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Indian Hotels Co Ltd

INDHOTEL
Hotels

Indian Hotels Co Ltd is coiled. The quarters are improving, yet the P/E sits at the 15th percentile of its own 8-year range — the business is moving before the market.

The sharpest disagreement: Foreign institutions moved −5.5 points over 8 quarters while the operating story went the other way — someone close to the numbers is not convinced.

The price is in a confirmed uptrend (8 weeks in) while the P/E sits at the 15th percentile of its own 8-year range. Underneath, the last four quarters read improving — profit +18.8% year on year, and 118% of the last 3 years' profit arrived as cash. What settles it: whether the register turns back in the story’s favour.

Stage
Consistent
partial read
Price
₹719
−7.6% 1Y
P/E
52.6×
15th pctile
of its own 8-year range
Revenue (Jun 26)
₹2,339 Cr
+14.6% YoY
Profit (Jun 26)
₹391 Cr
+18.8% YoY
Operating margin
29.0%
+1.0 pp YoY
ROCE
17%
FY26
Cash conversion
118%
of profit, last 3 FY
Withheld from this page: Part of this page is deliberately not drawn: its two data sources disagree by up to 10% on reported income across 15 comparable periods, so nothing from the second source is placed here — the PEG ratio and its quarterly curve, the quarterly return curves, the annual return-on-invested-capital overlay, the total-debt and debt-to-equity series and the F-score and the return-on-invested-capital reading are absent for that reason. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn — the gap is a decision, not missing data. The quarterly history also begins where the primary source begins: 5 earlier quarters the second source carries are not spliced in front of it. Extending a reported profit series is stricter than showing a ratio chart — it needs a source that has been checked.
01 · Price story

Price story Before the numbers, the tape. A stock price moves through four repeating seasons: a flat base (stage 1), an advance (2), a top (3), a decline (4). Where the price sits in that cycle frames everything below.

Indian Hotels Co Ltd trades at ₹719, in a confirmed uptrend and 8 weeks into that stage. That is +2.1% against its own 200-day average. It sits at 80% of a 52-week range of ₹583 to ₹752. On relative strength it has been ahead of the NIFTY 500 on a trailing-13-week view for 1 straight week.

Today the stock is in a confirmed uptrend — week 8 of stage 2, confirmed. At ₹719 it trades +2.1% versus its 200-day average and sits at 80% of its 52-week range (₹583–₹752).

Sep 26: ₹719 Weekly closing price (₹) with 50- and 200-day averages; shaded bands mark the price stage (grey base, green advance, amber top, red decline). 3-year window.
+2.1% versus the 200-day line, week 8 of stage 2
Price50-day avg200-day avg
S2S4₹914₹764₹614₹464₹314₹719₹704Sep 23Jun 24Apr 25Jan 26Sep 26
S2S4₹914₹764₹614₹464₹314₹719₹704Sep 23Apr 25Sep 26
Beating or trailing, week by week since 2016 Each cell is one week from 2016 to now (556 weeks): the stock's trailing 13-week return minus the NIFTY 500's, green ahead / red behind (±25% ramp). Grey cells are the 13-week warm-up or weeks where the NIFTY 500 reading is not held.
trailing 13-week return vs the NIFTY 500
Mar 16Sep 26

Against the market, two honest reads. Cumulative: over the last 10.5 years the stock moved +708% while the NIFTY 500 moved +267% — ahead of the index over the full window. Recent form: on a trailing-13-week view the stock has been ahead for 1 straight week — the ribbon below is that same metric, week by week.

What would end the trend, mechanically: two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day line. That is the exit rule — no debates.

02 · Story check

Story check

Indian Hotels Co Ltd's story is not scored yet against the markers our research file set on 22 August 2026. Where it sits in its own cycle: EXPANSION_STARTED. Our fortnightly research layers last read it on 22 August 2026.

NOT YET CHECKED

Our read, 22 August 2026. A peak-margin value trap: trailing PE at the 37th percentile looks cheap, but normalizing operating margin from its 85th-percentile peak to the mid-cycle 23.4% raises the normalized PE to the 81st percentile.

From the numbers. The trailing PE at the 37th percentile optically signals below-median valuation — a surface read that a naive screen would classify as value. The inversion runs deep: OPM at 35.2% is at the 85th percentile of its own…

From the price. Price stage 2, week 8 — above its 200-day line, relative strength rising.

From the research. A peak-margin value trap: trailing PE at the 37th percentile looks cheap, but normalizing operating margin from its 85th-percentile peak to the mid-cycle 23.4% raises the normalized PE to the 81st percentile.

What is proven. A peak-margin value trap: trailing PE at the 37th percentile looks cheap, but normalizing operating margin from its 85th-percentile peak to the mid-cycle 23.4% raises the normalized PE to the 81st percentile.

What is not proven yet. If Q2 FY27 like-for-like RevPAR growth delivers at or above 9% alongside sequential OPM stability at 35% or above for two consecutive quarters, with management attributing the sustained margin explicitly to structural fee income rather than seasonal occupancy pricing, the mid-cycle mean-reversion case would need to be revised.

🚨 What would change our mind. If Q2 FY27 like-for-like RevPAR growth delivers at or above 9% alongside sequential OPM stability at 35% or above for two consecutive quarters, with management attributing the sustained margin explicitly to structural fee income rather than seasonal occupancy pricing, the mid-cycle mean-reversion case would need to be revised.

Layer 1 read, 22 August 2026 — KEEP. A good hotel business at a peak-margin price - the cheap-looking multiple vanishes once margins normalise. Operating profit is growing 12-17% every quarter year on year and the company converts more than a rupee of cash for every rupee of profit while cutting debt from Rs 3,888 Cr to Rs 2,837 Cr - this is not a broken business. But today's 28.8% operating margin is near the top of its own ten-year range, and at a mid-cycle 23.6% the shares go from looking cheap (18th percentile) to expensive (79th percentile). Management has also just lowered its own room-revenue growth target from above 10% to 7-9% and trimmed its building budget, which is what a cycle peak looks like from the inside.

What would change Layer 1’s mind. Two consecutive quarters of like-for-like room revenue at or above 9% with operating margin holding at 35% or better AND management explicitly attributing the margin to structural fee income rather than seasonal room pricing - that is the timeline's own reversal condition and it would make today's multiple defensible. Against it: like-for-like room revenue printing below 7% in Q2 FY27, or margin dropping under 27%, would turn this from an expensive good business into a de-rating one.

Layer 2 read, 22 August 2026 — BENCH. BENCH: the business is improving, but future room supply is arriving as hotel margins peak. INDHOTEL still delivered 15% revenue growth, 18% EBITDA growth and 14% domestic RevPAR in Q1 FY27, so I do not turn the sector slowdown into a stock-level DROP. The external stress test places Hotels in a TOPPING lifecycle and shows construction work up 30.89% while trailing capex fell 36.61%; the resulting IDEAL_TROUGH_SETUP label is judged context, not a hard tailwind. L1's peak-margin valuation warning remains model-based rather than certain, but it is enough to BENCH after the cross-cycle test.

What would change Layer 2’s mind. Move from BENCH to ADVANCE if two consecutive quarters deliver like-for-like RevPAR of at least 9% and operating margin of at least 35%, with management showing that fee income—not temporary occupancy pricing—held the margin.

