SHO vs HST vs DRH Stock Comparison

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Host Hotels & Resorts and DiamondRock Hospitality Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Host Hotels & Resorts leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Host Hotels & Resorts 7, DiamondRock Hospitality 3, Sunstone Hotel Investors 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSHOHSTDRHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.39B $17.60B $2.97B HST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 56.7x 17.1x 19.9x HST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 49.1x 17.4x 19.5x HST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% +4.9% +1.0% SHO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.2% 16.5% 13.1% HST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.4% -22.3% HST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.8x -2.1x DRH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.03% HST
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.1% +54.9% +84.7% DRH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.7%/yr +8.5%/yr +9.6%/yr DRH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.8% 25.3% 26.2% SHO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 74/100 60/100 HST

Percentile Scorecard

SHOHSTDRH

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

AxisSHOHSTDRH
Valuation 91 #14 of 145 84 #24 of 145 63 #55 of 145
Growth 62 #55 of 142 62 #54 of 142 64 #52 of 142
Profitability 64 #49 of 135 74 #36 of 135 45 #75 of 135
Financial Health 91 #13 of 136 76 #34 of 136 60 #55 of 136
Shareholder Returns 59 #54 of 131 72 #37 of 131 70 #40 of 131
Overall 73 74 60
  • SHO ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • HST ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • DRH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSHOHSTDRHSPY
1 month +13.0%+11.5%+12.8% +0.9%
3 months +8.5%-1.1%+8.5% +5.9%
6 months +29.9%+20.0%+39.1% +8.5%
Year to date +42.8%+42.5%+59.2% +13.3%
1 year +41.1%+54.9%+84.7% +12.4%
3 years +41.3%+67.9%+93.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +12.2%+18.9%+24.6% +23.5%
5 years +3.5%+50.1%+57.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +0.7%+8.5%+9.6% +11.0%
10 years +3.0%+68.5%+57.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +0.3%+5.4%+4.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSHOHSTDRHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.8%25.3%26.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.7%25.3%24.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.600.670.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.802.173.24 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-40.2%-42.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-1.1%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $12.77$25.54$14.26 $779.14
52-week low $8.73$16.02$7.72 $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.

MultipleSHOHSTDRH
P/E now vs peer median 56.0xmedian 25.8x 16.9xmedian 25.8x 19.7xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 4.0x 2.8xmedian 4.0x 2.6xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 14.2x 12.0xmedian 14.2x -8.4xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 23.0x 17.1xmedian 23.0x 17.8xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.3x 2.7xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.98median 1.91 1.40median 1.91 0.91median 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 monthsSHOHSTDRH
Revenue $1.00B $6.22B $1.14B
Gross profit $608.66M $1.68B $373.83M
Operating income $262.94M $905.00M -$578.87M
Net income $53.12M $1.04B $154.28M
Free cash flow $96.80M $1.02B $163.44M
EPS (diluted) $0.23 $1.49 $0.72
Cash & equivalents $203.71M $1.95B $105.98M
Total debt $968.37M $5.08B $1.10B
Shares (diluted) 185.55M 687.00M 206.10M
Enterprise value $1.64B $12.64B $2.61B

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
MetricSHOHSTDRH
P/E 56.0x 16.9x 19.7x
P/FCF 24.5x 17.1x 17.8x
P/Operating cash flow 12.0x 10.8x 12.0x
P/S 2.4x 2.8x 2.6x
P/B 1.3x 2.7x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 2.7x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 7.7x 12.0x -8.4x
EV/EBIT 11.9x 22.6x -6.8x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 3.3x 3.4x
EV/FCF 32.4x 20.1x 23.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.8x 12.7x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.98 1.40 0.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSHOHSTDRH
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% 4.9% 1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 6.0% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.6% 3.6% 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -4.7% 1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.2% 6.0% 10.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 3.2% -2.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 164.1% 55.8% 126.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.6% 10.6% 17.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 917.8% 57.4% 158.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.8% 12.0% 21.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.2% 12.4% 2.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 1.7% -0.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 318.6% 874.8% 35.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 16.6% 26.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSHOHSTDRH
Gross margin 60.7% 27.0% 32.9%
EBITDA margin 40.4% 27.4% -40.7%
Operating margin 26.2% 14.6% -50.9%
Pretax margin 5.3% 17.6% 13.6%
Net margin 4.2% 16.5% 13.1%
FCF margin 9.7% 16.3% 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 19.8% 25.8% 21.5%
Return on equity 2.8% 15.8% 10.3%
Return on assets 1.8% 7.9% 5.1%
Return on invested capital – 7.4% -22.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.7x 1.5x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.4% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSHOHSTDRH
Debt / assets 31.9% 38.3% 35.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.8x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.8x -2.1x
Debt / FCF 10.0x 5.0x 6.7x
Liabilities / assets 38.0% 51.8% 50.1%
Equity / assets 62.0% 48.2% 49.9%
Interest coverage 5.2x 3.8x -9.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSHOHSTDRH
Dividend yield 2.8% 3.8% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 3.1% 0.4% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 4.2% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 62.6% 49.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 64.2% 47.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.8% -1.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 13.8% 44.3%

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.

ConsensusSHOHSTDRH
Forward P/E 49.1xFY2026 17.4xFY2026 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.26FY2026 $1.45FY2026 $0.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +550.0%FY2026 +31.8%FY2026 +65.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -11.5% -30.3% -6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $966.48MFY2026 $6.55BFY2026 $1.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.8% -0.2% -7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSHOHSTDRH
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 273 737 321
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +2.7% +1.4%
Institutions buying 136 432 194
Institutions selling 97 209 92
Buyers to sellers 1.40 2.07 2.11

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.

SHOHSTDRH
SHO 1.00 0.75 0.80
HST 0.75 1.00 0.77
DRH 0.80 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SHO, HST and DRH?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) $2.39B, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) $17.60B, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) $2.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, SHO, HST and DRH?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 56.7x, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 17.1x, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) 19.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) is cheapest (Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 49.1x, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 17.4x, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) 19.5x). 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%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +4.9%, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) +1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) has the highest net margin (Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 4.2%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 16.5%, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) 13.1%). On return on invested capital, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) leads (Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 7.4%, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) -22.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) returned the most: Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) +41.1%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +54.9%, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) +84.7%. Over five years, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) compounded fastest (Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) +0.7%/yr, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +8.5%/yr, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) +9.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) has the highest dividend yield: Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 0.00%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 0.04%, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) 0.03%. 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 (Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 22.8%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 25.3%, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) 26.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SHO, HST and DRH?

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 7. 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.