Stock comparison
InterContinental Hotels Group
Sonic Automotive
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
IHG
InterContinental Hotels Group
Market cap
$22.77B
Sector
Consumer Discretionary
SAH
Sonic Automotive
Market cap
$2.65B
Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Overall winner
InterContinental Hotels Group IHG
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | IHG | SAH | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 70B | 36D | IHG |
| Benjamin Graham | 76B | 67C | IHG |
| Philip Fisher | 78B | 13F | IHG |
| Peter Lynch | 68B | 24F | IHG |
| Joel Greenblatt | 58C | 20F | IHG |
| Charlie Munger | 72B | 23F | IHG |
| Terry Smith | 75B | 22F | IHG |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | IHG | SAH |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $22.77B | $2.65B |
| P/E (TTM) | 35.7x | 22.9x |
| EV/EBIT | 21.7x | 12.8x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 26.67% | 6.49% |
| Gross margin | 31.71% | 14.83% |
| Net margin | 14.04% | 0.72% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 15.59% | 5.15% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 35.65% | -19.79% |
| Debt / Equity | - | 4.5x |
| Dividend yield | 1.24% | 2.01% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
IHG leads on
- EPS CAGR 5y35.65%vs -19.79%+155%
- Debt / Equity-vs 4.5x+140%
- Net margin14.04%vs 0.72%+95%
- Market cap$22.77Bvs $2.65B+88%
SAH leads on
- EV/EBIT12.8xvs 21.7x+41%
- Dividend yield2.01%vs 1.24%+38%
- P/E (TTM)22.9xvs 35.7x+36%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.