InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
$33.28B- Market cap
- $26.35B
- Debt
- +$8.06B
- Cash
- −$1.13B
Capital structure 77% equity / 23% debt · EV / Revenue 6.41x · EV / EBITDA 43.85x
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Decision snapshot: IHG stock price vs DBI: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at DBI's multiple
Needs DBI P/E.
Implied fair value · at IHG's multiple
Needs EPS (TTM) is negative, IHG P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: IHG FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · DBI FY 2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Eight fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 77% equity / 23% debt · EV / Revenue 6.41x · EV / EBITDA 43.85x
Capital structure 52% equity / 48% debt · EV / Revenue 0.30x · EV / EBITDA 18.40x
IHG carries the larger enterprise value at $33.28B against $862.53M; DBI trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (0.30x vs 6.41x); DBI on the lower EV / EBITDA (18.40x vs 43.85x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC · implied price per share
Five annual free-cash-flow observations are required for the filing-backed baseline.
DESIGNER BRANDS INC. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
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1.54x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
9.14x
8.20x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$1.13B
$50.87M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
$8.06B
$434.96M
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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