RHP vs HST vs SHO Stock Comparison

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Host Hotels & Resorts and Sunstone Hotel Investors Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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Host Hotels & Resorts leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Host Hotels & Resorts 8, Ryman Hospitality Properties 3, Sunstone Hotel Investors 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRHPHSTSHOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.85B $17.03B $2.32B HST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.9x 16.6x 54.8x HST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.7x 18.0x 50.0x HST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.9% +4.9% +7.3% RHP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.9% 16.5% 4.2% HST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.8% 7.4% — RHP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 1.8x 1.9x HST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.04% 0.00% HST
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.1% +62.7% +45.5% HST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.5%/yr +7.3%/yr -0.3%/yr RHP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.6% 25.4% 22.7% SHO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 73/100 73/100 HST

Percentile Scorecard

RHPHSTSHO

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

AxisRHPHSTSHO
Valuation 39 #89 of 146 86 #21 of 146 92 #13 of 146
Growth 70 #44 of 145 57 #63 of 145 58 #62 of 145
Profitability 76 #35 of 141 71 #41 of 141 61 #56 of 141
Financial Health 25 #110 of 146 79 #32 of 146 92 #12 of 146
Shareholder Returns 61 #54 of 136 73 #37 of 136 62 #53 of 136
Overall 54 73 73
  • RHP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • HST 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

PeriodRHPHSTSHOSPY
1 month +13.1%+16.4%+14.7% -1.0%
3 months +6.8%+3.9%+11.2% -0.4%
6 months +22.9%+20.4%+26.9% +4.5%
Year to date +44.1%+47.3%+45.5% +12.4%
1 year +51.1%+62.7%+45.5% +13.6%
3 years +48.6%+55.8%+32.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +14.1%+15.9%+9.9% +20.8%
5 years +43.2%+42.1%-1.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year +7.5%+7.3%-0.3% +10.4%
10 years +165.3%+72.2%+5.1% +267.7%
10 years, per year +10.3%+5.6%+0.5% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureRHPHSTSHOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.6%25.4%22.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.4%25.5%23.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.530.670.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.162.472.01 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.8%-40.2%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%0.0%0.0% -1.6%
52-week high $136.38$26.11$13.01 $779.14
52-week low $89.87$16.05$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.

MultipleRHPHSTSHO
P/E now vs peer median 32.6xmedian 26.6x 17.4xmedian 26.6x 57.1xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 4.3x 2.9xmedian 4.3x 2.4xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 14.7x 12.3xmedian 14.7x 7.9xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.5xmedian 22.1x 17.6xmedian 22.1x 25.0xmedian 22.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 9.30median 2.01 1.45median 2.01 -3.04median 2.01

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 monthsRHPHSTSHO
Revenue $2.81B $6.22B $1.00B
Gross profit $1.23B $1.68B $608.66M
Operating income $549.53M $905.00M $262.94M
Net income $285.62M $1.04B $53.12M
Free cash flow $211.28M $1.02B $96.80M
EPS (diluted) $3.96 $1.49 $0.23
Cash & equivalents $348.18M $1.95B $203.71M
Total debt $4.66B $5.08B $968.37M
Shares (diluted) 70.02M 687.00M 185.55M
Enterprise value $7.24B $12.07B $1.56B

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
MetricRHPHSTSHO
P/E 32.6x 17.4x 57.1x
P/FCF 44.5x 17.6x 25.0x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x 11.1x 12.2x
P/S 3.4x 2.9x 2.4x
P/B 6.6x 2.8x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 2.8x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 15.7x 12.3x 7.9x
EV/EBIT 25.0x 23.2x 12.1x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 3.4x 3.2x
EV/FCF 64.9x 20.7x 32.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.2x 13.1x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 9.30 1.45 -3.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRHPHSTSHO
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.9% 4.9% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 6.0% -0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.4% 3.6% 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.4% -4.7% -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.3% 6.0% 8.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 3.2% 45.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.5% 55.8% 164.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 10.6% -19.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.9% 57.4% 917.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 12.0% -18.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.8% 12.4% 18.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 1.7% -4.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -15.5% 874.8% 318.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.8% 16.6% -4.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRHPHSTSHO
Gross margin 43.7% 27.0% 60.7%
EBITDA margin 31.1% 27.4% 40.4%
Operating margin 19.6% 14.6% 26.2%
Pretax margin 10.6% 17.6% 5.3%
Net margin 9.9% 16.5% 4.2%
FCF margin 7.5% 16.3% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 24.2% 25.8% 19.8%
Return on equity 25.6% 15.8% 2.8%
Return on assets 4.1% 7.9% 1.8%
Return on invested capital 9.8% 7.4% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.5x 3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.4% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRHPHSTSHO
Debt / assets 61.0% 38.3% 31.9%
Debt / equity 3.3x 0.8x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 1.8x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 22.1x 5.0x 10.0x
Liabilities / assets 81.5% 51.8% 38.0%
Equity / assets 18.5% 48.2% 62.0%
Interest coverage 2.1x 3.8x 5.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRHPHSTSHO
Dividend yield 3.5% 3.6% 2.8%
Net buyback yield – 0.4% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 4.1% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 106.1% 62.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 143.4% 64.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.6% 3.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 35.6% 13.8% –

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.

ConsensusRHPHSTSHO
Forward P/E 34.7xFY2026 18.0xFY2026 50.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.93FY2026 $1.45FY2026 $0.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 +31.8%FY2026 +550.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.6% -30.3% -11.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.84BFY2026 $6.55BFY2026 $966.48MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.1%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% -0.2% -7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRHPHSTSHO
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 436 739 273
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +2.7% +2.6%
Institutions buying 234 433 136
Institutions selling 137 210 97
Buyers to sellers 1.71 2.06 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.

RHPHSTSHO
RHP 1.00 0.70 0.71
HST 0.70 1.00 0.76
SHO 0.71 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RHP, HST and SHO?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) $8.85B, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) $17.03B, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) $2.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, RHP, HST and SHO?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 31.9x, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 16.6x, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 54.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) is cheapest (Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 34.7x, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 18.0x, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 50.0x). 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) +12.9%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +4.9%, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) has the highest net margin (Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 9.9%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 16.5%, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 4.2%). On return on invested capital, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) leads (Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 9.8%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) returned the most: Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) +51.1%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +62.7%, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) +45.5%. Over five years, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) compounded fastest (Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) +7.5%/yr, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +7.3%/yr, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) -0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) has the highest dividend yield: Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 0.03%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 0.04%, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 0.00%. Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) has been the steadiest (Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 23.6%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 25.4%, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 22.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RHP, HST 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, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) leads on 8. 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.