InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

LSE:IHG Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£13.7b

InterContinental Hotels Group Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 2/6

InterContinental Hotels Group has a total shareholder equity of $-2.6B and total debt of $3.7B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to -140.2%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $4.9B and $7.6B respectively. InterContinental Hotels Group's EBIT is $1.1B making its interest coverage ratio 10.3. It has cash and short-term investments of $619.0M.

Key information

-140.23%

Debt to equity ratio

US$3.70b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio10.3x
CashUS$619.00m
Equity-US$2.64b
Total liabilitiesUS$7.58b
Total assetsUS$4.94b

Recent financial health updates

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Recent updates

Here's Why We Think InterContinental Hotels Group (LON:IHG) Is Well Worth Watching

Aug 11
Here's Why We Think InterContinental Hotels Group (LON:IHG) Is Well Worth Watching

InterContinental Hotels Group (LON:IHG) Knows How To Allocate Capital Effectively

Jul 26
InterContinental Hotels Group (LON:IHG) Knows How To Allocate Capital Effectively

At UK£86.60, Is It Time To Put InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LON:IHG) On Your Watch List?

Jul 06
At UK£86.60, Is It Time To Put InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LON:IHG) On Your Watch List?

Pinning Down InterContinental Hotels Group PLC's (LON:IHG) P/E Is Difficult Right Now

Jun 15
Pinning Down InterContinental Hotels Group PLC's (LON:IHG) P/E Is Difficult Right Now

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LON:IHG)

May 27
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LON:IHG)

Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of InterContinental Hotels Group's (LON:IHG) Recent Growth In Returns

Mar 10
Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of InterContinental Hotels Group's (LON:IHG) Recent Growth In Returns
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Share Buybacks And Global Expansion Will Improve Future Performance

The $900 million share buyback is expected to enhance EPS by minimizing shares, benefiting future earnings growth.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC's (LON:IHG) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Feb 20
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC's (LON:IHG) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Does This Valuation Of InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LON:IHG) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?

Feb 01
Does This Valuation Of InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LON:IHG) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?

Should You Investigate InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LON:IHG) At UK£101?

Dec 09
Should You Investigate InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LON:IHG) At UK£101?

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC's (LON:IHG) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable

Nov 21
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC's (LON:IHG) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable

We Like InterContinental Hotels Group's (LON:IHG) Returns And Here's How They're Trending

Nov 03
We Like InterContinental Hotels Group's (LON:IHG) Returns And Here's How They're Trending

Calculating The Fair Value Of InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LON:IHG)

Oct 16
Calculating The Fair Value Of InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LON:IHG)

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: IHG has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering short term liabilities.

Long Term Liabilities: IHG has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering long term liabilities.


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: IHG has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than a high debt level.

Reducing Debt: IHG's has negative shareholder equity, so we do not need to check if its debt has reduced over time.

Debt Coverage: IHG's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (23.6%).

Interest Coverage: IHG's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (10.3x coverage).


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/08/25 01:12
End of Day Share Price 2025/08/22 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Analyst Sources

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is covered by 56 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Fred LowranceAvondale Partners
David LoebBaird
Ricardo Benevides FreitasBanco Santander