Choice Hotels International, In (CHH) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $2.02
- Estimate
- $1.97
- Surprise
- +2.8%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $440.8M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 4.8 → 4.6/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Choice Hotels International, In (CHH) beat the $1.97 estimate with diluted EPS of $2.02 — a modest 2.8% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (4.8/10) to Sell at 4.6/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates CHH Sell at 5.0/10.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +2.8% surprise compares with a -4.2% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-04.
What argues against it
- Thin upside margin: 7.0%
- Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5
- Leverage penalty (D/E 14.8): -1.5
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.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $96.54
- Price target
- $103.33
- Stop
- $92.90
- Upside to target
- +7.0%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.1:1
At 13.7× trailing and 12.8× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Risk check: RSI 17 — a level conventionally read as oversold.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-15 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
CHH 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
- $4.40B
- P/E (fwd)
- 12.8
- P/E (ttm)
- 13.7
- 52-week range
- $84.04–$123.82
- Off 52-week high
- 22.0%
- RSI (14)
- 17
- Volume vs avg
- 1.11×
- Score today
- 5.0/10