---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001511337-26-000005"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RLJ"
cik: "0001511337"
company_name: "RLJ Lodging Trust"
filed_at: "2026-02-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T23:32:37.227541+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# RLJ Q4 RevPAR down 1.5%, net income $0.5M; FY net income $28.6M down 58% YoY

## Summary
- Q4 comparable RevPAR $136.79 (-1.5% YoY); hotel revenue $325.1M (+0.2%); net income $0.5M; Adj FFO $0.32/share.
- Full year net income $28.6M (-58% YoY); Adj FFO $1.39/share (-11.5%); sold two hotels for $49.5M; repurchased 3.3M shares for $28.6M.
- Refinanced all debt maturities through 2028; next maturity 2029; liquidity >$1.0B ($410M cash + $600M revolver).
- FY2026 outlook: RevPAR growth +0.5%-3.0%; Adj EBITDA $312-$342M; Adj FFO $1.21-$1.41/share.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001511337-26-000005
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RLJ
- cik: 0001511337
- company_name: RLJ Lodging Trust
- filed_at: 2026-02-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1511337/000151133726000005/0001511337-26-000005-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1511337/000151133726000005/rlj-20260226.htm

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