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$604.89M
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Earnings call · FY2025 Q4

Chatham Lodging Trust Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

Chatham Lodging Trust Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

Concluded Feb 25, 2026 Audio replay
Feb 25, 2026 38:02 33 turns
Period
FY2025 Q4
Runtime
38:02
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Chatham Lodging Trust reported Q4 2025 net income of $3M ($0.05/diluted share) versus a prior-year loss, with RevPAR down 1.8% to $131 but GOP margins holding at 40.2% and AFFO per share up 5% to $0.21. Management highlighted industry-leading margins, a 28% dividend increase in 2025, ~1.8M shares repurchased at an average ~$6.87, and guided to Q1 2026 RevPAR down low single digits followed by modest growth the rest of the year.

Outlook and RevPAR guidance for 2026 48 Silicon Valley market dynamics 30 World Cup and one-time event demand 28 Portland Maine development 13 External acquisitions pipeline 10 Industry-leading operating margins and cost discipline 10

Management tone

Positive

Net tone +38 · moderate hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “for the first time since the pandemic, we generated the highest operating margins in the industry, reclaiming our top spot among the rankings that we held for an entire decade from 2010 to 2019”
  • “It was truly a great job by our teams at Island Hospitality and Chatham staying in constant communication and on the same page delivering solid results throughout a very volatile year”
  • “we're in a great position to deliver earnings growth and shareholder returns in multiple ways”
  • “So we will look forward to talking to you for the next quarter”

Research coverage

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Revenue · derived Q4 $67.74M -9.8% YoY
Net income · derived Q4 $4.61M

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Highest operating margins in the industry for the first time since the pandemic, reclaiming the top spot held from 2010-2019.
  • GOP margins declined only 30 bps to 40.2% despite RevPAR down 1.8%; Hotel EBITDA margin rose 70 bps to 33.2%.
  • AFFO per diluted share rose 5% to $0.21 in Q4; net income to common shareholders swung to $3M from a $4M loss a year ago.
  • Repurchased ~1.8M shares (~4% of outstanding) at an average $6.87/share for ~$13M under the $25M plan, at an implied ~9.5% cap rate on 2026 corporate NOI guidance.
  • Increased the common dividend 28% in 2025; returned ~$35M to shareholders via repurchases and dividends.
  • Completed largest financing in company history at $5B total capacity while reducing borrowing costs; net debt reduced $70M and leverage ratio lowered to ~20% (vs. ~35% in 2019).

Risks & pressure points

  • Q4 RevPAR declined 1.8% to $131 with ADR down 0.9% and occupancy down 70 bps to 73%.
  • Full-year Adjusted EBITDA declined to $92.8M from $100.9M in 2024; AFFO for the year declined to $52.7M from $55.5M and AFFO per share fell to $1.02 from $1.08.
  • Silicon Valley RevPAR grew only 1% in 2025 with Q3 down 9% on a lost corporate client; Mountain View Residence Inn under renovation through March.
  • Q1 2026 RevPAR expected to decline in the low single digits due to tough comps from the prior-year inauguration and wildfires, with lingering Sunnyvale client impact.
  • Management is taking a conservative view on World Cup upside, citing cancellations and demand uncertainty in cities including LA, Seattle and Dallas.
  • Made no external hotel acquisitions in 2025 and indicated acquisition pace depends on cap rates aligning with the implied yield on buying back its own stock.

Key moments

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“Since announcing the plan, we have repurchased approximately 1,800,000 shares, or about 4% of our outstanding shares, at an average price of $6.87 per share, for a total repurchase of almost $13,000,000, or just over half of our $25,000,000 plan.” Jeffrey H. Fisher, CEO

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Capital returned

Buybacks · derived
$6.99M
Dividend / share
$0.10
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