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IHG · NYSE

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

Lodging · United Kingdom

USD 153.09-0.0% daily changeQuote 2026-09-18 · USD
Market cap (USD)
US$22.40B
Trailing P/E
32.57x
Forward P/E
22.26x
Quarterly revenue growth
5.6%
Trailing net margin
13.4%
Indicated dividend yield
1.2%

Snapshot 2026-09-20 · Latest financial period 2026-06-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.

Company background

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC owns, manages, franchises, and leases hotels in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. It operates hotels under the Six Senses, Regent, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Vignette Collection, Kimpton Hotel, Hotel Indigo, voco, Ruby, HUALUXE, Crowne Plaza, Iberostar Beachfront Resorts, EVEN Hotels, Holiday Inn Express, Holiday Inn, Garner, avid hotels, Atwell Suites, Staybridge Suites, IHG, Holiday Inn Club Vacations, and Candlewood Suites brand names. The company also provides IHG Rewards loyalty program. InterContinental Hotels Group PLC was formerly known as Six Continents PLC and changed its name to InterContinental Hotels Group PLC in June 2003. The company was founded in 1777 and is headquartered in Windsor, United Kingdom.

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H1 2026

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IHG Stock H1 2026: InterContinental Hotels Earnings - The Buyback, Counted Twice

Published 2026-08-15

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MetricIHGInterContinental Hotels Group PLCSnapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30HTHTH World Group LimitedSnapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30HLTHilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.Snapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30
Market capMarket value, converted to USDUS$22.40BUS$13.36BUS$68.81B
Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate22.26x13.62x29.24x
EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA109.82x26.51x
Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter5.6%10.8%2.5%
Operating marginLatest reported quarter25.1%31.1%63.0%
Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap4.1%2.0%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA2.89x2.10x4.21x
Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity2.40x
Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings32.57x31.03x44.83x
Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share6.54x
EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue26.50x16.04x
Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter-5.4%0.1%14.1%
Gross marginTrailing twelve months61.0%41.0%79.0%
Net marginTrailing twelve months13.4%18.9%31.0%
Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only38.1%
Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue17.1%27.7%27.3%
Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price1.2%5.0%0.2%
Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout39.2%155.9%8.8%
Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities0.66x1.21x0.65x
BetaProvider historical market sensitivity1.020.131.06

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