# Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (HST) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Real Estate / Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Price $22.05, market value $15.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 14.8×** (5-yr avg 15.5×, 3-yr avg 15.8×). Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. trades at 14.8× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 15.5×. The Real Estate median in the September 2026 study was 25.2×. Forward P/E is 21.0×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **PEG: 1.89**. A PEG of 1.89 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 2.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.5×.
- **Price / book: 2.4×**. The shares trade at 2.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 9.4×**. Enterprise value is 9.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Earnings yield: 6.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 14.6%**. 14.6% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 12.5%**. 12.5% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 11.7%**. 11.7% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 10.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 10.1%.
- **Return on assets: 7.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 7.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 7.6%** (3-yr 7.6%/yr, 5-yr 30.4%/yr). Revenue grew 7.6% over the last year, against 30.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 11.1%** (3-yr 7.7%/yr). Earnings per share rose 11.1%, roughly in step with revenue.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.19**. Debt is 0.19 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.3×**. It would take 0.3 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.84**. A Z-score of 2.84 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.63%** ($0.80 per share, trailing). Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. yields 3.63%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 81%**. 81% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving a thin cushion.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 36.6%/yr** (1-yr 5.6%). The dividend has compounded at 36.6% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 2 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (20 analysts). 20 analysts cover Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $25.07 (+14% 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): 35.7%** (YTD 30.5%, 3-mo -7.0%). The shares are up 35.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -14.2%** (41.3% above the low). Trading 14% 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): 38**. An RSI of 38 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.75** (volatility 25%). Beta of 0.75 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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