HLT vs MAR vs IHG
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
HLT58.4
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Travel Lodging
$345.08 +0.62%$77.7B mkt cap
Score DNA
MAR59.9
Marriott International, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Travel Lodging
$388.05 +0.61%$101.2B mkt cap
Score DNA
IHG72.6
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
Consumer Cyclical · Travel Lodging
$167.77 +1.04%$24.5B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
HLT MAR IHG · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | HLT | MAR | IHG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-06-15 | — | 2026-05-07 |
| 13F net change in holders | — | +118 | +35 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,268 | 1,205 | 21 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 1,132 | 1,132 | 10 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +136 | +73 | +11 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | HLT | MAR | IHG |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 49.0x
83rd
|
39.1x
67th
|
16.7x
33rd
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 3.92 | 23.27 | 0.20 |
| Price / sales | 6.2x
100th
|
3.8x
71st
|
2.3x
29th
|
| Price / book | — | — | — |
| Price / tangible book | — | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 38.3x
86th
|
32.3x
71st
|
14.0x
14th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 36.8x
100th
|
27.1x
71st
|
13.5x
29th
|
| Enterprise value | $90.7B
86th
|
$118.5B
100th
|
$28.3B
71st
|
| EV / sales | 7.3x
100th
|
4.4x
71st
|
2.7x
29th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 29.3x
100th
|
24.0x
86th
|
11.2x
43rd
|
| EV / EBIT | 31.3x
71st
|
27.4x
57th
|
12.0x
14th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 44.7x
86th
|
37.8x
71st
|
16.1x
0th
|
| Earnings yield | 2.0%
29th
|
2.6%
43rd
|
6.0%
71st
|
| FCF yield | 2.6%
14th
|
3.1%
29th
|
7.2%
86th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 2.7%
0th
|
3.7%
29th
|
7.4%
71st
|
| Graham number (per share) | — | — | — |
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | HLT | MAR | IHG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 44.1%
57th
|
20.2%
14th
|
30.7%
43rd
|
| EBITDA margin | 24.8%
71st
|
18.4%
29th
|
24.1%
57th
|
| Operating margin | 23.3%
71st
|
15.8%
43rd
|
23.0%
57th
|
| EBIT margin | 23.2%
71st
|
16.1%
29th
|
22.5%
57th
|
| Net margin | 12.7%
57th
|
9.6%
43rd
|
14.0%
71st
|
| NOPAT margin | 16.5%
71st
|
14.3%
43rd
|
16.2%
57th
|
| FCF margin | 16.2%
71st
|
11.6%
43rd
|
16.8%
86th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 16.9%
71st
|
13.9%
57th
|
17.3%
86th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 3.3%
0th
|
3.4%
14th
|
12.1%
71st
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.5%
86th
|
0.9%
14th
|
1.1%
57th
|
| Effective tax rate | 29.2%
67th
|
9.6%
0th
|
29.5%
83rd
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | HLT | MAR | IHG |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | — | — | — |
| ROA | 9.6%
71st
|
9.3%
57th
|
29.9%
100th
|
| ROIC | 30.8%
86th
|
30.0%
71st
|
229.1%
100th
|
| ROCE | 24.5%
86th
|
21.4%
71st
|
97.9%
100th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 17.7%
86th
|
15.6%
57th
|
48.0%
100th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 31.4%
86th
|
29.2%
71st
|
244.2%
100th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 32.5%
86th
|
19.3%
14th
|
91.2%
100th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 21.5%
71st
|
26.2%
86th
|
592.6%
100th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | — | — | — |
| ROE, 5-yr average | — | — | — |
| Incremental ROIC | 152.2%
67th
|
-498.8%
0th
|
406.9%
83rd
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | HLT | MAR | IHG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 8.7%
57th
|
4.7%
29th
|
28.3%
86th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 13.8%
57th
|
6.3%
43rd
|
-0.4%
0th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 8.5%
57th
|
5.5%
43rd
|
20.5%
86th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 25.4%
71st
|
22.2%
43rd
|
23.9%
57th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 23.3%
86th
|
1.9%
29th
|
19.7%
71st
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 8.2%
71st
|
2.0%
57th
|
28.5%
86th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | -0.3%
33rd
|
4.9%
67th
|
16.9%
100th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 7.0%
83rd
|
-2.4%
50th
|
71.5%
100th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 4.0%
33rd
|
6.8%
50th
|
27.6%
100th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 12.5%
83rd
|
1.7%
50th
|
82.5%
100th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | — | 55.6% | 4.1% |
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | -6.4%
14th
|
58.8%
57th
|
22.0%
43rd
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 4.7%
57th
|
8.6%
86th
|
35.8%
100th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 2.7%
57th
|
9.3%
86th
|
30.6%
100th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | — | — | — |
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 3.2%
17th
|
5.3%
67th
|
9.8%
100th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | — | — | — |
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | HLT | MAR | IHG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 33.1%
43rd
|
20.9%
0th
|
44.6%
57th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 22.0%
57th
|
15.6%
29th
|
22.8%
71st
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 12.6%
43rd
|
10.4%
29th
|
12.9%
57th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 17.0%
71st
|
10.1%
43rd
|
18.2%
86th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.90
