RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ)

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REAL ESTATE • REIT - HOTEL & MOTEL • NYSE

$12.54

+0.13 (+1.01%)

Market Cap: $1.90B

Last updated: Nov 06, 2026 at 4:15 PM ET

Earnings

Performance (10Y)

Beat Rate

78%(31/40)

Avg Surprise

+125.64%

Streak

18 Q

Upcoming Estimates

Period ending Dec 31, 2026

EPS Consensus$0.04

Range$-0.00 - $0.08

5 analysts

Revenue Consensus

$363M

Range$348M - $378M

10 analysts

Last 12 of 40 reported quarters and 1 upcoming estimate

Period	Reported	Est.	Range	Surprise	B/M	Analysts	Revisions	YoY
Dec 31, 2026Dec 26EST	-	$0.04	$-0.00 - $0.08	-	-	5	-	-
Sep 30, 2026Sep 26 Reported Nov 4, 2026Reported Nov 4	$0.34	$0.29	$0.27 - $0.32	+17.24%	Beat	4	1 1 30d	+25.9%
Jun 30, 2026Jun 26 Reported Aug 6, 2026Reported Aug 6	$0.52	$0.44	$0.44 - $0.45	+18.18%	Beat	3	No revisions (30d)	+8.3%
Mar 31, 2026Mar 26 Reported May 4, 2026Reported May 4	$-0.01	N/A	-	+79.16%	Beat	3	0 1 30d	+34.4%
Dec 31, 2025Dec 25 Reported Feb 26, 2026Reported Feb 26	$0.32	$0.25	$0.22 - $0.26	+28.00%	Beat	4	No revisions (30d)	+3300.0%
Sep 30, 2025Sep 25 Reported Nov 5, 2025Reported Nov 5	$0.27	$0.23	$0.23 - $0.23	+17.39%	Beat	3	0 1 30d	+285.7%
Jun 30, 2025Jun 25 Reported Aug 7, 2025Reported Aug 7	$0.48	$0.44	$0.43 - $0.45	+9.09%	Beat	2	0 1 30d	+166.7%
Mar 31, 2025Mar 25 Reported May 5, 2025Reported May 5	$-0.02	N/A	-	+75.84%	Beat	4	0 1 30d	-51.0%
Dec 31, 2024Dec 24 Reported Feb 25, 2025Reported Feb 25	$-0.01	N/A	-	+87.50%	Beat	2	0 1 30d	-200.0%
Sep 30, 2024Sep 24 Reported Nov 7, 2024Reported Nov 7	$0.07	$-0.03	$-0.09 - $0.04	+333.33%	Beat	4	0 1 30d	+0.0%
Jun 30, 2024Jun 24 Reported Aug 1, 2024Reported Aug 1	$0.18	$0.12	$0.10 - $0.20	+50.00%	Beat	4	0 2 30d	-21.7%
Mar 31, 2024Mar 24 Reported May 1, 2024Reported May 1	$-0.01	$-0.01	$-0.06 - $0.04	+0.00%	Beat	5	0 3 30d	-133.3%
Dec 31, 2023Dec 23 Reported Feb 26, 2024Reported Feb 26	$0.01	$-0.01	$-0.02 - $0.01	+200.00%	Beat	5	1 0 30d	-97.0%

Dividends

Last ex-dividend: Sep 30, 2026

Dividend Metrics

Forward Yield4.79%

Forward Annual Dividend$0.60

Payout Ratio32.99%

FrequencyQuarterly

Pay MonthsJan, Apr, Jul, Oct

Growth

3Y CAGR+71.00%

5Y CAGR+71.88%

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Key Metrics

Valuation
P/E Ratio	10.71	EV/EBITDA	10.72x
Price/FCF	10.34x	FCF Yield	9.67%
Profitability
Profit Margin	2.00%	Operating Margin	14.50%
ROE	1.26%	ROIC	3.10%
Financial Health
Debt/Equity	1.03x	Interest Coverage	1.21x
Current Ratio	3.38x	Quick Ratio	3.38x
Trading Statistics
Beta	1.14	Avg Volume	2.06M
52-Week High	$12.94	52-Week Low	$6.69

