APLE vs SHO vs HST Stock Comparison

Apple Hospitality REIT, Sunstone Hotel Investors and Host Hotels & Resorts Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Host Hotels & Resorts leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Host Hotels & Resorts 8, Apple Hospitality REIT 3, Sunstone Hotel Investors 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPLESHOHSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.43B $2.38B $17.63B HST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.3x 56.4x 17.2x HST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.2x 49.1x 17.4x HST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.2% +7.3% +4.9% SHO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.2% 4.2% 16.5% HST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.5% — 7.4% HST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 1.9x 1.8x HST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.04% APLE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +61.5% +41.1% +54.9% APLE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.4%/yr +0.7%/yr +8.5%/yr HST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.6% 22.8% 25.3% APLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 73/100 74/100 HST

Percentile Scorecard

APLESHOHST

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAPLESHOHST
Valuation 76 #36 of 145 91 #14 of 145 84 #24 of 145
Growth 29 #101 of 142 62 #55 of 142 62 #54 of 142
Profitability 63 #51 of 135 64 #49 of 135 74 #36 of 135
Financial Health 90 #14 of 136 91 #13 of 136 76 #34 of 136
Shareholder Returns 37 #83 of 131 59 #54 of 131 72 #37 of 131
Overall 59 73 74
  • APLE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SHO ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • HST ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAPLESHOHSTSPY
1 month +13.8%+13.0%+11.5% +0.9%
3 months +10.7%+8.5%-1.1% +5.9%
6 months +38.1%+29.9%+20.0% +8.5%
Year to date +57.0%+42.8%+42.5% +13.3%
1 year +61.5%+41.1%+54.9% +12.4%
3 years +24.6%+41.3%+67.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +7.6%+12.2%+18.9% +23.5%
5 years +18.5%+3.5%+50.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +3.4%+0.7%+8.5% +11.0%
10 years +4.4%+3.0%+68.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +0.4%+0.3%+5.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAPLESHOHSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.6%22.8%25.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%23.7%25.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.640.600.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.721.802.17 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.5%-41.6%-40.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.2%0.0%-1.1% -0.9%
52-week high $18.64$12.77$25.54 $779.14
52-week low $11.17$8.73$16.02 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAPLESHOHST
P/E now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 25.8x 56.0xmedian 25.8x 16.9xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 4.0x 2.4xmedian 4.0x 2.8xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 14.2x 7.7xmedian 14.2x 12.0xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 23.0x 24.5xmedian 23.0x 17.1xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x 2.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 11.88median 1.91 -2.98median 1.91 1.40median 1.91

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAPLESHOHST
Revenue $1.44B $1.00B $6.22B
Gross profit $579.20M $608.66M $1.68B
Operating income $258.26M $262.94M $905.00M
Net income $175.27M $53.12M $1.04B
Free cash flow $192.49M $96.80M $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $0.74 $0.23 $1.49
Cash & equivalents $10.15M $203.71M $1.95B
Total debt $1.50B $968.37M $5.08B
Shares (diluted) 236.15M 185.55M 687.00M
Enterprise value $4.36B $1.63B $12.66B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAPLESHOHST
P/E 25.1x 56.0x 16.9x
P/FCF 22.8x 24.5x 17.1x
P/Operating cash flow 11.4x 12.0x 10.8x
P/S 3.0x 2.4x 2.8x
P/B 1.4x 1.3x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.3x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.0x 7.7x 12.0x
EV/EBIT 22.8x 11.9x 22.6x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 3.1x 3.3x
EV/FCF 30.6x 32.4x 20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x 15.8x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.88 -2.98 1.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPLESHOHST
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.2% 7.3% 4.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.1% -0.2% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.0% 7.6% 3.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -1.1% -4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.9% 8.2% 6.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 45.3% 3.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.1% 164.1% 55.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -19.6% 10.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.5% 917.8% 57.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -18.8% 12.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.3% 18.2% 12.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.1% -4.2% 1.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -32.6% 318.6% 874.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -4.3% 16.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPLESHOHST
Gross margin 40.2% 60.7% 27.0%
EBITDA margin 31.5% 40.4% 27.4%
Operating margin 17.9% 26.2% 14.6%
Pretax margin 12.2% 5.3% 17.6%
Net margin 12.2% 4.2% 16.5%
FCF margin 13.4% 9.7% 16.3%
Operating cash flow margin 26.8% 19.8% 25.8%
Return on equity 5.6% 2.8% 15.8%
Return on assets 3.6% 1.8% 7.9%
Return on invested capital 5.5% – 7.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 3.7x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPLESHOHST
Debt / assets 30.9% 31.9% 38.3%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.5x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 1.9x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 7.8x 10.0x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 35.4% 38.0% 51.8%
Equity / assets 64.6% 62.0% 48.2%
Interest coverage – 5.2x 3.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPLESHOHST
Dividend yield 5.2% 2.8% 3.8%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 3.1% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 5.5% 5.9% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 129.5% – 62.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 117.9% – 64.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) -6.3% – 3.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.1% – 13.8%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAPLESHOHST
Forward P/E 24.2xFY2026 49.1xFY2026 17.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.77FY2026 $0.26FY2026 $1.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +550.0%FY2026 +31.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.3% -11.5% -30.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.52BFY2026 $966.48MFY2026 $6.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.0% -7.8% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPLESHOHST
Held by institutions 86.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 367 273 737
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +2.6% +2.7%
Institutions buying 207 136 432
Institutions selling 108 97 209
Buyers to sellers 1.92 1.40 2.07

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

APLESHOHST
APLE 1.00 0.76 0.73
SHO 0.76 1.00 0.75
HST 0.73 0.75 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APLE, SHO and HST?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) $4.43B, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) $2.38B, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) $17.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, APLE, SHO and HST?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 25.3x, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 56.4x, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 17.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) is cheapest (Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 24.2x, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 49.1x, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 17.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) +1.2%, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) +7.3%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +4.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) has the highest net margin (Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 12.2%, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 4.2%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 16.5%). On return on invested capital, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) leads (Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 5.5%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) returned the most: Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) +61.5%, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) +41.1%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +54.9%. Over five years, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) compounded fastest (Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) +3.4%/yr, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) +0.7%/yr, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +8.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) has the highest dividend yield: Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 0.05%, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 0.00%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 0.04%. Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) has been the steadiest (Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 22.6%, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 22.8%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 25.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APLE, SHO and HST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.