HST REIT — Host Hotels & Resorts

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST)

Updated October 16, 2026.

HST is a REIT. its distribution rate is 3.34%, its trailing-12-month yield is 6.97%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 72/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 2529.7% over the past 46.6 years.

Host Hotels & Resorts is the largest lodging real estate investment trust, owning approximately 75 properties with roughly 41,300 rooms across the United States and internationally, operated under premium brands including Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton, and Fairmont. The REIT distributes quarterly and currently has a modest distribution rate; note that the most recent distribution was special or one-time and may not recur as part of the regular payout. This security appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the hospitality real estate sector.

HST performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 2529.7% over the past 46.6 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 59.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 15.3%.

HST key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

72 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.40%

Issuer

Host Hotels & Resorts

Asset type

REIT

Asset class

Real Estate

Distribution rate

3.34%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

6.97%

5-year average yield

1.36

Last close

$23.97 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$16,422,431,844

Average volume

13127100.0

Dividend

$0.20

Ex-dividend date

09/30/2026

Payment date

10/15/2026

Beta

1.117

Payout ratio

75.6%

P/E ratio

16.2

Forward P/E

22.1729

EPS

$1.48

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.34%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (6.97%) 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: Host Hotels & Resorts 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.

HST risks and drawbacks

HST'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. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 15.3%.

Who may consider HST — and who may not

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

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