Technical Indicators Dashboard

Moving Averages

SMA 10$12.55

SMA 20$12.17

SMA 50$11.42

SMA 200$9.84

EMA 10$12.47

EMA 20$12.20

EMA 50$11.70

EMA 200$10.17

MACD

Line: 0.36Signal: 0.36Hist: -0.00

ADX

ADX: 35.9+DI: 24.3-DI: 18.4

Aroon & PSAR

Aroon Up84.0

Aroon Down12.0

PSAR$12.93

Bollinger Bands

Upper Band$13.12

Lower Band$11.23

%B Position1548%(Upper)

Band Width0.69

RSI (14-Day)

Neutral

62.7

Momentum Oscillators

Stoch %K70.7

Stoch %D76.3

Williams %R-32.1

ROC (10d)3.9%

Momentum0.47

CCI (20d)43.5

MFI (14d)57.8

Volatility Measures

ATR (14d)$0.35(2.8%)

StdDev (20d)0.47

Hist Vol25.4%(Moderate)

Volume Flow

VWAP$12.41

OBV134.5M

AD Line-2.4B

CMF (20d)0.163

Volume Metrics

Avg Vol (20d)2.1M

Vol Ratio1.0x

VWMA (20d)$12.21

Pivot Points

R3$13.22

R2$12.99

R1$12.70

Pivot Point$12.47

S1$12.18

S2$11.95

S3$11.66

Advanced Oscillators

TSI36.88

Ultimate Osc58.1

KST126.93

Financial Data

Quarter	Sep 2026	Jun 2026	Mar 2026	Dec 2025	Sep 2025	Jun 2025	Mar 2025	Dec 2024	Sep 2024	Jun 2024	Mar 2024	Dec 2023
Total Revenue	$354.48M	$382.99M	$339.98M	$328.59M	$330.05M	$363.10M	$328.12M	$329.99M	$345.74M	$369.30M	$324.41M	$319.71M
Cost of Revenue	$24.64M	$26.78M	$26.97M	$20.98M	$26.65M	$26.49M	$27.20M	$26.30M	$24.16M	$28.75M	$27.83M	$50.90M
Gross Profit	$329.84M	$356.20M	$313.00M	$307.62M	$303.40M	$336.61M	$300.92M	$303.69M	$321.59M	$340.54M	$296.58M	$268.81M

Operating Expenses	$299.58M	$300.80M	$288.85M	$282.77M	$282.41M	$284.06M	$274.22M	$274.47M	$276.72M	$279.77M	$273.27M	$217.32M
R&D	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
SG&A	$251.72M	$252.50M	$237.97M	$233.06M	$235.15M	$237.26M	$229.70M	$229.02M	$236.38M	$238.77M	$228.58M	$224.25M
Operating Income	$30.26M	$55.40M	$24.16M	$24.85M	$20.99M	$52.56M	$26.69M	$29.22M	$44.87M	$60.77M	$23.30M	$26.84M

Interest Income	$3.41M	$3.37M	$2.98M	$3.67M	$3.19M	$3.17M	$3.44M	$4.34M	$4.14M	$4.27M	$5.02M	$5.87M
Interest Expense	$29.83M	$28.14M	$28.05M	$28.57M	$28.31M	$27.91M	$27.55M	$28.21M	$28.77M	$28.05M	$26.46M	$25.30M
Income Before Tax	$4.87M	$31.61M	$-85,000	$723,000	$-3,457,000	$28.97M	$3.47M	$6.03M	$21.02M	$37.68M	$5.05M	$8.27M
Income Tax Expense	$294,000	$286,000	$264,000	$174,000	$341,000	$339,000	$294,000	$518,000	$379,000	$393,000	$309,000	$228,000

Net Income	$4.58M	$31.33M	$-349,000	$549,000	$-3,798,000	$28.63M	$3.17M	$5.51M	$20.64M	$37.29M	$4.75M	$8.04M

EBITDA	$81.02M	$106.56M	$74.97M	$75.78M	$71.59M	$103.01M	$76.28M	$78.42M	$93.54M	$108.89M	$74.21M	$75.02M
EBIT	$31.30M	$56.39M	$24.99M	$25.62M	$21.66M	$53.71M	$27.58M	$29.89M	$45.66M	$61.46M	$26.49M	$27.70M

* Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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Government Contracts

Gov Obligations (TTM)

Gov Obligations / Revenue

0.0%

Obligations YoY

N/A

Active Awards

New Awards (TTM)

Avg Remaining Term

N/A

Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Jul 31, 2026.