The test written in advance. Peak Margin Mean Reversion — Peak Margin Mean Reversion by the next result.

The test written in advance. RevPAR Growth Deceleration — RevPAR Growth Deceleration by the next result.

What the company does. Operating margin at 35.2% sits at the 85th percentile of its 10-year quarterly history, inflating trailing EPS to 14.64 and depressing trailing PE to 60.1x (37th percentile). Mid-cycle normalization to 23.4% OPM yields a normalized PAT of approximately 1387 crore and a normalized PE of 80.5x — the 81st percentile — eliminating the apparent cheapness. Management has already tempered FY27 guidance to 12-14% revenue growth citing 100 crore enterprise impact from West Asian event cancellations, and RevPAR guidance was cut from above 10% to the 7-9% range.

The dials — and the exact level that would change the read
DialNowWasWhy it mattersWatch line
Capital-Light Model Structural Fee LiftMEDIUM_HIGHManagement fee income grew 21% to 259 crore in H1 FY26, with contracts structured at above 70% flow-through margins.Owner partners default or shift to competing operators during a prolonged demand downcycle, reducing management fee rolls.
Ginger and New Brands ScaleMEDIUMNew businesses (Ginger, Qmin, ama) delivered 25% YoY revenue growth in FY26, now contributing 10% of enterprise revenue.Clarks integration proves slower than the one-year FY27 realization timeline, or Ginger's margin at scale reverts from the 56% Mumbai Airport read…
Domestic Demand SubstitutionMEDIUMGoa delivered 25% RevPAR growth in April-May 2026, as West Asian event cancellations partially substituted toward domestic…Domestic demand softens in tandem with international demand in a global downcycle scenario, eliminating the substitution offset.
Everything further down this page is evidence for or against these.
the numbers
EXPANSION_STARTED
the price
stage 2, above the 200-day line
the why
STRONG_OPPORTUNITY
FY26-Q2FY27-Q1

🚨 What the surface reading misses. The surface reading is: 35.2% OPM is at a historically high level — suggests a business firing on all cylinders. The research reads it further: The 85th percentile position means only 15% of historical quarters showed higher margins. Hotels are a cyclical business with occupancy-driven operating leverage. Peak occupancy of 78% portfolio-wide compresses future rate of margin expansion.

🚨 What the surface reading misses. The surface reading is: Trailing PE 60.1x at the 37th percentile appears below-median, suggesting undemanding valuation. The research reads it further: The denominator EPS 14.64 is inflated by peak operating margins. When margins normalize, the true PE is 80.5x at the 81st percentile — the opposite of cheap. The 47-percentile gap between trailing 34th and normalized 81st is the largest valuation inversion signal in this stock's history.

1 · Operating leverageBUILDING
2 · Value-added mixQUIET
3 · Management changeQUIET
4 · Paying down debtQUIET
5 · Regulatory approvalQUIET
6 · Order-book winsQUIET
7 · ConsolidationBUILDING
8 · Demerger or value unlockQUIET
9 · BuybackQUIET
10 · New geographiesQUIET
11 · Selling more to existing customersQUIET
12 · New product launchQUIET
13 · Mandatory normsQUIET
14 · A bigger market to sell intoBUILDING
15 · Market-share gainsQUIET
16 · Asset qualityQUIET

Lever 1 · Operating leverage — BUILDING. Management fee income grew 21% to 259 crore in H1 FY26, with contracts structured at above 70% flow-through margins. What proves it keeps working: Capital-Light Model Structural Fee Lift. It stops working if Owner partners default or shift to competing operators during a prolonged demand downcycle, reducing management fee rolls.

Lever 14 · A bigger market to sell into — BUILDING. New businesses (Ginger, Qmin, ama) delivered 25% YoY revenue growth in FY26, now contributing 10% of enterprise revenue. What proves it keeps working: Ginger and New Brands Scale. It stops working if Clarks integration proves slower than the one-year FY27 realization timeline, or Ginger's margin at scale reverts from the 56% Mumbai Airport read to the lower consolidated brand average.

Lever 7 · Consolidation — BUILDING. Goa delivered 25% RevPAR growth in April-May 2026, as West Asian event cancellations partially substituted toward domestic premium resorts. What proves it keeps working: Domestic Demand Substitution. It stops working if Domestic demand softens in tandem with international demand in a global downcycle scenario, eliminating the substitution offset.

Sources: our stock research file (22 August 2026) · quarterly results through Jun 26 · the company’s own earnings calls. The story check is re-scored every results season; the record below never changes.

The whole page in one table — every row jumps to its section
SectionWhere it is nowVs a year agoThe one thing to watch nextRead
Margin35%Capital-Light Model Structural Fee Lift
Revenue₹2,765 CrGinger and New Brands Scale
03 · Revenue

Revenue Revenue is the top line: everything the company billed its customers in the period.

Indian Hotels Co Ltd reported ₹2,339 Cr of revenue in the Jun 26 quarter, +14.6% year on year. That is the 11th straight quarter of year-on-year growth. Over 10 years it has compounded at 9.2% a year. The last full year, FY26, came in at ₹9,689 Cr. The last four reported quarters add to ₹9,987 Cr.

Why this happened. Ginger has crossed 100 crore revenue at Mumbai Airport with a 56% EBITDA margin. The brand targets a 250-hotel portfolio by end-FY27, with the Clarks integration adding 135 hotels. New businesses growing at 25-30% CAGR against a low base provide incremental revenue without owned-asset capex.

FY26 revenue came in at ₹9,689 Cr (+16.2% on the year), capping 10 years at 9.2% compound. The latest quarter (Jun 26) printed ₹2,339 Cr, +14.6% year on year — the 11th consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth.

FY26 revenue ₹9,689 Cr (+16.2% YoY) Revenue bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 11-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
9.2% a year over 10 years
RevenueYoY growth
10.5k107%7.8k61%5.2k15%2.6k−31%0−77%₹ Cr%₹9,68916.2%FY16FY21FY26
10.5k107%7.8k61%5.2k15%2.6k−31%0−77%₹ Cr%₹9,68916.2%FY16FY21FY26
Jun 26: ₹2,339 Cr (+14.6% YoY) Quarterly revenue bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). Last 12 quarters. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
11th straight quarter of growth
Revenue (quarterly)YoY growth
3.1k34%2.3k26%1.5k19%76711%03.6%₹ Cr%₹2,33914.6%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
3.1k34%2.3k26%1.5k19%76711%03.6%₹ Cr%₹2,33914.6%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26

Pace check: the last four quarters averaged +13.2% growth against the decade's 9.2% — the current year is running faster than its own long-run rate.

Acceleration check: trailing-twelve-month revenue grew +13.2% over the last 4 quarters against +20.7%/yr over the last 8 — rolling over; TTM profit +9.5% vs +30.6%/yr — rolling over.

Watch next
MetricGinger and New Brands Scale
ThresholdClarks integration proves slower than the one-year FY27 realization timeline, or Ginger's margin at scale reverts from the 56% Mumbai Airport read to the lower consolidated brand average.
Which resultthe next result
04 · Operating margin

Operating margin Operating margin is what is left of every ₹100 of sales after running the business, before interest and tax. It is the cleanest read on pricing power and cost control.

Indian Hotels Co Ltd's operating margin is 29.0% in the Jun 26 quarter, +1.0 percentage points against the same quarter a year ago. That is the widest this company has ever printed on a full-year basis. Across 13 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged −23.0% to 33.0%. The current quarter sits inside that band.

