IHG launches $950m share buyback as FY profit, revenue rise

(Sharecast News) - InterContinental Hotels reported a jump in full-year operating profit and revenue on Tuesday and announced a new $950m share buyback, amid strength in the EMEEA regions. In the year to the end of December 2025, operating profit rose 13% to $1.3bn, with total revenue 5% higher at $5.2bn,

Global revenue per available room (RevPAR) grew 1.5%, with EMEEA seeing growth of 4.6%. Growth in the Americas was 0.3%, while Greater China suffered a 1.6% decline in RevPAR.

IHG said it opened 65,1000 rooms during the period, up 10% on the year, across a record 443 hotels.

Chief executive Elie Maalouf said the company had delivered an "excellent" financial performance "in the face of some turbulent trading conditions".

"Our cash generation and strong balance sheet support our investments to drive growth, and we continue to sustainably increase our ordinary dividend as well as regularly return surplus capital through share buybacks," he said.

"The board is pleased to propose a fourth consecutive year of increasing the dividend by +10% and the launch of a new $950m share buyback programme. Cumulatively over five years, this will mean IHG has returned more than $5bn to our shareholders. Supported by attractive long-term industry demand drivers and our proven ability to capitalise on our scale and diverse fee streams across segments and geographies, we enter 2026 with confidence."