AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ)

RLJ Lodging Trust raises 2026 outlook; Q1 revenue up 3.6% to $340.0 million

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

RLJ Lodging Trust reported first-quarter 2026 total revenue of $340.0 million, up 3.6% from a year earlier, and raised its full-year 2026 outlook. The company also posted a net loss of $0.3 million, compared with net income of $3.2 million in the first quarter of 2025, so GAAP results weakened even as operating measures improved.

Key points

  • Comparable RevPAR rose 4.8% to $148.55, and Adjusted FFO per diluted share rose 6.5% to $0.33 from $0.31.
  • Net loss attributable to common shareholders was $(0.05) per share, compared with $(0.02) a year earlier.
  • Full-year 2026 outlook now includes Adjusted FFO per diluted share of $1.29 to $1.45 and comparable RevPAR growth of 1.5% to 3.5%.
  • The Board approved a 2026 share repurchase program of up to $250.0 million, effective May 9, 2026.

The filing

CompanyRLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 4, 2026, 9:17 AM ET
Accession number0001511337-26-000010

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:38 AM ET, from this filing 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 04, 2026.

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