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RLJ Lodging Trust

RLJ

NYSEReal EstateREIT - Hotel & Motel

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$11.50

+$0.02 · +0.17%

Aug 21, 4:00 PM ET

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$11.50

$0.00 · 0.00%

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RLJ company overview

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Jul 1, 2026

GoAI score

Buy

Favorable setup — positive multi-factor alignment

Valuation

85

Deep Value

Momentum

70

Gaining

Sentiment

64

Bullish

Risk resilience

74

Moderate Risk

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Company profile

Company website

RLJ Lodging Trust functions as a self-managed, publicly listed real estate investment trust (REIT). Its core holdings consist primarily of upscale, branded hotels known for their strong profitability and efficient operations, specifically those categorized as focused-service or compact full-service. The Trust's extensive portfolio includes 103 properties, housing approximately 22,570 guest rooms, strategically situated across 23 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Furthermore, the company holds a partial interest in one unconsolidated hotel, which provides 171 rooms.

Industry
REIT - Hotel & Motel
Sector
Real Estate
Headquarters
US
CEO
Leslie D. Hale
Listed since
May 11, 2011
Employees
75

Market position

Day range

Current $11.50

52-week range

Current $11.50

Open
$11.54
Previous close
$11.48
Volume
1.98M
0.89× average
Average volume
2.24M
Average daily volume
Market cap
1.75B USD
Beta
1.11
Market reference 1
50-day average
$11.6206
-1.04% below average
200-day average
$8.9306
+28.77% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

P/E (TTM)
281.17×
P/B (TTM)
0.8×
P/S (TTM)
1.26×
Dividend yield
5.22%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
-4.99%
Operating margin
9.52%
Net margin
1.98%

Financial health

Debt / equity
1.31×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends37%10%-18%-46%Gross margin, FY2021: 23.58%Gross margin, FY2022: 30.35%Gross margin, FY2023: 29.47%Gross margin, FY2024: 28.07%Gross margin, FY2025: -0.87%Operating margin, FY2021: -6.37%Operating margin, FY2022: 10.14%Operating margin, FY2023: 11.51%Operating margin, FY2024: 10.97%Operating margin, FY2025: 9.34%Net margin, FY2021: -38.84%Net margin, FY2022: 3.51%Net margin, FY2023: 5.76%Net margin, FY2024: 4.97%Net margin, FY2025: 2.11%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 23.58%. Gross margin FY2022 30.35%. Gross margin FY2023 29.47%. Gross margin FY2024 28.07%. Gross margin FY2025 -0.87%. Operating margin FY2021 -6.37%. Operating margin FY2022 10.14%. Operating margin FY2023 11.51%. Operating margin FY2024 10.97%. Operating margin FY2025 9.34%. Net margin FY2021 -38.84%. Net margin FY2022 3.51%. Net margin FY2023 5.76%. Net margin FY2024 4.97%. Net margin FY2025 2.11%.

