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InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG)

Rank #86 of 100 - Consumer Cyclicals - UK Equities

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InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

IHG.L·Consumer Cyclicals·Market Cap £23.2b

Rank #86 of 100

Data from Excel Model · 100 Stocks Analysed

£154.00

+10.20% YTD

Target: £153.84(-0.1%)

52W: £108.67 - £155.25

Score Analysis

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is ranked #86 out of 100 UK stocks. Lower factor scores indicate better performance in that category.

Factor Breakdown

50/100

Average Score

Liquidity

Good36/100

Valuation

Weak74/100

Profitability

Weak89/100

Solvency

Excellent22/100

Asset Efficiency

Good28/100

Mkt Trading

Weak99/100

Technical

Excellent3/100

1. Valuation

Score: 74/100

Is IHG undervalued compared to its peers and fair value metrics?

0/5

valuation criteria met

✗

FY26e P/E Ratio

27.1xRank 88/100

✗

FY27e P/E Ratio

23.9xRank 90/100

✗

Price-to-Book

N/ARank 101/100

✗

Price-to-Tangible Book

N/ARank 101/100

✗

EV/EBITDA

19.2xRank 92/100

Key Valuation Metrics

Current P/E

32.0x

Price-to-Earnings

FY26e P/E

27.1x

Forward estimate

FY27e P/E

23.9x

Forward estimate

P/B Ratio

N/A

Price-to-Book

P/TBV

N/A

Price-to-Tangible Book

EV/EBITDA

19.2x

Enterprise Value

FY26e EV/EBITDA

17.9x

Forward estimate

FY27e EV/EBITDA

17.9x

Forward estimate

Analyst Consensus Target

Current Price

£154.00

Consensus Target

£153.84

Potential

-0.1%

Target

Bloomberg Median Target: £154.00

2. Profitability

Score: 89/100

How profitable is IHG relative to its peers?

0/6

profitability criteria met

✗

TTM Profit Margin

30.8%Rank 79/100

–

Current ROE

N/A

–

Current ROA

N/A

✗

FY26e EPS

6.48Rank 90/100

–

TTM EPS

6.03

–

Net Income Growth

N/A

Profit Margin

30.8%

ROE

N/A

FY27e ROE

-30.5%

ROA

N/A

Earnings Per Share

3. Financial Health

Score: 22/100

How strong is IHG's balance sheet and financial position?

1/4

solvency criteria met

–

Debt-to-Equity

N/A

–

Interest Coverage

N/A

✓

Debt/EBITDA

Rank 26Rank 26/100

–

Altman Z-Score

2.58

Key Health Metrics

Quick Ratio

0.97

Below 1.0

Cash Ratio

0.98

Debt/Equity

N/A

FCF Margin

4.5%

Altman Z-Score

2.58

Grey Zone

01.812.995+

4. Asset Efficiency

Score: 28/100

How efficiently does IHG deploy its assets and intellectual capital?

0/2

asset efficiency criteria met

–

Intangible/Asset

Intangible assets as a proportion of total assets — lower indicates more tangible, capital-efficient operations

N/A

–

R&D/Sales

Research & development spend relative to revenue — balanced R&D investment signals sustainable growth

N/A

Overall Asset Efficiency Rank

Rank within sector peers#28/100

Best (1)Worst (100)

What This Measures

Intangible/Asset — a lower ratio suggests the company's value is backed by tangible assets rather than goodwill or intangibles, reducing balance sheet risk.

R&D/Sales — captures the proportion of revenue reinvested into research and development, indicating innovation intensity and future growth investment.