Stocks · Real Estate · REIT - Hotel & Motel
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. HST
$22.56 +0.22% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $15.45B
Strong trendInexpensive vs sector
Next earnings report: Nov 4, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $1.47, up 56.4% year over year.
- The shares trade at 15.3× trailing earnings, lower than 89% of the company's own readings over the past five years.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 6 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +29.8%).
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Real Estate sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth66Positive
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 45%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 23%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 26%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 39%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 26%
Quality71Positive
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 25%
- Gross marginBottom 21%
- Operating marginBottom 30%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 42%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 34%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 9%
- Interest coverTop 12%
Value95Exceptional
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 20%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 40%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 10%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 14%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 28%
Momentum94Exceptional
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 14%
- 6-month returnTop 15%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 8%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 15%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 8%
Revisions75Positive
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 29%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 6%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 39%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 17%
Stability59Neutral
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 49%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 46%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 42%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 9%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 6.2% | 4.9% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 51.0% | 56.4% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 53.4% | 15.8% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 14.4% | 14.4% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 13.6% | 16.3% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 4.9% | 6.2% | ↓ | Bottom 45% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 56.4% | 51.0% | ↑ | Top 23% |
| Gross margin | 15.8% | 53.4% | ↓ | Bottom 21% |
| Operating margin | 14.4% | 14.4% | ↑ | Bottom 30% |
| Net margin | 16.5% | 11.1% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 16.3% | 13.6% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 6.8% | — | Top 25% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 7.6% | — | Top 39% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.56×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -4.3%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.4%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +27.6 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 1.74×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 3.8×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 4.22%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.49%
- Shareholder yield
- 4.71%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +0.0%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -0.9%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 7, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 6
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 7 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +29.8%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.8%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 5 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $25.47
- Target vs current price
- +12.9%
- Analysts with a rating
- 43
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 53%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | +2.9% | +0.6% | -10.8% | -13.4% | — |
| May 6, 2026 | +87.4% | +1.7% | +2.1% | +11.9% | +17.9% |
| Feb 18, 2026 | +7.8% | +1.2% | -0.6% | -6.0% | +7.7% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | +21.1% | +1.0% | +11.8% | +10.0% | +16.3% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | +43.6% | -0.9% | -5.4% | +4.0% | +3.2% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | +28.2% | +0.6% | +3.2% | +9.9% | +18.0% |
| Feb 19, 2025 | +0.0% | +0.2% | -6.0% | -11.6% | -9.1% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | +20.3% | +1.9% | +1.9% | +5.0% | -7.1% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $0.35 | $0.34 | +2.9% | $1.64B |
| May 6, 2026 | $0.67 | $0.36 | +87.4% | $1.65B |
| Feb 18, 2026 | $0.20 | $0.19 | +7.8% | $1.60B |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $0.23 | $0.19 | +21.1% | $1.33B |
| Jul 30, 2025 | $0.32 | $0.22 | +43.6% | $1.59B |
| Apr 30, 2025 | $0.35 | $0.27 | +28.2% | $1.59B |
| Feb 19, 2025 | $0.15 | $0.15 | +0.0% | $1.43B |
| Nov 6, 2024 | $0.12 | $0.10 | +20.3% | $1.32B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 15.3× | 16.3× | 11th | Top 20% |
| P/E (forward) | 16.4× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.0× | — | — | Top 10% |
| EV / Sales | 3.08× | — | — | Top 14% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 6.56% | — | — | Top 40% |
| Earnings yield | 6.52% | — | — | Top 20% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 15.1× – 57.0× since Mar 31, 2022. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +32.3%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +56.4%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -4.1%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 245
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -2.7%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +2.2%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -1.6%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +5.6%
- RSI (14)
- 52.8
- Relative volume
- 0.81×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 23.6%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 23th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.63
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.38
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -11.7%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -40.0%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2022 | Apr 8, 2025 | -40.2% | 738 days | 258 days (Apr 20, 2026) |
| Apr 29, 2021 | Aug 19, 2021 | -19.4% | 78 days | 120 days (Feb 9, 2022) |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 | -15.3% | 24 days | Not yet recovered |
| Feb 16, 2022 | Mar 7, 2022 | -14.2% | 12 days | 16 days (Mar 29, 2022) |
| Dec 4, 2020 | Jan 26, 2021 | -13.7% | 34 days | 15 days (Feb 17, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $15.45B
- P/E (TTM)
- 15.3
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $1.47
- Revenue (TTM)
- $6.22B
- Dividend yield
- 7.40%
- 52-week range
- $15.61 – $25.71
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.89B | $4.91B | $5.31B | $5.68B | $6.11B |
| Gross profit | $1.49B | $2.71B | $2.85B | $3.03B | $160.0M |
| Operating income | -$250.0M | $775.0M | $827.0M | $875.0M | $831.0M |
| Net income | -$11.0M | $633.0M | $740.0M | $697.0M | $765.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.02 | $0.88 | $1.04 | $0.99 | $1.10 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.32B | $1.43B | $1.59B | $1.59B | $1.33B | $1.60B | $1.65B | $1.64B |
| Net income | $82.0M | $108.0M | $248.0M | $221.0M | $161.0M | $135.0M | $494.0M | $237.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.12 | $0.15 | $0.35 | $0.32 | $0.23 | $0.19 | $0.71 | $0.34 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $292.0M | $1.42B | $1.44B | $1.50B | $1.50B |
| Capital expenditure | -$427.0M | -$504.0M | -$646.0M | -$548.0M | -$644.0M |
| Free cash flow | -$135.0M | $912.0M | $795.0M | $950.0M | $858.0M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | -$150.0M | -$547.0M | -$737.0M | -$623.0M |
| Net share buybacks | $138.0M | -$26.0M | -$181.0M | -$107.0M | -$205.0M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $1.95B
- Total assets
- $13.25B
- Total liabilities
- $6.86B
- Total debt
- $5.64B
- Net debt
- $3.69B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $6.39B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 7, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | $0.20 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | $0.92 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $0.20 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $0.35 | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | $0.20 | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | $0.20 | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | $0.20 | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | $0.40 | Jan 15, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 41,134,227
- Days to cover
- 5.59
- Change vs previous report
- +4.7%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Nov 4, 2009
- 2,043-for-2,000
- Jan 2, 1996
- 1,000-for-891
- Jun 23, 1986
- 5-for-1
- Mar 21, 1977
- 41-for-40
- Mar 29, 1976
- 41-for-40