# Choice Hotels International share price today (Choice Hotels International, Inc., CHH)

> Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s share price, valuation and earnings point in different directions. The next one or two quarters should make it clearer. CHH · Consumer Discretionary · Lodging · data as of 3 November 2026. Page: https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/chh

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## Key numbers

- Business trend: Slowing from a peak, from the last 12 quarters
- Price: $118.94 (+27.9% in a year)
- P/E: 26.4×, over 4.6 years
- Revenue (Jun 2026): $441 M (+3.4% on a year ago)
- Profit (Jun 2026): $64.1 M (−21.2% on a year ago)
- Operating margin: 23.7% (−5.6 points on a year ago)
- ROE: 203%, FY25
- ROIC: 14.2%, against a 6.5% cost of capital: +7.7 points

Biggest thing to watch: the price is not yet in a clear uptrend, so timing is the risk more than the business. ## What is the Choice Hotels International share price today? Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s share price was $118.94 at the close on 3 November 2026. It has been stalling near its high for 4 weeks. That is 11.1% above its average price over the last 200 trading days. In the last 52 weeks it traded between $86 and $119, and at that close it sat 99% of the way up from that low. Over the past 13 weeks it has done better than the S&P 500, and it has stayed ahead for 1 week in a row. Over the last 10 years the share price moved +149% while the S&P 500 moved +255%, so it is behind the index over that whole period. The chart above shows the 13-week comparison for every week. This page treats a rise as over when the price closes below its 200-day average on two Fridays in a row. ## What dividend does Choice Hotels International pay? Choice Hotels International, Inc. paid $1.15 per share over the last four reported quarters. The most recent declaration was $0.29 for Jun 2026. At today's price of $118.94 that is a yield of 0.97%, based on dividends already paid, not a forecast. ## Which stock lists is Choice Hotels International on? Choice Hotels International is not in the Nasdaq 100, the S&P 500 or the Dow Jones 30, and is not on the US tech stocks list. ## Is Choice Hotels International profitable? Choice Hotels International, Inc. earned $64.1 M of net profit in the Jun 2026 quarter, −21.2% on the same quarter a year earlier. Full-year FY25 profit was $368 M. Over 4 years profit has grown 6.3% a year on average. That is 14.5% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned $81.3 M. For the full year, FY25 profit was $368 M (+23.5% on the year before). Why profit moved: revenue changed +3.4% on a year earlier and the margin moved −5.6 percentage points. Sales did the work while the margin got thinner. On average over the last four quarters, profit changed −5.3% and revenue +2.6%. Profit is growing slower than sales: rising costs are taking part of the growth. ## How much revenue does Choice Hotels International make, and is it growing? Choice Hotels International, Inc. reported $441 M of revenue in the Jun 2026 quarter, +3.4% on the same quarter a year earlier. That is the 4th quarter in a row with growth on the year before. Over 4 years it has grown 10.5% a year on average. The last full year, FY25, came in at $1.6 B. The last four reported quarters add to $1.6 B. FY25 revenue was $1.6 B, +0.8% on the year before. Recent pace: the last four quarters grew +2.6% on average, against 10.5% a year over the longer run, so this year is growing slower than its own long-run rate. Is growth speeding up? Revenue over the last 12 months grew +2.6%, against +2.2% a year over the last 8 quarters (stabilising); profit over the last 12 months grew +6.7%, against +17.2% a year (rolling over). ## How much of every $100 of sales does Choice Hotels International keep? Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s operating margin was 23.7% in the Jun 2026 quarter, 5.6 percentage points lower than the same quarter a year ago. Across 5 years it has been between 28.1% and 40.1%. The latest quarter is below every full year in that period. Why the margin moved: operating margin changed −5.6 percentage points on the year while gross margin changed +1.7 points. So the drop came mostly from costs below the gross margin, such as staff and overheads, measured against sales. ## Is Choice Hotels International's profit turning into cash? Over the last 3 years, 96% of Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s reported profit came in as cash from its operations, so the profit is backed by cash. In FY25 it brought in $270 M of operating cash against $368 M of profit. After $146 M of spending on assets, $125 M was left over as free cash. Cash-flow figures here are yearly, because quarterly cash statements are not published, so this section changes once a year. Why: the cash figure is clear, but the day counts behind it are not in our data, so we show it without guessing the reason. What to look at next: the main use of cash is spending on assets. The next section checks what that spending is building. ## Where does Choice Hotels International's cash go? Choice Hotels International, Inc. does not report the customer, stock and supplier day counts a cash cycle needs, so this section looks at its spending on assets instead. It spent $408 M on assets over the last 3 years. Averaged over those years that is 8.5% of FY25 revenue a year. Nothing is estimated in place of the missing day counts, so no cash-cycle chart is drawn. Spending on assets: $408 M over the last 3 years. In short: the cash is going into new capacity, not getting stuck in the daily cycle. The question is whether the new capacity earns. ## What is Choice Hotels International's P/E ratio, and how does it compare with its own history? Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s P/E is 26.4×, with too little history to compare. This compares the share price with the company’s own past. It does not say what the business is worth. Why the multiple is where it is: over the past year earnings per share moved +27.4% while the price moved +27.9%. The price did better than earnings, which pushed the multiple up within its own range. Where the price move came from: over 3 years the price moved +1.1% a year; about +8.6% a year came from earnings growth and about −7.5 percentage points from the multiple (the market paying less). The split is approximate (price return minus earnings growth). It shows how much of the move came from the market paying a different multiple. In short: there is too little history to say whether the multiple is high or low for this company, so the earnings trend underneath matters more than the multiple. ## Is the Choice Hotels International business getting better or worse? Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s business is slowing from a peak. Profit and EPS growth have slowed sharply (profit growth from +32.3% at its peak to +6.7% now), while ROCE is still 17.5%. This is based on 12 quarters of 4 measures. Why it matters: slowing from a peak is where good stories often end quietly. ## How much does Choice Hotels International earn on its capital? Choice Hotels International, Inc. earned a ROE of 203% in FY25. That is up from a low of −659% in FY24. Its return on capital used (ROIC) is 7.7 percentage points above its cost of capital, so growth here adds value, not just size. It comes from a 23.1% net margin and 0.55× asset turnover (sales divided by assets). Why the return is what it is (FY25): a 23.1% net margin × 0.55× asset turnover × 16.10× leverage (assets divided by equity) ≈ 204.6% on equity. The margin does most of the work; borrowing is a big part of it. The key test, return on capital used minus the cost of capital: 14.2% − 6.5% = +7.7 percentage points. The 6.5% is an estimate of this company's own cost of capital. Read the sign and size of the gap, not the decimals. A gap this wide means each dollar put back into the business creates more than a dollar of value. The 14.2% ROIC above is the latest reading, as reported. The yearly chart below shows FY25 at 17.4%, and the quarterly chart works out each 12-month window from the quarterly figures, so the readings differ by date, not by method. ## Does Choice Hotels International have too much debt? Choice Hotels International, Inc. has total debt of $2.1 B against shareholder equity of $142 M as of Jun 2026, so its debt is 14.82× its equity. Year by year, that ratio went from 4.17 in FY21 to 11.16 in FY25. Keep that borrowing in mind when reading the returns on this page. ## What is the Choice Hotels International shareholding pattern? 18.2% of Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s tradable shares are in short positions, which are bets that the price will fall, so a large group of traders is betting against it. At normal trading volumes, closing those positions would take about 11.5 days. US companies do not publish a quarter-by-quarter list of owners, so this page uses short interest instead. It is a single reading at one point in time; we do not have its history. Why it is at this level: the figure does not say who holds the short positions or why, so we show the level without guessing the story. ## How far is Choice Hotels International from balance-sheet trouble? For Choice Hotels International, Inc., the Z-score is 2.82. A Z-score above about 3 is safe and below about 1.8 signals danger, so this is in the grey area between the two. It estimates how far the balance sheet is from trouble; it is not a forecast of failure. Why it matters: a Z-score of 2.82 is in the grey area, neither clearly safe nor clearly in trouble. ## How does Choice Hotels International rank in its industry? 45.7 out of 100, rank 5 of 7 in Lodging, with 81% of the evidence available. Choice Hotels International, Inc. scores 45.7 out of 100 against the 7 companies it is compared with in Lodging, ranking 5. Relative strength against the index is 7.8%, and revenue and profit growth are weak. The four parts add up to the total exactly: 7.8 + 14.8 + 10 + 13.1 = 45.7. This is the same number shown on the industry page; it is worked out once for the whole group and read here. What would change it: The score would fall if profit growth turns negative or margins stop improving while the share price lags its sector. ## Which companies is Choice Hotels International compared with? Choice Hotels International ranks 5 of 7 Lodging companies on the 4-Factor Sector Score, with 45.7 out of 100. 1. [Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/hlt) HLT · turning · Most evidence points up · 81% evidence 65.4 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 19.6/35 · Revenue 8.7% · Profit -0.4% · Operating margin change 0.9 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 19.8/25 · ROCE 24.4% · Operating margin 25.6% · 76% evidence Valuation 12.5/20 · P/E 47.5× · PEG 0.76 · 65% evidence Relative strength 13.5/20 · Lead over its industry 5% · Lead over S&P 500 10.1% · 1 year 33.1% · 100% evidence · 2 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 19.6 + 19.8 + 12.5 + 13.5 = 65.4 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 2. [InterContinental Hotels Group PLC](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/ihg) IHG · turning · Too little evidence to rank firmly · 51% evidence 60.7 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 20.5/35 · Revenue n/a · Profit n/a · Operating margin change 0.5 points · 26% evidence Capital efficiency 20.6/25 · ROCE 52.5% · Operating margin 25.1% · 76% evidence Valuation 10.0/20 · P/E 35.8× · PEG n/a · 15% evidence Relative strength 9.6/20 · Lead over its industry 3.3% · Lead over S&P 500 8.5% · 1 year 30.7% · 100% evidence · 1 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 20.5 + 20.6 + 10 + 9.6 = 60.7 · What this means: Some evidence is missing, so the score is pulled toward the middle on purpose. 