RHP vs TKO vs APLE Stock Comparison

Ryman Hospitality Properties, TKO Group Holdings and Apple Hospitality REIT Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TKO TKO Group Holdings, Inc.
$171.25 -6.3% 1M -8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.86B
P/E
56.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Live Entertainment Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionRHPTKOAPLELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.35B $12.86B $4.40B TKO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.7x 56.0x 25.1x APLE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.7x 38.1x 23.7x APLE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +5.1% +1.2% RHP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.9% 4.3% 12.2% APLE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% 6.7% 5.5% RHP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.2x 2.6x 3.3x TKO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.02% 0.05% APLE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.8% -8.3% +56.5% APLE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.7%/yr +23.4%/yr +3.2%/yr TKO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.7% 31.8% 22.7% APLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 79/100 60/100 TKO

Percentile Scorecard

RHPTKOAPLE

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

AxisRHPTKOAPLE
Valuation 54 #68 of 145 33 #9 of 13 78 #33 of 145
Growth 72 #41 of 142 100 #1 of 11 30 #100 of 142
Profitability 79 #29 of 136 100 #1 of 11 58 #58 of 136
Financial Health 28 #101 of 139 83 #3 of 13 92 #12 of 139
Shareholder Returns 69 #41 of 131 – 42 #76 of 131
Overall 60 79 60
  • RHP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • TKO ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • APLE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRHPTKOAPLESPY
1 month +9.0%-6.3%+12.8% -0.8%
3 months -1.9%-6.4%+8.2% +3.5%
6 months +29.9%-8.0%+36.9% +7.0%
Year to date +39.8%-18.1%+54.1% +12.2%
1 year +51.8%-8.3%+56.5% +13.0%
3 years +60.4%+108.9%+22.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.1%+27.9%+6.9% +23.1%
5 years +58.5%+186.1%+17.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +9.7%+23.4%+3.2% +11.0%
10 years +169.9%+795.2%+1.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.4%+24.5%+0.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRHPTKOAPLESPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.7%31.8%22.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.4%30.9%20.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.530.470.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.19-0.262.49 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.8%-37.2%-42.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.7%-23.9%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $136.00$224.96$18.26 $779.14
52-week low $85.91$171.25$11.17 $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.

MultipleRHPTKOAPLE
P/E now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 27.4x 55.8xmedian 50.6x 24.6xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 4.2x 6.2xmedian 1.3x 3.0xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 14.2x 24.0xmedian 17.8x 12.8xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.4xmedian 23.2x 19.5xmedian 17.3x 22.4xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 1.3x 3.9xmedian 2.4x 1.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 21.19median 2.11 —median 0.26 11.66median 2.11

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 monthsRHPTKOAPLE
Revenue $2.74B $5.30B $1.44B
Gross profit $1.20B $3.15B $579.20M
Operating income $543.81M $997.63M $258.26M
Net income $279.90M $661.36M $175.27M
Free cash flow $274.66M $1.67B $192.49M
EPS (diluted) $3.99 $3.03 $0.74
Cash & equivalents $366.13M $592.49M $10.15M
Total debt $3.97B $4.63B $1.50B
Shares (diluted) 68.14M 75.87M 236.15M
Enterprise value $6.61B $9.79B $4.32B

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
MetricRHPTKOAPLE
P/E 30.7x 55.8x 24.6x
P/FCF 30.4x 19.5x 22.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x 18.2x 11.2x
P/S 3.0x 6.2x 3.0x
P/B 10.6x 3.9x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 10.6x 6.3x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 14.0x 24.0x 12.8x
EV/EBIT 22.0x 36.7x 22.5x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 6.9x 4.0x
EV/FCF 43.5x 21.9x 30.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.3x 20.4x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 21.19 – 11.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRHPTKOAPLE
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 5.1% 1.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 63.0% 3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% 22.4% 0.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 53.5% 1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.8% 43.5% -1.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 19.8% 4.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.1% 73.5% -3.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 21.6% 3.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.1% 155.3% -2.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.4% – 2.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% 126.3% 1.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% – -0.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.2% 142.4% -32.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.0% – -1.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRHPTKOAPLE
Gross margin 43.8% 59.5% 40.2%
EBITDA margin 31.2% 28.8% 31.5%
Operating margin 19.8% 18.8% 17.9%
Pretax margin 10.7% 14.2% 12.2%
Net margin 9.9% 4.3% 12.2%
FCF margin 10.0% 31.5% 13.4%
Operating cash flow margin 25.2% 33.9% 26.8%
Return on equity 35.9% 7.9% 5.6%
Return on assets 4.5% 4.1% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 10.9% 6.7% 5.5%
Return on capital employed – 7.3% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 2.7x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 2.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRHPTKOAPLE
Debt / assets 64.1% 28.5% 30.9%
Debt / equity 5.0x 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.2x 2.6x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 14.5x 2.8x 7.8x
Liabilities / assets 87.2% 48.8% 35.4%
Equity / assets 12.8% 51.2% 64.6%
Interest coverage 2.1x 4.1x –
Current ratio – 1.3x –
Quick ratio – 0.7x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 2.93 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRHPTKOAPLE
Dividend yield 3.6% 1.8% 5.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 1.8% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 107.0% 36.3% 129.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 109.1% 14.4% 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.

ConsensusRHPTKOAPLE
Forward P/E 33.7xFY2026 38.1xFY2026 23.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.93FY2026 $4.49FY2026 $0.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 +98.7%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.6% +19.6% +1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.84BFY2026 $6.09BFY2026 $1.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.1%FY2026 +28.5%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% -5.9% +2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRHPTKOAPLE
Held by institutions 100.0% 98.3% 86.8%
Institutions holding 434 656 367
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% -2.9% +1.4%
Institutions buying 232 316 207
Institutions selling 137 240 108
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.32 1.92

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.

RHPTKOAPLE
RHP 1.00 0.25 0.71
TKO 0.25 1.00 0.22
APLE 0.71 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RHP, TKO and APLE?

TKO Group Holdings (TKO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) $8.35B, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) $12.86B, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) $4.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, RHP, TKO and APLE?

Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 30.7x, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 56.0x, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 25.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) is cheapest (Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 33.7x, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 38.1x, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 23.7x). 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%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +5.1%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) +1.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) has the highest net margin (Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 9.9%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 4.3%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 12.2%). On return on invested capital, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) leads (Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 10.9%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 6.7%, 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) +51.8%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) -8.3%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) +56.5%. Over five years, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) compounded fastest (Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) +9.7%/yr, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +23.4%/yr, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) +3.2%/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%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 0.02%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 0.05%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) has been the steadiest (Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 23.7%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 31.8%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 22.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.