# Apple Hospitality REIT Inc. (APLE) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Real Estate / Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Price $15.60, market value $3.7 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 21.1×** (5-yr avg 43.9×, 3-yr avg 16.3×). Apple Hospitality REIT Inc. trades at 21.1× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 43.9×: cheap by its own standards. The Real Estate median in the September 2026 study was 25.2×. Forward P/E is 21.5×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **Price / sales: 2.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.6×.
- **Price / book: 1.2×**. The shares trade at 1.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 11.5×**. Enterprise value is 11.5× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 7.9%** (5-yr avg 10.1%). Free cash flow equals 7.9% of the market value, below its five-year average of 10.1%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 4.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 17.9%**. 17.9% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 12.4%**. 12.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 5.6%**. 5.6% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 4.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 4.4%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 3.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -1.3%** (3-yr 4.5%/yr, 5-yr 18.6%/yr). Revenue fell 1.3% over the last year, against 18.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -16.9%** (3-yr 5.5%/yr). Earnings per share fell 16.9%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.49**. Debt is 0.49 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 3.4×**. It would take 3.4 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.62**. A Z-score of 2.62 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 6.15%** ($0.96 per share, trailing). Apple Hospitality REIT Inc. yields 6.15%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 137%** (78% of free cash flow). The dividend exceeds earnings (137% payout), though free cash flow still covers it.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 26.2%/yr** (1-yr -5.0%). The dividend has compounded at 26.2% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 3 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (9 analysts). 9 analysts cover Apple Hospitality REIT Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $17.17 (+10% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 27.7%** (YTD 36.5%, 3-mo 0.2%). The shares are up 27.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -9.7%** (43.8% above the low). Trading 10% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 39**. An RSI of 39 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.69** (volatility 22%). Beta of 0.69 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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