IRS vs RLJ vs XHR Stock Comparison

Irsa Investments & Representations, RLJ Lodging Trust and Xenia Hotels & Resorts Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RLJ RLJ Lodging Trust
$12.59 +12.2% 1M +83.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.91B
P/E
771.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.38B
Div. yield
0.05%
Hotel REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Xenia Hotels & Resorts leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Xenia Hotels & Resorts 4, Irsa Investments & Representations 4, RLJ Lodging Trust 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIRSRLJXHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $964.01M $1.91B $2.01B XHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 3.6x 771.2x 527.9x IRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 69.1x 419.7x — IRS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +1.1% +4.2% XHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 0.2% 0.3% XHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.0% 2.5% RLJ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.2x 5.5x RLJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% RLJ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.7% +83.3% +70.2% RLJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.6%/yr -3.7%/yr +2.4%/yr IRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.9% 28.1% 27.3% XHR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 88/100 57/100 53/100 IRS

Percentile Scorecard

IRSRLJXHR

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

AxisIRSRLJXHR
Valuation 98 #4 of 146 94 #10 of 146 75 #38 of 146
Growth – 19 #117 of 145 27 #106 of 145
Profitability – 50 #71 of 141 42 #82 of 141
Financial Health 67 #49 of 146 40 #88 of 146 45 #81 of 146
Shareholder Returns 99 #2 of 136 80 #28 of 136 75 #35 of 136
Overall 88 57 53
  • IRS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • RLJ ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • XHR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIRSRLJXHRSPY
1 month -7.0%+12.2%+17.7% -2.0%
3 months -16.9%+1.2%+4.8% -2.2%
6 months -14.3%+43.6%+28.1% +4.2%
Year to date -24.8%+69.0%+51.6% +10.6%
1 year -18.7%+83.3%+70.2% +10.4%
3 years +100.8%+21.6%+73.0% +73.6%
3 years, per year +26.2%+6.8%+20.1% +20.2%
5 years +134.1%-17.1%+12.8% +61.6%
5 years, per year +18.6%-3.7%+2.4% +10.1%
10 years -37.3%-34.3%+40.1% +261.3%
10 years, per year -4.6%-4.1%+3.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIRSRLJXHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.9%28.1%27.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.5%27.5%28.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.210.650.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.432.962.58 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.9%-59.1%-54.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.5%-1.4%-1.8% -3.2%
52-week high $18.41$12.77$21.82 $779.14
52-week low $12.41$6.80$12.53 $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.

MultipleIRSRLJXHR
P/E now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 26.1x 763.1xmedian 26.1x 518.0xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 4.1x 1.4xmedian 4.1x 1.8xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 10.9xmedian 14.4x 14.7xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 21.6x 11.1xmedian 21.6x 15.8xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.95 -12.09median 1.95 -9.52median 1.95

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 monthsIRSRLJXHR
Revenue – $1.38B $1.12B
Gross profit – – $350.24M
Operating income – – $84.66M
Net income – $27.66M $3.96M
Free cash flow – $173.52M $125.46M
EPS (diluted) – $0.02 $0.04
Cash & equivalents $76.28M $937.60M $161.40M
Total debt $1.24B $2.70B $1.36B
Shares (diluted) 77.90M 150.93M 92.25M
Enterprise value -$87.56M -$168.40M $1.50B

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
MetricIRSRLJXHR
P/E 3.6x 763.1x 518.0x
P/FCF 9.8x 11.1x 15.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.2x 10.5x
P/S 2.4x 1.4x 1.8x
P/B 0.6x 0.9x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 0.9x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA – 10.9x 14.7x
EV/EBIT – 26.0x 37.5x
EV/Revenue – 2.7x 2.8x
EV/FCF – 21.2x 25.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 13.8x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -12.09 -9.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIRSRLJXHR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 1.1% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% 2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 7.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 2.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -17.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -6.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – -52.4% -93.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -28.9% -56.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – -92.5% -93.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -63.1% -54.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -0.7% 1.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -1.3% 4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 41.9% 92.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 29.8% 22.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIRSRLJXHR
Gross margin – – 31.3%
EBITDA margin – 24.4% 19.3%
Operating margin – – 7.6%
Pretax margin – 2.1% 0.5%
Net margin – 0.2% 0.3%
FCF margin – 12.6% 11.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 19.3% 16.8%
Return on equity – 1.3% 0.3%
Return on assets – 0.6% 0.1%
Return on invested capital – 3.0% 2.5%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 9.7x 47.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIRSRLJXHR
Debt / assets 37.9% 51.5% 49.7%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.2x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.2x 5.5x
Debt / FCF – 15.5x 10.8x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 58.6% 57.9%
Equity / assets 49.9% 41.4% 42.1%
Interest coverage – 1.3x 1.0x
Current ratio 1.8x – –
Quick ratio 1.7x – –
Cash ratio 1.3x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIRSRLJXHR
Dividend yield 24.5% 4.8% 2.6%
Net buyback yield – 1.5% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 24.5% 6.3% 4.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 330.2% 19.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 52.6% 0.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.0% 32.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 43.8% -71.9%

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.

ConsensusIRSRLJXHR
Forward P/E 69.1xFY2027 419.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.18FY2027 $0.03FY2026 $-0.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -50.0%FY2027 +200.0%FY2026 -103.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -16.7% +33.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $436.40MFY2027 $1.32BFY2026 $1.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.1%FY2027 -2.6%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.4% +15.4% +10.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIRSRLJXHR
Held by institutions 17.2% 93.3% 95.2%
Institutions holding 69 224 300
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +8.6% -2.2%
Institutions buying 35 118 161
Institutions selling 11 75 92
Buyers to sellers 3.18 1.57 1.75

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.

IRSRLJXHR
IRS 1.00 0.19 0.14
RLJ 0.19 1.00 0.72
XHR 0.14 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IRS, RLJ and XHR?

Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) $964.01M, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) $1.91B, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) $2.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, IRS, RLJ and XHR?

Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) 3.6x, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 771.2x, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 527.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) is cheapest (Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) 69.1x, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 419.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) +1.1%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) has the highest net margin (RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 0.2%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 0.3%). On return on invested capital, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) leads (RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 3.0%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 2.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) returned the most: Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) -18.7%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) +83.3%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) +70.2%. Over five years, Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) compounded fastest (Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) +18.6%/yr, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) -3.7%/yr, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) has the highest dividend yield: Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) 0.00%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 0.05%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 0.00%. Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) has been the steadiest (Irsa Investments & Representations (IRS) 42.9%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 28.1%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 27.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IRS, RLJ and XHR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) leads on 4. 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.