XHR vs DRH vs APLE Stock Comparison

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

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DiamondRock Hospitality leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (DiamondRock Hospitality 7, Apple Hospitality REIT 4, Xenia Hotels & Resorts 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionXHRDRHAPLELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.95B $2.86B $4.28B APLE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 512.2x 17.7x 23.2x DRH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 353.2x 19.2x 23.6x DRH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% +2.1% +3.2% XHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.3% 14.1% 12.6% DRH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.5% -21.3% 5.7% APLE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x -2.1x 3.1x DRH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.64% 2.93% 5.29% APLE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +65.3% +70.9% +59.8% DRH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.0%/yr +5.8%/yr +1.7%/yr DRH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 26.6% 22.7% APLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 63/100 61/100 DRH

Percentile Scorecard

XHRDRHAPLE

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

AxisXHRDRHAPLE
Valuation 75 #38 of 146 68 #47 of 146 86 #21 of 146
Growth 24 #111 of 145 69 #45 of 145 30 #102 of 145
Profitability 39 #86 of 141 44 #80 of 141 58 #60 of 141
Financial Health 43 #84 of 146 62 #56 of 146 92 #12 of 146
Shareholder Returns 77 #32 of 136 70 #42 of 136 39 #83 of 136
Overall 51 63 61
  • XHR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • DRH ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • 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

PeriodXHRDRHAPLESPY
1 month +17.3%+12.9%+11.1% -5.9%
3 months +7.3%+10.6%+13.4% -4.6%
6 months +25.8%+31.1%+30.6% +0.2%
Year to date +49.9%+56.0%+53.1% +7.5%
1 year +65.3%+70.9%+59.8% +8.2%
3 years +74.3%+67.8%+8.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year +20.4%+18.9%+2.7% +19.0%
5 years +5.3%+32.6%+8.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year +1.0%+5.8%+1.7% +9.4%
10 years +37.2%+57.3%+2.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +3.2%+4.6%+0.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureXHRDRHAPLESPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%26.6%22.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.6%25.8%21.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.580.680.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.382.662.63 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-42.2%-42.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.3%-4.4%-3.7% -5.9%
52-week high $21.91$14.63$18.83 $779.14
52-week low $12.82$8.18$11.25 $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.

MultipleXHRDRHAPLE
P/E now vs peer median 512.2xmedian 26.5x 17.7xmedian 26.5x 23.2xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 4.2x 2.5xmedian 4.2x 2.9xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 14.4x -8.3xmedian 14.4x 12.3xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 21.7x 17.6xmedian 21.7x 21.2xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -9.41median 1.78 0.69median 1.78 5.72median 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 monthsXHRDRHAPLE
Revenue $1.12B $1.15B $1.47B
Gross profit $350.24M $382.49M $596.14M
Operating income $84.66M -$575.08M $267.96M
Net income $3.96M $165.05M $184.86M
Free cash flow $125.46M $162.31M $202.22M
EPS (diluted) $0.04 $0.78 $0.78
Cash & equivalents $161.40M $139.96M $42.67M
Total debt $1.36B $1.10B $1.48B
Shares (diluted) 92.25M 207.42M 236.17M
Enterprise value $1.50B $2.51B $4.21B

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
MetricXHRDRHAPLE
P/E 512.2x 17.7x 23.2x
P/FCF 15.6x 17.6x 21.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 11.8x 10.8x
P/S 1.7x 2.5x 2.9x
P/B 1.7x 1.8x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.8x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 14.6x -8.3x 12.3x
EV/EBIT 37.2x -6.6x 21.3x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 3.3x 3.9x
EV/FCF 25.1x 23.5x 28.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x 15.8x 14.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.41 0.69 5.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricXHRDRHAPLE
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% 2.1% 3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 2.5% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.7% 9.2% 4.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 3.1% 2.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.2% 10.9% 3.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.5% -1.0% 5.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -93.4% 156.7% 5.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -56.6% 20.6% 5.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -93.0% 197.7% 5.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -54.4% 25.5% 4.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.5% -3.7% 4.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 1.3% -0.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 92.5% 18.6% -28.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.7% 70.2% -0.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricXHRDRHAPLE
Gross margin 31.3% 33.3% 40.7%
EBITDA margin 19.3% -39.9% 31.8%
Operating margin 7.6% -50.1% 18.3%
Pretax margin 0.5% 14.7% 12.7%
Net margin 0.3% 14.1% 12.6%
FCF margin 11.2% 14.1% 13.8%
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% 21.1% 27.0%
Return on equity 0.3% 10.7% 5.9%
Return on assets 0.1% 5.4% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 2.5% -21.3% 5.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 47.6x 1.5x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricXHRDRHAPLE
Debt / assets 49.7% 35.5% 30.4%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.7x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x -2.1x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 10.8x 6.8x 7.3x
Liabilities / assets 57.9% 50.0% 35.3%
Equity / assets 42.1% 50.0% 64.7%
Interest coverage 1.0x -9.7x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricXHRDRHAPLE
Dividend yield 2.6% 2.9% 5.3%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 0.1% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 3.1% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.3% 47.7% 122.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 0.6% 48.5% 112.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 32.3% -10.8% -6.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -71.9% 35.1% -1.3%

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.

ConsensusXHRDRHAPLE
Forward P/E 353.2xFY2026 19.2xFY2026 23.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.06FY2026 $0.73FY2026 $0.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -90.6%FY2026 +65.9%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +950.0% -6.8% +1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.08BFY2026 $1.20BFY2026 $1.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.6% -7.4% +2.0%
XHR estimates →DRH estimates →APLE estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersXHRDRHAPLE
Held by institutions 95.2% 100.0% 86.8%
Institutions holding 300 323 369
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +1.4% +1.5%
Institutions buying 161 194 209
Institutions selling 92 92 108
Buyers to sellers 1.75 2.11 1.94
XHR holders →DRH holders →APLE 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.

XHRDRHAPLE
XHR 1.00 0.80 0.78
DRH 0.80 1.00 0.83
APLE 0.78 0.83 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, XHR, DRH and APLE?

Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) $1.95B, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) $2.86B, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) $4.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, XHR, DRH and APLE?

DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 512.2x, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) 17.7x, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 23.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) is cheapest (Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 353.2x, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) 19.2x, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 23.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) +4.2%, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) +2.1%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) +3.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) has the highest net margin (Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 0.3%, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) 14.1%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 12.6%). On return on invested capital, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) leads (Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 2.5%, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) -21.3%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 5.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) returned the most: Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) +65.3%, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) +70.9%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) +59.8%. Over five years, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) compounded fastest (Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) +1.0%/yr, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) +5.8%/yr, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) +1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) has the highest dividend yield: Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 2.64%, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) 2.93%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 5.29%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) has been the steadiest (Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 27.5%, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) 26.6%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 22.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, XHR, DRH 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, DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) 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.