# RLJ Lodging Trust share price today (RLJ Lodging Trust, RLJ)

> RLJ Lodging Trust's share price, valuation and earnings point in different directions. The next one or two quarters should make it clearer. RLJ · Real Estate · REIT - Hotel & Motel · data as of 3 November 2026. Page: https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/rlj

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## Key numbers

- Business trend: Getting worse, from the last 12 quarters
- Price: $12.59 (+85.1% in a year)
- P/E: 1,584.3×, over 3.6 years
- Revenue (Jun 2026): $383 M (+5.6% on a year ago)
- Profit (Jun 2026): $24.4 M (+11.4% on a year ago)
- Operating margin: 14.5% (+0.4 points on a year ago)
- ROE: 0%, FY25
- ROIC: 2.7%, against a 6.5% cost of capital: −3.8 points

The main question: the share price moved +85.1% in a year while yearly earnings per share moved −96.3%. The difference came from the market paying a higher multiple. ## What is the RLJ Lodging Trust share price today? RLJ Lodging Trust's share price was $12.59 at the close on 3 November 2026. It has been rising for 22 weeks. That is 26.8% above its average price over the last 200 trading days. In the last 52 weeks it traded between $7 and $13, and at that close it was at the high of that range. Over the past 13 weeks it has done better than the S&P 500, and it has stayed ahead for 2 weeks in a row. Over the last 10 years the share price moved −43% while the S&P 500 moved +255%, so it is behind the index over that whole period. The chart above shows the 13-week comparison for every week. This page treats a rise as over when the price closes below its 200-day average on two Fridays in a row. ## What dividend does RLJ Lodging Trust pay? RLJ Lodging Trust paid $0.60 per share over the last four reported quarters. The most recent declaration was $0.15 for Jun 2026. At today's price of $12.59 that is a yield of 4.77%, based on dividends already paid, not a forecast. ## Which stock lists is RLJ Lodging Trust on? RLJ Lodging Trust is not in the Nasdaq 100, the S&P 500 or the Dow Jones 30, and is not on the US tech stocks list. ## Is RLJ Lodging Trust profitable? RLJ Lodging Trust earned $24.4 M of net profit in the Jun 2026 quarter, +11.4% on the same quarter a year earlier. Full-year FY25 profit was $2.2 M. That is 6.4% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned $21.9 M. 6 of the last 12 reported quarters were loss-making. For the full year, FY25 profit was $2.2 M (−94.7% on the year before). ## How much revenue does RLJ Lodging Trust make, and is it growing? RLJ Lodging Trust reported $383 M of revenue in the Jun 2026 quarter, +5.6% on the same quarter a year earlier. That is the 2nd quarter in a row with growth on the year before. Over 4 years it has grown 14.5% a year on average. The last full year, FY25, came in at $1.3 B. The last four reported quarters add to $1.4 B. FY25 revenue was $1.3 B, −1.5% on the year before. Recent pace: the last four quarters grew +1.0% on average, against 14.5% a year over the longer run, so this year is growing slower than its own long-run rate. Is growth speeding up? Revenue over the last 12 months grew +1.1%, against +1.2% a year over the last 8 quarters (stabilising); profit over the last 12 months grew −96.3%, against −83.1% a year (rolling over). ## How much of every $100 of sales does RLJ Lodging Trust keep? RLJ Lodging Trust's operating margin was 14.5% in the Jun 2026 quarter, 0.4 percentage points higher than the same quarter a year ago. Across 5 years it has been between −6.4% and 11.5%. The latest quarter is above every full year in that period. Why: the operating margin move is clear, but the cost details behind it are not in our data, so we show the move without guessing the reason. ## Is RLJ Lodging Trust's profit turning into cash? Over the last 3 years, 892% of RLJ Lodging Trust's reported profit came in as cash from its operations, so the profit is backed by cash. In FY25 it brought in $244 M of operating cash against $2.2 M of profit. Cash-flow figures here are yearly, because quarterly cash statements are not published, so this section changes once a year. Why: the cash figure is clear, but the day counts behind it are not in our data, so we show it without guessing the reason. What to look at next: no single