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Choice Hotels International, Inc. (CHH)

Consumer Cyclical | Lodging | North Bethesda, United States | NYSE
119.19 USD +1.14 (0.966%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 120.11 +0.92 (0.773%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:20 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m. EDT

Choice Hotels International (CHH) is currently trading near its 52-week high, with a strong dividend yield and a history of consistent payouts. However, the short-term forecast indicates a slight downward trend, and the recent analyst ratings suggest caution. The options market shows a mix of bullish and bearish sentiment, with more puts indicating potential downside risk. For short-term traders, the recent price action suggests a possible pullback, which could present a buying opportunity. For long-term investors, the fundamentals are mixed, with a high debt-to-equity ratio and a bearish analyst recommendation, making it a cautious hold. Dividend investors may find the consistent payouts appealing, but the stock's overall risk profile is moderate.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.045127
AutoARIMA0.045127
MSTL0.045648
AutoTheta0.050717

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 54%
H-stat 2.80
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.502
Excess Kurtosis -0.56
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-31
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-31
Debt to Equity Ratio 1115.963
Revenue per Share 21.239
Market Cap 5,515,233,792
Trailing P/E 14.95
Forward P/E 15.45
Beta 0.75
Profit Margins 37.73%
Website https://www.choicehotels.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. Calls are heavily positioned around strikes above the current price, particularly at 115.0 and 120.0, indicating potential bullish sentiment for the long-term. However, puts are showing significant open interest at strikes below the current price, especially at 95.0 and 100.0, suggesting some bearish positioning. The overall volatility is moderate, but the higher open interest in puts may indicate caution or hedging against potential downside. The current price is near the 52-week high, but the recent forecast suggests a slight downward trend in the short term.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.28% 1.08% 0.99% 0.92%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-01 0.2880 0.279938
2026-01-02 0.2880 0.300524
2025-10-01 0.2880 0.273566
2025-07-01 0.2880 0.223278
2025-04-01 0.2880 0.219318
2025-01-02 0.2880 0.205940
2024-10-01 0.2880 0.225665
2024-07-01 0.2880 0.246443
2024-04-01 0.2880 0.237416
2023-12-29 0.2880 0.259822
2023-09-29 0.2880 0.240903
2023-07-03 0.2880 0.252364
2023-03-31 0.2880 0.253049
2022-12-30 0.2380 0.218108
2022-09-30 0.2380 0.224799
2022-06-30 0.2380 0.221027
2022-03-31 0.2380 0.174416
2022-01-03 0.2380 0.160820
2021-09-30 0.2250 0.185560
2021-06-30 0.2250 0.197626
2020-04-01 0.2250 0.401618
2019-12-31 0.2250 0.228382
2019-10-01 0.2150 0.254996
2019-07-01 0.2150 0.259682
2019-04-01 0.2150 0.289501
2018-12-31 0.2150 0.318450
2018-10-01 0.2150 0.280324
2018-06-29 0.2150 0.303207
2018-03-29 0.2150 0.286815
2017-12-29 0.2150 0.297038
2017-09-29 0.2150 0.361717
2017-06-29 0.2150 0.360678
2017-03-30 0.2150 0.368454
2016-12-30 0.2150 0.416542
2016-09-29 0.2050 0.498920
2016-06-29 0.2050 0.480204
2016-03-31 0.2050 0.417249
2015-12-30 0.2050 0.447402
2015-09-30 0.1950 0.453733
2015-06-29 0.1950 0.395828
2015-03-31 0.1950 0.340064
2014-12-30 0.1950 0.384348
2014-10-01 0.1850 0.406333
2014-06-27 0.1850 0.447174
2014-04-02 0.1850 0.451155
2013-12-31 0.1850 0.428522
2013-10-08 0.1850 0.506191
2013-06-27 0.1850 0.525532
2013-03-28 0.1850 0.503774
2012-12-14 0.1850 0.650747
2012-09-28 0.1850 0.673072
2012-08-24 10.4100 38.625153
2012-06-28 0.1850 0.723139
2012-03-29 0.1850 0.769241
2011-12-30 0.1850 0.756977
2011-09-29 0.1850 0.946723
2011-06-29 0.1850 0.873996
2011-03-30 0.1850 0.754512
2010-12-31 0.1850 0.768865
2010-09-29 0.1850 0.817859
2010-06-30 0.1850 0.983658
2010-03-31 0.1850 0.858880
2009-12-30 0.1850 0.937150
2009-09-30 0.1850 0.973220
2009-06-30 0.1850 1.142673
2009-04-01 0.1850 1.173662
2008-12-31 0.1850 1.026009
2008-10-01 0.1850 1.148296
2008-07-01 0.1700 1.101989
2008-04-02 0.1700 0.811433
2008-01-02 0.1700 0.892826
2007-10-03 0.1700 0.756887
2007-07-03 0.1500 0.651987
2007-04-03 0.1500 0.723732
2007-01-03 0.1500 0.617651
2006-10-04 0.1500 0.638928
2006-07-05 0.1300 0.377972
2006-04-05 0.1300 0.499210
2006-01-04 0.1300 0.530459
2005-10-05 0.1300 0.709133
2005-07-06 0.1125 0.609705
2005-04-06 0.1125 0.651551
2005-01-05 0.1125 0.711894
2004-10-06 0.1125 0.717143
2004-07-08 0.1000 0.716661
2004-04-07 0.1000 0.802815
2004-01-14 0.1000 0.933517
1997-10-15 1.5000 31.716368
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.15
dividendYield 0.97
exDividendDate 2026-04-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.15
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.009741634