Why this happened. The operating portfolio has shifted from 22% to 68% capital-light over eight years, with 93% of the pipeline under management contracts or revenue-sharing leases. Fee income from contracts carries margin north of 70% and is largely uncorrelated with owned-asset operating leverage. This structural component supports a floor margin above the pre-2020 average.

The latest quarter's operating margin is 29.0%, +1.0 pp against the same quarter a year ago. Across 13 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged −23.0%–33.0%, and FY26's 33.0% is the top of that band — a record year.

Why the margin moved: operating margin went +0.5 pp year on year while gross margin went +0.4 pp — the gain came mostly from the gross line: input costs and pricing.

Worth repeating from the valuation section: cheap against its own history on record margins is not the same thing as cheap — a record margin flatters every ratio built on top of it.

FY26: 33.0% Operating margin by fiscal year, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). 13-year window.
the widest a −23.0–33.0% band over 13 years
operating marginYoY change (pp)
37%42%21%19%5.0%−4.5%−11%−28%−27%−51%%%33%0%FY14FY20FY26
37%42%21%19%5.0%−4.5%−11%−28%−27%−51%%%33%0%FY14FY20FY26
Jun 26: 29.0% operating margin (+1.0 pp YoY) Quarterly operating margin, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). Last 12 quarters. Operating profit as a share of revenue, per quarter.
Operating marginYoY change (pp)
39%2.2%35%1.4%32%0.5%28%−0.4%24%−1.2%%%29%1%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
39%2.2%35%1.4%32%0.5%28%−0.4%24%−1.2%%%29%1%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
Watch next
MetricCapital-Light Model Structural Fee Lift
ThresholdOwner partners default or shift to competing operators during a prolonged demand downcycle, reducing management fee rolls.
Which resultthe next result
05 · Net profit

Net profit Net profit is what survives every cost, interest and tax — the number EPS, dividends and book value all grow from.

Indian Hotels Co Ltd earned ₹391 Cr of net profit in the Jun 26 quarter, +18.8% year on year. It is the 3rd consecutive quarter of growth. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹2,247 Cr. That is 16.7% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned ₹329 Cr.

Jun 26 profit was ₹391 Cr, +18.8% year on year — the 3rd consecutive quarter of growth. On the full year, FY26 printed ₹2,247 Cr (+10.3%).

FY26 profit ₹2,247 Cr (+10.3% YoY) Net profit bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 11-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
Net profitYoY growth
2.5k225%1.6k79%726−67%−157−213%−1.0k−359%₹ Cr%₹2,24710.3%FY16FY21FY26
2.5k225%1.6k79%726−67%−157−213%−1.0k−359%₹ Cr%₹2,24710.3%FY16FY21FY26
Jun 26: ₹391 Cr (+18.8% YoY) Quarterly net profit bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). Last 12 quarters. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
3rd straight quarter of growth
Net profit (quarterly)YoY growth
1.0k247%773169%51590%25811%0−67%₹ Cr%₹39118.8%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
1.0k247%773169%51590%25811%0−67%₹ Cr%₹39118.8%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26

Why profit moved: revenue contributed +14.6% and the margin +1.0 pp — the quarter was revenue-led, with the margin roughly flat.

Pace comparison, last four quarters: profit +9.7% vs revenue +13.2%. Profit is growing slower than sales — costs are eating the growth before it reaches the bottom line.

06 · Cash flow — the router

Cash flow — the router The P&L says what was earned; the cash-flow statement says what actually arrived. Operating cash flow (CFO) against profit is the cleanest lie detector in the accounts.

Over the last 3 fiscal years 118% of Indian Hotels Co Ltd's reported profit arrived as operating cash — the cash follows the profit. In FY26 that was ₹2,471 Cr of operating cash against ₹2,247 Cr of profit. After ₹2,051 Cr of capital spending, ₹420 Cr was left as free cash.

FY26: operating cash of ₹2,471 Cr against reported profit of ₹2,247 Cr, leaving free cash of ₹420 Cr after ₹2,051 Cr of capital spending. Across the last 3 fiscal years the conversion rate is 118% of profit.

Cash-flow readings here are annual — that is the resolution our series carries, so this section moves once a year.

FY26: CFO ₹2,471 Cr vs profit ₹2,247 Cr Operating cash flow and net profit by fiscal year, ₹ Cr; the line is free cash flow (CFO minus capital spending). 11-year window, annual resolution.
118% of 3-year profit arrived as cash
Operating cashNet profitFree cash
2.8k1.7k563−544−1.7k₹ Cr₹2,471₹2,247₹420FY16FY21FY26
2.8k1.7k563−544−1.7k₹ Cr₹2,471₹2,247₹420FY16FY21FY26
FY26: CFO = 110% of profit (three-year rate 118%) Operating cash as a share of net profit, per fiscal year, % (line). Dashed line = 100% — every unit of profit arriving as cash; outlier years shown pinned.
Conversion100%
316%258%200%142%84%%110%FY16FY21FY26
316%258%200%142%84%%110%FY16FY21FY26

Why conversion sits at 118%: the cash cycle stretched 329 days between FY21 and FY26 — more of each rupee of profit waits inside the cycle before arriving.

Router verdict: the bigger cash user is investment — capital spending ran 3.4× depreciation over three years, so the next section's job is to check what that build-out is buying.

07 · Where the cash goes

Where the cash goes Working capital is the cash tied up between paying suppliers and getting paid: debtor days (customers owe), inventory days (stock waits), and the cash conversion cycle (the whole loop, in days of sales).

Indian Hotels Co Ltd's cash conversion cycle runs −191 days in FY26, up from −520 days in FY21. Capital spending ran ₹5,423 Cr over the last 3 years. At FY26 sales of ₹9,689 Cr each day of that cycle holds about ₹26.5 Cr, so roughly ₹−5,070 Cr sits inside the business at any moment.

FY26: debtors at 27 days, inventory at 57 days — roughly 1.9 months of stock waiting to sell; that is where the cash sits while it waits — for a full cycle of −191 days, looser than FY21's −520.

The full loop: cash goes out to suppliers and production on day 0; stock waits 57 days to sell; customers pay about 27 days after that; and suppliers themselves are paid at 276 days — netting out to the −191-day cycle.

In money terms: at FY26 sales of ₹9,689 Cr, each day of the cycle holds about ₹26.5 Cr — so the −191-day loop keeps roughly ₹−5,070 Cr sitting inside the business at any moment.

FY26: a −191-day cash cycle Debtor days, inventory days, payable days and the cash conversion cycle by fiscal year. 13-year window.
+329 days vs FY21
Cash cycleInventory daysDebtor daysPayable days
913528144−241−626days−191d57d27d276dFY14FY17FY20FY23FY26
913528144−241−626days−191d57d27d276dFY14FY20FY26

On the investment side: capital spending of ₹5,423 Cr over the last 3 fiscal years against ₹1,577 Cr of depreciation — the company is building well ahead of wear-and-tear. Capital work-in-progress stands at ₹787 Cr (FY26) — capacity paid for but not yet earning.

