# Choice Hotels International Inc. (CHH)

- Sector: Consumer Discretionary · Industry: Lodging
- SEC CIK: 0001046311 ([filings on EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001046311))
- Full page: https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/chh
- Data as of: price 2026-09-25; newest filing used 2026-08-05; latest fiscal period ended 2026-06-30

## Grade

**C+** on the growth-and-cash rubric, 3 of 5 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue growing overall | passed | $1.6B | $1.5B |
| Revenue growing recently | passed | $1.6B | $1.6B |
| Free cash flow positive | passed | $153.3M |  |
| Free cash flow growing overall | failed | $153.3M | $313.5M |
| Free cash flow growing recently | failed | $153.3M | $163.6M |

Business quality (the + / − mark): 5 of 6 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Profitable | passed | 20.3% |  |
| Healthy profit margin | passed | 20.3% |  |
| Strong operating margin | passed | 25.2% |  |
| Good return on equity | passed | 181.2% |  |
| Debt under control | failed | 11.16 |  |
| Turns sales into cash | passed | 9.5% |  |

How the grade works: the letter counts failed checks (none → A, one → B, two → C, three → D, four or more → F). It is built from SEC filings only — the share price never enters it — and describes the business, not whether the stock is worth buying.

## Key figures

In US dollars, as filed.

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue, trailing twelve months | $1.6B |
| Net income, trailing twelve months | $328.3M |
| Free cash flow, trailing twelve months | $153.3M |
| Net margin | 20.3% |
| Operating margin | 25.2% |
| Return on equity | 181.2% |
| Debt to equity | 11.16 |
| Diluted EPS, trailing twelve months | $7.09 |
| Share price | $101.81 |
| Market value | $4.6B |
| Price / earnings | 14.4x |
| Price / sales | 2.8x |

## More on this company

- [Overview](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/chh)
- [Financial statements](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/chh/financials)
- [Competitors](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/chh/peers)
- [Earnings](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/chh/earnings)

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