CLDT REIT — Chatham Lodging Trust

Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CLDT is a REIT. its distribution rate is 2.85%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.78%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 72/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 36.7% over the past 16.5 years, 718.8 points behind SPY at 755.5%.

Chatham Lodging Trust is a self-advised real estate investment trust that owns upscale extended-stay and premium-branded select-service hotels across the United States, with a portfolio of hotels located in multiple states. The trust distributes income to shareholders on a quarterly basis at a modest current distribution rate. The trust appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the hospitality real estate sector.

CLDT performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 36.7% over the past 16.5 years, 718.8 points behind SPY at 755.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 131.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.2%.

CLDT key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

72 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.05%

Issuer

Chatham Lodging Trust

Asset type

REIT

Asset class

Real Estate

Distribution rate

2.85%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.78%

5-year average yield

5.74

Last close

$14.05 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$654,246,877

Average volume

323000.0

Dividend

$0.10

Ex-dividend date

09/30/2026

Payment date

10/15/2026

Beta

1.128

Payout ratio

54.2%

P/E ratio

175.62

Forward P/E

238.0952

EPS

$0.08

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.85%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.78%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Chatham Lodging Trust or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CLDT risks and drawbacks

CLDT's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 10.2%.

Who may consider CLDT — and who may not

CLDT may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CLDT pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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