lastDividendValue 0.288
lastDividendDate 2026-04-01
dividendDate 2026-04-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.022764921
Address1 915 Meeting Street
Address2 Suite 600
All Time High 157.86
All Time Low 3.75
Ask 135.0
Ask Size 400
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 3.1 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 558,640
Average Daily Volume3 Month 623,865
Average Volume 623,865
Average Volume10Days 558,640
Beta 0.753
Bid 100.0
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 5
Book Value 3.97
City North Bethesda
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,735,603,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 119.19
Current Ratio 0.869
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 121.97
Day Low 118.64
Debt To Equity 1,115.963
Display Name Choice Hotels
Dividend Date 1,776,211,200
Dividend Rate 1.15
Dividend Yield 0.97
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,561,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,561,200
Earnings Growth -0.136
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.16
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,552,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,552,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,552,200
Ebitda 505,919,008
Ebitda Margins 0.51593
Enterprise To Ebitda 14.658
Enterprise To Revenue 7.563
Enterprise Value 7,415,880,704
Eps Current Year 7.15286
Eps Forward 7.71317
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.97
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,775,001,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 105.2458
Fifty Day Average Change 13.944206
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.13249181
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -2.276492
Fifty Two Week High 136.45
Fifty Two Week High Change -17.259995
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.12649319
Fifty Two Week Low 84.04
Fifty Two Week Low Change 35.15
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.4182532
Fifty Two Week Range 84.04 - 136.45
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 845,472,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.1
Float Shares 40,339,916
Forward Eps 7.71317
Forward P E 15.45279
Free Cashflow 170,180,752
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,754
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.90650004
Gross Profits 888,905,024
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.42863998
Held Percent Institutions 0.71718
Implied Shares Outstanding 46,272,619
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 1,775,001,600
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 5,515,233,792
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_370714
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 368,166,016
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 5,426,922,943
Number Of Analyst Opinions 15
Open 119.15
Operating Cashflow 270,447,008
Operating Margins 0.44998002
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.1456
Phone 301 592 5000
Post Market Change 0.92126465
Post Market Change Percent 0.77293783
Post Market Price 120.11127
Post Market Time 1,776,464,401
Previous Close 118.05
Price Eps Current Year 16.663265
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 30.02267
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.624409
Profit Margins 0.37727
Quick Ratio 0.569
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.0625
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.14
Regular Market Change Percent 0.965692
Regular Market Day High 121.97
Regular Market Day Low 118.64
Regular Market Day Range 118.64 - 121.97
Regular Market Open 119.15
Regular Market Previous Close 118.05
Regular Market Price 119.19
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 661,538
Return On Assets 0.10421
Return On Equity 5.44206
Revenue Growth 0.024
Revenue Per Share 21.239
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 45,971,393
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1685
Shares Short 7,744,131
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 6,407,464
Short Name Choice Hotels International, In
Short Percent Of Float 0.6991
Short Ratio 13.01
Source Interval 15
State MD
Symbol CHH
Target High Price 129.0
Target Low Price 87.0
Target Mean Price 112.66667
Target Median Price 112.0
Total Cash 44,997,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.986
Total Debt 2,022,449,024
Total Revenue 980,588,992
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.15
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.009741634
Trailing Eps 7.97
Trailing P E 14.954831
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.2601
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 107.33145
Two Hundred Day Average Change 11.858551
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.11048533
Type Disp Equity
Volume 661,538
Website https://www.choicehotels.com
Zip 20,852