use of cash stands out. The next section checks both the cash tied up in daily operations and the spending on assets. ## Where does RLJ Lodging Trust's cash go? RLJ Lodging Trust does not report the customer, stock and supplier day counts a cash cycle needs, so this section looks at its spending on assets instead. Nothing is estimated in place of the missing day counts, so no cash-cycle chart is drawn. In short: neither the daily cycle nor new spending is soaking up the cash, so the picture is fairly clean. ## What is RLJ Lodging Trust's P/E ratio, and how does it compare with its own history? RLJ Lodging Trust's P/E is 1,584.3×, with too little history to compare. This compares the share price with the company’s own past. It does not say what the business is worth. Why the multiple is where it is: over the past year earnings per share moved −96.3% while the price moved +85.1%. The price did better than earnings, which pushed the multiple up within its own range. Where the price move came from: over 3 years the price moved +6.7% a year; about −68.3% a year came from earnings growth and about +75.0 percentage points from the multiple (the market paying more). The split is approximate (price return minus earnings growth). It shows how much of the move came from the market paying a different multiple. In short: there is too little history to say whether the multiple is high or low for this company, so the earnings trend underneath matters more than the multiple. ## Is the RLJ Lodging Trust business getting better or worse? RLJ Lodging Trust's business is getting worse. Profit and EPS growth are shrinking: profit growth is −96.3% in the latest quarter, against +210.1% at its best in 12 quarters, with ROCE steady at 2.6%. This is based on 12 quarters of 4 measures. Why it matters: falling lines mean any ratio below that looks low should be read with that direction in mind. ## How much does RLJ Lodging Trust earn on its capital? RLJ Lodging Trust earned a ROE of 0% in FY25. That is up from a low of −14% in FY21. Its return on capital used (ROIC) is 3.8 percentage points below its cost of capital, so growth here does not yet pay for the capital it uses. It comes from a 0.2% net margin and 0.28× asset turnover (sales divided by assets). Why the return is what it is (FY25): a 0.2% net margin × 0.28× asset turnover × 2.17× leverage (assets divided by equity) ≈ 0.1% on equity. The margin does its share; borrowing is a big part of it. The key test, return on capital used minus the cost of capital: 2.7% − 6.5% = −3.8 percentage points. The 6.5% is an estimate of this company's own cost of capital. Read the sign and size of the gap, not the decimals. Negative: growth at these returns loses value until returns improve. ## Does RLJ Lodging Trust have too much debt? RLJ Lodging Trust has total debt of $2.8 B against shareholder equity of $2.2 B as of Jun 2026, so its debt is 1.30× its equity. Year by year, that ratio went from 1.06 in FY21 to 1.06 in FY25. Keep that borrowing in mind when reading the returns on this page. ## What is the RLJ Lodging Trust shareholding pattern? 8.9% of RLJ Lodging Trust's tradable shares are in short positions, which are bets that the price will fall, so some traders are betting against it. At normal trading volumes, closing those positions would take about 6.2 days. US companies do not publish a quarter-by-quarter list of owners, so this page uses short interest instead. It is a single reading at one point in time; we do not have its history. Why it is at this level: the figure does not say who holds the short positions or why, so we show the level without guessing the story. ## How far is RLJ Lodging Trust from balance-sheet trouble? For RLJ Lodging Trust, the Z-score is not available, so we say so rather than guess one. It estimates how far the balance sheet is from trouble; it is not a forecast of failure. The debt, cash-flow and return sections show the balance-sheet figures we do have, each with its own date. ## How does RLJ Lodging Trust rank in its industry? 