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Choice Hotels International, Inc. (CHH)

Consumer Cyclical | Lodging | North Bethesda, United States | NYSE
108.74 USD -0.98 (-0.893%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 108.74
Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:11 a.m. EDT

Choice Hotels presents a classic value trap candidate wrapped in a recovery story. While the nine-year price trajectory shows a robust 180% gain, the underlying business fundamentals are currently deteriorating with earnings contracting by over half and debt-to-equity soaring past 1500%. The 1.05% dividend is safe thanks to a mere 15% payout ratio, but it offers little income appeal. Technically, the stock holds above its 200-day moving average, and the massive short interest creates a short-term squeeze risk, justifying a slight bullish lean for the immediate weeks. However, the balance sheet fragility and lack of earnings growth make it a hold rather than a long-term accumulation. Investors should watch the August earnings update closely; without a turnaround in profitability, the high leverage remains a ceiling on the long-term rating.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.079337
AutoARIMA0.081951
AutoTheta0.082090
AutoETS0.082313

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 2.44
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.148
Excess Kurtosis 0.41
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-30
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-30
Debt to Equity Ratio 1535.084
Revenue per Share 21.486
Market Cap 4,947,179,520
Trailing P/E 14.83
Forward P/E 14.17
Beta 0.68
Profit Margins 35.00%
Website https://www.choicehotels.com