FY26: capex ₹2,051 Cr, work-in-progress ₹787 Cr Capital spending per fiscal year, ₹ Cr (bars); capital work-in-progress, ₹ Cr (line). Quarterly capital-spending history is not held for India — annual is the honest resolution.
a build-out
CapexWork-in-progress
2.8k1.8k894−39−972₹ Cr₹2,051₹787FY16FY18FY21FY23FY26
2.8k1.8k894−39−972₹ Cr₹2,051₹787FY16FY21FY26

The synthesis: the cash is going into capacity, not disappearing into the cycle — the question becomes whether the new capacity earns.

08 · Return on capital

Return on capital Return on capital employed (ROCE) is the profit the whole business earns on all the money in it — equity and debt together. It is the single best test of whether growth creates value or just size.

Indian Hotels Co Ltd earns a ROCE of 17% in FY26. That is up from a trough of −6% in FY21. A return-on-invested-capital spread against the cost of capital is not computable from what is held here. The wiring behind it is 23.2% net margin on 0.48× asset turns.

FY26 ROCE is 17%, recovered from a FY21 trough of −6% — the full ladder below shows the fall and the climb, undoctored.

Why the return is what it is — the wiring (FY26): 23.2% net margin × 0.48× asset turns × 1.55× balance-sheet leverage ≈ 17.3% on equity. Margin is doing the heavy lifting; leverage is modest — this is an earned return, not a borrowed one.

FY26: ROCE 17% Return on capital employed by fiscal year, % (line). 13-year window, dips included. Dashed line = the 12.0% cost of capital used on this page.
the climb back from FY21's −6%
ROCEWACC
19%12%5.5%−1.2%−7.8%%17%FY14FY17FY20FY23FY26
19%12%5.5%−1.2%−7.8%%17%FY14FY20FY26

The quarterly return curves and the return-on-invested-capital overlay, which only the second data source carries, are not drawn on this page: its two data sources disagree by up to 10% on reported income across 15 comparable periods. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn — the gap is a decision, not missing data.

09 · Debt

Debt Debt-to-equity says how much of the business is funded by borrowings; interest cover says how many times operating profit pays the interest bill. Low and high, respectively, is the safe corner.

Indian Hotels Co Ltd carries ₹2,837 Cr of borrowings against ₹13,052 Cr of equity in FY26, a debt-to-equity of 0.22. Operating profit covers the interest bill 15×. Over 5 years borrowings went from ₹5,518 Cr to ₹2,837 Cr. Capital spending ran ₹5,423 Cr across the last 3 of those years.

FY26: borrowings of ₹2,837 Cr against equity of ₹13,052 Cr — a debt-to-equity of 0.22. Operating profit covers the interest bill 15×. Over 5 years borrowings went from ₹5,518 Cr to ₹2,837 Cr while capital spending ran ₹5,423 Cr in just the last 3 — the build-out is being paid for out of cash, not debt.

FY26: borrowings ₹2,837 Cr at 0.22× equity Borrowings by fiscal year, ₹ Cr (bars); debt-to-equity, × (line). 13-year window. Quarterly balance-sheet history is not held for India — annual is the honest resolution.
debt is falling while the business grows
BorrowingsDebt-to-equity
6.0k2.4×4.5k1.8×3.0k1.3×1.5k0.7×00.1×₹ Cr×₹2,8370.22×FY14FY17FY20FY23FY26
6.0k2.4×4.5k1.8×3.0k1.3×1.5k0.7×00.1×₹ Cr×₹2,8370.22×FY14FY20FY26

The total-debt and debt-to-equity series, which only the second data source carries, are not drawn on this page: its two data sources disagree by up to 10% on reported income across 15 comparable periods. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn — the gap is a decision, not missing data.

10 · Ownership

Ownership Who owns the stock, quarter by quarter: promoters (the controlling owners), foreign and domestic institutions, and the public. Steady accumulation by people close to the numbers is a signal; a quiet register is also an answer.

Domestic institutions added 6.2 points of Indian Hotels Co Ltd over 8 quarters, the biggest move on the register. That takes domestic institutions to 24.5% of the company. Foreign institutions moved −5.5 points over the same window, to 21.7%. The register is read on the four disclosed classes only; nothing is inferred between filings.

The register over the last two years — Domestic institutions: +6.2 points over 8 quarters to 24.5%; Foreign institutions: −5.5 points over 8 quarters to 21.7%; Promoters: +0.0 points over 8 quarters to 38.1%.

Why the register moved: rotation — foreign institutions −5.5 points against domestic institutions +6.2 points over 8 quarters, with promoters holding steady — one class of institutions handing the register to the other, not a verdict change by the people closest to the numbers.

Fiscal-year ends: promoters +0.0 pts from Mar 24 to Mar 26 Shareholding at each fiscal-year end (March quarter), % of the company. 3 year-ends held.
PromotersForeign inst.Domestic inst.Public
40%33%27%20%14%%38.1%23.2%22.6%15.9%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
40%33%27%20%14%%38.1%23.2%22.6%15.9%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
Domestic institutions added 6.2 points over 8 quarters Shareholding by holder class, % of the company, quarterly, last 13 quarters.
PromotersForeign inst.Domestic inst.Public
40%33%27%20%14%%38.1%21.7%24.5%15.6%Jun 23Dec 24Jun 26
40%33%27%20%14%%38.1%21.7%24.5%15.6%Jun 23Dec 24Jun 26
11 · Safety line

Safety line The Z-score estimates how far a company sits from balance-sheet distress — above roughly 3 is safe, below roughly 1.8 is the danger zone. It was built for manufacturers, so it is not applied to banks and lenders.

Indian Hotels Co Ltd: the Z-score is not available for this stock, so we say so rather than invent one. It is a distance-to-distress estimate from the balance sheet, not a forecast of failure. The debt, cash-flow and return sections above carry the balance-sheet evidence this page does hold, and each of them states its own reporting date.

The safety line in one sentence: the Z-score is not available for this stock, so we say so rather than invent one.

12 · Valuation

Valuation P/E is the price of ₹1 of annual profit: how many rupees the market pays for each rupee the company earns in a year.

Indian Hotels Co Ltd trades at 52.6× P/E, near the bottom of its own range — cheaper only 15% of the time. Its long-run median P/E is 64.3×, measured across 8.3 years of weekly readings. This places the multiple against the stock’s own record, and says nothing about what the business is worth.

Today's P/E of 52.6× is near the bottom of its own range — cheaper only 15% of the time, against a long-run median of 64.3× measured over 8.3 years of weekly readings. This is a comparison against the stock's own history — not a claim about what it is worth.

One caveat before moving on: margins are the best this company has ever printed — cheap against its own history on record margins is not the same thing as cheap. If profitability mean-reverts, today's multiple is higher than it looks.

P/E 52.6× vs a 64.3× long-run median P/E, weekly (left axis); earnings per share, trailing twelve months, weekly (right axis). 8.3-year window; loss-period spikes above 193× shown pinned at the top. The eps (ttm) bars are red where the reading is lower than the quarter before.
near the bottom of its own range — cheaper only 15% of the time
P/EMedianEPS (TTM) (quarterly)
206.5×₹14.8157.2×₹11.1108.0×₹7.458.7×₹3.79.4×₹0.0×52.60×₹14May 18Jan 20Aug 23Mar 25Sep 26
206.5×₹14.8157.2×₹11.1108.0×₹7.458.7×₹3.79.4×₹0.0×52.60×₹14May 18Aug 23Sep 26
P/E
52.6×
15th percentile of 8y

Why the multiple sits where it does: over the past year annual EPS moved +9.3% against a −7.6% price move — earnings outran the price, pushing the multiple DOWN its own range.

