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InterContinental Hotels (IHG) Share Price & Analysis

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IHG Stock Chart & Stats

$179.05-$2.00(-1.10%)
At close: 4:30 PM GMT
$150$160$170$180Aug 17Sep 1Sep 14Sep 28Oct 12Oct 26Nov 9
Day’s Range
$178.10 - $182.30
52-Week Range
$123.61 - $182.30
Previous Close
$181.05
Volume
N/A
Average Volume (3M)
360.40K
Market Cap
$26.37B
Enterprise Value
$29.74B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)
$831.00M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)
$4.54B
Price to Earnings (P/E)
37.8
Beta
0.83
Next Earnings
Feb 23, 2027 (Est.)
EPS Estimate
0.81
Last Dividend Ex-Date
Aug 20, 2026
Dividend Yield
1.06%

Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls Say

Asset-light Fee Model

The predominantly asset-light model limits direct property ownership and capital requirements while allowing IHG to scale brands, distribution, loyalty and management capabilities across third-party hotels. This supports recurring fee income and can expand profitability as the network grows.

System Expansion

Rapid openings, signings and a substantial committed pipeline provide a durable route to fee-revenue growth beyond existing hotel performance. Network expansion also increases brand visibility, distribution reach and the opportunity to capture loyalty and system-service economics.

Margin And Cash Generation

Fee-margin expansion shows operating leverage in IHG’s scalable model, while cash conversion above 100% indicates that reported earnings are translating effectively into cash. Together, these factors strengthen internally generated funding for investment, debt service and shareholder returns.

Bears Say

High Leverage And Negative Equity

Higher debt combined with persistently negative equity reduces balance-sheet resilience and financial flexibility if hotel conditions weaken. Although management targets leverage of 2.5–3.0x net debt/EBITDA, meaningful debt remains relative to annual cash generation and raises sensitivity to operating setbacks.

Regional Demand Weakness

Weakness in the Middle East and Greater China can restrain fee growth because IHG’s revenue is linked to hotel activity and room performance. Continued regional disruption or soft business demand would weigh on comparable growth and could offset strength in other markets over coming quarters.

Fee-revenue Timing Gap

The large number of recent openings creates a timing mismatch between system growth and recognized fees, delaying the earnings benefit of expansion. Until newer hotels mature and reach higher fee rates, reported revenue growth may understate development momentum and remain uneven across periods.

InterContinental Hotels News

IHG FAQ

What was InterContinental Hotels’s price range in the past 12 months?
InterContinental Hotels lowest share price was $123.61 and its highest was $182.30 in the past 12 months.
What is InterContinental Hotels’s market cap?
InterContinental Hotels’s market cap is $26.37B.
When is InterContinental Hotels’s upcoming earnings report date?
InterContinental Hotels’s next earnings report is estimated for Feb 23, 2027 (not yet confirmed), which is in 101 days.
How were InterContinental Hotels’s earnings last quarter?
InterContinental Hotels released its earnings results on Aug 11, 2026. The company reported $1.788 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.402 by -$0.614.
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 semiannual dividend of $0.63 which represents an annual dividend yield of 1.06%. See more information on InterContinental Hotels dividends here
What is InterContinental Hotels’s EPS estimate?
InterContinental Hotels’s EPS estimate is 0.81.
How many shares outstanding does InterContinental Hotels have?
InterContinental Hotels has 146,511,050 shares outstanding.
What happened to InterContinental Hotels’s price movement after its last earnings report?
InterContinental Hotels reported an EPS of $1.788 in its last earnings report, missing expectations of $2.402. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 0.161%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of InterContinental Hotels?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in GB:IHG
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