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Intercontinental Hotels Group (IC1B) Stock Price & Analysis

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IC1B Stock Chart & Stats

€155.00€0.00(0.00%)
At close: 5:30 PM GMT+1
€135€140€145€150Jul 22Aug 19Aug 31Oct 21
Day’s Range
EUR 155.00 - EUR 166.00
52-Week Range
EUR 107.00 - EUR 166.00
Previous Close
EUR 155.00
Volume
N/A
Average Volume (3M)
2
Market Cap
EUR 23.14B
Enterprise Value
EUR 29.87B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)
EUR 831.00M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)
EUR 4.55B
Price to Earnings (P/E)
37.9
Beta
0.61
Next Earnings
Feb 23, 2027 (Est.)
EPS Estimate
0.72
Last Dividend Ex-Date
Aug 21, 2026
Dividend Yield
1.07%

Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls Say

Asset-light System Growth

IHG’s franchise and management-led model can expand fee earnings without requiring ownership of most hotel real estate. Strong openings, signings, and pipeline depth increase distribution scale, brand visibility, and future recurring fee opportunities while limiting capital intensity.

Fee Growth And Margin Expansion

Rising fee revenue combined with wider margins indicates operating leverage in IHG’s core asset-light business. If sustained, this mix supports more profitable growth, improves the conversion of hotel-system expansion into earnings, and strengthens the durability of cash generation.

Strong Cash Generation

Robust free cash flow and cash conversion demonstrate that reported earnings are translating into liquidity. This gives IHG capacity to fund maintenance and growth investments, support dividends and buybacks, and preserve strategic flexibility despite its capital-intensive hotel ecosystem.

Bears Say

High Leverage And Negative Equity

Negative equity and elevated debt weaken IHG’s financial cushion and reduce flexibility if hotel demand or financing conditions deteriorate. The structure can constrain investment choices, increase refinancing sensitivity, and make continued capital returns more dependent on stable operating performance.

Debt Service Coverage Is Modest

Strong cash generation does not fully eliminate balance-sheet pressure because debt coverage remains modest. IHG therefore relies on continued favorable trading conditions to service obligations and refinance effectively, leaving less resilience for prolonged weakness in occupancy, rates, or fee income.

Travel-cycle And Margin Normalization Risk

IHG’s earnings remain exposed to the global travel cycle, as demonstrated by the severe 2020 downturn and subsequent margin normalization. A weaker demand environment could pressure occupancy, room rates, and fee profitability, making recent earnings strength less dependable across cycles.

Intercontinental Hotels Group News

IC1B FAQ

What was Intercontinental Hotels Group’s price range in the past 12 months?
Intercontinental Hotels Group lowest stock price was €107.00 and its highest was €166.00 in the past 12 months.
What is Intercontinental Hotels Group’s market cap?
Intercontinental Hotels Group’s market cap is €23.14B.
When is Intercontinental Hotels Group’s upcoming earnings report date?
Intercontinental Hotels Group’s next earnings report is estimated for Feb 23, 2027 (not yet confirmed), which is in 104 days.
How were Intercontinental Hotels Group’s earnings last quarter?
Intercontinental Hotels Group released its earnings results on Aug 11, 2026. The company reported €1.601 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of €2.151 by -€0.55.
Is Intercontinental Hotels Group overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Intercontinental Hotels Group’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Intercontinental Hotels Group pay dividends?
Intercontinental Hotels Group pays a Semiannually dividend of €0.574 which represents an annual dividend yield of 1.07%. See more information on Intercontinental Hotels Group dividends here
What is Intercontinental Hotels Group’s EPS estimate?
Intercontinental Hotels Group’s EPS estimate is 0.72.
How many shares outstanding does Intercontinental Hotels Group have?
Intercontinental Hotels Group has 146,788,700 shares outstanding.
What happened to Intercontinental Hotels Group’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Intercontinental Hotels Group reported an EPS of €1.601 in its last earnings report, missing expectations of €2.151. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -1.46%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Intercontinental Hotels Group?
Hedge funds hold Intercontinental Hotels Group shares: the largest hedge-fund position in Intercontinental Hotels Group is 657,967,077 shares, and hedge funds increased their holdings by 17.6K shares last quarter.
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
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