SHO vs APLE vs XHR Stock Comparison

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Apple Hospitality REIT and Xenia Hotels & Resorts Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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

QuestionSHOAPLEXHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.31B $4.38B $1.97B APLE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 54.6x 23.7x 515.6x APLE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 47.5x 23.6x 353.2x APLE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% +3.2% +4.2% SHO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.2% 12.6% 0.3% APLE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.7% 2.5% APLE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 3.1x 5.5x SHO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% APLE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.9% +59.8% +65.3% XHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.4%/yr +1.7%/yr +1.0%/yr APLE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.3% 22.7% 27.5% APLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 61/100 51/100 SHO

Percentile Scorecard

SHOAPLEXHR

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

AxisSHOAPLEXHR
Valuation 91 #14 of 146 86 #21 of 146 75 #38 of 146
Growth 56 #64 of 145 30 #102 of 145 24 #111 of 145
Profitability 57 #61 of 141 58 #60 of 141 39 #86 of 141
Financial Health 91 #14 of 146 92 #12 of 146 43 #84 of 146
Shareholder Returns 65 #48 of 136 39 #83 of 136 77 #32 of 136
Overall 72 61 51
  • SHO ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • APLE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • XHR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSHOAPLEXHRSPY
1 month +10.2%+11.1%+17.3% -5.9%
3 months +9.3%+13.4%+7.3% -4.6%
6 months +19.3%+30.6%+25.8% +0.2%
Year to date +38.1%+53.1%+49.9% +7.5%
1 year +35.9%+59.8%+65.3% +8.2%
3 years +28.8%+8.2%+74.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year +8.8%+2.7%+20.4% +19.0%
5 years -6.7%+8.8%+5.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year -1.4%+1.7%+1.0% +9.4%
10 years -0.2%+2.5%+37.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year 0.0%+0.2%+3.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSHOAPLEXHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.3%22.7%27.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.8%21.3%28.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.650.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.542.632.38 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.3%-42.5%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.1%-3.7%-3.3% -5.9%
52-week high $13.01$18.83$21.91 $779.14
52-week low $8.73$11.25$12.82 $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.

MultipleSHOAPLEXHR
P/E now vs peer median 54.2xmedian 26.5x 23.2xmedian 26.5x 512.2xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 4.2x 2.9xmedian 4.2x 1.7xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 14.4x 12.3xmedian 14.4x 14.6xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.7xmedian 21.7x 21.2xmedian 21.7x 15.6xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.88median 1.78 5.72median 1.78 -9.41median 1.78

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 monthsSHOAPLEXHR
Revenue $1.00B $1.47B $1.12B
Gross profit $608.66M $596.14M $350.24M
Operating income $262.94M $267.96M $84.66M
Net income $53.12M $184.86M $3.96M
Free cash flow $96.80M $202.22M $125.46M
EPS (diluted) $0.23 $0.78 $0.04
Cash & equivalents $203.71M $42.67M $161.40M
Total debt $968.37M $1.48B $1.36B
Shares (diluted) 185.55M 236.17M 92.25M
Enterprise value $1.55B $4.31B $1.45B

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
MetricSHOAPLEXHR
P/E 54.2x 23.2x 512.2x
P/FCF 23.7x 21.2x 15.6x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 10.8x 10.4x
P/S 2.3x 2.9x 1.7x
P/B 1.2x 1.4x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.4x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 7.6x 12.3x 14.6x
EV/EBIT 11.6x 21.3x 37.2x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 3.9x 2.8x
EV/FCF 31.6x 28.3x 25.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.4x 14.5x 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.88 5.72 -9.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSHOAPLEXHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% 3.2% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 3.3% 2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.6% 4.2% 7.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 2.1% 2.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.2% 3.8% -17.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 5.8% -6.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 164.1% 5.3% -93.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.6% 5.1% -56.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 917.8% 5.7% -93.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.8% 4.1% -54.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.2% 4.1% 1.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.2% -0.2% 4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 318.6% -28.1% 92.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.3% -0.9% 22.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSHOAPLEXHR
Gross margin 60.7% 40.7% 31.3%
EBITDA margin 40.4% 31.8% 19.3%
Operating margin 26.2% 18.3% 7.6%
Pretax margin 5.3% 12.7% 0.5%
Net margin 4.2% 12.6% 0.3%
FCF margin 9.7% 13.8% 11.2%
Operating cash flow margin 19.8% 27.0% 16.8%
Return on equity 2.8% 5.9% 0.3%
Return on assets 1.8% 3.8% 0.1%
Return on invested capital – 5.7% 2.5%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.7x 2.1x 47.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSHOAPLEXHR
Debt / assets 31.9% 30.4% 49.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.5x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 3.1x 5.5x
Debt / FCF 10.0x 7.3x 10.8x
Liabilities / assets 38.0% 35.3% 57.9%
Equity / assets 62.0% 64.7% 42.1%
Interest coverage 5.2x – 1.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSHOAPLEXHR
Dividend yield 2.9% 5.3% 2.6%
Net buyback yield 3.2% 0.3% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 6.1% 5.6% 4.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 122.6% 19.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 112.1% 0.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -6.1% 32.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.3% -71.9%

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.

ConsensusSHOAPLEXHR
Forward P/E 47.5xFY2026 23.6xFY2026 353.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.26FY2026 $0.77FY2026 $0.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +550.0%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 -90.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.7% +1.3% +950.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $966.88MFY2026 $1.52BFY2026 $1.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.8% +2.0% +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSHOAPLEXHR
Held by institutions 100.0% 86.8% 95.2%
Institutions holding 273 369 300
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +1.5% -2.2%
Institutions buying 136 209 161
Institutions selling 97 108 92
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.94 1.75

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.

SHOAPLEXHR
SHO 1.00 0.77 0.75
APLE 0.77 1.00 0.77
XHR 0.75 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SHO, APLE and XHR?

Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) $2.31B, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) $4.38B, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) $1.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, SHO, APLE and XHR?

Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 54.6x, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 23.7x, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 515.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) is cheapest (Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 47.5x, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 23.6x, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 353.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) +7.3%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) +3.2%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) has the highest net margin (Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 4.2%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 12.6%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 0.3%). On return on invested capital, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) leads (Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 5.7%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 2.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) returned the most: Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) +35.9%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) +59.8%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) +65.3%. Over five years, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) compounded fastest (Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) -1.4%/yr, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) +1.7%/yr, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) +1.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) has the highest dividend yield: Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 0.00%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 0.05%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 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 (Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 23.3%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 22.7%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.