IHG vs MAR

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC and Marriott International, both Consumer Cyclical

Marriott International is the larger company at $104B against $25B. On trailing earnings IHG is the cheaper of the two at a P/E of 33.8 against 37.1, a gap that is only a bargain if the two are growing at similar rates. Over the past year MAR returned +38% against +35% for IHG.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC and Marriott Internationalcompared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureIHGMAR
Last close$164$359
Market cap$25B$104B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically better33.837.1
Dividend yieldn/a0.7%
1-year return+35%+38%
5-year return+174%+156%
Ryufin Smart Scoresector-relative, 1–10n/a6/10

Figures from SEC filings and end-of-day closes. Highlighting marks the higher or lower number, which is not the same as the better investment, a low P/E can be a warning and a high one can be deserved.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

Marriott International

Revenue of $7.1B in Q2 2026, net income $766M. Its largest reported line is US And Canada, 74% of the disclosed total.

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