News

News | Business travel and urban market demand leads to 'very strong' third quarter for RLJ Lodging Trust

RLJ Lodging Trust reported a "very strong" third quarter, driven by accelerating business travel demand and favorable market dynamics in urban areas. The REIT saw business transient revenues increase 15% year over year...

CoStar•Nov 5, 2026 4:28 PM ET11/5/26•Bullish

RLJ Lodging Trust Beats As Business Travel Drives Margin Gains, But The Fourth Guidance Raise Largely Matches The Street

RLJ Lodging Trust reported a strong third quarter, with adjusted FFO and revenue exceeding consensus estimates, driven by a significant rebound in business travel. Comparable RevPAR growth accelerated...

Finviz•Nov 5, 2026 1:46 PM ET11/5/26•Somewhat-Bullish

RLJ Lodging Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

RLJ Lodging Trust reported a very strong third quarter in 2026, surpassing expectations with broad-based operating momentum driven by business travel and urban market outperformance...

Benzinga•Nov 5, 2026 1:40 PM ET11/5/26•Bullish

RLJ Lodging Trust Revenue Rises 7.4%, Adjusted FFO Per Share and Unit Jumps 25.9%

RLJ Lodging Trust reported a 7.4% rise in third-quarter revenue to $354.476 million and a 25.9% increase in adjusted FFO per diluted share and unit. The hotel owner also raised its 2026 adjusted FFO outlook to $1.47...

www.tokenpost.com•Nov 5, 2026 12:25 PM ET11/5/26•Bullish

RLJ Lodging Trust raises FY26 FFO guidance to $1.47-$1.51, beats estimate

RLJ Lodging Trust has raised its fiscal year 2026 Funds From Operations (FFO) guidance to $1.47-$1.51 per share...

scanx.trade•Nov 4, 2026 9:29 PM ET11/4/26•Bullish

RLJ Valuation and Fair Value

P/E: 10.7x
Forward P/E: 2000.0x
EV/EBITDA: 10.7x
P/FCF: 10.3x
PEG: 2.1x
P/B: 1.1x

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RLJ Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

Gross margin: 92.9%
Operating margin: 14.5%
Net margin: 2.0%
ROIC: 3.1%
ROE: 1.3%
FCF margin: 12.9%
FCF yield: 9.7%

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Sector: Real Estate

RLJ Analyst Ratings

Consensus: Hold
Analysts: 12
Strong Buy: 0
Buy: 2
Hold: 7
Sell: 1
Strong Sell: 2

RLJ Bull Case vs Bear Case

Bull case

RLJ beat EPS estimates in 100.0% of its last 8 reported quarters.

RLJ Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

Beat rate: 8 of 8 quarters (100.0%)
Average surprise: 41.6%
EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Dec 31, 2026): $0.04

RLJ Dividend

Forward yield: 4.8%
Payout ratio: 33.0%
3Y DPS growth: 71.0%
5Y DPS growth: 71.9%
Pay months: Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct

RLJ dividend history

RLJ Earnings Date

RLJ reports Feb 24, 2027. The date is estimated.

RLJ Earnings Call

The latest RLJ earnings call transcript on file is labeled 2026Q3.

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RLJ ETF Holders

GNG tracks 15 ETFs that hold RLJ. The largest weights:

Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (PFFA), 2.13% of the fund
Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF (RIET), 1.47% of the fund
VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (PFXF), 0.47% of the fund
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF (PFFD), 0.27% of the fund
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF), 0.18% of the fund

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Frequently Asked Questions About RLJ

When is RLJ's next ex-dividend date?

RLJ has not declared its next regular ex-dividend date yet. Its last ex-dividend date was Sep 30, 2026 ($0.15 per share). Over the last 12 months, RLJ went ex-dividend in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec.

When does RLJ report earnings?

RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) is expected to report earnings on Feb 24, 2027.

What is RLJ's current dividend yield?

RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) has a forward dividend yield of 4.79%.

Does RLJ pay dividends?

Yes, RLJ Lodging Trust pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 4.79%.

What is RLJ's P/E ratio?

RLJ Lodging Trust has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.71.

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