PK vs XHR vs RLJ Stock Comparison

Park Hotels & Resorts, Xenia Hotels & Resorts and RLJ Lodging Trust Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RLJ RLJ Lodging Trust
$12.77 +13.8% 1M +87.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.91B
P/E
773.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.38B
Div. yield
0.05%
Hotel REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

RLJ Lodging Trust leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (RLJ Lodging Trust 6, Xenia Hotels & Resorts 4, Park Hotels & Resorts 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPKXHRRLJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.37B $2.01B $1.91B PK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.7x 525.8x 773.7x XHR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.1x — 419.7x PK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.4% +1.6% +1.1% XHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.4% -0.7% 0.2% RLJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.7% 2.9% 3.0% RLJ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.9x 6.0x 5.2x RLJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% RLJ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +63.8% +70.7% +87.8% RLJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.4%/yr +1.8%/yr -4.3%/yr XHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.3% 27.2% 28.1% XHR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 46/100 57/100 RLJ

Percentile Scorecard

PKXHRRLJ

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

AxisPKXHRRLJ
Valuation 69 #45 of 145 73 #40 of 145 92 #12 of 145
Growth 4 #139 of 144 20 #116 of 144 21 #114 of 144
Profitability 25 #105 of 140 34 #93 of 140 50 #71 of 140
Financial Health 26 #109 of 146 39 #89 of 146 40 #88 of 146
Shareholder Returns 83 #23 of 132 66 #45 of 132 81 #26 of 132
Overall 41 46 57
  • PK ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • XHR 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

PeriodPKXHRRLJSPY
1 month +8.6%+15.3%+13.8% -2.3%
3 months +11.4%+2.5%+3.4% -0.7%
6 months +52.6%+31.7%+52.9% +4.8%
Year to date +61.1%+48.5%+71.4% +10.3%
1 year +63.8%+70.7%+87.8% +10.3%
3 years +22.4%+69.5%+23.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +7.0%+19.2%+7.3% +20.1%
5 years -15.9%+9.5%-19.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year -3.4%+1.8%-4.3% +10.1%
10 years —+36.5%-34.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+3.2%-4.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePKXHRRLJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.3%27.2%28.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.0%28.2%27.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.760.540.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.112.603.12 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.1%-54.2%-60.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.8%-3.8%0.0% -3.5%
52-week high $16.99$21.82$12.77 $779.14
52-week low $9.84$12.53$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.

MultiplePKXHRRLJ
P/E now vs peer median -20.7xmedian 26.3x -268.3xmedian 26.3x 774.0xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 4.2x 1.8xmedian 4.2x 1.4xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 14.4x 15.4xmedian 14.4x 11.0xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.9xmedian 23.9x 16.8xmedian 23.9x 11.2xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 1.98 9.17median 1.98 -12.26median 1.98

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 monthsPKXHRRLJ
Revenue $2.54B $1.12B $1.38B
Gross profit $756.00M $350.24M –
Operating income $52.00M $84.66M –
Net income -$159.00M $3.96M $27.66M
Free cash flow $81.00M $125.46M $173.52M
EPS (diluted) $-0.82 $0.04 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $264.00M $161.40M $937.60M
Total debt $3.92B $1.36B $2.70B
Shares (diluted) 200.00M 92.25M 150.93M
Enterprise value $2.44B $1.49B -$162.40M

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
MetricPKXHRRLJ
P/E -20.7x -268.3x 774.0x
P/FCF 41.9x 16.8x 11.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.4x 10.7x 7.3x
P/S 1.3x 1.8x 1.4x
P/B 1.1x 1.7x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.7x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 21.0x 15.4x 11.0x
EV/EBIT 135.5x 43.6x 26.2x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 2.9x 2.7x
EV/FCF 87.0x 27.6x 21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.4x 17.5x 13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 9.17 -12.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPKXHRRLJ
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.4% 1.6% 1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 1.5% 2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% 3.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 0.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -79.2% -30.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% -13.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -333.8% -111.5% -52.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -61.1% -28.8% -28.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -379.6% -112.2% -92.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -54.0% -29.3% -63.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.4% 5.2% -0.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.8% -1.3% -1.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -56.9% 356.7% 41.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.2% 2.7% 29.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPKXHRRLJ
Gross margin 29.8% 30.8% –
EBITDA margin 13.2% 18.9% 24.4%
Operating margin 2.0% 6.7% –
Pretax margin -5.7% -0.6% 2.1%
Net margin -6.4% -0.7% 0.2%
FCF margin 3.2% 10.6% 12.6%
Operating cash flow margin 15.9% 16.6% 19.3%
Return on equity -5.1% -0.7% 1.3%
Return on assets -2.0% -0.3% 0.6%
Return on invested capital 0.7% 2.9% 3.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.5x -23.7x 9.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.2% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPKXHRRLJ
Debt / assets 50.8% 50.0% 51.5%
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.2x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.9x 6.0x 5.2x
Debt / FCF 48.3x 11.8x 15.5x
Liabilities / assets 59.9% 57.2% 58.6%
Equity / assets 40.1% 42.8% 41.4%
Interest coverage 0.3x 0.9x 1.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPKXHRRLJ
Dividend yield 5.9% 2.7% 4.7%
Net buyback yield – 2.5% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 5.2% 6.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -9.9% 330.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 0.7% 52.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 32.3% 8.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -68.0% 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.

ConsensusPKXHRRLJ
Forward P/E 34.1xFY2026 – 419.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.49FY2026 $-0.02FY2026 $0.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -103.1%FY2026 +200.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.2% – +33.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.42BFY2026 $1.08BFY2026 $1.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.6%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026 -2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +10.6% +15.4%
PK estimates →XHR estimates →RLJ estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPKXHRRLJ
Held by institutions 100.0% 95.2% 93.3%
Institutions holding 397 300 224
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.7% -2.2% +8.6%
Institutions buying 218 161 118
Institutions selling 114 92 75
Buyers to sellers 1.91 1.75 1.57
PK holders →XHR holders →RLJ 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.

PKXHRRLJ
PK 1.00 0.73 0.75
XHR 0.73 1.00 0.73
RLJ 0.75 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PK, XHR and RLJ?

Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) $3.37B, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) $2.01B, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) $1.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, PK, XHR and RLJ?

Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) -20.7x, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 525.8x, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 773.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) is cheapest (Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) 34.1x, 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: Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) -1.4%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) +1.6%, 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%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) -0.7%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 0.2%). On return on invested capital, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) leads (Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) 0.7%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 2.9%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) returned the most: Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) +63.8%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) +70.7%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) +87.8%. Over five years, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) compounded fastest (Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) -3.4%/yr, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) +1.8%/yr, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) -4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) has been the steadiest (Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) 30.3%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 27.2%, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 28.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PK, XHR 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 6. 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.