44.6 out of 100, rank 10 of 13 in REIT - Hotel & Motel, with 68% of the evidence available. RLJ Lodging Trust scores 44.6 out of 100 against the 13 companies it is compared with in REIT - Hotel & Motel, ranking 10. Relative strength against the index is 26.9%, and revenue and profit growth are weak. The four parts add up to the total exactly: 11.1 + 9.6 + 9.8 + 14.1 = 44.6. This is the same number shown on the industry page; it is worked out once for the whole group and read here. What would change it: The score would fall if ROA turns down or gross NPA rises while the share price lags its sector. ## Which companies is RLJ Lodging Trust compared with? RLJ Lodging Trust ranks 10 of 13 REIT - Hotel & Motel companies on the 4-Factor Sector Score, with 44.6 out of 100. 1. [Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/hst) HST · turning · Most evidence points up · 80% evidence 66.9 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 25.1/35 · Income 5% · Profit 55.8% · 81% evidence Capital efficiency 20.8/25 · ROA 6% · ROE 29.2% · GNPA n/a · 68% evidence Valuation 14.3/20 · P/BV 2.45× · P/BV÷ROE 0.08 · 70% evidence Relative strength 6.7/20 · Lead over its industry -0.4% · Lead over S&P 500 15.7% · 1 year 44.5% · 100% evidence · 1 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 25.1 + 20.8 + 14.3 + 6.7 = 66.9 · What this means: Earnings are strong; relative strength in its sector is -0.4% and the one-year return is 44.5%. 2. [Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/sho) SHO · turning · Evidence leans up · 80% evidence 61.3 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 28.0/35 · Income 7.2% · Profit 100% · 81% evidence Capital efficiency 14.2/25 · ROA 2.4% · ROE 3.9% · GNPA n/a · 68% evidence Valuation 6.7/20 · P/BV 1.13× · P/BV÷ROE 0.29 · 70% evidence Relative strength 12.4/20 · Lead over its industry 2% · Lead over S&P 500 18.5% · 1 year 35.9% · 100% evidence · 2 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 28 + 14.2 + 6.7 + 12.4 = 61.3 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 3. [Pebblebrook Hotel Trust](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/peb) PEB · turning · Too little evidence to rank firmly · 57% evidence 55.2 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 21.5/35 · Income 2% · Profit n/a · 52% evidence Capital efficiency 5.5/25 · ROA 0.7% · ROE -2.9% · GNPA n/a · 68% evidence Valuation 9.8/20 · P/BV 0.88× · P/BV÷ROE n/a · 10% evidence Relative strength 18.4/20 · Lead over its industry 19.1% · Lead over S&P 500 37.3% · 1 year 94.2% · 100% evidence · 4 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 21.5 + 5.5 + 9.8 + 18.4 = 55.2 · What this means: Some evidence is missing, so the score is pulled toward the middle on purpose. 4. [DiamondRock Hospitality Company](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/drh) DRH · breaking out · Evidence leans up · 80% evidence 54.3 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 21.4/35 · Income 1% · Profit 100% · 81% evidence Capital efficiency 14.1/25 · ROA 2.4% · ROE 4% · GNPA n/a · 68% evidence Valuation 4.0/20 · P/BV 1.63× · P/BV÷ROE 0.41 · 70% evidence Relative strength 14.8/20 · Lead over its industry 9.2% · Lead over S&P 500 26.6% · 1 year 62.1% · 100% evidence · 4 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 21.4 + 14.1 + 4 + 14.8 = 54.3 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 5. [Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/rhp) RHP · turning · Evidence leans up · 80% evidence 50.8 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 15.4/35 · Income 11.8% · Profit 3.4% · 81% evidence Capital efficiency 19.6/25 · ROA 5.6% · ROE 23% · GNPA n/a · 68% evidence Valuation 6.7/20 · P/BV 6.49× · P/BV÷ROE 0.28 · 70% evidence Relative strength 9.1/20 · Lead over its industry 0.9% · Lead over S&P 500 17.1% · 1 year 44.6% · 100% evidence · 3 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 15.4 + 19.6 + 6.7 + 9.1 = 50.8 · What this means: A strong business with a high valuation: it would need rising earnings, or a lower multiple, to score better on value. 