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Data last updated: Jul 18, 2026
Snapshot (as of Jul 18, 2026): InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) pays a $1.83 annual dividend ($0.46 quarterly), yielding 1.16% at $158.08/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-04-10. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.16%
Annual Dividend: $1.83 per share
Payout Ratio: 35.0%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-04-10
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Years of Dividend History: 22
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC dividend investors are looking at a global hospitality company operating nearly 6,000 hotels across roughly 100 countries, with brands spanning Six Senses, Holiday Inn, and InterContinental Hotels and Resorts. The current yield is 1.09%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $1.8271 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is April 10, 2026, with the last dividend payment of $1.2590 per share. IHG stock carries a beta of 1.033, meaning it moves broadly in line with the market, which suits growth-and-income investors comfortable with cyclical exposure in exchange for a dividend that has grown at nearly 9% per year.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC pays out 35.0% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That level of earnings retention gives IHG meaningful room to sustain payments even if hotel demand softens across its Americas, Europe, or Asia operations. InterContinental Hotels Group PLC dividend safety is supported by that low payout floor, though the Consumer Cyclical sector classification is the clearest data-supported pressure point: travel lodging revenue is sensitive to economic downturns, and the dividend history does contain at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC dividend history shows a CAGR of 8.9% per year from 2006 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.5662 to $2.8740 over that period (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 798.3% in 2016, which reflects the irregular, lump-sum payment patterns visible in the history table rather than a straightforward organic raise.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +30.3% | $1.30 (2022) | $2.87 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +20.5% | $1.13 (2018) | $2.87 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +0.1% | $2.85 (2013) | $2.87 (2025) |
IHG stock fits growth-and-income investors who prioritize dividend growth over current yield. At 1.09%, the yield is low (below 2%), though it sits above the 5-year average of 0.89%, meaning the current entry point offers slightly more income than the historical norm. The 8.9% annualized growth rate over nearly two decades is the real draw here, not the headline yield. Three consecutive years of increases back that growth direction with recent data. The trade-off is clear: an investor gets a fast-growing dividend from a global hotel operator with a conservative payout ratio, but accepts a low starting yield and the cyclical risk that comes with travel lodging.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | $1.2590 |
| 2025-08-22 | $0.5860 |
| 2025-04-04 | $2.2880 |
| 2024-08-30 | $0.5320 |
| 2024-04-04 | $1.0400 |
| 2023-08-31 | $0.4830 |
| 2023-03-30 | $0.9450 |
| 2022-09-01 | $0.4390 |
| 2022-03-31 | $0.8590 |
| 2019-08-29 | $0.3990 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.2590 |
| 2025 | $2.8740 |
| 2024 | $1.5720 |
| 2023 | $1.4280 |
| 2022 | $1.2980 |
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