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RLJ Lodging Trust RLJ

NYSE · reit · Real Estate Investment Trusts · website · IPO 2011-05-11

RLJ Lodging Trust statistics & valuation

Market cap$1.8B
P / E63.4×
P / S1.3×
P / B0.8×
Dividend yield5.05%
Net margin2.1%
Return on equity1.3%
Net debt$1.8B
Enterprise value USD$3.6B
Graham number -84.3%$1.80

Market cap as of 2026-06-30. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($1.80); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
17.30% 5.50% 10.70% 8.20% -85.50% -38.80% 3.50% 5.80% 5.00% 2.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
19.00% 13.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
9.00% 2.10% 5.40% 4.00% -15.00% -12.60% 1.70% 3.30% 3.00% 1.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
124.4M 174.9M 174.3M 174.0M 165.0M 166.5M 162.3M 156.6M 153.5M 151.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$1.13B $2.29B $1.88B $1.31B $1.69B $1.74B $1.74B $1.70B $1.81B $1.79B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
5.00% 1.10% 3.10% 2.20% -7.20% -5.90% 0.80% 1.60% 1.40% 0.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
28.50% 19.20% 22.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.71× 0.81× 0.63× 0.68× 0.96× 1.00× 0.91× 0.94× 0.97× 1.01× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.61 $0.47 $0.93 $0.59 -$2.61 -$2.01 $0.10 $0.32 $0.27 $0.01 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

RLJ Lodging Trust trades at about 1148× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.9×–743×, median 36.1×).

10.9× 1148×

Shaded band = 10-year range (10.9×–743×); dot = today's 1148×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin————————13.4%19.0%
Net margin2.1%5.0%5.8%3.5%-38.8%-85.5%8.2%10.7%5.5%17.3%
FCF margin———————22.4%19.2%28.5%
Return on assets0.6%1.4%1.6%0.8%-5.9%-7.2%2.2%3.1%1.1%5.0%
Return on equity1.3%3.0%3.3%1.7%-12.6%-15.0%4.0%5.4%2.1%9.0%
Debt / equity1.01×0.97×0.94×0.91×1.00×0.96×0.68×0.63×0.81×0.71×

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.