71st
|
0.84
57th
|
0.78
43rd
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.72
100th
|
0.55
86th
|
0.00
0th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.72
29th
|
0.94
86th
|
0.82
43rd
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | HLT | MAR | IHG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.0B
100th
|
$462.0M
57th
|
$831.0M
86th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$13.0B
14th
|
−$17.3B
0th
|
−$3.7B
57th
|
| Working capital | −$1.8B
14th
|
−$3.7B
0th
|
−$948.0M
43rd
|
| Current ratio | 0.65
29th
|
0.53
0th
|
0.66
43rd
|
| Quick ratio | 0.65
43rd
|
0.53
14th
|
0.66
57th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.20
71st
|
0.06
0th
|
0.29
100th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 395 days
29th
|
1,180 days
100th
|
282 days
0th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | HLT | MAR | IHG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $14.0B
86th
|
$17.8B
100th
|
$4.6B
57th
|
| Debt / equity | — | — | — |
| Net debt / equity | — | — | — |
| Debt / assets | 82.8%
86th
|
63.3%
43rd
|
87.1%
100th
|
| Debt / capital | — | — | — |
| Debt / EBITDA | 4.53
57th
|
3.60
43rd
|
1.80
0th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.21
57th
|
3.51
43rd
|
1.47
0th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 4.3x
50th
|
5.1x
67th
|
7.1x
100th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 3.2x
57th
|
4.4x
71st
|
5.4x
86th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 6.6 yrs
43rd
|
4.8 yrs
14th
|
2.5 yrs
0th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 137.0%
86th
|
116.1%
71st
|
156.9%
100th
|
| IS credit model rating | BB+ | BBB+ | AA- |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 400
57th
|
225
14th
|
100
0th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | HLT | MAR | IHG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.76
57th
|
0.97
71st
|
2.14
100th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 10.31
86th
|
9.75
71st
|
26.58
100th
|
| Inventory turnover | — | — | — |
| Receivables turnover | 7.2
43rd
|
8.5
71st
|
11.2
86th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 51 days
57th
|
43 days
29th
|
33 days
14th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | — | — | 0 days |
| Days payables outstanding | 120 days
86th
|
14 days
0th
|
45 days
57th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | −70 days
0th
|
29 days
71st
|
−12 days
14th
|
| Capex / revenue | 0.6%
29th
|
2.2%
71st
|
0.5%
14th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.42
71st
|
0.98
100th
|
0.31
43rd
|
| Operating expense ratio | 4.8%
29th
|
4.6%
14th
|
1.6%
0th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | HLT | MAR | IHG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.33
33rd
|
1.44
50th
|
1.23
17th
|
| FCF / net income | 1.28
50th
|
1.21
33rd
|
1.20
17th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 96.2%
71st
|
84.0%
29th
|
97.1%
86th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 3.8%
29th
|
16.0%
71st
|
2.9%
14th
|
| Accruals ratio | -3.2%
57th
|
-4.1%
29th
|
-7.0%
14th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | 0.9%
86th
|
0.9%
100th
|
-16.3%
14th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
33rd
|
1.00
33rd
|
0.75
17th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | HLT | MAR | IHG |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 58
71st
|
60
86th
|
73
100th
|
| IS profitability | 46
57th
|
35
43rd
|
56
71st
|
| IS growth | 57
43rd
|
57
57th
|
82
100th
|
| IS value | 34
14th
|
38
43rd
|
51
71st
|
| IS momentum | 75
57th
|
76
71st
|
95
100th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 80
57th
|
100
86th
|
100
86th
|
| IS quality | 65
86th
|
64
71st
|
70
100th
|
| IS balance sheet | 21
29th
|
20
14th
|
46
86th
|
| IS earnings quality | 79
86th
|
79
100th
|
76
57th
|
| IS cash flow | 60
29th
|
68
71st
|
70
86th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 6
14th
|
7
57th
|
7
57th
|
| Altman Z-score | 3.1
57th
|
4.1
86th
|
5.0
100th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.57
57th
|
−2.42
86th
|
−2.59
29th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −4.48
86th
|
−5.94
0th
|
−3.42
100th
|
| IS credit score | 50
43rd
|
65
86th
|
83
100th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | HLT | MAR | IHG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $77.7B
86th
|
$101.2B
100th
|
$24.5B
71st
|
| Revenue | $12.5B
86th
|
$26.9B
100th
|
$10.5B
71st
|
| EBITDA | $3.1B
86th
|
$4.9B
100th
|
$2.5B
71st
|
| Net income | $1.6B
86th
|
$2.6B
100th
|
$1.5B
71st
|
| Free cash flow | $2.0B
86th
|
$3.1B
100th
|
$1.8B
71st
|
| Total assets | $16.9B
86th
|
$28.1B
100th
|
$5.2B
43rd
|
| Shareholders' equity | −$6.3B
0th
|
−$4.5B
14th
|
−$3.0B
29th
|
| Employees | 182,000
86th
|
414,000
100th
|
13,049
43rd
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | HLT | MAR | IHG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.6% | +0.6% | +1.0% |
| 1 week | +5.7% | +6.1% | +4.5% |
| 1 month | +14.1% | +16.2% | +9.7% |
| 3 months | +6.7% | +5.8% | +7.3% |
| 6 months | +1.2% | +2.7% | +14.3% |
| Year to date | +17.8% | +24.1% | +19.6% |
| 1 year | +30.2% | +46.1% | +39.5% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +125.9% | +100.1% | +129.9% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +146.9% | +156.1% | +166.8% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | HLT | MAR | IHG |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 72.9 | 75.7 | 68.8 |
| From 52-week high | −3.6% | −5.6% | −4.5% |
| From 52-week low | +36.2% | +51.5% | +41.7% |
| Beta | 1.10 | 1.17 | 1.03 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17