The price move, decomposed: over 3y, of the +18.7%/yr price move, ~+22.8%/yr came from earnings growth and ~−4.1 pp from the multiple (compressing). The split is the honest approximate (price return minus earnings growth); it makes the rally itself visible instead of hiding it behind the percentile.

Put together: the multiple is low against its own past, so the story rests on the earnings line underneath it, not the multiple.

The PEG ratio and its quarterly curve, which only the second data source carries, are not drawn on this page: its two data sources disagree by up to 10% on reported income across 15 comparable periods. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn — the gap is a decision, not missing data.

13 · What the price assumes

What the price assumes This reading works the multiple backwards. It asks one question: what yearly rate of profit growth is a buyer at the market price already paying for? The number is the growth rate that makes eleven years of profit — six years growing, then five fading — add up to that day's market price, once each year is discounted at 11% a year.

Solved at its 26 August 2026 price, Indian Hotels Co Ltd was paying for profit growth of about 25.1% a year. Today the market pays 52.6× P/E, the 15th percentile of its own 8-year range.

What the two numbers say together. The multiple is low against its own past, and the growth the price is paying for is the whole of what a buyer is backing.

How to hold this number: it is a reading of one day's price, taken on 26 August 2026, not a running figure — every other number on this page, the multiple included, is read off the live quote as of 11 September 2026. A higher price is paying for more growth and a lower price for less, so it moves whenever the price does, and this page does not restate it between measurements.

14 · Stage: Consistent

Stage: Consistent Every business sits somewhere on a fundamental arc, and this page names the spot before anything else. The last twelve quarters of revenue, profit and EPS growth — plus the return the business earns on its capital — are read as curves: Deteriorating (the curves are falling), Turning around (a trough has just formed and the last few quarters lift off it), Improving (the climb off the trough is sustained), Consistent (steadily positive with healthy returns), Topping out (still high but decelerating from the peak). When the curves genuinely disagree the read is Mixed; too little history is No read. CAGR (compound annual growth rate) is the smooth yearly pace that turns the starting value into the latest one — the fairest way to compare growth across different time spans. Read the columns together: if the 1-year number towers over the 10-year, recent growth is running hotter than the long-run trend. A dash means that window is not held, or the base year was a loss (where a growth rate is not meaningful).

Indian Hotels Co Ltd reads as consistent on its fundamental arc. Consistent — revenue, profit and EPS growth have stayed positive through the window, with ROCE at 17.0% and holding. The read is built from 8 quarters across 4 curves, on partial evidence.

Growth, year by year: revenue +16.2% in FY26, profit +10.3% Year-over-year growth per fiscal year, %: revenue (left axis); net profit and EPS (right axis — profit growth swings far wider). Zero line drawn. Turnaround-year spikes shown pinned (▲).
Revenue YoYProfit YoYEPS YoY
107%224%61%84%15%−57%−31%−198%−77%−339%%%16.2%10.3%FY16FY21FY26
107%224%61%84%15%−57%−31%−198%−77%−339%%%16.2%10.3%FY16FY21FY26
Three growth curves, twelve quarters Year-on-year growth of trailing-twelve-month revenue (left axis), profit and EPS (right axis — they swing far wider), % at each quarter-end. A missing point means that reading is not held for the quarter.
the trajectory the stage is read from · revenue rolling over, profit rolling over
RevenueProfitEPS
30%60%26%44%21%28%16%12%12%−3.7%%%13.2%9.5%9.7%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
30%60%26%44%21%28%16%12%12%−3.7%%%13.2%9.5%9.7%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
ROCE Annual readings — the quarterly balance-sheet pieces this curve needs are not held for this stock, so the returns read moves once a year and carries less weight in the call.
the return curve, annual readings
ROCE
17%16%15%14%13%%17%FY23FY24FY26
17%16%15%14%13%%17%FY23FY24FY26
Revenue growth
Rolling over
latest +13.2% · span +13.2% to +28.8%
Profit growth
Steady high
latest +9.5% · span +4.8% to +55.7%
EPS growth
Steady high
latest +9.7% · span +0.7% to +53.8%
ROCE
Rising
latest 17.0% · span 13.0%–17.0%

Why it matters: steady curves with healthy returns are the compounding setup — the risk is the price, not the business.

Return readings here are annual, not quarterly — read as level and direction only; they can confirm the growth curves but never drive the stage on their own.

A partial read: at least one curve is short, or the returns curve is not the computed quarterly series — hold the stage word a little more loosely.

Compound annual growth rate (%) Compound annual growth rate over each window, %. Revenue, profit and EPS from fiscal-year figures; share price is the price CAGR over the same spans. A dash = that window is not held, or the base was a loss.
1yr3yr5yr10yr
Revenue+16.2%+18.6%+43.8%+9.2%
Profit+10.3%+28.7%
EPS+9.3%+27.5%
Share price−7.6%+18.7%+37.5%+19.8%
Revenue YoY (Jun 26)
+14.6%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Profit YoY (Jun 26)
+18.8%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Revenue 10y
9.2%
long-run compound pace
15 · 4-Factor Sector Score

4-Factor Sector Score

61.3/100 — rank 4 of 24 in Hotels · 82% evidence confidence

Indian Hotels Co Ltd scores 61.3 out of 100 against the 24 companies it is compared with in Hotels, ranking 4. Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.

The four contributions add to the total exactly: 20.2 + 17.1 + 10.1 + 13.9 = 61.3. This is the SAME number shown on the sector comparison — it is computed once, for the whole peer set, and read here.

What would change it: The read weakens if profit growth turns negative or margin improvement reverses while sector-relative strength deteriorates.

16 · Said versus delivered

Said versus delivered

What Indian Hotels Co Ltd's management promised, set against what actually arrived — 4 tracked promises on the record. Read straight from the company’s own earnings calls. A promise that slipped stays on this page after it is met.

Frankfurt Contribution Delayed · 21 July 2026. In May 2026, management expected Frankfurt to open in June and contribute during FY '27. In July 2026, management said the impact would begin only in September and acknowledged that the project had been delayed, without identifying a specific cause for the schedule change.

RevPAR Guidance Lowered · 12 February 2026. Management previously guided for RevPAR growth exceeding 10%, explicitly stating 'north of 10' was the target. In the latest call, this expectation was lowered to high single digits or just scraping double digits (8.8%-10%), indicating a softening in pricing power or demand outlook. Earlier call (Jul 2025): “We have been saying that almost 10% is the right way to look at it. And anything which is north of 10 is what we would like to see.” Later call (Feb 2026): “It could be 9%, 8.8%, or with the current tailwinds, anywhere between 9-10% RevPAR growth.”

US Asset Exit Narrative Shift · 12 February 2026. In the November call, management dismissed reports of a US asset exit as 'speculation' and asserted a 'status quo' position. However, in the latest call, they contradicted this by admitting they are actively 'in negotiations' regarding the New York asset, signaling a potential transaction is being entertained despite stating it isn't their 'preferred option'. Earlier call (Nov 2025): “We feel that was speculation and as of now it is status quo as far as US assets are concerned.” Later call (Feb 2026): “We are in negotiations and should know more by next quarter, but an exit is not our preferred option.”

