RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) Dividend Yield (2011 - 2026)
RLJ Lodging Trust's Dividend Yield came in at 5.06% for Q2 2026, down 2.62 percentage points from 7.68% a year earlier and down 3.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) Dividend Yield (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, RLJ Lodging Trust's Dividend Yield was 8.12%, up 3.66 percentage points from FY2024.
- Dividend Yield has increased in each of the last four years, with a five-year change of +5.50 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Dividend Yield was 4.46% in FY2024 (+1.76 pp), 2.70% in FY2023 (+1.93 pp), 0.77% in FY2022 (+0.49 pp) and 0.29% in FY2021 (-2.32 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Dividend Yield since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Dividend Yield increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.15 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Dividend Yield over five years came in Q3 2025 (a gain of 4.01 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2021 (a drop of 7.82 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows RLJ's Dividend Yield at 8.10% (Q1 2026), 8.12% (Q4 2025) and 8.44% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 167.90 Bn | 150.42 Bn | 1.39 Bn |
| 2 | Prologis | 123.74 Bn | 128.13 Bn | - |
| 3 | Simon Property | 66.68 Bn | 67.94 Bn | - |
| 4 | Realty Income | 52.20 Bn | 54.59 Bn | - |
| 5 | Public Storage | 50.15 Bn | 49.24 Bn | - |
| 6 | Ventas | 44.59 Bn | 43.78 Bn | - |
| 7 | Extra Space Storage | 28.21 Bn | 28.21 Bn | 642.43 Mn |
| 8 | Vici Properties | 25.53 Bn | 23.65 Bn | 1.05 Bn |
| 9 | Vivmark Residential | 23.00 Bn | 23.19 Bn | - |
| 10 | RLJ Lodging Trust | 1.69 Bn | -377.39 Mn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.06% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.12% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.44% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.68% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.47% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.46% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.98% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.70% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.73% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.90% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.16% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.77% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.41% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.38% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.29% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.29% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.27% |
RLJ Lodging Trust Dividend Yield API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-yield&ticker=RLJ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-yield", "ticker": "RLJ", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-yield&ticker=RLJ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();