RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) Q4 2025 Earnings
How Did RLJ Stock React to Q4 2025 Earnings?
S&P 500 over the same 30 days: −5.20%.
Did RLJ Beat Earnings? Q4 2025 Results
Yes. RLJ Lodging Trust reported Q4 2025 earnings of $-0.04 a share on Feb 26, 2026, beating the $-0.07 consensus estimate by 44.8%. Revenue was $328.6M against a $318.0M estimate.
RLJ Lodging Trust closed out Q4 2025 with results that landed ahead of expectations despite a challenging operating backdrop, posting a loss of $0.04 per share against a consensus estimate of $0.07 negative, a beat of 44.83%, while revenue of $328.59 million topped the $317.95 million estimate by 3.35%, even as total revenue edged down 0.4% year-over-year. The primary story behind the quarter's relative resilience was strong growth in non-room revenues, which climbed 7.2% and helped offset a 1.5% decline in comparable RevPAR to $136.79, itself pressured by the extended U.S. government shutdown that disrupted demand through October and November. GAAP net income fell sharply to $549,000 from $5.51 million a year ago, and Adjusted EBITDA slipped modestly to $80.43 million from $81.13 million. Some analysts have flagged concerns about the company's longer-term profitability trajectory, though management pointed to upcoming catalysts including the FIFA World Cup and America's 250th Anniversary celebrations as potential demand drivers; for 2026, RLJ guided Adjusted FFO per diluted share to a range of $1.21 to $1.41.
- Outperformance of urban markets
- Successful ramp of completed brand conversions
- Robust non-room revenue growth of 7.2% in Q4
- Disciplined cost management efforts
- $4.7 million of real estate tax credits during Q4
“We achieved solid fourth quarter results that came in ahead of our outlook despite a choppy operating environment that was further constrained by a protracted government shutdown, driven by the outperformance of our urban markets, the successful ramp of our completed conversions, robust non-room revenue growth, and benefits from our disciplined cost management efforts. These results capped a productive year for RLJ in which we advanced a number of our strategic initiatives.”
RLJ Lodging Trust CEO, on the earnings call
What Was RLJ Lodging Trust's Outlook in Q4 2025?
For full year 2026, the company expects comparable RevPAR growth of 0.5% to 3.0%, Comparable Hotel EBITDA of $344M to $374M, Adjusted EBITDA of $312M to $342M, and Adjusted FFO per diluted share of $1.21 to $1.41. Additional outlook assumptions include net interest expense of $101.0M to $103.0M, cash corporate G&A of $32.5M to $33.5M, capital expenditures for renovations of $80.0M to $90.0M, and diluted weighted average common shares and units of 150.8 million. The 2026 net income outlook ranges from $0.3M to $28.3M. Potential future acquisitions, dispositions, financings, or share repurchases are not incorporated into the outlook.
RLJ YoY Financials
| Metric | Q4 2025 | Q4 2024 | Year over year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $328.6M | $330.0M | −0.4% |
| Net Income | $549,000 | $5.4M | −89.8% |
| Operating Income | $27.2M | $29.3M | −7.2% |
RLJ Revenue by Segment
Figures from SEC filings and company reports. Not investment advice.