PK vs PEB vs RLJ Stock Comparison

Park Hotels & Resorts, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust and RLJ Lodging Trust Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PEB Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
$21.30 +15.5% 1M +91.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.40B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.50B
Div. yield
0.19%
Hotel REITs Real Estate
3 wins
RLJ RLJ Lodging Trust
$12.45 +11.3% 1M +76.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.90B
P/E
754.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.38B
Div. yield
4.82%
Hotel REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

RLJ Lodging Trust leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (RLJ Lodging Trust 5, Park Hotels & Resorts 3, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPKPEBRLJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.38B $2.40B $1.90B PK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.6x -30.5x 754.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.2x — 415.0x PK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.4% +2.1% +1.1% PEB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.4% -5.2% 0.2% RLJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.7% 1.4% 3.0% RLJ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.9x 6.5x 5.2x RLJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.96% 0.19% 4.82% PK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.8% +91.9% +76.3% PEB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr -0.5%/yr -3.0%/yr PEB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 31.6% 28.2% RLJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 45/100 57/100 RLJ

Percentile Scorecard

PKPEBRLJ

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

AxisPKPEBRLJ
Valuation 68 #47 of 145 86 #21 of 145 92 #12 of 145
Growth 3 #137 of 141 22 #110 of 141 21 #112 of 141
Profitability 24 #102 of 134 34 #89 of 134 49 #69 of 134
Financial Health 27 #101 of 138 53 #65 of 138 40 #83 of 138
Shareholder Returns 82 #25 of 131 32 #90 of 131 81 #26 of 131
Overall 41 45 57
  • PK ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • PEB ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • RLJ ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPKPEBRLJSPY
1 month +8.7%+15.5%+11.3% -0.2%
3 months +10.4%+10.1%+0.1% +3.9%
6 months +48.6%+51.0%+53.7% +8.2%
Year to date +60.4%+88.2%+67.1% +12.9%
1 year +48.8%+91.9%+76.3% +12.3%
3 years +50.9%+82.5%+36.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +14.7%+22.2%+10.9% +23.3%
5 years -9.2%-2.5%-14.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -1.9%-0.5%-3.0% +10.9%
10 years —-15.7%-37.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-1.7%-4.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePKPEBRLJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%31.6%28.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%29.9%27.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.760.880.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.592.912.71 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.1%-70.4%-60.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%0.0%-0.2% -1.2%
52-week high $16.99$21.30$12.48 $779.14
52-week low $9.84$10.28$6.80 $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.

MultiplePKPEBRLJ
P/E now vs peer median -20.6xmedian 26.3x -30.5xmedian 26.3x 754.6xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 4.0x 1.6xmedian 4.0x 1.4xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 14.4x 15.0xmedian 14.4x 10.8xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.7xmedian 23.3x 11.6xmedian 23.3x 10.9xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 1.91 0.66median 1.91 -11.96median 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 monthsPKPEBRLJ
Revenue $2.54B $1.50B $1.38B
Gross profit $756.00M $511.32M –
Operating income $52.00M $63.94M –
Net income -$159.00M -$45.28M $27.66M
Free cash flow $81.00M $206.90M $173.52M
EPS (diluted) $-0.82 $-0.62 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $264.00M $261.01M $937.60M
Total debt $3.92B $2.08B $2.70B
Shares (diluted) 200.00M 127.11M 150.93M
Enterprise value $2.39B $1.63B -$165.59M

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
MetricPKPEBRLJ
P/E -20.6x -30.5x 754.6x
P/FCF 41.7x 11.6x 10.9x
P/Operating cash flow 8.4x 8.6x 7.1x
P/S 1.3x 1.6x 1.4x
P/B 1.1x 1.0x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.0x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 20.9x 15.0x 10.8x
EV/EBIT 135.2x 65.9x 25.9x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 2.8x 2.6x
EV/FCF 86.8x 20.4x 21.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.4x 15.1x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 0.66 -11.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPKPEBRLJ
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.4% 2.1% 1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 1.7% 2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% 4.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 1.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -79.2% -8.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% -19.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -333.8% -100.2% -52.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -61.1% -92.3% -28.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -379.6% -14.0% -92.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -54.0% -46.1% -63.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.4% -2.4% -0.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.8% 2.9% -1.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -56.9% 8.5% 41.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.2% 34.9% 29.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPKPEBRLJ
Gross margin 29.8% 34.1% –
EBITDA margin 13.2% 18.7% 24.4%
Operating margin 2.0% 4.3% –
Pretax margin -5.7% -2.2% 2.1%
Net margin -6.4% -5.2% 0.2%
FCF margin 3.2% 13.8% 12.6%
Operating cash flow margin 15.9% 18.6% 19.3%
Return on equity -5.1% -1.7% 1.3%
Return on assets -2.0% -0.8% 0.6%
Return on invested capital 0.7% 1.4% 3.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.5x -6.2x 9.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPKPEBRLJ
Debt / assets 50.8% 39.4% 51.5%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.8x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.9x 6.5x 5.2x
Debt / FCF 48.3x 10.1x 15.5x
Liabilities / assets 59.9% 52.4% 58.6%
Equity / assets 40.1% 47.6% 41.4%
Interest coverage 0.3x 0.6x 1.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPKPEBRLJ
Dividend yield 6.0% 0.2% 4.8%
Net buyback yield – 3.2% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 6.0% 3.4% 6.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -10.3% 330.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 2.2% 52.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -3.9% 8.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -3.6% 43.8%

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.

ConsensusPKPEBRLJ
Forward P/E 34.2xFY2026 – 415.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.49FY2026 $-0.26FY2026 $0.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +200.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.2% – +33.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.42BFY2026 $1.45BFY2026 $1.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.6%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 -2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +11.0% +15.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPKPEBRLJ
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 93.3%
Institutions holding 397 292 223
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.7% -1.1% +8.6%
Institutions buying 218 150 118
Institutions selling 114 92 75
Buyers to sellers 1.91 1.63 1.57

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.

PKPEBRLJ
PK 1.00 0.76 0.75
PEB 0.76 1.00 0.78
RLJ 0.75 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PK, PEB and RLJ?

Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) $3.38B, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) $2.40B, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) $1.90B.

Which company is growing faster?

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) -1.4%, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) +2.1%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) +1.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) has the highest net margin (Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) -6.4%, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) -5.2%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 0.2%). On return on invested capital, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) leads (Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) 0.7%, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) 1.4%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) returned the most: Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) +48.8%, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) +91.9%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) +76.3%. Over five years, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) compounded fastest (Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) -1.9%/yr, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) -0.5%/yr, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) -3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) has the highest dividend yield: Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) 5.96%, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) 0.19%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 4.82%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) has been the steadiest (Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) 30.6%, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) 31.6%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 28.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PK, PEB and RLJ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) leads on 5. 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.