---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001046311-26-000017"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CHH"
cik: "0001046311"
company_name: "CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE"
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:31:05.954399+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Choice Hotels Q1: record revenue $340.6M, net income down to $20.3M; global net rooms +1.7%

## Summary
- Total revenues $340.6M (record Q1); net income $20.3M ($0.44 diluted EPS); adjusted EPS $1.07.
- U.S. RevPAR -2.3% YoY; excluding prior-year hurricane impact, +1.8%. Global RevPAR -0.8%.
- Global franchise agreements awarded +72% Q1 YoY; U.S. room openings +32% (five-year high).
- Full-year 2026 outlook maintained: adjusted EPS $6.92-$7.14, adjusted EBITDA $632-$647M.
- Returned $75.2M to shareholders in Q1 ($62.1M buybacks, $13.1M dividends).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001046311-26-000017
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CHH
- cik: 0001046311
- company_name: CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/000104631126000017/0001046311-26-000017-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/000104631126000017/chh-20260430.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001046311-26-000017
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001046311-26-000017.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $340.6 million, net income $20.3 million, EPS $0.44.
  - Period: the first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $340.6 million
  - Net income: $20.3 million
  - EPS: $0.44
  - Result: reported results
  source text: with a capital-light, franchise-driven model, today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. Highlights include: • Total revenues reached a company record $340.6 million for the first quarter. • Net income was $20.3 million for the first quarter, representing diluted EPS of $0.44. • Adjusted EBITDA totaled $125.7 million, while adjusted diluted
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046311/000104631126000017/0001046311-26-000017-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.