# Chatham Lodging Trust (REIT) of Beneficial Interest (CLDT) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Real Estate / Hotel REITs. Price $15.02, market value $735 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 187.8×** (5-yr avg 158.3×, 3-yr avg 47.7×). Chatham Lodging Trust (REIT) of Beneficial Interest trades at 187.8× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 158.3×. The Real Estate median in the September 2026 study was 25.2×.
- **Price / sales: 2.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.4×.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 10.8×**. Enterprise value is 10.8× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Earnings yield: 0.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 0.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 12.5%**. 12.5% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 5.1%**. 5.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 2.0%**. 2.0% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 2.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 2.8%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 1.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -7.0%** (3-yr 0.0%/yr, 5-yr 15.3%/yr). Revenue fell 7.0% over the last year, against 15.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 275.0%** (3-yr 51.8%/yr). Earnings per share rose 275.0%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.46**. Debt is 0.46 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 3.2×**. It would take 3.2 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.38**. A Z-score of 2.38 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.66%** ($0.38 per share, trailing). Chatham Lodging Trust (REIT) of Beneficial Interest yields 2.66%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 117%**. The dividend exceeds earnings (117% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 10.4%/yr** (1-yr 28.6%). The dividend has compounded at 10.4% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 7 years at that pace.
- **Shareholder yield: 5.1%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 5.1% of the market value a year.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (3 analysts). 3 analysts cover Chatham Lodging Trust (REIT) of Beneficial Interest; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $14.50 (-3% 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): 142.5%** (YTD 125.0%, 3-mo 14.1%). The shares are up 142.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -0.9%** (147.0% above the low). Trading within 5% of 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): 70**. An RSI of 70 is in overbought territory; short-term pullbacks are common from here.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.64** (volatility 31%). Beta of 0.64 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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