14
Enterprise Value/Revenue5.14
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit16.47
Enterprise Value/Ebitda20.36
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$145.00Price Target Upside2.49% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering5
EPS Forecast (FY)5.71
Revenue Forecast (FY)$5.54B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Asset-light Franchising ModelIHG’s asset-light franchise and management model creates durable, recurring fee revenue with low incremental capital intensity. That structure scales as rooms open, preserves operating margins versus owning real estate, and reduces capex sensitivity, supporting sustainable cash generation and ROIC over multiple cycles.
Strong Cash Generation And Capital ReturnsConsistently strong operating and free cash flow, together with management’s ~100% cash conversion target and recurring buybacks ($900m completed, $950m new program), underpin durable shareholder returns and provide internal funding for development, loyalty investments, and debt servicing without reliance on volatile external financing.
Robust System Growth And Development PipelineSustained system growth and a growing pipeline expand IHG’s fee-bearing room base, creating long-term revenue leverage as new hotels ramp. Strong signings and openings increase distribution scale, enhance brand penetration and feed loyalty program engagement, supporting future fee income and margin expansion as openings mature.
Bears Say
High Leverage And Negative EquityConsistently negative equity and elevated debt levels weaken financial flexibility and increase refinancing and covenant risk in stress scenarios. High leverage limits capacity to absorb demand shocks, hampers balance-sheet strength for opportunistic M&A or capex, and makes the company more sensitive to rising rates or cyclical downturns.
Fee Timing And Take‑rate PressureStructural pressure on effective take-rates and lumpy fee recognition from openings, renovations and key‑money timing can erode fee-margin durability. If new-room economics or take-rates remain suppressed, long-term fee yield per room could be lower than historical levels, limiting margin and cash-flow expansion from pipeline growth.
Gradual China Recovery And Regional SensitivitySlow China RevPAR recovery and regional demand volatility create persistent earnings sensitivity given IHG’s scale in China. Protracted underperformance there can delay margin recovery, keep removals elevated, and reduce expected fee ramp from a large growth market, increasing medium-term revenue and profit uncertainty.
Intercontinental Hotels Group News
IHG FAQ
What was Intercontinental Hotels’s price range in the past 12 months?
Intercontinental Hotels lowest stock price was $109.79 and its highest was $159.57 in the past 12 months.
What is Intercontinental Hotels’s market cap?
Intercontinental Hotels’s market cap is $23.45B.
When is Intercontinental Hotels’s upcoming earnings report date?
Intercontinental Hotels’s upcoming earnings report date is Aug 11, 2026 which is in 72 days.
How were Intercontinental Hotels’s earnings last quarter?
Intercontinental Hotels released its earnings results on Feb 17, 2026. The company reported $0.629 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.511 by $0.118.
Is Intercontinental Hotels overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Intercontinental Hotels’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Intercontinental Hotels pay dividends?
Intercontinental Hotels pays a Semiannually dividend of $0.586 which represents an annual dividend yield of 1.21%. See more information on Intercontinental Hotels dividends here
What is Intercontinental Hotels’s EPS estimate?
Intercontinental Hotels’s EPS estimate is 2.4.
How many shares outstanding does Intercontinental Hotels have?
Intercontinental Hotels has 149,547,990 shares outstanding.
What happened to Intercontinental Hotels’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Intercontinental Hotels reported an EPS of $0.629 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $0.511. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 1.437%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Intercontinental Hotels?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in IHG
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Intercontinental Hotels Group Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Hold
Average Price Target:
$145.00 (2.49% Upside)
$145.00 (2.49% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
IHG Sentiment 70%
Sector Average ―
Sector Average ―
Hedge Fund Trend
Increased
By 3.1K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Crowd Wisdom
Neutral
Last 7 Days ▼ 1.3%
Last 30 Days ▲ 1.3%
Last 30 Days ▲ 1.3%
News Sentiment
Very Bullish
Bullish news 100%
Bearish news 0%
Bearish news 0%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
33.74%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
-23.50%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
12.57%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Intercontinental Hotels
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC owns, manages, franchises, and leases hotels in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Greater China. The company operates hotels under the Six Senses, Regent, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Vignette Collection, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Hotel Indigo, EVEN Hotels, HUALUXE, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Holiday Inn Club Vacations, avid, Staybridge Suites, Atwell Suites, Candlewood Suites, voco, and Crowne Plaza. It also provides IHG Rewards loyalty program. As of December 31, 2021, the company operated 5,991 hotels and 880,327 rooms in approximately 100 countries. InterContinental Hotels Group PLC was founded in 1777 and is headquartered in Denham, the United Kingdom.
IHG Company Deck
IHG Earnings Call
Q4 2026
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call conveyed a broadly positive outlook: strong system growth (gross 6.6%, net 4.7%), margin expansion (+360 bps), double-digit EPS and EBIT growth, robust cash generation and an increased buyback program. Management acknowledged several near-term timing and mix headwinds — notably fee-income timing noise from a record level of openings, renovation-related disruptions, lumpy key-money recognition, and China’s gradual recovery — but positioned these as temporary dynamics that should normalize and turn into tailwinds. Given the weight of strong development activity, margin gains, loyalty/ancillary momentum and capital-return commitments versus primarily timing-related challenges, the overall tone is constructive and optimistic.View all IHG earnings summariesIHG Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$145.00
▲(2.49% Upside)
Technical Analysis
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Insiders
3.11% Mutual Funds
0.56% Other Institutional Investors
96.24% Public Companies and
Individual Investors
Options Prices
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