3. [Civeo Corporation](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/cveo) CVEO · turning · Evidence leans up · 64% evidence 54.7 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 22.3/35 · Revenue 8% · Profit n/a · Operating margin change 1.1 points · 62% evidence Capital efficiency 3.0/25 · ROCE 3.7% · Operating margin 2.8% · 76% evidence Valuation 11.5/20 · P/E 10.4× · PEG n/a · 15% evidence Relative strength 17.9/20 · Lead over its industry 13.7% · Lead over S&P 500 19.4% · 1 year 66.9% · 100% evidence · 3 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 22.3 + 3 + 11.5 + 17.9 = 54.7 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 4. [Marriott International, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/mar) MAR · turning · Evidence leans up · 81% evidence 51.3 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 14.1/35 · Revenue 4.7% · Profit 4.9% · Operating margin change 0.2 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 17.0/25 · ROCE 21.4% · Operating margin 18.6% · 76% evidence Valuation 4.5/20 · P/E 37.8× · PEG 4.24 · 65% evidence Relative strength 15.7/20 · Lead over its industry 8.8% · Lead over S&P 500 14.1% · 1 year 43% · 100% evidence · 2 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 14.1 + 17 + 4.5 + 15.7 = 51.3 · What this means: Relative strength against the index is 14.1%, and revenue and profit growth are weak. 5. Choice Hotels International, Inc. this page CHH · turning · Evidence leans down · 81% evidence 45.7 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 7.8/35 · Revenue 2.7% · Profit 6.9% · Operating margin change -5.6 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 14.8/25 · ROCE 16.4% · Operating margin 23.7% · 76% evidence Valuation 10.0/20 · P/E 15.2× · PEG 1.7 · 65% evidence Relative strength 13.1/20 · Lead over its industry 3% · Lead over S&P 500 7.8% · 1 year 20.7% · 100% evidence · 1 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 7.8 + 14.8 + 10 + 13.1 = 45.7 · What this means: Relative strength against the index is 7.8%, and revenue and profit growth are weak. 6. [Hyatt Hotels Corporation](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/h) H · turning · Evidence leans down · 74% evidence 38.7 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 16.1/35 · Revenue 5.8% · Profit -81.7% · Operating margin change -0.3 points · 62% evidence Capital efficiency 5.8/25 · ROCE 4.9% · Operating margin 7.4% · 76% evidence Valuation 12.0/20 · P/E 231× · PEG 0.76 · 65% evidence Relative strength 4.8/20 · Lead over its industry 0% · Lead over S&P 500 4.8% · 1 year 19.4% · 100% evidence · 1 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 16.1 + 5.8 + 12 + 4.8 = 38.7 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 7. [Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/wh) WH · turning · Evidence leans down · 85% evidence 38.2 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 4.7/35 · Revenue 0.7% · Profit -40.2% · Operating margin change -5 points · 95% evidence Capital efficiency 12.9/25 · ROCE 13.6% · Operating margin 42.4% · 76% evidence Valuation 15.5/20 · P/E 26.4× · PEG 0.48 · 65% evidence Relative strength 5.1/20 · Lead over its industry -7.1% · Lead over S&P 500 -2.9% · 1 year 7.3% · 100% evidence · 1 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 4.7 + 12.9 + 15.5 + 5.1 = 38.2 · What this means: The valuation scores well, but earnings are not improving yet, so the business does not back up the low multiple so far. Missing figures are not scored as bad. They lower the confidence and pull the final score toward the middle. Relative strength counts only when the company has a reading for this week; with no reading, that factor is left out and its 20 points are shared across the other three in proportion. 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 S&P 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 path the industry is placed on (basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep), read from how many weeks running it has led S&P 500 and whether that lead is growing or shrinking. It describes where the share price stands, not the direction of earnings, and it is not a recommendation; it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read. The figures in this ranking come from the industry comparison: results through the Sep 2026 quarter, and the P/E at that quarter's end. The sections above use the latest weekly price, so a P/E or return there can differ a little from the one here. The stage words in this ranking (such as losing its lead or breaking out) describe the lead over the index, not the price phase in the price section. Related companies: [Lodging](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/sectors/lodging), all 7 compared on one page. ## Which companies are close to Choice Hotels International in size? Choice Hotels International is the 7th largest of 9 Lodging companies on Sector Alpha by market value (scores of 3 November 2026). Just above it: InterContinental Hotels Group PLC, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, H World Group and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Just below it: Atour Lifestyle Holdings and Civeo Corporation. ### Lodging companies close in size

