Choice Hotels International Inc dividend history

Choice Hotels International Inc's dividend was $1.15 a share in fiscal 2025, up 0.0% on the year before. That was 14.5% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q3 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $192M
Dividends (TTM): $52.6M
Returned to shareholders: 144%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $882M
Diluted share count: −2.6%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 4.6%; dividends 1.0% + buybacks 3.6% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 26%; of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending: 20.9%; of revenue
Days sales outstanding: 64 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Choice Hotels International Inc: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2009Dec 2009	2010Dec 2010	2011Dec 2011	2012Dec 2012	2013Dec 2013	2014Dec 2014	2015Dec 2015	2016Dec 2016	2017Dec 2017	2018Dec 2018	2019Dec 2019	2020Dec 2020	2021Dec 2021	2022Dec 2022	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025	LTMSept 2026
Dividend per share	$0.740	$0.740	$0.740	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$0.950	$1.15	$1.15	$1.15	—
Dividend per share growth	—	0.0%	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+21.1%	0.0%	0.0%	—
Dividends paid	44	44	44	654	33	44	45	46	49	49	48	25	25	53	56	55	53	53
Share buybacks	59	11	54	23	4	78	73	36	10	149	51	55	13	435	363	381	138	192
Dividends ÷ net income	45.1%	40.8%	39.4%	537.8%	28.8%	35.3%	35.3%	43.3%	39.8%	22.5%	21.6%	33.5%	8.7%	15.8%	21.8%	18.5%	14.5%	25.5%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	43.8%	36.3%	36.3%	485.7%	27.2%	26.1%	32.9%	36.4%	20.8%	25.0%	22.6%	33.1%	8.1%	15.3%	22.7%	19.8%	23.1%	30.9%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

Recent dividend announcements

September 17, 2026 Choice Hotels International Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend Source

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Figures from Choice Hotels International Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 3, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Choice Hotels International Inc.