Income trends

Revenue

1.35B USD-1.43%

Operating income

126.04M USD-16.10%

Net income

28.51M USD-58.09%
Income trends across reported periods1.54B USD867.06M USD197.21M USD−472.63M USDRevenue, FY2021: 785.66M USDRevenue, FY2022: 1.19B USDRevenue, FY2023: 1.33B USDRevenue, FY2024: 1.37B USDRevenue, FY2025: 1.35B USDOperating income, FY2021: −50.02M USDOperating income, FY2022: 121.05M USDOperating income, FY2023: 152.58M USDOperating income, FY2024: 150.22M USDOperating income, FY2025: 126.04M USDNet income, FY2021: −305.17M USDNet income, FY2022: 41.93M USDNet income, FY2023: 76.41M USDNet income, FY2024: 68.02M USDNet income, FY2025: 28.51M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 785.66M USD. Revenue FY2022 1.19B USD. Revenue FY2023 1.33B USD. Revenue FY2024 1.37B USD. Revenue FY2025 1.35B USD. Operating income FY2021 −50.02M USD. Operating income FY2022 121.05M USD. Operating income FY2023 152.58M USD. Operating income FY2024 150.22M USD. Operating income FY2025 126.04M USD. Net income FY2021 −305.17M USD. Net income FY2022 41.93M USD. Net income FY2023 76.41M USD. Net income FY2024 68.02M USD. Net income FY2025 28.51M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue1.35B USD1.37B USD1.33B USD1.19B USD785.66M USD
Cost of goods sold1.36B USD984.99M USD934.9M USD831.4M USD600.38M USD
Gross profit−11.69M USD384.46M USD390.68M USD362.26M USD185.29M USD
Selling, general, and administrative47.64M USD54.8M USD59M USD56.33M USD47.53M USD
Operating expenses−137.73M USD234.24M USD238.1M USD241.21M USD235.3M USD
Interest income13.58M USD17.31M USD19.74M USD4.56M USD996K USD
Interest expense112.3M USD104.74M USD92.71M USD93.16M USD106.37M USD
Depreciation and amortization186.36M USD184.94M USD184.06M USD188.14M USD187.78M USD
Operating income126.04M USD150.22M USD152.58M USD121.05M USD−50.02M USD
Net income28.51M USD68.02M USD76.41M USD41.93M USD−305.17M USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate
82%
9 beats, 2 misses, 0 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
+337.50%
11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
0.16
Estimate 0.15 · Beat by 7.02%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates0.360.20.04-0.13Q1 '25BeatQ2 '25MissQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26MissQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 25, 2025: actual -0.008, estimate -0.042, surprise +81.97%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported May 5, 2025: actual -0.02, estimate 0.125, surprise -116.00%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Aug 7, 2025: actual 0.15, estimate 0.107, surprise +39.93%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Nov 5, 2025: actual -0.069, estimate -0.086, surprise +19.38%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 26, 2026: actual 0.32, estimate -0.069, surprise +561.03%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported May 4, 2026: actual -0.05, estimate 0.115, surprise -143.48%, Miss. Q3 2026, reported Aug 6, 2026: actual 0.16, estimate 0.15, surprise +7.02%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 4, 2026: actual —, estimate -0.047, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates398.31M366.42M334.53M302.63MQ1 '25BeatQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25MissQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 25, 2025: actual 329.99M USD, estimate 324.92M USD, surprise +1.56%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported May 5, 2025: actual 328.12M USD, estimate 327.38M USD, surprise +0.22%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Aug 7, 2025: actual 363.1M USD, estimate 365.26M USD, surprise -0.59%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Nov 5, 2025: actual 330.05M USD, estimate 324.46M USD, surprise +1.72%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 26, 2026: actual 328.59M USD, estimate 317.95M USD, surprise +3.35%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported May 4, 2026: actual 339.98M USD, estimate 323.51M USD, surprise +5.09%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Aug 6, 2026: actual 382.99M USD, estimate 370.49M USD, surprise +3.37%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 4, 2026: actual —, estimate 339.31M USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$11.13

3.22% downside
Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $13.00Average $11.13Low $9.50

Recent analyst actions

11 institutions
Raymond JamesdowngradeStrong BuyOutperform

RLJ news

zacks.com

RLJ Lodging (RLJ) Upgraded to Buy: What Does It Mean for the Stock?

RLJ Lodging (RLJ) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.

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seekingalpha.com

RLJ Lodging Trust: A High-Quality REIT That Remains Undervalued

RLJ Lodging Trust is a Buy as the valuation offers a margin of safety despite recent price appreciation. RLJ delivered strong Q2 results with RevPAR up 6.8% YoY, occupancy at 77%, and Adjusted FFO per share up 8.3%. 2026…

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marketbeat.com

RLJ Lodging Trust Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

RLJ Lodging Trust NYSE: RLJ reported second-quarter results that exceeded its expectations, supported by broad-based growth across its urban-focused hotel portfolio, accelerating business travel and higher out-of-room…

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seekingalpha.com

RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

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zacks.com

RLJ Lodging (RLJ) Tops Q2 FFO and Revenue Estimates

RLJ Lodging (RLJ) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.52 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.49 per share. This compares to FFO of $0.48 per share a year ago.

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zacks.com

RLJ Lodging (RLJ) Q2 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for RLJ Lodging (RLJ) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street…

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ETFs holding RLJ

Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF logoVanguard Real Estate ETFVNQ
Market value
56.66M
Weight
0.08%
AUM
73.1B USD
Expense ratio
0.13%
Price / 1D
$98.50-0.10%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI
Market value
53.53M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
2.3T USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$378.24+0.44%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFVB
Market value
38.54M
Weight
0.02%
AUM
183.4B USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$304.76+0.64%
iShares Russell 2000 ETF logoiShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM
Market value
37.6M
Weight
0.05%
AUM
81.62B USD
Expense ratio
0.19%
Price / 1D
$299.96+0.77%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETFVBR
Market value
24.46M
Weight
0.04%
AUM
68.3B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$249.18+0.68%
Vanguard Extended Market ETF logoVanguard Extended Market ETFVXF
Market value
21.13M
Weight
0.02%
AUM
93.7B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$245.53+0.82%
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF logoiShares Russell 2000 Value ETFIWN
Market value
13.58M
Weight
0.09%
AUM
14.66B USD
Expense ratio
0.24%
Price / 1D
$224.81+0.45%
Schwab U.S. REIT ETF logoSchwab U.S. REIT ETFSCHH
Market value
13.52M
Weight
0.12%
AUM
11.39B USD
Expense ratio
0.07%
Price / 1D
$24.04-0.08%

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