CHHCHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE
Hotels & Motels
- Revenue
- $1.6B
- 0.8% YoY
- Operating margin
- 28.1%
- 4.0% YoY
- EBITDA
- $508M
- 1.5% YoY
- Market cap
- —
- Employees
- —
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 2.0×
- $1.0B net debt
- AI in 10-K
- —
Red flags 1 of 9
- TSR below peersClear—3+ of last 5 years
- High CEO pay despite TSRClear—Median CEO pay ≥ $15M and TSR flag
- Active 13DClear0 filingsActive-intent 13D in 18 months
- Net insider sellingClear$0 netNet sales over $10M in 12 months
- Earnings not backed by cashFired73% of net incomeCash flow under 80% of net income
- Dilutive SBCClear2% of revenueOver 10% of revenue
- Payouts exceed cash flowClear71% of cash flowBuybacks + dividends over cash flow
- Goodwill-heavyClear10% of assetsOver 40% of assets
- Shareholder dissentClear—Any vote under 80% support
Financials
| Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.1B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.6B | 0.8% |
| Operating income | $429M | $479M | $375M | $464M | $448M | 3.3% |
| Net income | $289M | $332M | $259M | $300M | $370M | 23% |
| Operating cash flow | $384M | $367M | $297M | $319M | $270M | 15% |
| Stock-based comp | $23M | $40M | $41M | $38M | $38M | 0.3% |
| Buybacks | $13M | $435M | $363M | $381M | $138M | 64% |
| Dividends | $25M | $53M | $56M | $55M | $53M | 3.6% |
Deal filings
None.
13D filers
None on file.
Insider trading
- Open-market buys, 12 mo
- $0 · 0
- Open-market sells, 12 mo
- $137K · 1
- Net
- −$137K
Pay vs performance
| Year | CEO total comp | Comp actually paid | TSR (indexed) | Peer TSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $8M | −$5M | 93 | 129 |
| FY2024 | $8M | $17M | 142 | 180 |
| FY2023 | $6M | $6M | 113 | 164 |
| FY2022 | $38M | $27M | 111 | 132 |
| FY2021 | $11M | $24M | 152 | 167 |