6. [Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/xhr) XHR · turning · Evidence leans down · 80% evidence 48.3 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 14.9/35 · Income 1.5% · Profit -111.3% · 81% evidence Capital efficiency 15.2/25 · ROA 3.8% · ROE 7.1% · GNPA n/a · 68% evidence Valuation 8.3/20 · P/BV 1.61× · P/BV÷ROE 0.23 · 70% evidence Relative strength 9.9/20 · Lead over its industry 3.4% · Lead over S&P 500 19.9% · 1 year 57.5% · 100% evidence · 3 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 14.9 + 15.2 + 8.3 + 9.9 = 48.3 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 7. [Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/aple) APLE · turning · Evidence leans down · 80% evidence 48.1 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 11.9/35 · Income 1.2% · Profit -2.8% · 81% evidence Capital efficiency 14.7/25 · ROA 2.5% · ROE 3.5% · GNPA n/a · 68% evidence Valuation 5.2/20 · P/BV 1.26× · P/BV÷ROE 0.36 · 70% evidence Relative strength 16.3/20 · Lead over its industry 8.1% · Lead over S&P 500 25.2% · 1 year 59.8% · 100% evidence · 4 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 11.9 + 14.7 + 5.2 + 16.3 = 48.1 · What this means: Relative strength against the index is 25.2%, and revenue and profit growth are weak. 8. [Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/pk) PK · breaking out · Evidence leans down · 69% evidence 47.9 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 18.3/35 · Income -1.7% · Profit -392.9% · 52% evidence Capital efficiency 11.8/25 · ROA 2.2% · ROE 1.6% · GNPA n/a · 68% evidence Valuation 3.8/20 · P/BV 0.95× · P/BV÷ROE 0.59 · 70% evidence Relative strength 14.0/20 · Lead over its industry 7.6% · Lead over S&P 500 24.6% · 1 year 56.6% · 100% evidence · 5 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 18.3 + 11.8 + 3.8 + 14 = 47.9 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 9. [Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/inn) INN · turning · Too little evidence to rank firmly · 57% evidence 46.1 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 13.0/35 · Income 1.2% · Profit n/a · 52% evidence Capital efficiency 9.5/25 · ROA 1.6% · ROE -1.9% · GNPA n/a · 68% evidence Valuation 9.8/20 · P/BV 0.59× · P/BV÷ROE n/a · 10% evidence Relative strength 13.8/20 · Lead over its industry 5.6% · Lead over S&P 500 22.3% · 1 year 26.2% · 100% evidence · 2 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 13 + 9.5 + 9.8 + 13.8 = 46.1 · What this means: Some evidence is missing, so the score is pulled toward the middle on purpose. 10. RLJ Lodging Trust this page RLJ · turning · Evidence leans down · 68% evidence 44.6 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 11.1/35 · Income 1.1% · Profit -96.9% · 81% evidence Capital efficiency 9.6/25 · ROA 1.5% · ROE -0.1% · GNPA n/a · 68% evidence Valuation 9.8/20 · P/BV 0.82× · P/BV÷ROE n/a · 10% evidence Relative strength 14.1/20 · Lead over its industry 9.9% · Lead over S&P 500 26.9% · 1 year 73.7% · 100% evidence · 3 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 11.1 + 9.6 + 9.8 + 14.1 = 44.6 · What this means: Relative strength against the index is 26.9%, and revenue and profit growth are weak. 11. [Chatham Lodging Trust](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/cldt) CLDT · breaking out · Too little evidence to rank firmly · 57% evidence 41.9 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative
12. [Service Properties Trust](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/svc) SVC · basing · Too little evidence to rank firmly · 57% evidence 27.8 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative
13. Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. BHR · Too little evidence to rank firmly · 49% evidence 65.3 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative

Missing figures are not scored as bad. They lower the confidence and pull the final score toward the middle. Relative strength counts only when the company has a reading for this week; with no reading, that factor is left out and its 20 points are shared across the other three in proportion. Financial companies use P/BV÷ROE and asset quality; PEG, industrial OPM and ROCE are excluded. