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IHGIntercontinental Hotels GroupSell5.1·$153.76+0.23%

Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage

IN LINEEPS vs estVerdict Buy (Wait)Sell

Reported

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Event detail · Q2 2026

Key numbers

Reported EPS
Estimate
Surprise
Score at report (before → after)
5.05.0/10

Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.

Report record · Q2 2026

How the report landed

TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.0/10) to Sell at 5.0/10 after the report.

Current read · as of 2026-09-17

Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now

TrendMatrix currently rates IHG Sell at 5.1/10.

1 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate. Next scheduled report: 2027-02-16.

What supports the rating

  • V7 quality resilience bonus: +0.2 (Q=7.5 in RISK_OFF)
  • High-quality business

What argues against it

  • Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
  • Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5
  • Consecutive earnings misses (2)

This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.

Current engine read

The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks

Current price
$153.76
Price target
$162.70
Stop
$147.63
Upside to target
+5.8%

The stock trades at 32.6× trailing but 22.3× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.

Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-17 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.

Consumer Cyclical context

IHG at TrendMatrix's latest read

Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.

Industry
Lodging
Market cap
$22.47B
P/E (fwd)
22.3
P/E (ttm)
32.6
52-week range
$117.29$175.89
Off 52-week high
12.6%
RSI (14)
30
Volume vs avg
0.71×
Score today
5.1/10

Earnings figures are sourced from TrendMatrix’s pipeline (EPS: existing earnings extraction; revenue: SEC XBRL company facts where available, yfinance-provisional otherwise). Not a buy/sell rating, a price target, or investment advice — see the current verdict on the stock’s main page for TrendMatrix’s live read.

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