Host Hotels & Resorts Declares $0.20 Quarterly Dividend
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: HST), a lodging real estate investment trust, announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share. The dividend will be paid April 15, 2026 to shareholders of record on March 31, 2026.
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: HST), a lodging real estate investment trust that owns luxury and upper-upscale hotels, declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share on February 17, 2026. The dividend will be paid April 15, 2026 to stockholders of record on March 31, 2026. Read more dividend announcements.
The company previously paid a fourth quarter 2025 dividend of $0.35 per share on January 15, 2026, which included a $0.15 per share special dividend. Total dividends declared in 2025 reached $0.95 per share.
| Dividend Details | Date |
|---|---|
| Amount per Share | $0.20 |
| Record Date | March 31, 2026 |
| Payment Date | April 15, 2026 |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
Recent Portfolio Activity
Host Hotels sold The St. Regis Houston in January 2026 for $51 million. The hotel was expected to require approximately $49 million in capital expenditures over the next five years. The company has three additional properties under contract or in negotiation for sale totaling approximately $129 million in proceeds.
The company has two Four Seasons properties under contract to sell for aggregate proceeds of $114 million, expected to close in the first half of 2026. Separately, the Sheraton Parsippany is under contract to sell for $15 million with an expected close in the first half of 2026.
Balance Sheet Position
As of December 31, 2025, Host Hotels maintained total assets of $13.0 billion and a debt balance of $5.1 billion, with a weighted average maturity of 5.1 years and a weighted average interest rate of 4.8%. The company has no debt maturities in 2026.
Total available liquidity stood at approximately $2.4 billion, including $167 million in furniture, fixtures and equipment escrow reserves and $1.5 billion available under the revolver portion of its credit facility.
2026 Outlook
The company expects to spend approximately $525 million to $625 million on capital expenditures in 2026. The Four Seasons sale is expected to generate an approximate $500 million capital gain. Management indicated that if the company is unable to find a suitable acquisition asset to consummate a like-kind exchange, it would intend to distribute the capital gain to stockholders.
There were no common share repurchases in the fourth quarter of 2025. All future dividends, including any special dividends, are subject to approval by the company's Board of Directors.