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led S&P 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step path the industry is placed on (basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep), read from how many weeks running it has led S&P 500 and whether that lead is growing or shrinking. It describes where the share price stands, not the direction of earnings, and it is not a recommendation; it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read. The figures in this ranking come from the industry comparison: results through the Jun 2026 quarter, and the P/E at that quarter's end. The sections above use the latest weekly price, so a P/E or return there can differ a little from the one here. The stage words in this ranking (such as losing its lead or breaking out) describe the lead over the index, not the price phase in the price section. Related companies: [REIT - Hotel & Motel](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/sectors/reit-hotel-motel), all 13 compared on one page. ## Which companies are close to RLJ Lodging Trust in size? RLJ Lodging Trust is the 9th largest of 12 REIT - Hotel & Motel companies on Sector Alpha by market value (scores of 3 November 2026). Just above it: Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. and Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Just below it: Summit Hotel Properties, Inc., Service Properties Trust and Chatham Lodging Trust. ### REIT - Hotel & Motel companies close in size

1. [Pebblebrook Hotel Trust](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/peb) $2.5 billion
2. [Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/sho) $2.4 billion
3. [Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/xhr) $2.1 billion
4. RLJ Lodging Trust $1.9 billion
5. [Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/inn) $830 million
6. [Service Properties Trust](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/svc) $804 million
7. [Chatham Lodging Trust](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/cldt) $723 million

[All 12 REIT - Hotel & Motel companies, largest first](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/sectors/reit-hotel-motel#all-companies)

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3. RLJ Lodging Trust $1.9 billion
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## What else do people ask about RLJ Lodging Trust? ### What were RLJ Lodging Trust's latest quarterly results? RLJ Lodging Trust reported revenue of $383 M and net profit of $24.4 M for the Jun 2026 quarter. Revenue rose 5.6% and profit rose 11.4% compared with a year earlier. Earnings per share were $0.16. The operating margin was 14.5%, 0.4 percentage points higher than a year earlier (as of 3 November 2026). ### What is RLJ Lodging Trust's market cap? RLJ Lodging Trust's market capitalisation is $1.9 B at a stock price of $12.59. Market cap is the share price times the number of shares, so it changes whenever the price moves (as of 3 November 2026). ### How is RLJ Lodging Trust performing? RLJ Lodging Trust's share price has been rising for 22 weeks. In its latest quarter, revenue rose 5.6% and profit rose 11.4% compared with a year earlier. Over the past 13 weeks it has done better than the S&P 500, for 2 weeks running (as of 3 November 2026). ### Will RLJ Lodging Trust's stock price go up? This page does not forecast RLJ Lodging Trust's stock price. What it shows instead: the stock price is $12.59, and it has been rising for 22 weeks. Nobody can reliably say which way a price will move, and this site does not try (as of 3 November 2026). ### Where is RLJ Lodging Trust in its business cycle? RLJ Lodging Trust's FY25 operating margin was 9.4%, against a 5-year range of −6.4% to 11.5%: the middle of its own range, neither a peak nor a low. The latest quarter was 14.5%. Comparing margins with a company's own long history is a good way to see where it is in its cycle (as of 3 November 2026). ### What could break the RLJ Lodging Trust story? The main question: the share price moved +85.1% in a year while yearly earnings per share moved −96.3%. The difference came from the market paying a higher multiple. On price, this page treats a rise as over when the share price closes below its 200-day average on two Fridays in a row (as of 3 November 2026). ### Is RLJ Lodging Trust a stock worth studying right now? What the numbers show: RLJ Lodging Trust's share price, valuation and earnings point in different directions. The next one or two quarters should make it clearer. The main open question: whether earnings grow into a price that has already moved. Every number on this page is worked out by code from the published figures, with no forecasts and no price opinions (as of 3 November 2026). This is research, not advice. We’re not SEBI-registered.