IHG Hotels & Resorts vs Marriott Vacations Worldwide
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I put IHG Hotels & Resorts and Marriott Vacations Worldwide side by side, using each oneβs latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- IHG Hotels & Resorts is the larger business, with $5.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $5.0B for Marriott Vacations Worldwide.
- IHG Hotels & Resorts grew revenue faster (5.4%, against 1.3%).
- IHG Hotels & Resorts turned more of its sales into free cash flow (16.8% FCF margin, against β0.6%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 5 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
IHG Hotels & Resorts
IHG
4/5
Revenue growth5-year growthNet marginFCF margin
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
1/5
Share count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | IHG FY25 | VAC FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $26.1B | $4.2B |
| Revenue | $5.2B | $5.0B |
| Free cash flow | $870M | β$29.0M |
| Net income | $758M | β$308M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 5.4% | 1.3% |
| 5-year growth | 16.7% | 11.8% |
| Share count change | β4.4% | β17.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 85.3% | β |
| Operating margin | 23.1% | β |
| Net margin | 14.6% | β6.1% |
| FCF margin | 16.8% | β0.6% |
| Return on capital | β | β |
| Return on equity | β | β13.9% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $3.1B | β |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.4x | β |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.2B | $171M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | β | β |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | β |
Ten years
Revenue
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Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.