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HST FY2025 Q4 IMPROVING

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. earnings call

Feb 19, 2026 · 10:00 ET Jamie MarcusJim RizzolioSaurav Ghosh
Buzzberg read

Four Seasons sale at 14.9x EBITDA, 11% IRR demonstrates portfolio value

Host Hotels reported strong Q4 2025 results, beating its own guidance. The company announced a major disposition of two Four Seasons properties for $1.1 billion, underscoring a strategy of selling at high multiples to return capital to shareholders and highlight portfolio value. Guidance for 2026 is positive, driven by strength in luxury travel and the World Cup, though wage inflation and asset sales create some headwinds. Q4 2025 Comparable Hotel Total RevPAR grew 5.4%, beating internal expectations.

Buzzberg read Four Seasons sale at 14.9x EBITDA, 11% IRR demonstrates portfolio value Host Hotels reported strong Q4 2025 results, beating its own guidance. The company announced a major disposition of two Four Seasons properties for $1.1 billion, underscoring a strategy of selling at high multiples to return capital to shareholders and highlight portfolio value. Guidance for 2026 is positive, driven by strength in luxury travel and the World Cup, though wage inflation and asset sales create some headwinds. Q4 2025 Comparable Hotel Total RevPAR grew 5.4%, beating internal expectations. Read full analysisCollapse analysis

Host Hotels reported strong Q4 2025 results, beating its own guidance. The company announced a major disposition of two Four Seasons properties for $1.1 billion, underscoring a strategy of selling at high multiples to return capital to shareholders and highlight portfolio value. Guidance for 2026 is positive, driven by strength in luxury travel and the World Cup, though wage inflation and asset sales create some headwinds. Q4 2025 Comparable Hotel Total RevPAR grew 5.4%, beating internal expectations.

  • Full-year 2025 Adjusted EBITDAre was $1.757 billion, exceeding its initial guidance by 8.5%.
  • Announced the sale of Four Seasons Orlando and Jackson Hole for $1.1 billion, a 14.9x EBITDA multiple.
  • 2026 guidance calls for 2.5%-4% Total RevPAR growth, with the World Cup providing a 60bp lift.
REVPAR_GROWTH rev growth 4.6% reported
Revenue $1.603B reported
TOTAL_REVPAR_GROWTH rev growth 5.4% reported
EPS $0.51 reported

What changed this quarter

01
Capital Allocation

Four Seasons sale at 14.9x EBITDA, 11% IRR demonstrates portfolio value

Host Hotels reported strong Q4 2025 results, beating its own guidance. The company announced a major disposition of two Four Seasons properties for $1.1 billion, underscoring a strategy of selling at high multiples to return capital to shareholders and highlight portfolio…

02
Guidance

2026 RevPAR growth guided 2-3.5%, EBITDA up 1%

Guidance tone

03
Demand

Leisure transient demand remains strong, resorts outperforming

Management expressed confidence in portfolio performance, capital allocation execution, and the value creation from the Four Seasons dispositions, while guiding to continued growth and a strong balance sheet.

04
Demand

Spring break transient pace up 17%

Leisure transient demand remains strong, resorts outperforming. Management expressed confidence in portfolio performance, capital allocation execution, and the value creation from the Four Seasons dispositions, while guiding to continued growth and a strong balance sheet.

Demand & capex

Demand

Bookings & conversion

Leisure transient demand remains strong, resorts outperforming. Management expressed confidence in portfolio performance, capital allocation execution, and the value creation from the Four Seasons dispositions, while guiding to continued growth and a strong balance sheet.

Capex

Investment and capacity

Management guided $525-625 million of 2026 capital expenditures, including $250-300 million focused on redevelopment, repositioning, and ROI projects. They expect to substantially complete the Hyatt Transformational Capital Program renovations by end of 2026 and continue the second Marriott Transformational Capital Program, with $19 million of operating profit guarantees in 2026 to offset disrupti

Tone · Confident

Management expressed confidence in portfolio performance, capital allocation execution, and the value creation from the Four Seasons dispositions, while guiding to continued growth and a strong balance sheet.

Supply-chain alpha

A1

Management indicates they sold assets at a 14.9x EBITDA multiple (a 5.9% cap rate) while the company's own stock has been trading at a much lower multiple, implying the portfolio's intrinsic value is higher than the market price.

“We think that provides a really favorable read-through on the value of our portfolio.”
Jim Rizzolio
A2

Maui's recovery continues to outperform, with EBITDA guidance raised significantly from $90M to $120M over two years, indicating that pent-up demand and renovations are driving results ahead of prior expectations.

“And now we are forecasting an additional 9 million. Based on the current booking pace and how things are shaping up, we feel pretty confident in terms of the $120 million guide.”
Saurav Ghosh
A3

The sale of the Four Seasons properties was partly motivated by a desire to unlock value and suggests management is willing to sell even top-performing assets if the price is right, potentially indicating a more active portfolio management phase.

“You've heard us say that we're constantly testing the market with dispositions and that everything is for sale at the right price, and we mean it.”
Jim Rizzolio

Forward guidance

ImprovingGuidance tone
Forward guidance
MetricPeriodRangeMidpointStatus
CapexFY2026$525M–$625M$575MGUIDED
Op marginEBITDA_MARGINFY202629%–29.2%29.1%GUIDED
RevenueTOTAL_REVPAR_GROWTHFY20262.5%–4%3.25%GUIDED
RevenueREVPAR_GROWTHFY20262%–3.5%2.75%GUIDED