Capex Guidance Reduction · 12 February 2026. The July call projected a capital expenditure range of up to 1,500 crores annually over the next 2-3 years. The latest guidance has materially lowered this ceiling, projecting spend for next year to be around 1,000 crores (plus or minus 5-10%), effectively removing the upper end of the previous band. Earlier call (Jul 2025): “I think it”. Later call (Feb 2026): “For next year, it will be in a similar zone, maybe plus or minus 5-10% [referencing 1,000 crores].”

Every quote above is taken word for word from the company’s own earnings calls.

17 · Related companies · Hotels
CompanyScorePrice stageGrowth & earnings/35Capital efficiency/25Valuation/20Relative strength/20
1Chalet Hotels LtdCHALET 71.3/100Favorable setup94% evidence BREAKING OUT 25.4/35 Revenue 6% · PAT 85.3% · OPM change 6 pp 100% evidence 15.9/25 ROCE 17% · OPM 46% 100% evidence 16.1/20 P/E 35.9× · PEG 0.83 100% evidence 13.9/20 RS sector 3.6% · RS bench 4.9% · 1Y -14.1%4 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 25.4 + 15.9 + 16.1 + 13.9 = 71.3 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
2Asian Hotels (West) LtdAHLWEST 66.2/100Favorable setup74% evidence ASLEEP 26.6/35 Revenue 8.5% · PAT 100% · OPM change 2 pp 95% evidence 19.9/25 ROCE 19.7% · OPM 40% 95% evidence 11.4/20 P/E 6.5× · PEG — 15% evidence 8.3/20 RS sector -25% · RS bench 35.5% · 1Y —5 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 26.6 + 19.9 + 11.4 + 8.3 = 66.2 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
3Oriental Hotels LtdORIENTHOT 62.7/100Mixed-positive evidence93% evidence LEADER 17.4/35 Revenue 6.9% · PAT 41.1% · OPM change -2.8 pp 100% evidence 11.4/25 ROCE 12.1% · OPM 21% 100% evidence 14.0/20 P/E 37.6× · PEG 0.66 65% evidence 19.9/20 RS sector 24.4% · RS bench 25.2% · 1Y 0.8%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 17.4 + 11.4 + 14 + 19.9 = 62.7 · Decision use: Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 25.2%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation.
4Indian Hotels Co Ltdthis pageINDHOTEL 61.3/100Mixed-positive evidence82% evidence BREAKING OUT 20.2/35 Revenue 13.2% · PAT 9.5% · OPM change 1 pp 95% evidence 17.1/25 ROCE 17.1% · OPM 29% 76% evidence 10.1/20 P/E 52.6× · PEG — 50% evidence 13.9/20 RS sector 3.7% · RS bench 4.7% · 1Y -7.3%10 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 20.2 + 17.1 + 10.1 + 13.9 = 61.3 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
5Leela Palaces Hotels & Resorts LtdTHELEELA 59.9/100Mixed-positive evidence93% evidence LEADER 24.6/35 Revenue 19.1% · PAT 100% · OPM change -1 pp 100% evidence 9.3/25 ROCE 8.7% · OPM 36% 100% evidence 7.6/20 P/E 40.4× · PEG 1.65 65% evidence 18.4/20 RS sector 21.4% · RS bench 22.8% · 1Y 32%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 24.6 + 9.3 + 7.6 + 18.4 = 59.9 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
6Travel Food Services LtdTRAVELFOOD 58.1/100Mixed-positive evidence69% evidence FADING 16.2/35 Revenue 4.4% · PAT 17.4% · OPM change -3 pp 95% evidence 21.2/25 ROCE 42.4% · OPM 36% 76% evidence 9.5/20 P/E 34.7× · PEG — 15% evidence 11.2/20 RS sector -0.2% · RS bench 0.8% · 1Y -4.2%3 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 16.2 + 21.2 + 9.5 + 11.2 = 58.1 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
7TajGVK Hotels & Resorts LtdTAJGVK 56.4/100Mixed-positive evidence87% evidence FADING 21.3/35 Revenue 22.5% · PAT 100% · OPM change 0 pp 100% evidence 12.9/25 ROCE 13.3% · OPM 30% 100% evidence 14.3/20 P/E 14.6× · PEG 0.85 65% evidence 7.9/20 RS sector -3.6% · RS bench -6.5% · 1Y -24.2%6 of 11 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 21.3 + 12.9 + 14.3 + 7.9 = 56.4 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
8Benares Hotels LtdBENARAS 52.8/100Mixed-positive evidence76% evidence 9.1/35 Revenue 7.7% · PAT -1.1% · OPM change -3.3 pp 95% evidence 21.0/25 ROCE 29.8% · OPM 36.9% 76% evidence 6.8/20 P/E 32.7× · PEG — 50% evidence 15.9/20 RS sector 12.1% · RS bench 14.3% · 1Y 18.8%4 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 9.1 + 21 + 6.8 + 15.9 = 52.8 · Decision use: Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 14.3%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation.
9Juniper Hotels LtdJUNIPER 52.4/100Mixed-positive evidence93% evidence TURNING 23.3/35 Revenue 11.4% · PAT 100% · OPM change -1 pp 100% evidence 6.4/25 ROCE 8% · OPM 35% 100% evidence 10.3/20 P/E 26.5× · PEG 1.48 65% evidence 12.4/20 RS sector -1.7% · RS bench -1.2% · 1Y -23.8%2 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 23.3 + 6.4 + 10.3 + 12.4 = 52.4 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
10Lemon Tree Hotels LtdLEMONTREE 51.0/100Mixed-positive evidence69% evidence BASING 18.9/35 Revenue 10.4% · PAT 9.6% · OPM change -1 pp 95% evidence 16.4/25 ROCE 14.1% · OPM 43% 76% evidence 9.9/20 P/E 32.4× · PEG — 15% evidence 5.8/20 RS sector -8.5% · RS bench -18.2% · 1Y -40.2%0 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 18.9 + 16.4 + 9.9 + 5.8 = 51 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
11ITC Hotels LtdITCHOTELS 50.8/100Mixed-positive evidence93% evidence BREAKING OUT 23.4/35 Revenue 16.1% · PAT 26.9% · OPM change 1 pp 100% evidence 10.7/25 ROCE 11.2% · OPM 31% 100% evidence 11.2/20 P/E 34.7× · PEG 1.15 65% evidence 5.5/20 RS sector -13.7% · RS bench -13.3% · 1Y -37%3 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 23.4 + 10.7 + 11.2 + 5.5 = 50.8 · Decision use: Acceleration candidate, not a confirmed leader: earnings are strong but sector-relative strength is -13.7% and the one-year return is -37%. Do not upgrade until sector-relative strength is above zero and another reported period confirms growth.
