H World Group Limited develops leased and owned, manachised, and franchised hotels in the People's Republic of China. The company operates hotels under its own brands, such as HanTing Hotel, Ni Hao Hotel, Hi Inn, Elan Hotel, Zleep Hotels, Ibis Hotel, JI Hotel, Orange Hotel, Starway Hotel, Ibis Styles Hotel, CitiGO Hotel, Crystal Orange Hotel, IntercityHotel, Manxin Hotel, Mercure Hotel, …
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Competitive advantage assessment
Key strengths
Scale Supporting ProfitabilityProfitability at scale is strong (score 0.77), demonstrating competitive advantages.
Cash Generation ConsistentCash generation is consistent (score 1.00), indicating reliable business model.
Key risks
Volatile Margins Suggest CyclicalityMargin volatility is high (stability score 0.38), suggesting cyclical exposure or competitive pressure.
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against peers, so 50 is roughly the typical company in this group.
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H World Group Limited ranks #3 of 14
scored companies in Lodging by moat score — the top 21%.
The widest moat in the group is Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (WH)
at 71/100.
Moat scores for companies ranked near HTHT in Lodging
Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.
Cost Advantage
Score 71
· 15% of the moat score
A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.
Customer Stickiness
Score 77
· 15% of the moat score
Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.
Capital Efficiency
Score 54
· 18% of the moat score
Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.
Resilience
Score 82
· 17% of the moat score
Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.
Scale & Market Position
Score 77
· 15% of the moat score
Scale matters only when it converts into economics.
H World Group Limited (HTHT) scores 67 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #3 of 14 scored companies in Lodging, the top 21%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 13 companies in Lodging. Its strongest defense is Resilience (82/100) and its weakest is Pricing Power (54/100).
How does H World Group Limited compare with other Lodging companies?
H World Group Limited ranks #3 of 14 scored companies in Lodging by moat score. The widest moat in Lodging is Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (WH) at 71/100. The companies ranked closest are Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) at 70 just above it and Atour Lifestyle Holdings Limite (ATAT) at 64 just below it.
How is the moat score calculated?
Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 13 companies in Lodging. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.
Why is H World Group Limited scored with the Corporate Default template?
Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.
Which competitive defenses are measured for H World Group Limited?
The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and HTHT scores: Pricing Power (54), Cost Advantage (71), Customer Stickiness (77), Capital Efficiency (54), Resilience (82), Scale & Market Position (77). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.
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