1. [InterContinental Hotels Group PLC](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/ihg) $25.1 billion
2. [Hyatt Hotels Corporation](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/h) $17.3 billion
3. [H World Group Limited](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/htht) $15 billion
4. [Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/wh) $5.8 billion
5. Choice Hotels International, Inc. $5.3 billion
6. [Atour Lifestyle Holdings Limited](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/atat) $4.6 billion
7. [Civeo Corporation](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/cveo) $383 million

[All 9 Lodging companies, largest first](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/sectors/lodging#all-companies)

### Companies close in size in other industries

1. [CNX Resources Corporation](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/cnx) $5.3 billion · Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
2. [Methanex Corporation](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/meoh) $5.3 billion · Chemicals
3. Choice Hotels International, Inc. $5.3 billion
4. [Louisiana-Pacific Corporation](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/lpx) $5.3 billion · Building Products & Equipment
5. [Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/olli) $5.3 billion · Discount Stores

## What else do people ask about Choice Hotels International? ### What were Choice Hotels International's latest quarterly results? Choice Hotels International, Inc. reported revenue of $441 M and net profit of $64.1 M for the Jun 2026 quarter. Revenue rose 3.4% and profit fell 21.2% compared with a year earlier. Earnings per share were $1.41. The operating margin was 23.7%, 5.6 percentage points lower than a year earlier (as of 3 November 2026). ### What is Choice Hotels International's market cap? Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s market capitalisation is $5.3 B at a stock price of $118.94. Market cap is the share price times the number of shares, so it changes whenever the price moves (as of 3 November 2026). ### How is Choice Hotels International performing? Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s share price has been stalling near its high for 4 weeks. In its latest quarter, revenue rose 3.4% and profit fell 21.2% compared with a year earlier. Over the past 13 weeks it has done better than the S&P 500, for 1 week running (as of 3 November 2026). ### Will Choice Hotels International's stock price go up? This page does not forecast Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s stock price. What it shows instead: the stock price is $118.94, and it has been stalling near its high for 4 weeks. Nobody can reliably say which way a price will move, and this site does not try (as of 3 November 2026). ### Does Choice Hotels International have too much debt? Yes, Choice Hotels International, Inc. has a lot of debt: its debt is 17.30× its equity. A year-by-year history of its borrowings is not in our data, so this uses the latest reading. Keep that borrowing in mind when reading the returns on this page (as of 3 November 2026). ### Where is Choice Hotels International in its business cycle? Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s FY25 operating margin was 28.4%, against a 5-year range of 28.1% to 40.1%: the low end of its own range, which is often where recoveries start. The latest quarter was 23.7%. Comparing margins with a company's own long history is a good way to see where it is in its cycle (as of 3 November 2026). ### What could break the Choice Hotels International story? Biggest thing to watch: the price is not yet in a clear uptrend, so timing is the risk more than the business. On price, this page treats a rise as over when the share price closes below its 200-day average on two Fridays in a row (as of 3 November 2026). ### Is Choice Hotels International a stock worth studying right now? What the numbers show: Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s share price, valuation and earnings point in different directions. The next one or two quarters should make it clearer. The main open question: the next one or two quarters of results. Every number on this page is worked out by code from the published figures, with no forecasts and no price opinions (as of 3 November 2026). This is research, not advice. We’re not SEBI-registered.