12Kamat Hotels (India) LtdKAMATHOTEL 48.5/100Mixed-negative evidence81% evidence BREAKING OUT 13.4/35 Revenue 7.6% · PAT -11.5% · OPM change 5.3 pp 95% evidence 16.9/25 ROCE 15.8% · OPM 27.2% 95% evidence 10.6/20 P/E 15.8× · PEG — 50% evidence 7.6/20 RS sector -20.6% · RS bench 7.5% · 1Y -29.3%7 of 11 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 13.4 + 16.9 + 10.6 + 7.6 = 48.5 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
13Advent Hotels International LtdADVENTHTL 46.3/100Mixed-negative evidence60% evidence TURNING 16.7/35 Revenue 3.5% · PAT -29.3% · OPM change 6.1 pp 95% evidence 8.5/25 ROCE 6.8% · OPM 32.6% 95% evidence 11.1/20 P/E 14.3× · PEG — 15% evidence 10.0/20 RS sector — · RS bench — · 1Y —0 of 10 weeks ahead 0% evidence
Exact sum: 16.7 + 8.5 + 11.1 + 10 = 46.3 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
14EIH LtdEIHOTEL 46.2/100Mixed-negative evidence82% evidence BASING 12.1/35 Revenue 8.3% · PAT 4.2% · OPM change -3 pp 95% evidence 18.3/25 ROCE 20.7% · OPM 25% 76% evidence 13.3/20 P/E 24.7× · PEG — 50% evidence 2.5/20 RS sector -14.2% · RS bench -13.6% · 1Y -30.3%1 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 12.1 + 18.3 + 13.3 + 2.5 = 46.2 · Decision use: Cheap but unconfirmed: require improving earnings before treating the valuation as an opportunity.
15U P Hotels LtdUPHOT 46.1/100Mixed-negative evidence76% evidence 7.1/35 Revenue 1.4% · PAT -6% · OPM change -6.5 pp 95% evidence 16.5/25 ROCE 21.7% · OPM 11.2% 76% evidence 10.9/20 P/E 25.6× · PEG — 50% evidence 11.6/20 RS sector 1.2% · RS bench -0.1% · 1Y -14.1%0 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 7.1 + 16.5 + 10.9 + 11.6 = 46.1 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
16Ventive Hospitality LtdVENTIVE 45.5/100Mixed-negative evidence75% evidence BASING 20.9/35 Revenue 25% · PAT 100% · OPM change -6 pp 95% evidence 12.3/25 ROCE 10.8% · OPM 35% 76% evidence 10.1/20 P/E 27.7× · PEG — 15% evidence 2.2/20 RS sector -14% · RS bench -13.3% · 1Y -20.7%1 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 20.9 + 12.3 + 10.1 + 2.2 = 45.5 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
17Asian Hotels (North) LtdASIANHOTNR 42.9/100Thin evidence · provisional56% evidence TURNING 14.0/35 Revenue 24.7% · PAT -80% · OPM change -3.6 pp 44% evidence 4.5/25 ROCE 3.5% · OPM 17.5% 95% evidence 8.5/20 P/E 120× · PEG — 15% evidence 15.9/20 RS sector 8.5% · RS bench 23.3% · 1Y 15%2 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 14 + 4.5 + 8.5 + 15.9 = 42.9 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
18Samhi Hotels LtdSAMHI 42.7/100Mixed-negative evidence83% evidence ASLEEP 19.2/35 Revenue 11.9% · PAT 100% · OPM change -1 pp 100% evidence 6.5/25 ROCE 8.9% · OPM 32% 100% evidence 11.2/20 P/E 8.3× · PEG — 15% evidence 5.8/20 RS sector -8.1% · RS bench -7.5% · 1Y -27.6%7 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 19.2 + 6.5 + 11.2 + 5.8 = 42.7 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
19Sayaji Hotels LtdSAYAJIHOTL 42.2/100Mixed-negative evidence63% evidence BREAKING OUT 12.7/35 Revenue -8.6% · PAT 79.7% · OPM change 3.3 pp 71% evidence 4.3/25 ROCE -0.5% · OPM 13.3% 95% evidence 10.0/20 P/E — · PEG — 0% evidence 15.2/20 RS sector 8.5% · RS bench 11.3% · 1Y 8%8 of 11 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 12.7 + 4.3 + 10 + 15.2 = 42.2 · Decision use: Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 11.3%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation.
20Viceroy Hotels LtdVHLTD 40.0/100Mixed-negative evidence79% evidence ASLEEP 20.7/35 Revenue 24.4% · PAT -69.2% · OPM change 10.8 pp 71% evidence 8.0/25 ROCE 7.1% · OPM 25.6% 95% evidence 7.8/20 P/E 40.1× · PEG — 50% evidence 3.5/20 RS sector -10.1% · RS bench -4% · 1Y 2.6%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 20.7 + 8 + 7.8 + 3.5 = 40 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
21EIH Associated Hotels LtdEIHAHOTELS 38.5/100Mixed-negative evidence87% evidence BASING 7.2/35 Revenue -7.6% · PAT -7% · OPM change -2.2 pp 95% evidence 14.6/25 ROCE 21.2% · OPM 10.8% 95% evidence 13.4/20 P/E 19.5× · PEG — 50% evidence 3.3/20 RS sector -13.4% · RS bench -12.7% · 1Y -29.7%1 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 7.2 + 14.6 + 13.4 + 3.3 = 38.5 · Decision use: Cheap but unconfirmed: require improving earnings before treating the valuation as an opportunity.
22Royal Orchid Hotels LtdROHLTD 37.7/100Mixed-negative evidence81% evidence BASING 12.5/35 Revenue 26.9% · PAT -42.1% · OPM change -1.2 pp 95% evidence 11.9/25 ROCE 10.8% · OPM 23.7% 95% evidence 7.9/20 P/E 31.5× · PEG — 50% evidence 5.4/20 RS sector -9.8% · RS bench -16.4% · 1Y -43.6%0 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 12.5 + 11.9 + 7.9 + 5.4 = 37.7 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
23Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels LtdPARKHOTELS 32.1/100Adverse evidence87% evidence BASING 12.3/35 Revenue 10.5% · PAT -36.4% · OPM change -1 pp 100% evidence 9.2/25 ROCE 9.4% · OPM 28% 100% evidence 4.2/20 P/E 36.7× · PEG 3.5 65% evidence 6.4/20 RS sector -9.8% · RS bench -11.5% · 1Y -28.1%1 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 12.3 + 9.2 + 4.2 + 6.4 = 32.1 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
24HLV LtdHLVLTD 41.2/100Thin evidence · provisional38% evidence 17.9/35 Revenue -26.1% · PAT 100% · OPM change — 16% evidence 8.8/25 ROCE 7.8% · OPM -39% 60% evidence 11.5/20 P/E 2.8× · PEG — 15% evidence 3.0/20 RS sector -29.5% · RS bench -24.8% · 1Y -39.4%1 of 2 weeks ahead to 2026-07-19 70% evidence
Exact sum: 17.9 + 8.8 + 11.5 + 3 = 41.2 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.

