IHG: brands it owns and its ownership tree
IHG (LSE: IHG) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Windsor, United Kingdom that owns 15 consumer brands.[1][2]
IHG is British and owns hotel brands most travellers assume are American, including Holiday Inn. It was demerged from the brewer Bass, which had bought Holiday Inn in 1988, so a company that began by making beer now runs one of the largest hotel groups in the world.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- InterContinental Hotels Group PLC
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇬🇧 Windsor, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2003
- Tickers
- LSE: IHG
- Revenue
- $5.19 billion (2025)[2]
- SEC CIK
- 0000858446
- Website
- www.ihgplc.com
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
What IHG's annual report says about its business
Read from IHG's latest annual filing[1]. Each line gives the sentence the filing uses, copied word for word.
Segments the filing names
- EMEAA, Greater China:
Revenue from reportable segments b EMEAA $5,189m $2,468m Operating profit Operating profit from reportable segments b $1,198m $1,265m Basic EPS Adjusted EPS a,b Greater China 490.9 501.3 Total dividend for the year Share buyback programme 184.5 $900m + More on pages 96 to 97.
Acquisitions and disposals named in the filing
- Acquired: Ruby (2025).
In 2025 we also met growing guest and owner demand in the premium segment with the acquisition of urban lifestyle brand Ruby to strengthen our presence in popular city destinations, and began 2026 with the launch of Noted Collection, a new premium collection brand.
IHG in numbers
- IHG owns 15 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is travel & transport with 15 brands.[1]
- 11 of its brands originated outside United Kingdom.
IHG financial history
Headline figures from IHG's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in USD as reported, fiscal years ending 2020–2025.
| Fiscal year ended | Revenue | Operating income | Operating margin | Net income | Total assets | Long-term debt | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5.19bn | $1.2bn | 23.1% | $759m | $5.34bn | $3.72bn | 20-F | |
| $4.92bn | $1.04bn | 21.1% | $628m | $4.75bn | $2.88bn | 20-F | |
| $4.62bn | $1.07bn | 23.1% | $750m | $4.81bn | $2.57bn | 20-F | |
| — | $628m | — | $376m | $4.22bn | $2.34bn | 20-F | |
| — | $494m | — | $265m | $4.72bn | $2.55bn | 20-F | |
| — | $-153,000,000 | — | $-260,000,000 | $5.04bn | $2.9bn | 20-F |
Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.
Everything IHG owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Full portfolio, 15 brands, with sources → · Competitors by shared categories →
Recent changes to this record
IHG in the global legal-entity registry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- 2138007ZFQYRUSLU3J98
- Registered name
- INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC (GB)
- Registration status
- Issued · record updated 13 April 2026
- Parent
- None named: it reports that it has no parent that consolidates its accounts.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
IHG SEC filings
The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.
Annual reports
- Annual report (foreign issuer), filed (20-F)
- Annual report (foreign issuer), filed (20-F)
- Annual report (foreign issuer), filed (20-F)
- Annual report (foreign issuer), filed (20-F)
- Annual report (foreign issuer), filed (20-F)
- Annual report (foreign issuer), filed (20-F)
Recent current and quarterly reports
| Filed | Form | What it declares |
|---|---|---|
| 6-K | Report of a foreign private issuer | |
| 6-K | Report of a foreign private issuer | |
| 6-K | Report of a foreign private issuer | |
| 6-K | Report of a foreign private issuer | |
| 6-K | Report of a foreign private issuer | |
| 6-K | Report of a foreign private issuer | |
| 6-K | Report of a foreign private issuer | |
| 6-K | Report of a foreign private issuer |
Frequently asked questions
What brands does IHG own?
IHG owns 15 consumer brands tracked here, including Six Senses, Holiday Inn, InterContinental, Kimpton, Crowne Plaza and Garner.
Is IHG a British company?
Yes. IHG is headquartered in Windsor, United Kingdom and was founded in 2003.
Who owns IHG?
IHG is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as IHG on the LSE.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-02-26 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 26 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] InterContinental Hotels Group PLC: Form 20-F for the year ended 2025-12-31 (revenue) — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 26 February 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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