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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Choice Hotels (CHH)

Choice Hotels reports 2024 net income up 16% to $299.7 million, beats guidance top end

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Choice Hotels reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 results on February 20, 2025. Full-year net income rose 16% to $299.7 million and diluted EPS was $6.20, both above the top end of the company's 2024 guidance. The company also gave 2025 guidance of $288 million to $300 million in net income and $6.04 to $6.29 in diluted EPS, with midpoints slightly below 2024 results.

Key points

  • Full-year 2024 net income rose 16% to $299.7 million; diluted EPS was $6.20, up 22%, both above the top end of guidance.
  • Full-year 2024 adjusted EBITDA rose 12% to a company record $604.1 million; adjusted diluted EPS was $6.88, up 13%.
  • 2025 outlook: net income $288 million to $300 million; adjusted EBITDA $625 million to $640 million; diluted EPS $6.04 to $6.29.
  • In 2024 the company repurchased 3.1 million shares for $382.1 million and had 3.8 million shares remaining under its current authorization as of December 31, 2024.

The filing

CompanyChoice Hotels (CHH)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 20, 2025, 7:23 AM ET
Accession number0001046311-25-000005

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:05 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 20, 2025.

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