As of July 11, 2026, 5:11 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for continued volatility with elevated implied volatility in the near term (July expiration). Call open interest clusters at 115 and 125 strikes suggest bullish bets on a move above current levels, while put open interest at 95 and 100 indicates downside protection. The high short interest (35%) combined with elevated call volume at key strikes hints at potential short squeeze dynamics or aggressive hedging ahead of the August earnings update.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.26% 1.12% 0.98% 0.92%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-01 0.2880 0.263567
2026-04-01 0.2880 0.279938
2026-01-02 0.2880 0.299688
2025-10-01 0.2880 0.271980
2025-07-01 0.2880 0.221385
2025-04-01 0.2880 0.216965
2025-01-02 0.2880 0.203289
2024-10-01 0.2880 0.222308
2024-07-01 0.2880 0.242241
2024-04-01 0.2880 0.232803
2023-12-29 0.2880 0.254192
2023-09-29 0.2880 0.235083
2023-07-03 0.2880 0.245692
2023-03-31 0.2880 0.245755
2022-12-30 0.2380 0.211293
2022-09-30 0.2380 0.217312
2022-06-30 0.2380 0.213204
2022-03-31 0.2380 0.167889
2022-01-03 0.2380 0.154545
2021-09-30 0.2250 0.178049
2021-06-30 0.2250 0.189298
2020-04-01 0.2250 0.383959
2019-12-31 0.2250 0.217538
2019-10-01 0.2150 0.242363
2019-07-01 0.2150 0.246221
2019-04-01 0.2150 0.273816
2018-12-31 0.2150 0.300363
2018-10-01 0.2150 0.263610
2018-06-29 0.2150 0.284392
2018-03-29 0.2150 0.268247
2017-12-29 0.2150 0.277062
2017-09-29 0.2150 0.336463
2017-06-29 0.2150 0.334370
2017-03-30 0.2150 0.340459
2016-12-30 0.2150 0.383586
2016-09-29 0.2050 0.457691
2016-06-29 0.2050 0.438503
2016-03-31 0.2050 0.379278
2015-12-30 0.2050 0.405138
2015-09-30 0.1950 0.409234
2015-06-29 0.1950 0.355515
2015-03-31 0.1950 0.304355
2014-12-30 0.1950 0.342948
2014-10-01 0.1850 0.361328
2014-06-27 0.1850 0.396230
2014-04-02 0.1850 0.398192
2013-12-31 0.1850 0.376705
2013-10-08 0.1850 0.443326
2013-06-27 0.1850 0.458261
2013-03-28 0.1850 0.437249
2012-12-14 0.1850 0.562310
2012-09-28 0.1850 0.578306
2012-08-24 10.4100 32.995246
2012-06-28 0.1850 0.468948
2012-03-29 0.1850 0.496511
2011-12-30 0.1850 0.486202
2011-09-29 0.1850 0.605168
2011-06-29 0.1850 0.555222
2011-03-30 0.1850 0.476681
2010-12-31 0.1850 0.483407
2010-09-29 0.1850 0.511757
2010-06-30 0.1850 0.612380
2010-03-31 0.1850 0.531456
2009-12-30 0.1850 0.576863
2009-09-30 0.1850 0.595621
2009-06-30 0.1850 0.695227
2009-04-01 0.1850 0.709084
2008-12-31 0.1850 0.615436
2008-10-01 0.1850 0.684425
2008-07-01 0.1700 0.652341
2008-04-02 0.1700 0.477260
2008-01-02 0.1700 0.522595
2007-10-03 0.1700 0.440757
2007-07-03 0.1500 0.378024
2007-04-03 0.1500 0.418060
2007-01-03 0.1500 0.355282
2006-10-04 0.1500 0.366211
2006-07-05 0.1300 0.215839
2006-04-05 0.1300 0.284464
2006-01-04 0.1300 0.301414
2005-10-05 0.1300 0.401731
2005-07-06 0.1125 0.344037
2005-04-06 0.1125 0.366390
2005-01-05 0.1125 0.398865
2004-10-06 0.1125 0.400213
2004-07-08 0.1000 0.398327
2004-04-07 0.1000 0.444444
2004-01-14 0.1000 0.514536
1997-10-15 1.5000 17.391304
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.15
dividendYield 1.05
exDividendDate 2026-07-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.15
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.010481224
lastDividendValue 0.288
lastDividendDate 2026-07-01
dividendDate 2026-07-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.17855805
Address1 915 Meeting Street
Address2 Suite 600
All Time High 157.86
All Time Low 3.75
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 3.2 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 692,120
Average Daily Volume3 Month 676,062
Average Volume 676,062
Average Volume10Days 692,120
Beta 0.678
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 7
Book Value 3.038
City North Bethesda
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 108.74
Current Ratio 0.947
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 112.145
Day Low 108.17
Debt To Equity 1,535.084
Display Name Choice Hotels
Dividend Date 1,784,073,600
Dividend Rate 1.15
Dividend Yield 1.05
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,960,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,960,000
Earnings Growth -0.532
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.544
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,933,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,933,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,933,000
Ebitda 489,459,008
Ebitda Margins 0.49548998
Enterprise To Ebitda 14.242
Enterprise To Revenue 7.057
Enterprise Value 6,970,722,816
Eps Current Year 7.10046
Eps Forward 7.67196
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.33
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,782,864,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 109.0478
Fifty Day Average Change -0.3078003
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0028226182
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -17.855804
Fifty Two Week High 136.45
Fifty Two Week High Change -27.71
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.20307805
Fifty Two Week Low 84.04
Fifty Two Week Low Change 24.699997
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.2939076
Fifty Two Week Range 84.04 - 136.45
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 845,472,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.82
Float Shares 35,192,316
Forward Eps 7.67196
Forward P E 14.173692
Free Cashflow 194,694,128
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,754
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.90456
Gross Profits 893,548,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.38776
Held Percent Institutions 0.80369
Implied Shares Outstanding 45,495,493
Industry Lodging
Industry Disp Lodging
Industry Key lodging
Ir Website http://investor.choicehotels.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=99348&p=IROL-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,864,000
Last Dividend Value 0.288
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,130,112,000
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Choice Hotels International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a hotel franchisor in the United States and internationally. It operates through Hotel Franchising & Management and Corporate & Other segments. The company franchises lodging properties under the Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Clarion, Clarion Pointe, Sleep Inn, Ascend Collection, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn, MainStay Suites, Suburban Studios, WoodSpring Suites, Everhome Suites, Cambria Hotels, Radisson Blu, Radisson RED, Radisson, Park Plaza, Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Radisson Inn & Suites, Park Inn by Radisson, Radisson Individuals, and Radisson Collection brand names. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in North Bethesda, Maryland.
Long Name Choice Hotels International, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 4,947,179,520
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_370714
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 344,076,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 4,991,765,491
Number Of Analyst Opinions 15
Open 111.24
Operating Cashflow 226,806,000
Operating Margins 0.27816
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 0.1554
Peg Ratio 2.43
Phone 301 592 5000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 108.74
Post Market Time 1,783,981,570
Previous Close 109.72
Price Eps Current Year 15.314501
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 35.79328
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.0081587
Profit Margins 0.34998
Quick Ratio 0.696
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.1875
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.980003
Regular Market Change Percent -0.893186
Regular Market Day High 112.145
Regular Market Day Low 108.17
Regular Market Day Range 108.17 - 112.145
Regular Market Open 111.24
Regular Market Previous Close 109.72
Regular Market Price 108.74
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 459,041
Return On Assets 0.09835
Return On Equity 9.40813
Revenue Growth 0.035
Revenue Per Share 21.486
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 45,495,493
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1698
Shares Short 7,724,097
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 7,387,553
Short Name Choice Hotels International, In
Short Percent Of Float 0.3704
Short Ratio 11.21
Source Interval 15
State MD
Symbol CHH
Target High Price 129.0
Target Low Price 86.0
Target Mean Price 112.73333
Target Median Price 114.0
Total Cash 43,872,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.973
Total Debt 2,109,619,968
Total Revenue 987,824,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.15
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.010481224
Trailing Eps 7.33
Trailing P E 14.834925
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.4256
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 103.56755
Two Hundred Day Average Change 5.172447
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.04994274
Type Disp Equity
Volume 459,041
Website https://www.choicehotels.com
Zip 20,852