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CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE CHH

NYSE · stock · Hotels & Motels · website · IPO 1996-10-16

CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE statistics & valuation

Market cap$5.1B
P / E13.9×
P / S3.2×
P / B28.3×
Dividend yield1.04%
Net margin23.2%
Return on equity204.1%
Net debt$1.9B
Net debt / EBITDA3.7×
Enterprise value USD$7.0B
EV / EBITDA13.8×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV6.4%
Return on capital18.3%
Graham number -75.1%$26.30

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($26.30); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
13.20% 13.00% 20.80% 20.00% 9.70% 27.00% 23.70% 16.70% 18.90% 23.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
23.20% 30.80% 30.60% 28.60% 15.70% 40.10% 34.10% 24.30% 29.30% 28.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
108.70% 214.80% 726.20% 204.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
56.3M 56.7M 56.6M 55.7M 55.5M 55.9M 55.1M 50.7M 48.1M 46.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$636.9M $490.0M $726.9M $810.3M $824.0M $548.9M $1.16B $1.54B $1.73B $1.86B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
11.70% 12.30% 19.00% 16.10% 4.70% 15.00% 15.80% 10.80% 11.80% 12.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
15.70% 24.90% 18.70% 19.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
3.99× 7.78× 44.05× 10.52× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.46 $3.98 $1.35 $5.15 $5.99 $5.07 $6.20 $7.90 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE trades at about 13.4× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 13×–74.5×, median 23.9×).

13× 74.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (13×–74.5×); dot = today's 13.4×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin28.1%29.3%24.3%34.1%40.1%15.7%28.6%30.6%30.8%23.2%
Net margin23.2%18.9%16.7%23.7%27.0%9.7%20.0%20.8%13.0%13.2%
FCF margin——————19.1%18.7%24.9%15.7%
Return on assets12.7%11.8%10.8%15.8%15.0%4.7%16.1%19.0%12.3%11.7%
Return on equity204.1%-661.9%726.2%214.8%108.7%-1310.6%-948.0%-117.7%-47.3%-29.2%
Debt / equity10.52×-39.07×44.05×7.78×3.99×-184.06×-35.90×-4.10×-2.80×-2.30×
Current ratio0.870.730.310.801.341.690.730.771.411.31

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.