RLJ LODGING TRUST REIT (RLJ)
Real Estate · Lodging REIT · NYSE
RLJ Lodging Trust owns 93 premium-branded, focused-service hotels in high-demand US markets, generating revenue through room and food-beverage operations while relying on proactive asset management to drive RevPAR and EBITDA growth.
What RLJ LODGING TRUST REIT does
RLJ Lodging Trust is a self-advised and self-administered REIT that owns premium-branded, rooms-oriented, focused-service and compact full-service hotels located in high-demand markets. As of December 31, 2025, the company owned 93 hotel properties with approximately 20,800 rooms across 23 states and the District of Columbia, with most hotels leased to its wholly-owned taxable REIT subsidiaries. The company generates revenues from room, food and beverage, and other hotel operations, focusing on properties affiliated with premium brands such as Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt.
Themes: ["lodging / hospitality REIT","premium-branded hotels","focused-service hotels","high-growth markets","asset management and repositioning"]
Fundamentals
- Price$11.35 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$1.7B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+49.0% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E69.49 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+1.8% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+34.2% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+1.1% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity1.02 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)-0.8% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+4.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.13 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +5.3%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Lodging industry cyclicality and economic sensitivity: hotel performance is dependent on travel demand, which fluctuates with economic conditions, and the company reported flat revenue growth YoY with net income margins of only 1.84%.","Debt and leverage risk: the company carries $2.19 billion in debt as of March 31, 2026, and incurred $27.7 million in quarterly interest expense with losses on debt extinguishment, limiting financial flexibility.","Franchise agreement and management dependency: the company leases substantially all properties to taxable REIT subsidiaries and depends on third-party independent managers for day-to-day operations, creating exposure to management quality and franchise brand performance."]
Competitors & peers
- Apple Hospitality REIT
- Sunstone Hotel Investors
- Chatham Lodging Trust
- Hersha Hospitality Trust
- Ashford Prime
- Xenia Hotels & Resorts
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.