DRH vs HST vs APLE Stock Comparison

DiamondRock Hospitality, Host Hotels & Resorts and Apple Hospitality REIT Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Host Hotels & Resorts leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Host Hotels & Resorts 7, DiamondRock Hospitality 3, Apple Hospitality REIT 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDRHHSTAPLELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.89B $17.24B $4.40B HST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.5x 16.8x 25.1x HST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x 17.3x 23.7x HST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.0% +4.9% +1.2% HST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.1% 16.5% 12.2% HST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -22.3% 7.4% 5.5% HST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.1x 1.8x 3.3x DRH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.04% 0.05% APLE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +78.7% +52.0% +56.5% DRH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.5%/yr +8.4%/yr +3.2%/yr DRH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.2% 25.5% 22.7% APLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 74/100 60/100 HST

Percentile Scorecard

DRHHSTAPLE

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

AxisDRHHSTAPLE
Valuation 65 #51 of 145 85 #22 of 145 78 #33 of 145
Growth 65 #51 of 142 66 #49 of 142 30 #100 of 142
Profitability 42 #79 of 136 70 #42 of 136 58 #58 of 136
Financial Health 64 #51 of 139 77 #33 of 139 92 #12 of 139
Shareholder Returns 71 #39 of 131 72 #37 of 131 42 #76 of 131
Overall 61 74 60
  • DRH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • HST ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • APLE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDRHHSTAPLESPY
1 month +11.6%+11.8%+12.8% -0.8%
3 months +8.0%+0.4%+8.2% +3.5%
6 months +36.3%+20.0%+36.9% +7.0%
Year to date +55.6%+41.3%+54.1% +12.2%
1 year +78.7%+52.0%+56.5% +13.0%
3 years +88.9%+66.5%+22.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +23.6%+18.5%+6.9% +23.1%
5 years +50.4%+49.7%+17.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +8.5%+8.4%+3.2% +11.0%
10 years +52.9%+67.0%+1.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +4.3%+5.3%+0.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDRHHSTAPLESPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.2%25.5%22.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.7%25.3%20.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.670.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.002.042.49 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.2%-40.2%-42.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-1.9%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $13.94$25.54$18.26 $779.14
52-week low $7.72$16.02$11.17 $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.

MultipleDRHHSTAPLE
P/E now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 27.4x 16.7xmedian 27.4x 24.6xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 4.2x 2.8xmedian 4.2x 3.0xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.3xmedian 14.2x 11.9xmedian 14.2x 12.8xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 23.2x 16.9xmedian 23.2x 22.4xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.3x 2.7xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.89median 2.11 1.39median 2.11 11.66median 2.11

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 monthsDRHHSTAPLE
Revenue $1.14B $6.22B $1.44B
Gross profit $373.83M $1.68B $579.20M
Operating income -$578.87M $905.00M $258.26M
Net income $154.28M $1.04B $175.27M
Free cash flow $163.44M $1.02B $192.49M
EPS (diluted) $0.72 $1.49 $0.74
Cash & equivalents $105.98M $1.95B $10.15M
Total debt $1.10B $5.08B $1.50B
Shares (diluted) 206.10M 687.00M 236.15M
Enterprise value $2.54B $12.28B $4.32B

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
MetricDRHHSTAPLE
P/E 19.2x 16.7x 24.6x
P/FCF 17.4x 16.9x 22.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 10.7x 11.2x
P/S 2.5x 2.8x 3.0x
P/B 1.9x 2.7x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.7x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -8.3x 11.9x 12.8x
EV/EBIT -6.6x 22.4x 22.5x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 3.3x 4.0x
EV/FCF 23.5x 20.0x 30.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.8x 12.6x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.89 1.39 11.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDRHHSTAPLE
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.0% 4.9% 1.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 6.0% 3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.7% 3.6% 0.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.9% -4.7% 1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.4% 6.0% -1.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 3.2% 4.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 126.2% 55.8% -3.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 10.6% 3.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 158.5% 57.4% -2.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 12.0% 2.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% 12.4% 1.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 1.7% -0.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.1% 874.8% -32.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 16.6% -1.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDRHHSTAPLE
Gross margin 32.9% 27.0% 40.2%
EBITDA margin -40.7% 27.4% 31.5%
Operating margin -50.9% 14.6% 17.9%
Pretax margin 13.6% 17.6% 12.2%
Net margin 13.1% 16.5% 12.2%
FCF margin 14.4% 16.3% 13.4%
Operating cash flow margin 21.5% 25.8% 26.8%
Return on equity 10.3% 15.8% 5.6%
Return on assets 5.1% 7.9% 3.6%
Return on invested capital -22.3% 7.4% 5.5%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.5x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDRHHSTAPLE
Debt / assets 35.8% 38.3% 30.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.8x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.1x 1.8x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 6.7x 5.0x 7.8x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 51.8% 35.4%
Equity / assets 49.9% 48.2% 64.6%
Interest coverage -9.4x 3.8x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDRHHSTAPLE
Dividend yield 2.9% 3.8% 5.3%
Net buyback yield 0.5% 0.4% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 4.2% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 49.8% 62.6% 129.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 47.0% 64.2% 117.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.6% 3.8% -6.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 44.3% 13.8% 1.1%

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.

ConsensusDRHHSTAPLE
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 17.3xFY2026 23.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.73FY2026 $1.45FY2026 $0.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +65.9%FY2026 +31.8%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -6.8% -30.3% +1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.20BFY2026 $6.55BFY2026 $1.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.4% -0.2% +2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDRHHSTAPLE
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 86.8%
Institutions holding 321 737 367
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +2.7% +1.4%
Institutions buying 194 432 207
Institutions selling 92 209 108
Buyers to sellers 2.11 2.07 1.92

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.

DRHHSTAPLE
DRH 1.00 0.77 0.81
HST 0.77 1.00 0.73
APLE 0.81 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DRH, HST and APLE?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) is the largest by market capitalisation: DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) $2.89B, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) $17.24B, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) $4.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, DRH, HST and APLE?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) 19.5x, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 16.8x, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 25.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) is cheapest (DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) 19.1x, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 17.3x, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 23.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) +1.0%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +4.9%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) +1.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) has the highest net margin (DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) 13.1%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 16.5%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 12.2%). On return on invested capital, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) leads (DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) -22.3%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 7.4%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) returned the most: DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) +78.7%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +52.0%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) +56.5%. Over five years, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) compounded fastest (DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) +8.5%/yr, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +8.4%/yr, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) +3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) has the highest dividend yield: DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) 0.03%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 0.04%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 0.05%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) has been the steadiest (DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) 26.2%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 25.5%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 22.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.