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Host Hotels & Resorts HST

Host Hotels & Resorts scores average on business quality (5.2 of 10). Here is why, in plain words, and what our sealed record shows.

Last price$22.65Oct 9, 2026
Business qualityAverage
Next earningsNov 4, 2026
Insiders, 90 daysSelling

Why it matters

  1. What Host Hotels & Resorts does

    Host Hotels and Resorts owns luxury and upper-upscale hotels like Marriott and Ritz-Carlton, collecting room and resort fees from business and leisure travelers.

  2. What it does best

    Host controls prime luxury real estate in top urban and resort markets, securing a 76.3% gross margin that outperforms peer PK at 65.1%. This geographic concentration creates massive barriers for new entrants.

  3. The main risk

    Interest coverage of 3.8x leaves the heavy debt load vulnerable if room rates drop. Refinancing costs could squeeze net income as debt maturities arrive.

Quality, check by check

Scored against its own industry, from company filings.

ProfitabilityFair

Operating margin stands at 14.4% while net margin reaches 16.5%. Operating efficiency improves slowly as scale increases across properties.

MoatWeak

The portfolio locks in premium travelers through irreplaceable locations and luxury flag partnerships, ranking in the top quartile for gross margin at 77th percentile.

GrowthSteady

Revenue grew 7.6% to $6.2B, accelerating from prior years as travel demand holds steady across major resort markets.

Financial healthFair

Total debt sits at $5.1B against $935M in cash, while free cash flow reached $1.0B: getting stronger.

Insiders

Executives and directors, from SEC Form 4 filings we read ourselves. Open market trades only; grants, option exercises and pre-planned sales left out.

2 sold $2.8M outside pre-planned sales.

Our sealed record on HST

Verdicts appear here 30 days after we publish them; members see today's. Each one is in the nightly ledger, fingerprinted the night it was made.

The first sealed verdicts appear here on Oct 11, 2026.

Questions

Is HST a good business?

Host Hotels & Resorts scores average on the Cluenex quality check (5.2 of 10), measured against its own industry. Profitability is fair, moat weak, growth steady and financial health fair.

Are insiders buying HST?

In the last 90 days of SEC Form 4 filings: 2 sold $2.8M outside pre-planned sales.

When does HST report earnings?

Nov 4, 2026.

For members

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Cite this page: Cluenex, “Host Hotels & Resorts (HST)”, https://cluenex.com/stocks/hst/, data as of Oct 10, 2026.