DRH vs RLJ vs APLE Stock Comparison

DiamondRock Hospitality, RLJ Lodging Trust and Apple Hospitality REIT Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RLJ RLJ Lodging Trust
$12.51 +13.1% 1M +81.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.90B
P/E
766.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.38B
Div. yield
0.05%
Hotel REITs Real Estate

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

DiamondRock Hospitality leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (DiamondRock Hospitality 7, Apple Hospitality REIT 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDRHRLJAPLELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.97B $1.90B $4.45B APLE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.9x 766.7x 25.4x DRH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.5x 417.0x 24.2x DRH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.0% +1.1% +1.2% APLE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.1% 0.2% 12.2% DRH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -22.3% 3.0% 5.5% APLE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.1x 5.2x 3.3x DRH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.05% 0.05% APLE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +84.7% +81.6% +61.5% DRH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.6%/yr -2.8%/yr +3.4%/yr DRH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.2% 28.1% 22.6% APLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 57/100 59/100 DRH

Percentile Scorecard

DRHRLJAPLE

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

AxisDRHRLJAPLE
Valuation 63 #55 of 145 92 #12 of 145 76 #36 of 145
Growth 64 #52 of 142 21 #113 of 142 29 #101 of 142
Profitability 45 #75 of 135 49 #69 of 135 63 #51 of 135
Financial Health 60 #55 of 136 40 #82 of 136 90 #14 of 136
Shareholder Returns 70 #40 of 131 81 #26 of 131 37 #83 of 131
Overall 60 57 59
  • DRH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • RLJ 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

PeriodDRHRLJAPLESPY
1 month +12.8%+13.1%+13.8% +0.9%
3 months +8.5%+1.1%+10.7% +5.9%
6 months +39.1%+51.3%+38.1% +8.5%
Year to date +59.2%+67.9%+57.0% +13.3%
1 year +84.7%+81.6%+61.5% +12.4%
3 years +93.2%+37.0%+24.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +24.6%+11.1%+7.6% +23.5%
5 years +57.7%-13.2%+18.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +9.6%-2.8%+3.4% +11.0%
10 years +57.4%-36.0%+4.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +4.6%-4.4%+0.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDRHRLJAPLESPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.2%28.1%22.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.7%27.6%20.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.660.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.242.902.72 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.2%-60.1%-42.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%0.0%-0.2% -0.9%
52-week high $14.26$12.51$18.64 $779.14
52-week low $7.72$6.80$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.

MultipleDRHRLJAPLE
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 25.8x 758.2xmedian 25.8x 25.1xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 4.0x 1.4xmedian 4.0x 3.0xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.4xmedian 14.2x 10.8xmedian 14.2x 13.0xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 23.0x 11.0xmedian 23.0x 22.8xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.91median 1.91 -12.02median 1.91 11.88median 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 monthsDRHRLJAPLE
Revenue $1.14B $1.38B $1.44B
Gross profit $373.83M – $579.20M
Operating income -$578.87M – $258.26M
Net income $154.28M $27.66M $175.27M
Free cash flow $163.44M $173.52M $192.49M
EPS (diluted) $0.72 $0.02 $0.74
Cash & equivalents $105.98M $937.60M $10.15M
Total debt $1.10B $2.70B $1.50B
Shares (diluted) 206.10M 150.93M 236.15M
Enterprise value $2.61B -$179.63M $4.37B

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
MetricDRHRLJAPLE
P/E 19.7x 758.2x 25.1x
P/FCF 17.8x 11.0x 22.8x
P/Operating cash flow 12.0x 7.1x 11.4x
P/S 2.6x 1.4x 3.0x
P/B 1.9x 0.9x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 0.9x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -8.4x 10.8x 13.0x
EV/EBIT -6.8x 25.9x 22.8x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 2.7x 4.1x
EV/FCF 23.9x 21.1x 30.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 13.7x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.91 -12.02 11.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDRHRLJAPLE
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.0% 1.1% 1.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 2.3% 3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.7% – 0.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.9% – 1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.4% – -1.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% – 4.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 126.2% -52.4% -3.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.4% -28.9% 3.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 158.5% -92.5% -2.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.6% -63.1% 2.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% -0.7% 1.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.2% -1.3% -0.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.1% 41.9% -32.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 29.8% -1.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDRHRLJAPLE
Gross margin 32.9% – 40.2%
EBITDA margin -40.7% 24.4% 31.5%
Operating margin -50.9% – 17.9%
Pretax margin 13.6% 2.1% 12.2%
Net margin 13.1% 0.2% 12.2%
FCF margin 14.4% 12.6% 13.4%
Operating cash flow margin 21.5% 19.3% 26.8%
Return on equity 10.3% 1.3% 5.6%
Return on assets 5.1% 0.6% 3.6%
Return on invested capital -22.3% 3.0% 5.5%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 9.7x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDRHRLJAPLE
Debt / assets 35.8% 51.5% 30.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.1x 5.2x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 6.7x 15.5x 7.8x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 58.6% 35.4%
Equity / assets 49.9% 41.4% 64.6%
Interest coverage -9.4x 1.3x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDRHRLJAPLE
Dividend yield 2.9% 4.8% 5.2%
Net buyback yield 0.5% 1.5% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 6.3% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 49.8% 330.2% 129.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 47.0% 52.6% 117.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.6% 8.0% -6.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 44.3% 43.8% 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.

ConsensusDRHRLJAPLE
Forward P/E 19.5xFY2026 417.0xFY2026 24.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.73FY2026 $0.03FY2026 $0.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +65.9%FY2026 +200.0%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -6.8% +33.3% +1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.20BFY2026 $1.32BFY2026 $1.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 -2.6%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.4% +15.4% +2.0%
DRH estimates →RLJ estimates →APLE estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDRHRLJAPLE
Held by institutions 100.0% 93.3% 86.8%
Institutions holding 321 223 367
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +8.6% +1.4%
Institutions buying 194 118 207
Institutions selling 92 75 108
Buyers to sellers 2.11 1.57 1.92
DRH holders →RLJ holders →APLE holders →

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.

DRHRLJAPLE
DRH 1.00 0.77 0.82
RLJ 0.77 1.00 0.77
APLE 0.82 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DRH, RLJ and APLE?

Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) is the largest by market capitalisation: DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) $2.97B, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) $1.90B, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) $4.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, DRH, RLJ and APLE?

DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) 19.9x, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 766.7x, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 25.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) is cheapest (DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) 19.5x, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 417.0x, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 24.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) +1.0%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) +1.1%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) +1.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) has the highest net margin (DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) 13.1%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 0.2%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 12.2%). On return on invested capital, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) leads (DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) -22.3%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 3.0%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) returned the most: DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) +84.7%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) +81.6%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) +61.5%. Over five years, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) compounded fastest (DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) +9.6%/yr, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) -2.8%/yr, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) +3.4%/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%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 0.05%, 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%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 28.1%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 22.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DRH, RLJ 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, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) 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.