Travel & Leisure
IHG Hotels & Resorts is one of the world's largest hotel groups, operating an asset-light model based mainly on franchising and managing hotels rather than owning property. Its brands include Holiday Inn, InterContinental, Crowne Plaza and Six Senses.
Hotel franchising and management, brand development, reservations, loyalty through IHG One Rewards, technology, marketing and support services for hotel owners.
A global hotel network with major exposure to the United States, Europe, China and other international travel markets.
Revenue per available room, hotel openings, room-system growth, franchise fees, business and leisure travel, loyalty membership, owner demand and operating leverage from the asset-light model.
Travel downturns, geopolitical disruption, recession, hotel-owner financial stress, competition, labour and development costs, cyber incidents and weak performance in major markets such as the US or China.
11 August 2026: first-half results showed continued global room and fee growth, although second-quarter trading was affected by Middle East disruption. IHG continued expanding its hotel pipeline and asset-light fee base across major international markets.
Normally pays interim and final dividends in US cents. The 2025 final dividend was 125.9 cents, equivalent to 93.2p, and was paid on 14 May 2026 to shareholders registered on 10 April. The 2026 interim dividend was announced with the 11 August results; the latest timetable should be checked for its ex-dividend date.
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