ITC Hotels Ltd.
NSE: ITCHOTELSITC Hotels Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot
ITC Hotels trades at ₹161.01, down 34.4% over the past 12 months and 36.11% below its 52-week high, currently below both its 50-DMA (₹165.94) and 200-DMA (₹178.54) with a neutral RSI of 39.85. The company reported Q1 net profit up roughly 36% YoY to ₹181.91 crore and announced an agreement to acquire GHK Hospitality & Infrastructures Ltd (enterprise value ₹1.6 billion), alongside a mean analyst rating of 1.21 across 14 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive). Trailing PE is 39.28x versus a forward PE of 27.98x.
P/E
39.3
Forward P/E
28.0
ROE
—
Debt / Equity
0.63
Profit Margin
+20.3%
Div. Yield
+0.6%
5Y ROE > 15%
0/5
5Y FCF > 0
2/5
Quality
59/100
News
6 headlines · 3 positive · 0 negative
ITC Hotels Q1 Net Up 36 PC at Rs 181.91 Cr; To Acquire GHK Hospitality & Infrastructures - HDFC Sky
HDFC Sky
ITC Hotels Q1 results, GHK acquisition: Net profit up 35%; occupancy, room rates, other key highlights - Business Today
Business Today
ITC Hotels Limited entered into Share Purchase and Share Subscription agreement to acquire GHK Hospitality & Infrastructures Ltd for an enterprise value of INR 1.6 billion. - marketscreener.com
marketscreener.com
ITC Hotels Limited (NSE:ITCHOTELS) First-Quarter Results: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year - simplywall.st
simplywall.st
Storii by ITC Hotels Jawai Appoints New Asst. HR Manager - safariindia.com
safariindia.com
Recent context
- ·Q1 net profit rose approximately 36% YoY to ₹181.91 crore, reported mid-July 2026 (HDFC Sky, Business Today).
- ·ITC Hotels entered a Share Purchase and Subscription agreement to acquire GHK Hospitality & Infrastructures Ltd for an enterprise value of ₹1.6 billion, announced 15 July 2026 (marketscreener.com).
- ·News flow over the period was uniformly positive or neutral (3 positive, 3 neutral, 0 negative of 6 items), including a routine HR appointment at a single property with limited bearing on overall fundamentals.
Strengths
- +Q1 net profit rose approximately 36% YoY to ₹181.91 crore, alongside a Share Purchase and Subscription agreement to acquire GHK Hospitality & Infrastructures Ltd for an enterprise value of ₹1.6 billion, announced 15 July 2026.
- +Quality score of 62 ranks 1st of 6 in the listed Consumer Goods peer set (Asian Paints, Eternal, Titan, Trent, DMart), and its 39.28x PE is also the lowest of the comparable multiples shown.
- +Mean analyst rating of 1.21 across 14 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive).
- +3-month price change of +0.93% and a neutral RSI of 39.85 indicate near-term price stabilization following the steeper 12-month decline.
Weaknesses
- −Price is down 34.4% over 12 months and 36.11% below the 52-week high, trading below both the 50-DMA (₹165.94) and 200-DMA (₹178.54).
- −FCF was positive in only 2 of the available years (consistency score 13) and ROE years above 15% is zero with ROE itself unavailable, against a trailing PE of 39.28x.
- −The peer set used for sector ranking (Asian Paints, Eternal, Titan, Trent, DMart) consists of non-hospitality Consumer Goods names, limiting the relevance of the PE and quality-score comparisons.
- −5-year revenue growth (14.8%) and earnings growth (35.9%) span the company's January 2025 demerger from ITC Ltd, limiting comparability of the multi-year trend to the standalone hotels business.
Open questions
- ?Does the current price action (34.4% below the 1-year high, under both moving averages) reflect factors beyond the Q1 results and acquisition already priced in, or does the market reaction lag the recent news?
- ?What explains only 2 of the available years showing positive free cash flow, and how does that history reconcile with a 39.28x trailing PE?
- ?How does the GHK Hospitality acquisition (enterprise value ₹1.6 billion) fit into the company's post-demerger capital allocation, given a debt-to-equity of 0.634 on a flat trend?
- ?Given the standalone listing dates only to January 2025, how much of the reported 5-year revenue and earnings growth reflects the pre-demerger consolidated ITC business versus the organic hotels segment?
Peer comparison: Consumer Goods
Ranks 1 of 6 on quality| Symbol | Name | P/E | ROE | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITCHOTELS | ITC Hotels Ltd.You're viewing | 39.3 | — | 62 |
| Industry avg | across 5 peers | 80.3 | +28.4% | 46 |
| ASIANPAINT | Asian Paints Ltd. | 61.1 | +20.9% | 58 |
| ETERNAL | Eternal Ltd. | — | — | 50 |
| TRENT | Trent Ltd. | 93.2 | +27.1% | 49 |
| DMART | Avenue Supermarts Ltd. | 82.0 | — | 38 |
| TITAN | Titan Company Ltd. | 84.7 | +37.1% | 34 |
Technical state
Current price
₹161.01
SMA 50
₹165.94
SMA 200
₹178.54
RSI (14)
39.9 (neutral)
From 52w high
-36.1%
1Y return
-34.4%
3M return
+0.9%
50-DMA
Below
200-DMA
Below
Algorithmic support levels
Algorithmic resistance levels
Risk flags
- mediumPrice of ₹161.01 is 36.11% below the 52-week high and down 34.4% over 12 months, trading below both the 50-DMA (₹165.94) and 200-DMA (₹178.54); RSI is neutral at 39.85 and the 3-month price change is roughly flat at +0.93%.
- mediumFCF was positive in only 2 of the available years (consistency score 13) and ROE years above 15% is zero with ROE itself unavailable, while the stock trades at a trailing PE of 39.28x (forward PE 27.98x).
- lowThe Consumer Goods peer set used for ranking (Asian Paints, Eternal, Titan, Trent, DMart) contains no direct hospitality comparables; ITC Hotels ranks 1st of 6 on quality score (62) and lowest PE (39.28x), but the comparison basis has limited relevance to a pure-play hotels operator.
- low5-year revenue growth (14.8%) and earnings growth (35.9%) span the company's January 2025 demerger from ITC Ltd, limiting the comparability of multi-year trend figures to the standalone hotels business.
Cross-section contradictions
- News flow over the period is uniformly positive/neutral (3 positive, 3 neutral, 0 negative of 6 items, including ~36% YoY Q1 profit growth and the GHK Hospitality acquisition), yet the 3-month price change is nearly flat (+0.93%) and the stock remains 34.4% lower over 12 months and below both moving averages.
- The mean analyst rating of 1.21 across 14 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive) sits at the constructive end of the scale, while the company's own persistence data shows FCF positive in only 2 of the available years and zero years of ROE above 15%.
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Fundamentals & technicals: refreshed 11 Aug 2026 · refreshed daily at 01:00 IST
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