RLJ vs RHP vs PK Stock Comparison

RLJ Lodging Trust, Ryman Hospitality Properties and Park Hotels & Resorts Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RLJ RLJ Lodging Trust
$12.51 +13.1% 1M +81.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.91B
P/E
758.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.38B
Div. yield
4.80%
Hotel REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ryman Hospitality Properties leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Ryman Hospitality Properties 10, Park Hotels & Resorts 1, RLJ Lodging Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRLJRHPPKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.91B $8.36B $3.35B RHP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 758.2x 30.7x -20.4x RHP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 417.0x 33.7x 33.9x RHP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.1% +12.2% -1.4% RHP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.2% 9.9% -6.4% RHP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.0% 10.9% 0.7% RHP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.2x 4.2x 10.9x RHP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.80% 3.62% 6.01% PK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +81.6% +53.2% +50.4% RLJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.8%/yr +9.2%/yr -2.1%/yr RHP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.1% 23.6% 30.6% RHP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 60/100 41/100 RHP

Percentile Scorecard

RLJRHPPK

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

AxisRLJRHPPK
Valuation 92 #12 of 145 51 #72 of 145 68 #47 of 145
Growth 21 #113 of 142 72 #40 of 142 3 #138 of 142
Profitability 49 #69 of 135 82 #25 of 135 24 #103 of 135
Financial Health 40 #82 of 136 29 #97 of 136 27 #99 of 136
Shareholder Returns 81 #26 of 131 67 #44 of 131 82 #24 of 131
Overall 57 60 41
  • RLJ ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • RHP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • PK ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRLJRHPPKSPY
1 month +13.1%+8.5%+5.8% +0.9%
3 months +1.1%-2.2%+8.6% +5.9%
6 months +51.3%+27.9%+46.6% +8.5%
Year to date +67.9%+40.0%+59.0% +13.3%
1 year +81.6%+53.2%+50.4% +12.4%
3 years +37.0%+60.6%+49.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +11.1%+17.1%+14.4% +23.5%
5 years -13.2%+54.9%-10.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -2.8%+9.2%-2.1% +11.0%
10 years -36.0%+167.8%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -4.4%+10.4%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureRLJRHPPKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.1%23.6%30.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%22.3%27.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.660.530.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.902.251.65 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.1%-34.8%-58.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-2.6%-2.1% -0.9%
52-week high $12.51$136.00$16.99 $779.14
52-week low $6.80$85.91$9.84 $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.

MultipleRLJRHPPK
P/E now vs peer median 758.2xmedian 25.8x 30.7xmedian 25.8x -20.4xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 4.0x 3.0xmedian 4.0x 1.3xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 14.2x 14.0xmedian 14.2x 20.8xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 23.0x 30.4xmedian 23.0x 41.3xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 10.6xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -12.02median 1.91 21.22median 1.91 0.38median 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 monthsRLJRHPPK
Revenue $1.38B $2.74B $2.54B
Gross profit – $1.20B $756.00M
Operating income – $543.81M $52.00M
Net income $27.66M $279.90M -$159.00M
Free cash flow $173.52M $274.66M $81.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $3.99 $-0.82
Cash & equivalents $937.60M $366.13M $264.00M
Total debt $2.70B $3.97B $3.92B
Shares (diluted) 150.93M 68.14M 200.00M
Enterprise value -$156.45M $7.06B $2.36B

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
MetricRLJRHPPK
P/E 758.2x 30.7x -20.4x
P/FCF 11.0x 30.4x 41.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.1x 12.1x 8.3x
P/S 1.4x 3.0x 1.3x
P/B 0.9x 10.6x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 10.6x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 10.8x 14.0x 20.8x
EV/EBIT 25.9x 22.0x 134.6x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 4.4x 2.8x
EV/FCF 21.1x 43.6x 86.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.7x 17.3x 17.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -12.02 21.22 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRLJRHPPK
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.1% 12.2% -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 10.5% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.7% 1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.4% -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 12.8% -79.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 7.2% -31.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -52.4% 3.1% -333.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.9% 5.3% -61.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -92.5% -0.1% -379.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -63.1% 1.4% -54.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.7% 14.3% -2.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 10.9% -4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.9% 37.2% -56.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.8% -9.0% -29.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRLJRHPPK
Gross margin – 43.8% 29.8%
EBITDA margin 24.4% 31.2% 13.2%
Operating margin – 19.8% 2.0%
Pretax margin 2.1% 10.7% -5.7%
Net margin 0.2% 9.9% -6.4%
FCF margin 12.6% 10.0% 3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 19.3% 25.2% 15.9%
Return on equity 1.3% 35.9% -5.1%
Return on assets 0.6% 4.5% -2.0%
Return on invested capital 3.0% 10.9% 0.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 9.7x 2.5x -2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRLJRHPPK
Debt / assets 51.5% 64.1% 50.8%
Debt / equity 1.2x 5.0x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.2x 4.2x 10.9x
Debt / FCF 15.5x 14.5x 48.3x
Liabilities / assets 58.6% 87.2% 59.9%
Equity / assets 41.4% 12.8% 40.1%
Interest coverage 1.3x 2.1x 0.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRLJRHPPK
Dividend yield 4.8% 3.6% 6.0%
Net buyback yield 1.5% – –
Shareholder yield 6.3% 3.6% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 330.2% 107.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 52.6% 109.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.0% 10.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 43.8% 69.7% –

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.

ConsensusRLJRHPPK
Forward P/E 417.0xFY2026 33.7xFY2026 33.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.03FY2026 $3.93FY2026 $0.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +200.0%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +33.3% +20.6% +12.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.32BFY2026 $2.84BFY2026 $2.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.6%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.4% +7.0% +2.6%
RLJ estimates →RHP estimates →PK estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRLJRHPPK
Held by institutions 93.3% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 223 434 397
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.6% -0.2% +9.7%
Institutions buying 118 232 218
Institutions selling 75 137 114
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.69 1.91
RLJ holders →RHP holders →PK 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.

RLJRHPPK
RLJ 1.00 0.68 0.75
RHP 0.68 1.00 0.66
PK 0.75 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RLJ, RHP and PK?

Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) is the largest by market capitalisation: RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) $1.91B, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) $8.36B, Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) $3.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, RLJ, RHP and PK?

Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 758.2x, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 30.7x, Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) -20.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) is cheapest (RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 417.0x, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 33.7x, Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) 33.9x). 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: RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) +1.1%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) +12.2%, Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) -1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) has the highest net margin (RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 0.2%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 9.9%, Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) -6.4%). On return on invested capital, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) leads (RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 3.0%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 10.9%, Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) 0.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) returned the most: RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) +81.6%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) +53.2%, Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) +50.4%. Over five years, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) compounded fastest (RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) -2.8%/yr, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) +9.2%/yr, Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) -2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) has the highest dividend yield: RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 4.80%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 3.62%, Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) 6.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) has been the steadiest (RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) 28.1%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 23.6%, Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) 30.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) leads on 10. 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.