RHP vs APLE vs SHO Stock Comparison

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Apple Hospitality REIT and Sunstone Hotel Investors Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Apple Hospitality REIT leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Apple Hospitality REIT 6, Ryman Hospitality Properties 4, Sunstone Hotel Investors 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRHPAPLESHOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.36B $4.32B $2.34B RHP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.7x 24.6x 55.4x APLE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.9x 23.7x 48.1x APLE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +1.2% +7.3% RHP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.9% 12.2% 4.2% APLE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% 5.5% — RHP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.2x 3.3x 1.9x SHO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.05% 0.00% APLE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.4% +54.8% +36.8% APLE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.2%/yr +2.8%/yr +0.5%/yr RHP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.6% 22.6% 22.9% APLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 60/100 74/100 SHO

Percentile Scorecard

RHPAPLESHO

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

AxisRHPAPLESHO
Valuation 55 #66 of 145 79 #31 of 145 90 #15 of 145
Growth 71 #43 of 144 28 #104 of 144 62 #56 of 144
Profitability 80 #29 of 140 59 #58 of 140 61 #55 of 140
Financial Health 26 #108 of 146 91 #14 of 146 92 #12 of 146
Shareholder Returns 70 #40 of 132 42 #77 of 132 64 #48 of 132
Overall 60 60 74
  • RHP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • APLE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SHO ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRHPAPLESHOSPY
1 month +8.2%+14.0%+13.3% -1.0%
3 months -2.0%+7.7%+6.5% +2.9%
6 months +27.7%+36.8%+29.7% +6.4%
Year to date +37.9%+52.3%+39.8% +11.4%
1 year +49.4%+54.8%+36.8% +13.1%
3 years +51.5%+15.8%+32.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.9%+5.0%+9.9% +21.5%
5 years +55.5%+15.0%+2.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +9.2%+2.8%+0.5% +10.9%
10 years +164.8%-0.8%-4.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.2%-0.1%-0.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureRHPAPLESHOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.6%22.6%22.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.3%20.9%23.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.520.620.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.092.421.61 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.8%-42.5%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.0%-0.7%-0.8% -2.5%
52-week high $136.00$18.17$12.60 $779.14
52-week low $85.91$11.17$8.73 $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.

MultipleRHPAPLESHO
P/E now vs peer median 30.3xmedian 27.0x 24.3xmedian 27.0x 54.9xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 4.1x 3.0xmedian 4.1x 2.3xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 14.5x 12.7xmedian 14.5x 7.6xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.0xmedian 23.7x 22.1xmedian 23.7x 24.0xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x 1.2xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 20.90median 2.07 11.52median 2.07 -2.92median 2.07

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 monthsRHPAPLESHO
Revenue $2.74B $1.44B $1.00B
Gross profit $1.20B $579.20M $608.66M
Operating income $543.81M $258.26M $262.94M
Net income $279.90M $175.27M $53.12M
Free cash flow $274.66M $192.49M $96.80M
EPS (diluted) $3.99 $0.74 $0.23
Cash & equivalents $366.13M $10.15M $203.71M
Total debt $3.97B $1.50B $968.37M
Shares (diluted) 68.14M 236.15M 185.55M
Enterprise value $6.61B $4.24B $1.59B

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
MetricRHPAPLESHO
P/E 30.3x 24.3x 54.9x
P/FCF 30.0x 22.1x 24.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x 11.0x 11.7x
P/S 3.0x 3.0x 2.3x
P/B 10.4x 1.4x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 10.4x 1.4x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 12.7x 7.6x
EV/EBIT 21.8x 22.3x 11.7x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 4.0x 3.1x
EV/FCF 43.1x 29.9x 31.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x 14.9x 15.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 20.90 11.52 -2.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRHPAPLESHO
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 1.2% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 3.1% -0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% 0.0% 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 1.5% -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.8% -1.9% 8.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 4.7% 45.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.1% -3.1% 164.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 3.2% -19.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.1% -2.5% 917.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 2.1% -18.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% 1.3% 18.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% -0.1% -4.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.2% -32.6% 318.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.0% -1.5% -4.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRHPAPLESHO
Gross margin 43.8% 40.2% 60.7%
EBITDA margin 31.2% 31.5% 40.4%
Operating margin 19.8% 17.9% 26.2%
Pretax margin 10.7% 12.2% 5.3%
Net margin 9.9% 12.2% 4.2%
FCF margin 10.0% 13.4% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 25.2% 26.8% 19.8%
Return on equity 35.9% 5.6% 2.8%
Return on assets 4.5% 3.6% 1.8%
Return on invested capital 10.9% 5.5% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 2.2x 3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRHPAPLESHO
Debt / assets 64.1% 30.9% 31.9%
Debt / equity 5.0x 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.2x 3.3x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 14.5x 7.8x 10.0x
Liabilities / assets 87.2% 35.4% 38.0%
Equity / assets 12.8% 64.6% 62.0%
Interest coverage 2.1x – 5.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRHPAPLESHO
Dividend yield 3.7% 5.3% 2.9%
Net buyback yield – 0.4% 3.1%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 5.7% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 107.0% 129.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 109.1% 117.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 10.0% -6.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 69.7% 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.

ConsensusRHPAPLESHO
Forward P/E 32.9xFY2026 23.7xFY2026 48.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.97FY2026 $0.76FY2026 $0.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.3%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026 +550.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.9% +1.3% -11.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.83BFY2026 $1.51BFY2026 $952.99MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026 -0.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% +2.0% -6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRHPAPLESHO
Held by institutions 100.0% 86.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 434 367 273
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +1.4% +2.6%
Institutions buying 232 207 136
Institutions selling 137 108 97
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.92 1.40

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.

RHPAPLESHO
RHP 1.00 0.71 0.70
APLE 0.71 1.00 0.76
SHO 0.70 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RHP, APLE and SHO?

Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) $8.36B, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) $4.32B, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) $2.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, RHP, APLE and SHO?

Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 30.7x, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 24.6x, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 55.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) is cheapest (Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 32.9x, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 23.7x, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 48.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) +12.2%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) +1.2%, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) has the highest net margin (Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 9.9%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 12.2%, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 4.2%). On return on invested capital, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) leads (Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 10.9%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) returned the most: Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) +49.4%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) +54.8%, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) +36.8%. Over five years, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) compounded fastest (Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) +9.2%/yr, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) +2.8%/yr, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) +0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) has the highest dividend yield: Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 0.04%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 0.05%, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 0.00%. Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) has been the steadiest (Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 23.6%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 22.6%, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 22.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RHP, APLE and SHO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 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.