INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC /NEW/ (IHG) Form 6-K — Oct 22, 2026

$IHGForm 6-KFiled Oct 22, 2026, 6:21 AM ET0001654954-26-009081Original filing

IHG reported accelerating Q3 2026 global RevPAR growth of +5.3% (YTD +4.6%), driven by strength in the Americas (+6.8%) and EMEAA (+5.0%), while Greater China eased -3.3% on weather and holiday-timing effects. The company opened 289 hotels and signed 516 year-to-date, with a pipeline of 353k rooms representing 33% of its system, and said it expects a fifth straight year of accelerating net system growth.

Key figures

Eps: 0
Revenue: 0
Guidance: Confident of achieving FY26 consensus expectations including adjusted EPS around the top end of +12-15% growth algorithm; 2026 adjusted interest expense $230-240m, preliminary 2027 increase of $40-60m
Net Income: 0
Total Debt: 0
Debt Amount: $4.6bn bonds outstanding (post-swaps); €850m issued September 2026
Cash Position: 0
Interest Rate: blended ~5.1% on $4.6bn bonds; swapped €350m to $402m at 5.5% and €500m to $574m at 6.0%
Gross Proceeds: 0
Shares Offered: 0
Shares Outstanding: 147.0 million voting rights as at 21 October 2026
Market cap: $25.0bn (most recent)
Gcc revpar q3: -12%
Q3 adr growth: +3.9%
Pipeline rooms: 353k rooms (2,426 hotels), +3.2% YOY
Q3 emeaa revpar: +5.0%
Q3 global revpar: +5.3%
Hotels opened ytd: 289
Hotels signed ytd: 516
Q3 america revpar: +6.8%
Ytd global revpar: +4.6%
Emeaa q3 occupancy: 75.5%
Global system rooms: 1,060k rooms (7,186 hotels)
Adjusted eps guidance: around top end of +12-15% growth algorithm
Americas q3 occupancy: 73.9%
Middle east q2 revpar: -19%
Net system growth yoy: +4.9%
Buyback completed 2026: $707m of $950m programme, 4.7 million shares, -3.1% voting rights
Gross system growth yoy: +6.3%
Q3 greater china revpar: -3.3%
Total 2026 shareholder returns: over $1.2bn

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