CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE · Hotels & Motels

CHH

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The short version

A high-quality, profitable business with steady sales. Institutions are trimming.

Going well

Profitable every year for 10 years
Brings in more cash than it spends
Buying back shares: share count down 16% in 3 years

Watch out for

High debt: 10.52x equity

Money moves

Insiders sold $137K in the last 30 days, all through pre-planned sales
Institutions cut 3.7% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (136 bought, 164 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$108.92+0.4% that day

Company value: $4.9B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 15.4x; You pay about $15 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 3.0x; Company value is 3.0 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 1.1%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 1%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 39%; Debt as a share of company value

From CHH's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$440.8M+3.4% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $1.6B, up 2.6% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 16% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of CHH. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+3% a yearRecently: +2.6% a yearProfit margin20%Last 12 months: 20.3%P/E at the end15xToday: 15.4x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-5% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$1.9B

Profit in 5 years$375M

Price these guesses point to$161.66+48% vs $108.92 todayAbout +8.2% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 20% margin and a 15x P/E, sales could shrink about 4.8% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

4/5Strong

MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.10.52x equity
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.23.2%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$270.4M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-15.5% in 3 years

Revenue: $1.6B; +0.8% vs prior year
5-year growth: +15.6%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $1.9B; 10.52x equity
Current ratio: 0.87x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: return on equity 15%+, gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026

Reported Aug 5

Revenue: $440.8M; +3.4% YoY
EPS: $1.41; vs $1.75
Op. margin: 23.6%; -5.6 pts
Free cash flow: $90.5M
Share count: -2.6%; vs a year ago

Insider rating

Last 90 days

47Mixed

Pre-planned sales of $137K (weaker signal)

50 is neutral. Buying by more insiders, top executives and bigger stakes raises it. Selling lowers it; pre-planned sales count less.

Weekly insider trend

13 weeks agoBoughtSoldThis week

Filing buzz

Last 7 days vs normal

0/ 100

This week: 0
Normal week: 2.0
vs normal: 0.0x

SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.

Institutional ownership

Distributing-3.7%

Institutions cut 3.7% from their holdings. 136 bought, 164 sold.

Shares held by institutions34.5M

Sep '24Jun '26

Safety check

From SEC filings

Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years

-3.7%

Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn

Cash flow positive

Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have

14.1x · $2.0B debt

Shares outstandingLatest reported

45M

Why low risk

High debt: 14.08x equity

Earnings reports

Last 12

Next reportIn 7 days (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year

Results filedAug 5
Results filedApr 30
Results filedFeb 19
Results filedNov 5, 2025
Results filedAug 6, 2025

Flags and big holders

Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days

5%+ holder update (passive)Aug 14 · View filing ↗Big holder 5%+ holder update (passive)Aug 13 · View filing ↗Big holder 5%+ holder update (passive)Aug 12 · View filing ↗Big holder

Insider trades

Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days

Bought$00 insiders

Sold$137K1 insider, 1 pre-planned

Insider	Trade	Shares	Avg price	Value	Owns after	Date
Dominic DragisichPresident & CEO	Sell	1K	$112.00	$137K	90K	Oct 20Filing ↗
-1.3% of their holdings Pre-planned sale (10b5-1) Also Director Filed same day

"Owns after" is the insider's holding right after the trade. Pre-planned (10b5-1) sales are set up months ahead, a weaker signal.

Latest filings

Straight from SEC EDGAR

SoldDominic DragisichPresident & CEO, Director

1,227 shares at $112.00 · $137K

-1% of holdings
Now owns 90,055 shares
Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
Filed same day

Oct 20Form 4 ↗

Planned insider saleOct 20 · Form 144 ↗

Stock awardErvin R ShamesDirector

113 shares at $103.61 · $12K

+0% of holdings
Now owns 47,946 shares
Filed 1 day after trade

Oct 15Form 4 ↗

Stock awardPatrick CimerolaChief Human Resources Officer

77 shares at $103.61 · $8K

+0% of holdings
Now owns 33,207 shares
Filed 1 day after trade

Oct 15Form 4 ↗

Stock awardJohn P TagueDirector

71 shares at $103.61 · $7K

+0% of holdings
Now owns 33,924 shares
Filed 1 day after trade

Oct 15Form 4 ↗

Stock awardMonte Jm KochDirector

36 shares at $103.61 · $4K

+0% of holdings
Now owns 22,263 shares
Filed 1 day after trade

Oct 15Form 4 ↗

Stock awardSullivan MaureenDirector

30 shares at $103.61 · $3K

+0% of holdings
Now owns 13,652 shares
Filed 1 day after trade

Oct 15Form 4 ↗

Insider tradeOct 16 · Form 4 ↗Insider tradeOct 16 · Form 4 ↗Insider tradeOct 16 · Form 4 ↗Insider tradeOct 16 · Form 4 ↗Insider tradeOct 16 · Form 4 ↗Leadership changeOct 1 · Form 8-K ↗Insider tradeSep 1 · Form 4 ↗Insider tradeSep 1 · Form 4 ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. For informational purposes. Not investment advice.

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