Missing observations are not scored as bad. Their missing weight lowers confidence and pulls the final score toward neutral. PEG is not shown when the ratio cannot mean anything: the company must be making a profit, its price-to-earnings must be positive, and its three-year earnings growth must fall between 5% and 60%. Dividing a price multiple by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, produces a number that looks precise and tells you nothing. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led NIFTY 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step curve the sector itself is placed on — basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep — read from how many weeks running it has led NIFTY 500 and whether that lead is widening or shrinking. It describes where the PRICE stands, not the earnings trajectory and not a recommendation, and it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read.

18 · Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

What is Indian Hotels Co Ltd's share price today?

Indian Hotels Co Ltd trades at ₹719, −7.6% over the past year. The company is valued at ₹1,02,274 Cr. The stock sits at 80% of its 52-week range of ₹583–₹752, +2.1% versus its 200-day average. On the tape, the price is in a confirmed uptrend, 8 weeks in. — as of 11 September 2026.

What were Indian Hotels Co Ltd's latest quarterly results?

Indian Hotels Co Ltd reported revenue of ₹2,339 Cr and net profit of ₹391 Cr for the Jun 26 quarter. Revenue rose 14.6% and profit rose 18.8% year on year. Earnings per share were ₹2.51. The operating margin was 29.0%, 1.0 pp higher than a year earlier. — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Indian Hotels Co Ltd's revenue?

Indian Hotels Co Ltd reported revenue of ₹2,339 Cr in the Jun 26 quarter, +14.6% year on year. For the full FY26 fiscal year, revenue was ₹9,689 Cr (+16.2%). Over the last 10 years revenue compounded at 9.2% a year. — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Indian Hotels Co Ltd's profit?

Indian Hotels Co Ltd earned ₹391 Cr of net profit in the Jun 26 quarter, +18.8% year on year — the 3rd straight quarter of growth. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹2,247 Cr. The operating margin ran 29.0% in the latest quarter. — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Indian Hotels Co Ltd's market cap?

Indian Hotels Co Ltd's market capitalisation is ₹1,02,274 Cr at a share price of ₹719. Market cap is the share price multiplied by shares outstanding, so it is restated whenever the price moves. — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Indian Hotels Co Ltd's P/E ratio?

Indian Hotels Co Ltd trades at a P/E of 52.6×, at the 15th percentile of its own 8-year range, against a long-run median of 64.3×. This is a comparison with the stock's own history, not a value call — as of 11 September 2026.

Does Indian Hotels Co Ltd pay a dividend?

Yes — Indian Hotels Co Ltd's dividend payout was 22% of profit in FY26, and it recorded a payout in 7 of its last 13 reported fiscal years. 4 of those years show a negative ratio because profit itself was negative. — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Indian Hotels Co Ltd overvalued?

On its own history, Indian Hotels Co Ltd looks cheap: its P/E of 52.6× has been cheaper only 15% of the time in 8 years (long-run median 64.3×). That is a percentile read against the stock's own past, not a price opinion or a direction call. One caveat: margins are the best this company has ever printed — cheap on record margins is not the same thing as cheap. — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Indian Hotels Co Ltd growing?

Yes — Indian Hotels Co Ltd is growing: latest-quarter revenue +14.6% year on year, profit +18.8%, and the margin +1.0 pp at 29.0%. The earnings engine currently reads: improving — as of 11 September 2026.

How is Indian Hotels Co Ltd performing?

Indian Hotels Co Ltd is in a confirmed uptrend, 8 weeks in. Its latest quarter's revenue rose 14.6% and profit rose 18.8% year on year. Against the NIFTY 500 it has been ahead on a trailing-13-week view for 1 week. This describes what the data did, not a rating. — as of 11 September 2026.

What stage is Indian Hotels Co Ltd in?

Consistent — revenue, profit and EPS growth have stayed positive through the window, with ROCE at 17.0% and holding. The read comes from the last 12 quarters of growth (revenue growth +13.2% latest, profit growth +9.5% latest, eps growth +9.7% latest) plus the ROCE curve, classified by deterministic rules — a trajectory read, not a buy or sell call — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Indian Hotels Co Ltd in an uptrend?

Yes — the price is in a confirmed uptrend (week 8 of stage 2), trading +2.1% versus its 200-day average and at 80% of its 52-week range. Price stages cycle base → advance → top → decline, and the stage names where this stock sits in that cycle — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Indian Hotels Co Ltd beating the market?

On recent form, yes — Indian Hotels Co Ltd has been ahead of the NIFTY 500 on a trailing-13-week view for 1 straight week, the same metric the week-by-week ribbon on this page draws. Separately, on the cumulative view: over the last 10.5 years the stock moved +708% against the NIFTY 500's +267% — ahead of the index over the full window. — as of 11 September 2026.

Will Indian Hotels Co Ltd's share price go up?

This page publishes no price forecast for Indian Hotels Co Ltd. What it measures instead: the share price is ₹719, the price is in a confirmed uptrend 8 weeks in. Its P/E of 52.6× sits at the 15th percentile of its own 8-year range. — as of 11 September 2026.

Who owns Indian Hotels Co Ltd?

Promoters hold 38.1% of Indian Hotels Co Ltd, foreign institutions 21.7%, domestic institutions 24.5% and the public 15.6% (latest quarter). The biggest move on the register over the last two years: Domestic institutions added 6.2 points over 8 quarters. — as of 11 September 2026.

Does Indian Hotels Co Ltd have too much debt?

No — Indian Hotels Co Ltd's debt-to-equity is 0.22, and operating profit covers the interest bill 15×. FY26 borrowings were ₹2,837 Cr against equity of ₹13,052 Cr. The returns on this page are earned, not borrowed — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Indian Hotels Co Ltd's capex?

Indian Hotels Co Ltd spent ₹5,423 Cr on capital expenditure over the last 3 fiscal years, a figure derived from the change in fixed assets plus depreciation. In FY26 alone that was ₹2,051 Cr, with ₹787 Cr in capital work-in-progress — capacity paid for but not yet earning. — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Indian Hotels Co Ltd's cash flow?

Indian Hotels Co Ltd generated ₹2,471 Cr of operating cash flow in FY26 and ₹420 Cr of free cash flow after ₹2,051 Cr of capital spending. Reported profit that year was ₹2,247 Cr, so operating cash ran ahead of profit. Cash-flow resolution for India is annual. — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Indian Hotels Co Ltd's profit real cash?

Yes — over the last 3 fiscal years, 118% of Indian Hotels Co Ltd's reported profit arrived as operating cash. In FY26, operating cash was ₹2,471 Cr against reported profit of ₹2,247 Cr. The cash then goes mostly into building capacity. Cash-flow resolution is annual — as of 11 September 2026.

Where is Indian Hotels Co Ltd in its business cycle?

Indian Hotels Co Ltd's FY26 operating margin was 33.0%, against a 13-year band of −23.0%–33.0%: the top of the band — a record year. Record profitability is late-cycle territory: every ratio flatters at the top, and the story leans on margins holding. The latest quarter ran 29.0%. Profitability versus a company's own long band is the cleanest cycle clock this page holds — as of 11 September 2026.

What growth does Indian Hotels Co Ltd's price assume?

At its price on 26 August 2026, Indian Hotels Co Ltd was priced for profit growth of about 25.1% a year. The figure reads the multiple backwards: the growth a buyer at that price was already paying for. — as of 11 September 2026.

What could break the Indian Hotels Co Ltd story?

The sharpest disagreement: Foreign institutions moved −5.5 points over 8 quarters while the operating story went the other way — someone close to the numbers is not convinced. Mechanically, two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day average would end the price trend — that is the exit rule this page tracks — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Indian Hotels Co Ltd a stock worth studying right now?

This is not investment advice. The machine read: Indian Hotels Co Ltd is coiled. The quarters are improving, yet the P/E sits at the 15th percentile of its own 8-year range — the business is moving before the market. The sharpest open question: whether the register turns back in the story’s favour. Every number on this page is drawn deterministically from the raw series, with no forecasts and no price opinions — as of 11 September 2026.

Sector Alpha — machine-written from the numbers · Data as of 2026-09-11. Every chart on this page is drawn by deterministic code from the raw series — no forecasts, no price opinions, and nothing here is investment advice.

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