# RLJ Lodging Trust Common Shares of Beneficial Interest $0.01 par value (RLJ) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Real Estate / Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Price $10.93, market value $1.7 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 1093.0×** (5-yr avg 218.2×, 3-yr avg 261.9×). RLJ Lodging Trust Common Shares of Beneficial Interest $0.01 par value trades at 1093.0× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 218.2×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Real Estate median in the September 2026 study was 25.2×. Forward P/E is 820.0×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.2×.
- **Price / book: 0.9×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Earnings yield: 0.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 0.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 2.1%**. 2.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 1.3%**. 1.3% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on assets: 0.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 0.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -1.4%** (3-yr 4.2%/yr, 5-yr 23.3%/yr). Revenue fell 1.4% over the last year, against 23.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -96.3%** (3-yr -53.6%/yr). Earnings per share fell 96.3%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.01**. Debt is 1.01 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet, which is normal for real estate.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 5.49%** ($0.60 per share, trailing). RLJ Lodging Trust Common Shares of Beneficial Interest $0.01 par value yields 5.49%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 320%**. The dividend exceeds earnings (320% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 71.9%/yr** (1-yr 20.0%). The dividend has compounded at 71.9% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 1 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (11 analysts). 11 analysts cover RLJ Lodging Trust Common Shares of Beneficial Interest $0.01 par value; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $11.59 (+6% 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): 50.8%** (YTD 51.6%, 3-mo 4.4%). The shares are up 50.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -15.2%** (67.1% above the low). Trading 15% 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): 0.72** (volatility 28%). Beta of 0.72 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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