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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Host Hotels & Resorts (HST)

Host Hotels Q1 net income rises to $501 million; raises 2026 RevPAR guidance

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Host Hotels & Resorts reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of $1.6 billion, up 3.2%, and diluted earnings of $0.72 per share, up from $0.35. Net income more than doubled mainly because of a gain on asset sales, and the company raised its 2026 comparable hotel RevPAR growth guidance to 3.0% to 4.5%. It also declared a $0.92 per share second-quarter dividend, including a $0.72 special dividend tied to the Four Seasons sales.

Key points

  • Revenues were $1.6 billion ($1,645 million), up 3.2% from the first quarter of 2025.
  • Diluted earnings per share were $0.72, compared with $0.35; net income was $501 million, up 99.6%, primarily due to a gain on sale of assets.
  • 2026 comparable hotel RevPAR guidance was raised to 3.0% to 4.5%; diluted earnings per share guidance is $1.30 to $1.37.
  • Second-quarter dividend is $0.92 per share ($0.20 regular plus $0.72 special), payable July 15, 2026 to holders of record on June 30, 2026.

The filing

CompanyHost Hotels & Resorts (HST)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 6, 2026, 4:37 PM ET
Accession number0001070750-26-000077

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:11 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 06, 2026.

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